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Episode 127 – ACHOO! (The Sunlit Sneeze)
Why can sunlight exposure induce sneezing? Achoo! Ever thought about why you sneezed when you stepped into sunlight? Well, this same question plagued even Aristotle himself, so much so that in The Book of Problems, he asked, “Why is it that one sneezes more after one has looked at the Sun?” His answer was that…
Episode 126 – A Third Circulatory System
Avi recently had an interactive feature published in The New York Times Magazine! He examined the discovery of the interstitium and its apparent role as a third circulatory system in the human body. The feature, which had stunning visuals designed by Jérôme Berthier, also explored apparent resonance with the anatomy of acupuncture, as well as…
Episode 125 – Why Comics?
On this episode, we were so lucky to be joined by Dr. Grace Farris, who is a hospitalist and the author of a hilarious, poignant, profound graphic memoir of her career in medicine called See One, Do One, Teach One: The Art of Becoming a Doctor. In our conversation with Grace, we explore how she…
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