Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 1, Episode 1587 , Segment 2

Episode: How to Not Be Fooled by Jerks, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Aug 21, 2018 1:00 pm
30:56 mins

Dr. Valerie J. Harwood, Professor of Biology and Chair at University of South Florida. Dr. Harwood’s laboratory focuses on water quality and is best known for its work on microbial source tracking. One of Dr. Harwood’s major areas of expertise is microbial source tracking (MST), which endeavors to determine the source(s) of fecal pollution in water. Each year, scientist and doctors change flu vaccinations in order to protect people from the newest mutated strands of the flu. The Flu and Cold season is in full swing and is expected to peak early in the New Year. Bacteria, like viruses become more resistant to the medicine and treatments that we have today. How does bacteria and viruses become resistant and how are they introduced to the environment? Dr. Valerie J. Harwood explains.

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How to Not Be Fooled by Jerks. Or Become One

52 MINS

Jeremy Sherman, Ph.D., is a founding member of an 18 year old research project founded by Harvard/Berkeley biologist Terrence Deacon. He received his PhD in decision theory he has written over 475 articles for Psychology Today. Do you have a friend who just can’t seem to recognize they’re being duped? They don’t realize that the door-to-door salesman fooled them, or that Facebook is never going to give away free money when they copy and paste a status. But how can you recognize it and they miss it? For that matter are you being duped and you can’t see it? Dr. Sherman explains how to avoid being a sucker or a jerk.