An Everyday Dissection
Each episode we take a dive into a scientific topic and find the strange events and people that discovered it. From alien conspiracy theories to the complexity of conservation, we try to find the weird in the science we see on a daily basis.
Episodes
Nick and Ellie wrap up season 2 talking about the chemistry and history of explosives, from gunpowder to nuclear weapons, along with the proliferation of dynamite from Looney Tunes to Nobel Prizes. The human cost of explosives is already uncountable and continuing to this day, including the effects of nuclear weapons testing.
"These weapons are not a necessary evil, they are they the ultimate evil." - Setsuko Thurlow on nucle...
Ever wondered how the moon creates the tides? Nick and Ellie discuss tidal force, Avatar the Last Airbender, and create an accidental tourism ad for the Bay of Fundy.
Tidal force explanation with pictures! https://scijinks.gov/tides/#:~:text=High%20tides%20and%20low%20tides,of%20water%20are%20high%20tides
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Need a new thing to be concerned about that's not really new at all? Nick and Ellie talk about harmful algal blooms and ways to prevent poisoning from them.
Resources for harmful algal blooms including mapping and predictions: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/hab/great-lakes.html#:~:text=Cyanobacteria%20blooms%20
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Most websites that involve 'decision-making,' like social media, search engines, and shops, use algorithms to predict what we want. Nick and Ellie talk about the algorithms that drive how you experience the internet and the benefits and costs of these algorithms.
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Hi everyone! We're not releasing an episode today, but we'll be back with the rest of season 2 starting in two weeks with our regular release schedule. Thanks for your patience!
Ellie and Nick talk about organized caviar crime, film science, and 'living fossil' species in a more miscellaneous episode.
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The atmosphere of Venus is mostly carbon dioxide, which is one of the reasons why it's over 400 degrees Fahreinheit on the surface. The climate on Earth is heavily influenced by the makeup of our atmosphere, having the right amount of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen and other gasses is essential to life as we know it. Nick and Ellie talk about the greenhouse effect and why we need it, and what could happen if our atmospheric equil...
A FBI agent, retired from a life of investigating corrupt politicians and tax evaders, now spends his time hunting down lost apple trees from 19th century apple orchards. Nick and Ellie discuss how new apple tree plantings are made, how the University of Minnesota created the 'perfect apple,' and the controversy behind apple patents.
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How do we measure time? The Gregorian calendar is used around the world, but it's far from the only calendar in use. Ellie and Nick talk about how different calendars work, and how we measure time using the sun, moon, and weather.
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Hi everyone! We've been taking a little break in the middle of season 2, but we wanted to let you know that we'll be back with our regular scheduled episodes starting on March 12th. We have episodes from apples to internet algorithms that we're excited to share with you, talk to you all soon!
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This episode, Nick and Ellie answer one of the most important questions of our childhood: is Pluto a planet or not? To resolve this debate, Issac Ward is back to explain how Pluto was discovered and how it was maybe never a planet in the first place? Learn about how astronomers define a planet, how Pluto has been viral since radio, and how there's still hope for a ninth planet in our final episode before our holiday break.
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This episode, Nick and Ellie talking about one of conservation biology's newest and coolest topics: environmental DNA! Learn about how biologists use DNA left in the water or the ground to identify the animals and plants that live in the environment.
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If you've ever been in the Eastern half of the United States in the early summer, you know that the trees scream. The reason is cicadas! Nick and Ellie discuss why 2021 was a big year for cicadas, why their life history works the way it does, and why they only come up out of the ground every 13 years (hint: it's not to vote or go see an Avatar movie).
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Have you ever wondered why some hurricanes are stronger than others, how to prepare for a tornado, or what storm chips are? Nick and Ellie discuss storms and localized disaster preparedness, including the differences between different types of storms, and how to prepare for new weather events.
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The Curies have a unique family business: winning Nobel Prizes in science. Nick and Ellie discuss the lives and accomplishments of Marie Curie, one of the world's most celebrated scientists (for a reason), along with her husband Pierre and daughter Irene, both of whom are also Nobel laureates.
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This week, Nick and Ellie discuss a subject close to the hearts of people and ducks alike: oil spills. Learn about how oil spill clean up occurs, common causes of oil spills, and ultimately what needs to happen to stop oil spills from happening.
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Nick and Ellie are back with a new season, and a new episode on cute, microscopic, industrial water bears: the tardigrades. Learn about how tardigrades adapt to all kinds of environments, and how they landed on the moon.
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An Everyday Dissection is on hiatus until August 28th, 2021 but by the end of July two billionaires will have 'gone to space' and we had to talk about it. In this bonus episode, Nick and Ellie discuss what it means to leave the lower atmosphere (which is technically space) and the commercialization of space travel.
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We've been on hiatus for a few weeks but we're coming back for season 2 on August 28th! We'll have episodes on topics ranging from tardigrades to storm formations to Jack Parsons. In the meantime enjoy our season 2 teaser, and a bonus episode coming in a few weeks!
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Nick and Ellie welcome astrophysicist Isaac Ward to talk about the elusive science behind black holes, Steven Hawking's scientific wagers, and Albert Einstein's hatred of quantum physics.
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