EPISODE · Dec 17, 2025 · 46 MIN
6. The Louse Feeders + escaping my toxic PI...
from So Cultured Podcast
🪳 Welcome to Season 7, TWISTED.This season, we’re looking closely at the dark side of science. This week, we’re delving into a time where it was NORMAL to feed lice with your own blood, all in the name of science of course…Typhus was ravaging populations in colder climates and poor living conditions. The bacteria spreads through body lice that live in the clothes of unsuspecting victims. This is the story of how a vaccine was developed… though it’s not as conventional as you might think…THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY JENNI! check them out here https://jenni.ai/?utm_source=soculturedpodcast and dont't forget to use the code 'SCP20' for 20% off! 🫖 Of course, we’re back with a listener story for our laboraTEA. Should our listener drop everything to get away from a toxic PI and join a different lab instead? Tune in to find out!!!🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform or email us at [email protected] 🩷 Please don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like, and subscribe! If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating, it helps us out SOO much (we're just two STEM girlies tryna make it).🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!0:00 intro3:30 the louse feeders34:10 escaping my toxic PI 𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?💌 Reach out to us at [email protected] #sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast #twistedscience Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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🪳 Welcome to Season 7, TWISTED.This season, we’re looking closely at the dark side of science. This week, we’re delving into a time where it was NORMAL to feed lice with your own blood, all in the name of science of course…Typhus was ravaging populations in colder climates and poor living conditions. The bacteria spreads through body lice that live in the clothes of unsuspecting victims. This is the story of how a vaccine was developed… though it’s not as conventional as you might think…THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY JENNI! check them out here https://jenni.ai/?utm_source=soculturedpodcast and dont't forget to use the code 'SCP20' for 20% off! 🫖 Of course, we’re back with a listener story for our laboraTEA. Should our listener drop everything to get away from a toxic PI and join a different lab instead? Tune in to find out!!!🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform or email us at [email protected] 🩷 Please don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like, and subscribe! If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating, it helps us out SOO much (we're just two STEM girlies tryna make it).🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!0:00 intro3:30 the louse feeders34:10 escaping my toxic PI 𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?💌 Reach out to us at [email protected] #sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast #twistedscience Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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