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Hello! My name is Lu and I am a pre-nursing student at a community college in Maryland. I aspire to become a Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Medicine in 3 years. The purpose of this podcast is to help me study Anatomy and Physiology, as one of my prerequisites. Future podcasts will include all that I learn throughout my nursing education journey. If there is any information that you notice is incorrect, please inform me so that I can rectify that. Thank you for listening.

Are You Hyperconnected... and Disconnected? The frenetic pace of modern life distracts us from a painful truth: we are disconnected. Disconnected from our DNA recipe, forged through the selection pressure of human evolution, to enjoy health, happiness, and peace of mind. Horns, office chatter, and whirring machines batter our ears with incessant noise. Artificial light and digital stimulation overstress our nervous systems day and night.

In The Science of Good and Evil, psychologist and science historian Michael Shermer explores how humans evolved from social primates into moral primates, how and why morality motivates the human animal, and how the foundation of moral principles can be built upon empirical evidence. Along the way he explains the implications of scientific findings for fate and free will, the existence of pure good and pure evil, and the development of early moral sentiments among the first humans.

Allergies, asthma, obesity, acne: these are just a few of the conditions that may be caused—and someday cured—by the microscopic life inside us. The key is to understand how this groundbreaking science influences your health, mood, and more. In just the last few years, scientists have shown...

Drawing on insights from across the social, behavioral, and natural sciences, Michelle Baddeley explores contexts in which behavior is driven by the herd. She analyzes the rational vs nonrational and cognitive vs emotional forces involved, and she investigates why herding only sometimes works out well. With new perspectives on followers, leaders, and the pros and cons of herd behavior, Baddeley shines vivid light on human behavior in the context of our ever-more-connected world. 

This book comes from two authors with scientific backgrounds. It recognizes the huge advances made through science and their beneficial impact on society. However, it also expresses concern that the essentially tentative nature of scientific conclusions is being replaced by a growing tendency to accord to science the last word on a range of subjects.

Welcome to Follow Your Nose - a podcast packed full of support, empathy and direction for those dealing with Rhinological health concerns.Created by the Irish Rhinologic Society.1 in 10 of all visits to GPs in Ireland are for nasal issues, and we believe these chronic conditions need much more recognition & for patients to feel empowered to find solutions. In this show, we talk to health professionals and patients about everything from allergies to nasal surgery and chronic sinusitis, as well as specific support for those also living with asthma.Listen to “Follow Your Nose” for the ...

An audio series that explores how people and projects are improving water quality throughout an urban watershed in Southeast Michigan. This podcast is part of the Clinton River Watershed Council’s education initiative, where we are helping to elevate the work being accomplished throughout the watershed by meeting the people doing the work. Our audio adventures will take you to residential backyards where folks are digging rain gardens, or into field laboratories where scientists and volunteers are exploring beneath the river surface to get up close and personal with some beautiful benthic ...

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We remember the admonition of our mothers: "Treat others as you want them to treat you." But what if being nice was something we were inclined by nature to do anyway? Renowned neuroscientist Donald Pfaff upends our entire understanding of ethics and social contracts with an intriguing proposition: the Golden Rule is hardwired into the human brain. Pfaff, the researcher who first discovered the connections between specific brain circuits and certain behaviors, contends that the basic ethics governing our everyday lives can be traced directly to brain circuitry.