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UnDisciplined
Each week, UnDisciplined takes a fun, fascinating and accessible dive into the lives of researchers and explorers working across a wide variety of scientific fields.
Episodes
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UnDisciplined: The Venomologist And The Behavioral Scientist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about pain, but — as usual — we're approaching it from two very different points of view. One of our guests is a…
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UnDisciplined: The Ecologist And The Microbiologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about big animals like wolves, bears and lions — and really tiny life forms, like yeast.
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UnDisciplined: Making A Scientific Match
Every week on UnDisciplined, we put to researchers from completely different fields together and see what connections they can make.
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UnDisciplined: February Science News Roundup
This week on UnDisciplined, we're gathering up a motley gang of science geeks to talk about some of the biggest stories in science over the past few weeks.
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UnDisciplined: The Computer Scientist And The Information Systems Specialist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about the ways computers help people do things better.
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UnDisciplined: The Occupational Therapist And The Evolutionary Biologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about stress, but from two very different scientific points of view.
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UnDisciplined: Consumer Genomics And Getting 'Good To Go'
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about the intersection of science and personal decision-making — and, of course, we're looking at it from two very…
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UnDisciplined: The Atmospheric Scientist And The Environmental Economist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about climate, but at two very different scales.
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UnDisciplined: January Science News Roundup
In UnDisciplined's first ever monthly science news roundup, we're joined by three researchers, plus a fellow science enthusiast, to take a look at recent…
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UnDisciplined: The Demographic Sociologist And The Social Psychologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about why we don't do the things we know we should do. Why, for instance, don't we get as much sleep as we're…
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UnDisciplined: The Cultural Anthropologist And The Population Health Analyst
We're talking about the ways warfare can build bonds in tribal societies, and how air pollution can have devastating effects in our modern world.
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UnDisciplined: An Almost-Year In Review
2018 is going to be remembered as a huge year in science.
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UnDisciplined: The Molecular Geneticist And The Entomological Ecologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're joined by a scientist who helped create a transgenic mouse that can help us understand the human relationship with a vital…
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UnDisciplined: The Space Geologist And The Neuroscientist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking to a researcher whose work is going to change the way you think about the red planet. Then, we're going to talk to a…
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UnDisciplined: The Anthropological Archaeologist And The Quantitative Ecologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we talked to a researcher whose discoveries have changed the way we understand the history of tobacco in North America. Then we…
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UnDisciplined: The Evolutionary Anatomist And The Geomorphologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we unpack two studies that are changing conventional wisdom.
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UnDisciplined: The Nanotechnologist And The Environmental Social Scientist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about really small things, like cell cultures and their effect on research, and really big things, like our planet's…
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UnDisciplined: The Biomedical Engineer And The Quantitative Analyst
What do Judi Dench and Samuel L. Jackson have to do with ending crime waves and curing blindness? We'll find out this week when we're joined by guests…
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UnDisciplined: The Microbiologist And The Human Ecologist
Each week on UnDisciplined, we bring two researchers together to talk about their recent work.
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UnDisciplined: The Inorganic Chemist And The Wildland Ecologist
Paul Rogers is racing to save a one-tree forest. Lisa Berreau is trying to prove that carbon monoxide can be good for us. Like we do every week, we'll try to…
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UnDisciplined: The Psychiatrist And The Oncologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about how evolving research impacts health recommendations.
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UnDisciplined: Fisetin, Fungus and Frogs
This week on UnDiscipined, we're talking about extending life — how nature does it and how humans might do it. Grace DiRenzo investigates the way animals…
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UnDisciplined: The Transportation Economist And The Insect Ecologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about the way people and animals move from place to place. Rick Geddes studies economic solutions for reducing…
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UnDisciplined: The Wetland Ecologist And The Forest Biotechnologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about how genes impact plant growth, but from two very different perspectives.
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UnDisciplined: The Political Scientist And The Photovoltaic Engineer
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about the way newspapers impact the way people think, and the ways pollution impacts solar energy.
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UnDisciplined: The Entomologist And The Landscape Ecologist
This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about measuring wildlife — but at two very different scales.
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UnDisciplined: The Ecologist And The Geneticist
Clement Chow studies how—and why—two people can get the same disease and have very different outcomes. Josh Tewksbury's research team has developed a model…
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UnDisciplined: Police And Predators
Shefali Patil's recent studies have offered surprising insights into the way law enforcement officers see their jobs. Dan MacNulty's work seeks to understand…
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UnDisciplined: The Psychophysiologist And The Conservation Biologist
Erik Peper's recent studies have investigated the ways posture can affect performance. Brady Mattsson's recent work examines how natural resource officials can…
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UnDisciplined: The Bee Biologist And The Behavioral Neuroscientist
Ana Clara Bobadilla is a behavioral neuroscientist who discovered how a molecule may be able to help public health workers help people experiencing cocaine…
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UnDisciplined: The Medical Sociologist And The Snow Hydrologist
Gabriele Ciciurkaite studies the impact of food insecurity on mental health. Melissa Wrzesien investigates new ways to measure snowpacks. Together, we talk…
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UnDisciplined: The Polar Biologist And The Free Press Policy Expert
Ellada Gamreklidze examines the ways in which the views of members of the Supreme Court move through time.
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UnDisciplined: The Aquatic Ecologist And The Feminist Journalist
Amanda Subalusky studies how ecosystems are impacted by migrating wildebeests in Africa. Candi Carter Olson's research focuses on how communities of interest…
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UnDisciplined: The Evolutionary Biologist And The Movie Psychologist
James Cutting studies the way moviemakers exploit human emotions to tell stories. Zach Gompert examines fundamental questions about evolutionary genetics…
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UnDisciplined: The Psychologist And The Geneticist
Marlena Fejzo's research has suggested a genetic cause for morning sickness. Jared Martin's recent work demonstrates that not all smiles are created equal. In…
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UnDisciplined: The Anthropologist And The Aerospace Engineer
Anna Cohen uses pulsed lasers to map ancient cities. David Geller works to identify space junk to prevent catastrophic orbital collisions. Together, we talk…
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UnDisciplined: The Plant Physiologist And The Political Scientist
Yesola Kweon's recent work evaluates the ways in which government salary raises impact corruption. Bruce Bugbee has been researching ways to grow plants in…
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UnDisciplined: The Ecologist And The Economist
Karen Beard's most recent study showed a fascinating association between non-native species in Hawaii. Veronica Pozo's recent work demonstrates a frightening…
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UPR Introduces Its Newest Show 'Undisciplined' With Matthew LaPlante
Matthew LaPlante, host of Undisciplined, the new science show produced at Utah Public Radio, says “the scientific world is supposed to be a place where ideas…