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Spherical Cows

Dominic Tanzillo and Nick Saba

Science

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 5

Space provides the ultimate environment. There's no air, freezing temperatures, and constant bombardment of radiation. It's no wonder that a cow would have a tough time surviving out there! After teaching several courses on Space Medicine, Nick and Dominic are ready to further explore the fields of astrobiology and bioastronautics. Join us as we discuss the extremes of physics and physiology.

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https://sphericalcows.podcastpage.io/
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https://www.bcm.edu/academic-centers/space-medicine/translational-research-institute
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https://www.masonlab.net
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Session 1 Recap

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 • Duration 19:17

Dominic and Nick chat about lessons learned in the first season, more coming soon, and solicit listener feedback!

Feedback: https://forms.gle/qey5UnrnT23byUB48

Discuss this Episode on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/sphericalcows/

Check out the Podcast Page: https://sphericalcows.podcastpage.io/

Check out our Discord: https://discord.gg/bfPEqn4GFx

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Doctor Astronaut with Jay Buckey Jr., M.D.

Season 1 · Episode 4

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 • Duration 27:51

Imagine becoming an astronaut, and after traveling back from space, making it your life’s work to study and solve the health problems posed by deep space travel. Dr. Jay Buckey is doing just that in the Space Medicine Innovations Laboratory at Dartmouth and a professor in both the medical school and engineering college at Dartmouth.

In this episode we talk about deep space radiation, using virtual reality for improving mental health, custom atmospheres, and autonomous diagnosing tools.

Discuss this Episode on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/sphericalcows/

Check out the Podcast Page: https://sphericalcows.podcastpage.io/

Check out our Discord: https://discord.gg/bfPEqn4GFx

Dr. Buckey's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Space-Physiology-Jay-Buckey-M-D-ebook/dp/B005LQBXBS/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1654052569&refinements=p_27%3AJay+Buckey&s=books&sr=1-1

Dr. Buckey's Faculty Profile: https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/faculty/facultydb/view.php/?uid=426

Wernher von Braun's Active Magnetic Shielding:

https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/cia/vonbraunoutgrowth.pdf

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A 21st Century Space Suit with Dr. Ana Diaz Artiles

Season 1 · Episode 3

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 • Duration 59:14

Dr. Ana Diaz Artiles is an engineering professor at Texas A&M University researching ways to further human space flight by designing a novel space suit. Her lab’s recent work to develop the SmartSuit concept combines soft-robotics, biometric monitoring, and advances in material sciences to bring Extravehicular Activity suits into the 21st century.

We talk artificial gravity, problem-solving as an engineer, and working with the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA in this exciting episode.

Discuss this Episode on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/sphericalcows/

Check out the Podcast Page: https://sphericalcows.podcastpage.io/

Check out our Discord: https://discord.gg/bfPEqn4GFx

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Health and Human Performance Lab: https://bhp.engr.tamu.edu/people/ana-diaz-artiles-ph-d/

NASA SmartSuit: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2019_Phase_I_Phase_II/SmartSuit/

Dr. Diaz Artiles’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/adartiles

Health and Human Performance Lab Twitter: https://twitter.com/TAMU_BHP

Mouse Study Using Artificial Gravity: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-019-0077-0

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Space Health and TRISH with Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta

Season 1 · Episode 2

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 • Duration 46:00

Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta is a Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, working in both the Emergency Department and the Center for Space Medicine. In the Translational Research for Space Health (TRISH), he is working with NASA and commercial astronaut crews to acquire and study health data from space travel. He also shares his incredible life story and how he found aerospace medicine.

Discuss this Episode on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/sphericalcows/

Check out the Podcast Page: https://sphericalcows.podcastpage.io/

Check out our Discord: https://discord.gg/bfPEqn4GFx

Dr. Urquieta’s Email: emmanuel.urquieta@bcm.edu

Dr. Urquieta’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/eurquietamd

TRISH Website: https://www.bcm.edu/academic-centers/space-medicine/translational-research-institute

TRISH Connect: http://go.pardot.com/l/777423/2019-06-25/4tq

TRISH Funding Opportunities: https://www.bcm.edu/academic-centers/space-medicine/translational-research-institute/funding

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The Next 500 Years with Dr. Christopher Mason

Season 1 · Episode 1

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 • Duration 51:37

Dr. Christopher Mason was a leader on the pioneering NASA Twin Study. He wears many hats as he works as a professor and researcher at Weill Cornell Medical School. Just after the Inspiration4 Launch in September 2021, he sat down with us to talk about his work mapping human genomes and how space changes us. Much of our conversation is framed around his book The Next 500 Years Where he maps the scientific breakthroughs needed and ethical questions posed to allow life to exist on many planets.

Discuss the episode on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/sphericalcows/

Find Dr. Mason's book and work here:

Lab: https://www.masonlab.net

Book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/next-500-years

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mason_lab

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopher.e.mason

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