web02.fireside.fm Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:49:50 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Science Night - Episodes Tagged with “Cannabis” https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/tags/cannabis Wed, 07 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Science! What is it? Who does it? Why does it matter? At the Science Night Podcast, we highlight the people doing the work, and give them a place to tell their stories. We also cover science news and discoveries to keep you up on all the amazing things that are happening. en-us episodic A place for scientists to tell their story. Riverpower Podcast Mill Science! What is it? Who does it? Why does it matter? At the Science Night Podcast, we highlight the people doing the work, and give them a place to tell their stories. We also cover science news and discoveries to keep you up on all the amazing things that are happening. no science, scicomm, science communication, Riverpower Podcast Mill jreed4432@gmail.com Mouse Munchies, Featuring: Jamie Moffa https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/74 fff94ed2-d2d0-4de3-9247-dc1fe7ece004 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill This week, we're joined by the host of the In Plain English podcast, Jamie Moffa! Together we talk about how cannabis affects hunger...in mice, and whether or not a new, tiny VR rig...designed for mice, is worth the hype. We also talk at length about the horrors of St. Louis pizza. 56:45 no This week, we're joined by the host of the In Plain English podcast, Jamie Moffa! Together we talk about how cannabis affects hunger...in mice, and whether or not a new, tiny VR rig...designed for mice, is worth the hype. We also talk at length about the horrors of St. Louis pizza. Our Guest Jamie Moffa (https://twitter.com/thatbrass) is an MD/PhD student studying the science behind opiod adddiction. They are also a fantastic science communicator and podcaster, hoping to make science more approachable and accessible. Make sure you check out their podcast In Plain English (https://inplainenglishpod.org/) Your Hosts James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Steffi Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- James Reed Music: - Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License - Cooper Ave by The Westerlies | Standard YouTube License - Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell |https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License www.scinight.com science, scicomm, neuroscience, engineering, VR, virtual reality, cannabis, munchies This week, we're joined by the host of the In Plain English podcast, Jamie Moffa! Together we talk about how cannabis affects hunger...in mice, and whether or not a new, tiny VR rig...designed for mice, is worth the hype. We also talk at length about the horrors of St. Louis pizza.

Our Guest
Jamie Moffa is an MD/PhD student studying the science behind opiod adddiction. They are also a fantastic science communicator and podcaster, hoping to make science more approachable and accessible. Make sure you check out their podcast In Plain English

Your Hosts
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

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Our Guest
Jamie Moffa is an MD/PhD student studying the science behind opiod adddiction. They are also a fantastic science communicator and podcaster, hoping to make science more approachable and accessible. Make sure you check out their podcast In Plain English

Your Hosts
James Reed
Steffi Diem
Jason Organ

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- James Reed

Music:

www.scinight.com

]]> It's High Time We Talked About Cannabis https://sciencenight.fireside.fm/22 de79461a-e170-4efd-9653-a1fad7f32128 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Riverpower Podcast Mill full 3 Riverpower Podcast Mill Cannabis continues to spark conversations as popular opinion shifts and its future legal status is debated. However, a long history of stigmatization that led to current federal regulations makes it difficult to study. This week, we're talking to Dr. Barb Kaplan, an Associate Professor for Mississippi State University, whose research looks at how cannabis alters the immune response. In the news segment, we talk about the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) scheduling process that limits cannabis access to researchers, as well as the science of fear, and the FDA's recent approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in ages 5 and older. 55:55 no Cannabis continues to spark conversations as popular opinion shifts and its future legal status is debated. However, a long history of stigmatization that led to current federal regulations make it difficult to study. This week, we're talking to Dr. Barb Kaplan, an Associate Professor for Mississippi State University, whose research looks at how cannabis alters the immune response. In the news segment, we talk about the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) scheduling process that limits cannabis access to researchers, as well as the science of fear, and the FDA's recent approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in ages 5 and older. Our Guest The focus of Dr. Kaplan's lab is elucidation of the mechanisms by which drugs and chemicals alter immunity. Links to some of her work can be found on our website. Your Hosts: Steffie Diem (https://twitter.com/SteffiDiem) Jason Organ (https://twitter.com/OrganJM) James Reed (https://twitter.com/James_Reed3) Credits Editing-James Reed Mastering- Chris Goulet Music: Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License Blaze On by Phish | ℗ 2016 Phish | Released on: 2016-10-07 | Producer: Bob Ezrin, Main Artist: Phish, Composer: Tom Marshall , Composer: Trey Anastasio, Music Publisher: Who is She? Music Inc Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell | https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill (https://riverpower.xyz/) family www.scinight.com science, scicomm, toxicology, immunology, cannabis, marijuana, pot, fear, horror, science fiction, COVID 19, coronavirus Cannabis continues to spark conversations as popular opinion shifts and its future legal status is debated. However, a long history of stigmatization that led to current federal regulations make it difficult to study. This week, we're talking to Dr. Barb Kaplan, an Associate Professor for Mississippi State University, whose research looks at how cannabis alters the immune response. In the news segment, we talk about the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) scheduling process that limits cannabis access to researchers, as well as the science of fear, and the FDA's recent approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in ages 5 and older.

Our Guest

The focus of Dr. Kaplan's lab is elucidation of the mechanisms by which drugs and chemicals alter immunity. Links to some of her work can be found on our website.

Your Hosts:
Steffie Diem
Jason Organ
James Reed

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Blaze On by Phish | ℗ 2016 Phish | Released on: 2016-10-07 | Producer: Bob Ezrin, Main Artist: Phish, Composer: Tom Marshall , Composer: Trey Anastasio, Music Publisher: Who is She? Music Inc
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell | https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

www.scinight.com

]]> Cannabis continues to spark conversations as popular opinion shifts and its future legal status is debated. However, a long history of stigmatization that led to current federal regulations make it difficult to study. This week, we're talking to Dr. Barb Kaplan, an Associate Professor for Mississippi State University, whose research looks at how cannabis alters the immune response. In the news segment, we talk about the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) scheduling process that limits cannabis access to researchers, as well as the science of fear, and the FDA's recent approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in ages 5 and older.

Our Guest

The focus of Dr. Kaplan's lab is elucidation of the mechanisms by which drugs and chemicals alter immunity. Links to some of her work can be found on our website.

Your Hosts:
Steffie Diem
Jason Organ
James Reed

Credits
Editing-James Reed
Mastering- Chris Goulet

Music:
Intro and Outro- Wolf Moon by Unicorn Heads | https://unicornheads.com/ | Standard YouTube License
Blaze On by Phish | ℗ 2016 Phish | Released on: 2016-10-07 | Producer: Bob Ezrin, Main Artist: Phish, Composer: Tom Marshall , Composer: Trey Anastasio, Music Publisher: Who is She? Music Inc
Additional Sounds- Inside a Computer Chip by Doug Maxwell | https://www.mediarightproductions.com/ | Standard YouTube License

The Science Night Podcast is a member of the Riverpower Podcast Mill family

www.scinight.com

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