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Big Mood, Little Mood: Check Yourself, Mate

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3.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Danny Lavery welcomes Daniel Cohen, a Ph.D. chemical biologist working at a small biotech startup that is developing a new generation of antibiotics and anticancer drugs. Lavery and Cohen take on three letters: First, from a letter writer whose laid-up roommate is barking demands. Another letter writer is wondering how to get started in getting involved in community issues. Plus, a check-in into the world of chemical biology. Slate Plus members get another episode of Big Mood, Little Mood every Friday: sign up now! Need advice? Send Danny a question here. Email: mood@slate.com Production by Phil Surkis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Tonight, siblings will squabble, couples will clash, bodies will brawl, over dominoes.

0:06.2

When the doorbell rings, the only thing you'll hear is betrayal.

0:09.9

Because the best brings out the worst in us.

0:12.6

Dominoes, tearing loved ones apart since 1985.

0:17.9

Cause a commotion tonight with a tasty trio deal.

0:20.6

Large pizza, classic side and a drink, only 1999.

0:25.1

In 12th November 23, delivery charges may apply.

0:27.9

TZC Dominoes.co.uk

0:30.1

Just a reminder that big mood, little mood with Daniel and Levery happens twice

0:34.0

week. Sleep plus members get an additional mini episode or little big mood every Friday.

0:39.2

Sign up now to listen at sleight.com slash mood.

0:55.4

Hello and welcome back to big mood, little mood.

1:05.7

I am your host, Danny M. Levery and with me in the studio this week is Daniel Cohen,

1:10.7

a PhD chemical biologist working at a small biotech startup that's developing a new generation

1:16.3

of antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs. He's also an expected father and the owner of a very

1:21.2

dumb but livable dog. Daniel, welcome to the show.

1:24.3

Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited to be here.

1:26.8

I am excited to have you here as well and you are a part of my ongoing outreach to STEM fields,

1:33.5

I guess is what I'm going to officially call it. In my apologies too, I saw the word chem earlier

1:38.8

and I said you're a chemist and I see now you're a chemical biologist and I bet those two things

1:43.7

are different, huh? Well, chemical biology is one of these fields where if you ask 100 chemical

1:48.6

biologists you'll get 101 definitions of what the field is so some of us call ourselves chemists,

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