Trackside Science
A science podcast marinated in just the right amount of alcohol, or caffeine (depending on the time zones involved). Your MCs are a former virologist-turned community college teacher and an active human geneticist and informal science educator. If you want to support the show, visit our Patreon page. Send us an email at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you! Thanks for listening!
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 80
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
(54) Where do ideas come from?
Where do ideas come from? Rob describes his Big A Eureka Moment. 2025 Jeff wants to tell 2000’s Jeff to suck it up and stop complaining. We both love people who are generous with their ideas.
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Philatelic Science (53)
Philatelic Science! Rob’s box of stamps generates some science ideas! Wisconsin has indicted a DNA sequence. Jeff is suddenly bro-ing all the time.
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Science Firings part 2 (EXPLICIT)
The moronic, mean-spirited and illegal assault on US government scientists continues.
(52) Salute to Government Scientists
To those recently, and illegally, fired. Contains some strong language, because that is 100% appropriate.
(51) Science from Australia!
Episode 51 - Our Down Under connection! In 2021 we got an email from a listener from New Zealand working in Australia as a Physics Science Communicator. It took years to get over the shock that som…
(50) International Podcast Day
Remember how you waited anxiously as a kid for it to come? Not having to go to school on that day? Family from all over pulling into the driveway with gifts and food for the International Podcast D…
Impromptu Science (49)
No plan or pre-recording preparation whatsoever…the difference between dentists & endodontists… old microscopes… Rob’s home office inspection… regulation of medical data.. college graduation in state…
(48) Science Video Game - PhD Simulator
We relive the highs and lows of graduate school through a spot-on video game.
PhD Simulator - A Text-Based Game by Mianzhi Wang (wmz.ninja)
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(47) What connects you to science?
Episode 47 - What connects you to science?
Rob’s a conference guy, he likes interacting with people. Jeff’s a reading-papers-in-a-quiet-house kind of guy. Rob likes the cutting edge while Jeff gravi…
(46) ChatGPT: good for a fart joke?
Is it a Promethean kind of thing? An end of the world thing? It’s definitely a protecting people with Fecal Incontinence kind of thing. It’s definitely not able to cite it’s sources.
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(45) Has Money Destroyed Science?
Should we pay scientists to speak? What do people in prison think about paid experts? Is the United Federation of Planets communist? Does getting paid fat stax help your work/life balance?
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Virus: Reading Promedmail - Polish Cats & Bird Flu
If you are at all interested in stuff like this, take a look at https://promedmail.org/
(44) Is it a calling, or just a job?
In August of 2022 we had special guest Dr. Peter Haugen on to talk about work identity. By the end, we are just sappy Dads who miss our kids being little.
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(43) We were burned out Spring 2021
This one was recorded during the Spring Semester of 2021 and sat on my hard drive for a while.
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(42) Citizen Science Tools for Bioinformatics (that are free!)
Both of us have done a bit of citizen science over the years, and here are some very high-tech freely available tools that you can use too! We are serious about our offer to show anyone how to use t…
(41) Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
An interview with the acclaimed geneticist Dr Robert Pyatt about a set of diseases that is coming up in acclaimed educator Dr Jeff Mahr's class.
(40) Eight Science Books
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Chocolate Moon Pie Stout, Naked River Brewing
La Gra…
(39) Stiff Science 3
Because everyone is constantly dying. Also,we suck at virtual rochambeau.
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(38) Free Fireworks - Science Research
Can two words in the title change the number of downloads of an episode? We discuss downloads, podcast ratings and then decide to try a little experiment. Errol, I am eternally sorry that I forgot …