Episodes
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Human Development and Society
The journey between fertilization and birth as well as the journey between childhood and adulthood are developmental processes that feature certain milestones but no clearcut answers as to when exactly one is a "full human being" or when exactly one should be considered an "adult" with all the...
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A Dialogue on Dialysis
This episode is actually a interview with a dialysis nurse on some aspects of dialysis in regards to how the treatment affects patients and nurses.
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When being healthy becomes a liability
This episode looks at an apparent contradiction observed in the 1918 flu pandemic: those at the prime of their health were disproportionately killed by the influenza virus. How can that be?
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Routines and Habits can Kill
This is the first in a series of 4 Podcasts targeted primarily for my Anatomy and Physiology students as food for thought and discussion. I present two cases in which the patients ended up dead after being admitted to the ER. Arguably, both patients died because of routines/habits/ attitudes...
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Of Pines, Squirrels and Evolution
Remarks on Ponderosa pine, Albert's squirrel, the Kaibab squirrel and geographic isolation as a mechanism of speciation. Intended for participants of the 2006 HCC honors society trip to the Southwest.
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WHO helped Borneo
A true story of good intentions by politicsand under-appreciation of synergistic effects in ecology. How help turned into disaster.
About this show
Presenting events, problems and data that accompany the topics of my environmental and Human Anatomy&Physiology lectures. Intented as food for thought and discussion.
Hosted by
Peter Germroth
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