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Episode 38: Neurons and Synapses
Nov 29, 2012A discussion of the neuron, the fundamental cell of the brain and the nervous system, including an overview of its morphology and physiology. I also discuss the generation and propagation of action po...
Episode 37: Oxidation and Reduction
Nov 22, 2012An overview of oxidation, reduction, and redox reactions, including a discussion of the definitions of these basic concepts, and an explanation of how they relate to oxidation number and electronegati...
Episode 36: Consumer Choice Theory
Aug 12, 2012A discussion of the theory of consumer choice in economics, including an outline of consumer preferences and the axiomatic assumptions economists make about them, a discussion of the realism of these ...
Episode 35: DNA Structure and Function Part 2
Jul 03, 2012Continuing on from episode 34, I discuss in detail the processes of DNA replication, transcription from DNA to RNA, and the translation of RNA to proteins. In doing so I examine the molecules and stru...
Episode 34: DNA Structure and Function Part 1
Jun 30, 2012In part 1 of this two-part episode, I discuss the double helix shape of DNA, the structure of nucleotides, base-paring between nitrogenous bases, the genetic code, codons, DNA reading frames, the one-...
Episode 33: Disturbing Social Psychology Experiments
Jun 22, 2012A discussion of three of the most chilling experiments in the field of social psychology: the Ash Conformity Experiment, the Stanford Prison Experiment, and the Milgram Obedience Experiment. In each c...
Episode 32: Light and Optics
Apr 14, 2012A discussion of the nature of light and its interactions with matter, including a journey through the history of our understanding of light from Newton’s corpuscular theory through early wave theory a...
Episode 31: Solutions and Mixtures
Mar 31, 2012An analysis of liquids and their behaviour when mixed with other substances, incorporating a look at solutions, mixtures, colloids and suspensions. Special emphasis is placed on solutions, with a more...
Episode 30: Systems of Government
Feb 24, 2012An overview of the various forms of government that have existed throughout history and across the world, including a discussion of anarchy, democracy, monarchy, autocracy, and various forms of oligar...
Episode 29: Operant Conditioning
Jan 25, 2012Continuing on from episode 28 on Classical Conditioning, in this episode I discuss another form of learning called Operant Conditioning, including the concepts of reinforcers, punishers, shaping, and ...