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162: Training Surgeons Like Dogs

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Science, Comedy, Education

4.9632 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Turns out training people to perform surgery is actually quite difficult, so some scientists decided to copy animal trainers to see if it made a difference... 

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References & Further Reading
  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773331/
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1473025/
  3. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/positive-reinforcement-helps-surgeons-learn/
  4. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/positive-reinforcement-helps-surgeons-learn/
  5. https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Sci Guys, the show where we talk about the crazy weird and wonderful stories from the science world.

0:13.0

I'm Corey and as always I'm joined by my co-hosts Jamp and Luke Cutford.

0:16.0

Hello.

0:17.0

Hi, howdy.

0:30.6

This week we're talking about medical methods and operant operations.

0:34.2

But first, we have an Apple review.

0:37.5

This one says, hear from YouTube, and goes on to say,

0:39.4

YouTube led me here, and this is my first time following a podcast. Could listen to you

0:41.4

guys talk for hours, so I do

0:43.3

just that, lol. Also, sex

0:45.5

with robot is weird. I assume

0:47.3

that's relevant. Just throwing that out there.

0:49.0

Sex with Robot is weird. It is. It is

0:51.3

quite, yeah. Your experience? Statistically weird.

0:53.5

No, no, this person's

0:54.3

experience. Okay, good to know. And the question to everyone listening, head over to the

0:59.1

YouTube if you are listening. And if you're watching on YouTube, head down to the comments and answer

1:02.8

this question. It's for all of you. Have you ever had surgery? Have you ever had surgery? Probably.

1:07.1

Yes. Yeah, I've had at least three surgeries. I've had one where they removed a hernia or they sorted the hernia.

1:13.7

I don't actually remember what they did.

1:14.8

I don't know if you do remove a hernia.

1:16.3

All I know is that there's muscle pushing through.

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