Drunk Science || Shannon Odell

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Today we have Shannon Odell on the podcast. Odell is a Brooklyn based writer, comedian, and scientist. She co-hosts and produces Drunk Science, an experimental comedy show deemed “a stroke of genius” by Gothamist and a finalist in TruTV’s comedy break out initiative. She also co-created, writes, and stars in the Inverse original series “Your Brain on Blank”, where she explains the science behind how everything-from alcohol to caffeine to puppies- affects the brain. She can also be seen at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she is a Neuroscience PhD candidate studying the epigenetic underpinnings of hippocampal function. You can visit Shannon’s YouTube channel here. How Shannon got into science comedy How science can be funny Similarities between the personalities of comedians and scientists Political correctness in comedy and science How science communication is often so humorless Your brain on… the flu. Your brain on… breakups. Your brain on… puppies. Your brain on… caffeine. Your brain on… social media. Epigenetics and the effects of early life adversity on the brain How science can inform treatment options Barriers for women entering science --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Psychology Podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:13.0	I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman,
0:15.0	and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest
0:18.0	who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding
0:20.0	of yourself, others, and the world we live in.
0:23.0	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:27.0	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast.
0:30.0	So today we have Shannon O'Dell on the podcast.
0:37.0	O'Dell is a Brooklyn-based writer, comedian, and scientist.
0:40.3	She co-hosts and produces drunk science, an experimental comedy show deemed, quote, a stroke of genius, end quote, by Gothamist and a finalist in True TV's comedy breakout initiative.
0:51.0	She also co-created rights and stars in the inverse original series, Your
0:54.6	Brain On a Blank, where she explains the science behind everything from
0:58.6	alcohol to caffeine to puppies affects the brain. She can also be seen at Wild Cornell Medicine
1:04.1	where she's a neuroscience PhD candidate studying the epigenetic
1:07.2	underpinnings of hippocampus of hippocampus-campo function. Say that ten times real fast.
1:11.1	Yeah. Hey, thanks so much for appearing on the Psychology podcast today, Shannon.
1:15.8	Thank you so much for having me.
1:17.2	Happy to be here.
1:18.3	I'm excited to talk to you.
1:19.7	I've never said this to a guest before in the Psychology Podcast but you popped up and probably not randomly in my Facebook feed one day
1:27.5	That's a lot of people's stories with me
1:30.1	Yeah, and I mean that in a non-creapy way, right?
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