In Plain English Podcast

Season 3, Episode 10: Interrogating Degrowth

Is degrowth a viable solution for climate change, or is the cure worse than the disease? Join expert Alejandro Gonzalez and guests William Lima and Evelyn Fraser for a critical discussion on the potential and pitfalls of degrowth.

Season 3, Episode 9: SfN Shorts Part 6

In this episode, we cover deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease patients, how music therapy can help people with Alzheimers, and how opioids affect sleep and memory.

Season 3, Episode 8: SfN Shorts Part 5

In this episode, we cover how opioids affect breathing and how we can use asthma medication to improve overdose reversal; a promising new treatment for one of the symptoms of spinal cord injury; and how our brains coordinate movements differently after a stroke.

Season 3, Episode 7: SfN Shorts Part 4

Last November, I attended the Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington, DC and interviewed neuroscientists from across the world about their research. This is the third in a multi-part series called “SfN Shorts” that features these brief (5-10 minute) discussions. Check out Parts ⁠1⁠, ⁠2⁠, and ⁠3⁠, as well as “⁠Rigor Jeopardy⁠!” with Community for…

Season 3, Episode 6: Exploring the Future of Reproducible Science

I chatted with William Ngiam of the ReproducibiliTEA podcast about scientific rigor and reproducibility, and the daunting, exciting, creative work of making science better. If you liked this episode, check out Will & co. on the ⁠ReproducibiliTEA ⁠podcast! 2024 has already been hectic, but I hope to be back next week with more SfN Shorts!…

Bonus Episode: Rigor Jeopardy!

Play along with Rigor Jeopardy! featuring the wonderful folks at ⁠Community for Rigor⁠! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year! In Plain English will return with a full length episode on January 2nd, 2024! Remember to follow In Plain English on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to keep up with the latest announcements! If…

Season 3, Episode 5: SfN Shorts Part 3

Last month, I attended the Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington, DC and interviewed neuroscientists from across the world about their research. This is the third in a multi-part series called “SfN Shorts” that features these brief (5-10 minute) discussions. You can find Parts 1 and 2 here and here. I hope that these interviews…

Season 3, Episode 4: SfN Shorts Part 2

Last month, I attended the Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington, DC and interviewed neuroscientists from across the world about their research. This is the second in a multi-part series called “SfN Shorts” that features these brief (5-10 minute) discussions. You can find Part 1 here. I hope that these interviews showcase just how broad…

Season 3, Episode 3: Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Shorts Part 1

Last month, I attended the Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington, DC and interviewed neuroscientists from across the world about their research. This is the first in a multi-part series called “SfN Shorts” that features these brief (5-10 minute) discussions. I hope that these interviews showcase just how broad a field neuroscience is, and just…

Season 3, Episode 2: CRISPR Gene Editing for Neuroscience

What is CRISPR gene editing, and how can it help us understand how the brain works? Join me and my guests Dong-gyu Kim and Rachel Privett to learn about how neuroscience researchers use CRISPR today, and how gene editing might be used in the future! This episode is based on my first paper in the…