Eugenie Scott, the Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, was interviewed in Episode 21 of Books and Ideas. The focus of our conversation was the importance of teaching evolution in the public schools. Dr. Scott and the NCSE have worked for over 20 years to promote the teaching of evolution because [...]
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Silent Killer Stalks Programmers and Travelers
Podcasters and online radio producers are joining in the fight to stop a silent killer stalking computer programmers, international travelers, and anyone who spends long periods of time immobile. A public service announcement about the dangers of DVT (deep veinous thrombosis) is airing on hundreds of thousands of computers thanks [...]
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One of the single biggest issues facing nurses and other health care professionals is preventing falls in at risk patients. When patients fall they suffer injuries that increase their risk for serious injury or even death. This week on the Nursing Show podcast, we examine solutions for assessing risk factors for falls in [...]
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Dr. Weisz examines the fears and problems educators have with using new technology, internet resources and thinking outside of the pre-21st century educational box. Suggestions and resources are provided so that teachers can catch up with their students in being internet savvy, to an extent, and in learning how to use the resources of the [...]
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As people wrap up their spring cleaning, a common problem seen by many poison control centers around the U.S. is people dealing with household cleaner poisonings. Household cleaners present many unique challenges now because of the multiple formulations present in an ordinary home. Check out this interview with Lisa Booze from Maryland Poison [...]
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Episode 40 of the Brain Science Podcast is a look back at the highlights from the last six months. We have talked about numerous topics including brain plasticity, mirror neurons, language, brain rhythms, and the sense of smell. We talked with 9 guests and we have also explored the practical implications of neuroscience, including [...]
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The June episode of NeuroPod, the neuroscience podcast from Nature, is out today.
In this show, Kerri Smith investigates how uninherited mutations are insuring the survival of schizophrenia, discovers how thinning in the cortex could help diagnose Tourette syndrome, finds out how mice are being used to understand the genes that control speech, and hears what [...]
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On the Nature Podcast this week we have explosive underwater volcanoes, the largest impact structure in the Solar System and the reasons why Darwin, not Wallace, became biology’s biggest celebrity.
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A new episode of ChemPod, Nature’s chemistry podcast, is out now. We’ve gone nano-tastic in this episode, finding out how to get nanoparticles into cells, and reporting on whether carbon nanotubes pose a health risk. Plus, interstellar chemistry and a useful little creature called Chemspider.
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In this podcast I talk about about communication disorders:
1. Speech and Language Impairment
2. Hearing Impairment
3. Deaf
4. Deaf and Blind
Causes, interventions and related topics for the communication disorders are discussed.
Podcast link
http://schoolpsychologypodcastwithdrweisz.mypodcast.com/index.html
Blog link
http://drweisz.blogspot.com
Main website link
http://weiszdoc.com
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