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Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present

34 Episodes covering pandemics, epidemics, and outbreaks in centuries of history all around the world, including “all about viruses,” (including retroviruses and phages), vaccine development, therapies, mechanisms of pathogen infections, historical figures, scientists, stories, interesting facts, and more. And yes, coronaviruses and an episode about COVID-19 vaccines.

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  1. 34

    Wrap Up Ep. 31

    A review of a few basics. The end. 7 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

  2. 33

    Extinct Isotopes Ep. 30

    What are extinct isotopes and what do they tell us? 10 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

  3. 32

    Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Ep. 29

    What’s an RTG? How does it work? RTG accidents. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

  4. 31

    Murder By Isotope Ep. 28

    Have isotopes been used to kill people? Of course they have. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Detecting Isotopes Ep. 27

    Methods to detects isotopes. The Geiger counter. The scintillation counter. Mass spectrometry. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. 11 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Decay Series Ep. 26

    What is a decay series? A few extra facts about Uranium. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    U-235 Fission Ep. 25

    How does a U-235 atomic bomb work? How does fission work. What’s a chain reaction? 9 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Kik The Woolly Mammoth Ep. 24

    Who was Kik and how were isotopes used to learn about him? 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Krypton-86 Ep. 23

    The discovery of Krypton. It’s properties. It’s uses and some Krypton trivia. 8 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Cosmogenic Isotopes Ep. 22

    What are cosmogenic isotopes? What can they tell us? 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Americium-241 Ep. 21

    How did this element get its name? Where would you find it? Can you make a nuclear bomb from a household item? 5 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Isotope Clumping Ep. 20

    What is isotope clumping and what can it tell us? 10 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Positron Emission Tomography Ep. 19

    Positrons! So cool. Check it out. 8 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Radioimaging Ep. 18

    How are isotopes used in medical imaging? 5 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Targeted Radioisotope Therapy Ep. 17

    How is targeted radioisotope therapy different from brachytherapy? 7 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Brachytherapy Ep. 16

    What is brachytherapy and how are isotopes involved? 5 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Urea Breath Test Ep. 15

    What is the urea breath test used for and how are isotopes involved? 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Doubly Labeled Water Ep. 14

    What is double labeled water? How is it useful? 14 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Heavy Water Ep. 13

    What is heavy water? What are its properties? 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Zinc Tracers & Biomarkers Ep. 12

    What is a tracer? How are isotopes involved? 7 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Ötzi the Iceman Ep. 11

    Who was Ötzi? What did isotopes tell us about him? 9 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    King Richard III Ep. 10

    What did isotopes tell us about King Richard III? 9 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Isotope Fractionation Ep. 9

    What is isotope fractionation? How is it used? 7 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Carbon Dating Ep. 8

    What is carbon dating? Also, what are Seuss Effects? 8 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Primordial Isotopes Ep. 7

    What are primordial isotopes? Also some random isotope facts. 9 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Types of Radioactive Decay Ep. 6

    What is radioactive decay? How do atoms decay? 9 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Stable vs Radioactive Ep. 5

    Some isotopes are stable. Some are radioactive. What’s the difference? 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    What’s an Isotope? Ep. 4

    How isotopes are defined. Examples. 9 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Atoms. Ep. 3

    How atoms are constructed. 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    The Standard Model. Ep. 2

    A review of what particles make up the universe. 6 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    It’s About Isotopes. Ep. 1

    Why isotopes? An introduction to the series. 4 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Special Topic: COVID-19 Vaccines. Ep. 34

    First I discuss the phases of drug or vaccine trials, then discuss the immune system, and finally outline the various approaches to COVID-19 vaccines (which largely applies to vaccines in general), including very recent advances in types of vaccines, and what the COVID-19 vaccine picture looks like in the Fall of 2020 – what companiesContinue reading "Special Topic: COVID-19 Vaccines. Ep. 34"

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    Special Topic: The He Jainku Controversy. Ep. 33

    What did this guy do? Why was it so controversial? Hint: It involves CRISPR (Ep 31) and adeno-associated retroviruses (Ep 10) and making “designer babies.” 13 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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    Special Topic: How Pandemics End. Ep. 32

    First, I revisit the smallpox vaccine. Then I review a Ted Talk by Alex Rosenthal regarding how pandemics can end via three possible strategies. 12 min Pandemics & Pathogens Past & Present [email protected] @chemsmithInstagram @timcsmith1961 Direct Link to episode

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

34 Episodes covering pandemics, epidemics, and outbreaks in centuries of history all around the world, including “all about viruses,” (including retroviruses and phages), vaccine development, therapies, mechanisms of pathogen infections, historical figures, scientists, stories, interesting facts, and more. And yes, coronaviruses and an episode about COVID-19 vaccines.

HOSTED BY

Tim C. Smith

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science medicine natural
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