It seems like a simple question, right? How many other people out there are experiencing "death cramps"? It turns out...not so much.
Kate brings on her sister Maeve, who also gets death cramps, to figure out why they never talked about the horrible pain they were both in. They look at a meta-study of the prevalence of severe period pain, and bring in data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy to explain why the data on this is so bad.
Episode transcript and citations: https://www.katehelendowney.com/episode-3-transcript
Editorial Producer: Kelsey DiLanzo
Sound Design & Mixing: Kelly Kramarik at Maven Post Media
Associate Producer: Katelyn Sabater
Theme song: Farideh
Podcast art: Nicholas Scheppard
This podcast is supported by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture
Division
Fiscal partnership is provided by the Arkansas Podcast Collaborative
Published in partnership with Multitude. Contact them for advertising inquiries at https://multitude.productions/ads
This publication is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and does not represent itself as medical advice.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Popular Podcasts
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Law & Order: Criminal Justice System - Season 1 & Season 2
Season Two Out Now! Law & Order: Criminal Justice System tells the real stories behind the landmark cases that have shaped how the most dangerous and influential criminals in America are prosecuted. In its second season, the series tackles the threat of terrorism in the United States. From the rise of extremist political groups in the 60s to domestic lone wolves in the modern day, we explore how organizations like the FBI and Joint Terrorism Take Force have evolved to fight back against a multitude of terrorist threats.