Scott Unger

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  • Username: Experimental_Podcast
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Recent Pieces from Scott Unger

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Bat-Eared Foxes Share Parental Duties - TEAMWORK! (03:53)
From: Scott Unger

Bat-Eared Foxes have a unique method of raising their pups - teamwork...
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Terrifying Dolphin SEX! (03:13)
From: Scott Unger

Dolphin sexual habits are terrifying - 14 cases of human death by dolphin rape each year in the US!
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Experimental #51 - Humans Yawning Make Dogs Yawn Too (04:34)
From: Scott Unger

Yawning isn't just contagious among humans, dogs can empathetically catch a yawn from their human owners!
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Experimental #44 - Battling Obesity: It’s Time to Fight Fat with Fat (03:04)
From: Scott Unger

Brown fat may become the newest weapon in the war against obesity. Unlike white fat, which stores excess energy, brown fat is highly metabolic, meaning it burns energy and ...
Caption: Screen shot from the FoldIt protein folding "game"

Experimental #45 - Video Gamers Playing for Science! (02:59)
From: Scott Unger

Far from being a waste of time, computer games have become a cutting-edge scientific tool. Scientists have enlisted the help of gamers to solve problems ranging from ...
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Experimental #47 - Disease Sniffing Super Dogs Sniff out C. diff! (04:58)
From: Scott Unger

Think you only look bad when you’re sick? Well it turns out you stink too. That distinctive sick smell, however, could just save your life. Medical detection dogs are a new ...
Caption: Parasitic worm eggs of species Trichuris trichiura and Trichuris vulpis

Experimental #48 - Infecting Patients with Parasites to Treat Disease (02:57)
From: Scott Unger

Take 2 parasite worm pills and call me in the morning - Parasites are a new treatment being prescribed for a number of conditions like inflammatory bowel disease and various ...
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Experimental #49 - Clothing with Technology - Fashion that’s Too Smart for the Runway (04:53)
From: Scott Unger

Futuristic clothing is here - underwear that monitors your health, charging your portable devices with your solar shirt, jeans that clean pollution from the air!
Caption: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe standing by the robo-gut that creates RePOOPulate

Experimental #50 - RePOOPulate: Fecal Transplants without the GROSS POO! (08:34)
From: Scott Unger

Interview of Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe: Creating fecal transplants without the poop, Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe at the University of Guelph designed RePOOPulate to create a beneficial ...