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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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
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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…
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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 Lin…
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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 @timcsmith19…
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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…
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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 D…
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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] @chemsmithI…
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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…
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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] @chemsmithInstag…
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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…
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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]…
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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 L…
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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 ep…
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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 @timcsm…
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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…
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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 @timc…
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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 Lin…
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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…
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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…