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Briar East Woods and Urban Deforestation
Pave paradise over with a parking lot? Dunes, ecology, nature and neurobiology, and Poison Ivy.
 • Jotham Austin, II PhD, Nick Elizalde, and Georgia Geis
1:10:00
The Mini: Spider-man Villains
Taking Spider-Man's villains down the science holes: SpudCell, axolotl mucus, brain-machine interfaces, and why campfires lower your blood pressure.
 • Jotham Austin, II PhD, Nick Elizalde, and Georgia Geis
36:00
Spider-Man villains part 3: What His Villains Reveal About Him
Peter Parker is one bad day away from most of his villains. We dig into the science, the grief, and the philosophy of why he chose differently.
 • Jotham Austin, II PhD, Nick Elizalde, and Georgia Geis
1:15:00
The Mini: Chimeras
Chimeras, organoids, CRISPR epigenetic editing, explosive diarrhea outbreak, Spider-Noir, mules vs. hinnies, and the 2026 World Cup as a disease…
 • Jotham Austin, II PhD, Nick Elizalde, and Georgia Geis
53:00
Spider-Man villains part 2: Scorpion and the other Chimeras
What if you could rewrite your DNA? The science behind Spider-Man's chimera villains, CRISPR, genetics, and Handwavium.
 • Jotham Austin, II PhD, Nick Elizalde, and Georgia Geis
1:11:30
The Mini: Lab Safety
We revisit why you shouldn't lick rocks, dangers of self-experimenting, dark proteins, de-aging cells, and sadly a 1,000-year-old Peru geoglyph…
 • Jotham Austin, II PhD, Nick Elizalde, and Georgia Geis
29:00
Spider-Man villains part 1: Lab Safety
Spider-Man's villains are a case study of OSHA violations. We break down the science of lab safety, what goes wrong, and why fiction can't stop…
 • Jotham Austin, II PhD, Nick Elizalde, and Georgia Geis
1:28:20
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On The Rabbit Hole of Research podcast our goal is to have a little fun exploring science through the lens of science fiction, fantasy and pop culture. And hopefully learn a few facts that you can impress your friends with at a party!
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