F is for Flume

F is for Flume

A retrospective on audiommunity, and some solid rants about the importance of science, science communication, and government funding.

Kevin has learned a tautology

In this episode, Matt and Kevin stick with the brain, this time looking at the immunological implications of a variant of a gene called Apolipoprotein E that has been linked to Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. It's a long one, and we get snarky in this one folks! Buckle up!

Scatch that itchy worm in your head

In this episode, Matt and Kevin are joined by [Nicole Ackermans](https://nicoleackermans.com) to discuss her recent review paper tracing human thoughts about headbutting from 10,000 BCE to the present day. How are animals like bighorn sheep and woodpeckers protected from brain injury? Actually, wait... **are** they protected from brain injury?

The Tyranny of the FACS machine

In this episode Matt and Kevin welcome special guest Zach Hilt from the University of Toledo - we're talking neonatal Tregs!

When you're a hammer

In this episode, Matt and Kevin talk about glycoRNAs and inflammation, but Matt insists that it's really about Lupus