The Critically Speaking Podcast

Separating fact from DISINFORMATION at

the intersection of science and society. 

 
 
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Meet the host

Your host for Critically Speaking is Dr. Therese Markow, an award-winning geneticist who has held endowed professorships at major universities in the United States, as well as positions abroad.  

After decades of teaching undergraduates and training graduate and postdoctoral students, she now turns her attention to connecting with a broader audience, by having critical discussions, in everyday language, about issues that impact our health, our society, and our planet.

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Our best friend may also be our best defense according to Dr. Paul Waggoner. We learn all about how detection dogs sniff out trouble on this week's episode of Critically Speaking. Listen at the link in our bio.
We have all heard a lot of conflicting information about infectious disease in the last year, and how & why it develops and spreads. But, it is important to remember diseases do not occur at random, in their location or timing. We talked to Dr.
The transmission of infectious diseases can be facilitated or limited by climate conditions. The bad news: As the planet warms, more populations will be at risk for infectious diseases. The good news: There are things you can do to help prevent this!
Your host for Critically Speaking is Dr. Therese Markow, an award-winning geneticist who has held endowed professorships at major universities in the United States, as well as positions abroad. After decades of teaching undergraduates and training
Can you tell when someone is lying to you? In this week's episode, Dr. Mark Frank talks about reading people to detect deception. Link in bio.
There's a difference between the white lie you told your grandma for the tie she knitted you and the web of deception that forms when serious crimes are committed. Dr. Mark Frank 'peels the onion' back for us in this week's episode, but as grandma
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