When we call mosquitoes “the deadliest animals on earth” we aren’t just talking about human...
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We all believe that we have the capacity to completely change ourselves, but at what cost?...
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Halloween Special: Yersinia pestis
An entirely new perspective on the infamous black death. See acast.com/privacy for...
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Halloween Special: The Passenger
We’ll kick-off this Halloween special with “The Passenger” a tale of control, desire, and the...
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Episode 41: So Much Worse The Second Time Around
Most of the time when we get sick we expect to suffer through it and end up rewarded with...
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Episode 40: The emergence of a new kind of childhood paralysis
The African continent was declared polio-free just a couple of days ago, which means that we are,...
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Episode 39: The world of obscure mosquito-borne viruses
The CDC has a catalog of 537 viruses that are transmitted by insects are their relatives around...
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Episode 38: Guinea Worms and Human Nature
The symbol for medicine, a serpent wrapped around a staff, is displayed on everything from the...
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Episode 38: Guinea Worms and Human Nature
The symbol for medicine, a serpent wrapped around a staff, is displayed on everything from the...
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Episode 37: What are those fog trucks spraying?
A truck slowly drives by your house at night with a cloud of fog coming out from behind it. It...
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Episode 37: What are those fog trucks spraying?
A truck slowly drives by your house at night with a cloud of fog coming out from behind it. It...
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Episode 36: How could one tiny tick paralyze a person?
Bloodsuckers can be hijacked by viruses and parasites, but some ticks are lethal all on their...
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Episode 36: How could one tiny tick paralyze a person?
Bloodsuckers can be hijacked by viruses and parasites, but some ticks are lethal all on their...
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Episode 35: Busting Myths about Flies
Author and fly researcher Dr. Erica McAlister helps bust myths about mosquitoes and other flies...
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Episode 35: Busting Myths about Flies
Author and fly researcher Dr. Erica McAlister helps bust myths about mosquitoes and other flies...
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Episode 34: How do mosquito control devices work? Wait, do they work?!
Who needs bug spray when you have phone apps, bug zappers, barbecue grill sized rigs to keep the...
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Episode 34: How do mosquito control devices work? Wait, do they work?!
Who needs bug spray when you have phone apps, bug zappers, barbecue grill sized rigs to keep the...
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Episode 33: Blood-Sucking Insects You Have Never Heard of
You may have heard of mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and lice but there are other blood suckers out...
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Episode 33: Blood-Sucking Insects You Have Never Heard of
You may have heard of mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and lice but there are other blood suckers out...
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Episode 32: Chagas disease in the United States
After a little girl was bit by a new, exotic, and dangerous insect in Delaware the media began to...
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