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Science Magazine Podcast

Scientists’ role in the opioid crisis, 3D-printed candy proteins, and summer books

Science Magazine Podcast

Science Podcast

News, News Commentary, Science

4.3842 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

First this week, Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp talks with author Patrick Radden Keefe about his book Empire of Pain and the role scientists, regulators, and physicians played in the rollout of Oxycontin and the opioid crisis in the United States. Next, Katelyn Baumer, a Ph.D. student in the chemistry and biochemistry department at Baylor University, talks with host Sarah Crespi about her Science Advances paper on 3D printing proteins using candy.  Finally, book review editor Valerie Thompson takes us on a journey through some science-y summer reads—from the future of foods to a biography of the color blue. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF). Authors: Sarah Crespi; Holden Thorp; Valerie Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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one of America's leading research medical schools.

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cancer, COVID and long COVID, cardiology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. The Icon

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School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we find a way.

1:16.9

Welcome to the science podcast for July 9, 2021.

1:22.6

I'm Sarah Crespi.

1:23.9

Each week we feature the most interesting news and research published in science and the sister journals.

1:29.1

First up this week, editor-in-chief Holdenthorpe talks with journalist and author Patrick Radden Keefe

1:34.1

about the role scientists, regulators, and physicians, played in the release of Oxycontin and the opioid crisis in the U.S.

1:42.2

Next, researcher Caitlin Bomber is going to talk to me about 3D printing proteins using candy.

1:48.7

Finally, book review editor Valerie Thompson takes us on a journey through some sciencey summer reads,

1:54.7

from the future of food to a biography of the color blue.

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