The Science Basement Podcast

Welcome back! Today you're in for a special treat! In this episode, we have a chilled chat about science communication, what it means and why we care about it And we have a new member! And there's a cat at the end of the episode! How can this get any better?! Episode references: -PhD life call for the audience: https://www.speakpipe.com/TSBasksPhD_testrun -Citizen science websites & resources: htt...

Welcome back! Feeling a bit of a "déjà vu"? Makes sense, 'cause we ar etalknig about psycedelic drugs! ...again! In this episode Giuliano & Eleanna interview Lauri Elsilä, Doctoral Researcher from the faculty of Medicine UH, trying to figure out how psychedelics might help in treating drug addiction. Lauri Elsilä is a pharmacist and a doctoral researcher at the Department of Pharmacology, at the F...

University branding... doesn't sound interesting does it? Well, it turns out that not only it's a really cool subject, but there's actual academic research studying it! Find out more about it in this episode where Eleanna & Katja interview doctoral researcher Ari-Matti Erjansola, from the University of Helsinki. Ari-Matti Erjansola is a doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, Faculty of...

Welcome back you science-lovers! Yes, you read the title right! Turns out recycling CO2, as in removing it from one place and re-use it in another place is possible, and scientists are working on making this happen! We interviewed one of them! Long live King Tomàs! Todd works as a PhD researcher in the chemistry department of the University of Helsinki, as well as a middle school chemistry teacher...

FInal episdoe of our TSB-iCAN series! In this episode Giuliano & Katja have the pleasure of talking with Prof. Vincenzo (Vince) Cerullo about the future of cancer research, where it's going and where it could go. We also had a nice conversation on how to boost creativity in research. Turns out that chatting about surfing is a good start! iCAN website ican.fi Vincenzo Cerullo (Vince), is professor...

Here's the fourth episode of our TSB-iCAN mini Series! We are collaborating with iCAN for 5 episodes about cancer and cancer research. Today Eleanna & Rhiannon have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Dmitrii Bychkov from the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland - FIMM, University of Helsinki, talking about the use of Artificial Intelligence in Cancer research! iCAN website ican.fi Dmitrii Bychko...

Here's the third episode of our TSB-iCAN mini Series! We are collaborating with iCAN for 5 episodes about cancer and cancer research. Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Anniina Färkkilä, talking about personalised cancer care and how it can improve cancer treatment. iCAN website ican.fi Anniina Färkkilä, MD PhD, is a gynecologist, and a Principal Investigator at the Research Program fo...

Here's the secod episode of our TSB-iCAN mini Series! We are collaborating with iCAN for 5 episodes about cancer and cancer research. Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Prof. Sirpa Leppä MD PhD, talking about cancer treatment and how to translate cancer research into new innovative weapons against cancer! Full transcript of the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17YKHFBfRSCgAGG5Ij...

The TSB Podcast is back with a new Mini Series! We are collaborating with iCAN for 5 episodes about cancer and cancer research. Today, on the World Cancer Day we have the pleasure of interviewing Prof. Tomi Makelä MD PhD, asking the questions that are on everyone’s mind: What really is cancer? And importantly, can we defeat it? Full transcript of the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-A...

Hello everyone! This is our very first holiday special! No special guest this time, just four members of the TSB podcast team chatting about sciency fun-facts, evil christmas decorations and ...bird dress code! This is the last episode of the year 2021.We will take a short break but we'll be back at the end of January 2022! Amazing science ahead! Full transcript of the episode at: https://drive.go...

“Always question your own morals” is the key message of our new episode, where Eleanna and Giuliano interview Marianna Saartio-Itkonen, doctoral student at the University of Helsinki, investigating evil as a mass phenomenon. Listen through to find out how group dynamics can affect our ethics and drive our actions. Full transcript of episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nA6lBMT1W0q5OvaZOXgM...

In this episode Giuliano and Eleanna interview Manlio Fusciello, PhD student working on anti-cancer tharepies. Did you know that some viruses hate cancer cells and they like to destry them? And killing cancer cells is ...good! Turns out that many scientists like Manlio are looking for ways to use viruses to cure or, even better, prevent cancer. ..."The enemy of my enemy is my friend"...endeed Manl...

Spiders, pumpkins and witches... it's THAT time of the year, and the Science Basement is here to get you through this dark scary night. Are you scared? Well that's just fine (got the quote?), 'cause turns out that scientists can treat your phobias in many creative ways: spiders, the eiffel tower and... your smartphone! Are you curious? Well that's just fine! ;) Anja Zimmer studied clinical psychol...

Gold! Gold! That sweet yellow metal that shines and makes people rich. It also makes fancy spoons, tacky teeth, and… dragonflies?! Well not exactly, we are cheering in that last one; but we promise it's useful! In today’s episode we will tell you some unexpected ways in which we can use gold. Eduardo is a PhD candidate at the laboratory of Prof. Antonio Echavarren at the Institut Catalá d’Investig...

Aaaaaand we're back! After a nice (and long) break, we're back to provide you your bi-weekly dose of science! In this interview, we jump down the rabbit hole of psychedelic drugs and their potential use in treating depression, with the help of our very own mad-hatter Rafael Moliner. Rafael is a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Eero Castrén at the University of Helsinki. Rafael lost his mind long...

Sweet, sweet sleep... We all love a good nap. That moment when we switch off the lights, get cozy in our beds, close our eyes and fall in the blissful arms of Morph... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... ...zzzz... Sorry! I'm awake! Where were we? Sleep! Right! So, we all love it, but what is it exactly? What do our brain actually do when we sleep? Do they shut down or something? To try to answer these question...

Did you ever wonder how solar eruptions affect the space, as they travel away from the Sun? In this episode Eleanna Asvestari and Guliano Didio are interviewing Dr. Matti Ala-Lahti about plasma in space, solar eruptions, and the "sheath region" that is formed when mass ejected during a solar eruption travels in space. Dr. Matti Ala-Lahti is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki w...

How does the eye work? Well... Ehm... You have the eye of course, than the light goes inside the eye, through the pupil... and then the light hits the RETINA. Wait... the what now?! "A carpet of neurons"! That's how our interviewee, Laura, describes the retina, the sheet of cells in our eyes, that detects light, and allows us to... well, to see! In today's episode, Giuliano & Cecilia have a lovely...

Ever wanted to know more about the magical landscape that covers the Scottish Highlands‽ In this episode Tomás and Katja talk with Liam Godwin about the importance of Peatlands, their role in carbon storage and Salmon spawning. Liam is a PhD researcher at the Environmental Research Institute in the United Kingdom. He is researching how the effects of land-use change across the Flow Country impacts...

Welcome back, you wonderful insightful creatures! Guess what! Here is another VERY SPECIAL episode! The third and last of our 3-episode miniseries made in collaboration with Cochrane, the international charitable organization promoting evidence-informed health decision-making, by producing top quality systematic reviews. They have an official collaboration with Wikipedia, the NIH, the World Health...

Welcome back, you sciency science-lovers! This is another VERY SPECIAL episode! The seconf of out 3-episode miniseries made in collaboration with Cochrane, the international charitable organization promoting evidence-informed health decision-making, by producing top quality systematic reviews. They have an official collaboration with Wikipedia, the NIH, the World Health Organization …and now they...

Welcome back, you sciency science-lovers! This is a VERY SPECIAL episode (I know... ALL our episodes are special, but this is even more special!)because it's the first of a 3-episode miniseries made in collaboration with Cochrane, the international charitable organization promoting evidence-informed health decision-making, by producing top quality systematic reviews which have now become the gold...

Who would have thought that scientists can actually make a CT-Scan to see the "inner organs of the Earth"? With seismic imaging scientists are looking inside the Earth trying to figure out what material is beneath our feet without digging a hole! Our guest this week is Christina Tsarsitalidou, a first-year PhD student at the Institute of Seismology, University of Helsinki. In her Phd Christina aim...

Lost in another ugly Facebook comments section? Online trolls and hate speech have unfortunately become commonplace encounters in our everyday lives. Our guest this week is the wonderful Annina Claesson (Twitter @AnninaClaesson, Instagram @thenannis), a grad student in Science Po in Paris and a freelance journalist and writer. We hear about her important research about Twitter trolls and the onlin...

Welcome back to The Science Basement Podcast! Yep, that's right! We are back! New team, new hosts, but same energy! This season will bring new exciting things: First of all, a whole new team (listen to the episode until the end to hear from them!)and a new schedule. Expect a new episode every first Monday of the month! We wanted this one to be special, a sort of rite of passage-kind of episode. So...