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Viruses, from the horse’s mouth We finally explain what viruses are, with a side trip to the battle against diphtheria, and heroic horses. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 138 of Episode One: Evil books and wag bags
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A tale of two plants | how we discovered viruses With a side trip to antibiotics, we explore the discovery of viruses. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 137 of Episode One: Geographic trivia, and sailing the unsettled seas
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Of people, potatoes and pathogens From the Irish potato famine, to the first vaccine for rabies. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 136 of Episode One: A perfectly cromulent list
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The birth of vaccination, and holy cow! Part by accident and part deliberate experiment, we discovered the very first vaccination, thanks to Blossom the cow. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 135 of Episode One: Substandard subs, and a ball with a bath
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Microbes, and other ideas, good and bad What we thought before learning of microscopic life, and how we found out different. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 134 of Episode One: Ancient inventions, historical trivia, and a salute to good doggies
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The Lab’s six year anniversary Our show Turns six-years-old. We celebrate with experiments, science, and madness for all. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 133 of Episode One: Weird head space, and GPT!
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The how and why of electric batteries Brad has always wanted to understand how batteries make electricity. He more or less figured it out, and more or less explains. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 132 of Episode One: Fanciful creatures and electric mud
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Big bang business, and the end of all things This time, we talk of the birth of our universe, and several ways in which it could end. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 131 of Episode One: The weirdness of the natural world.
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What’s your cosmic mailing address? Join us for a look at the large scale structure of the universe. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 129 of Episode One: The defenestration of Episode One
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Phil’s 200th episode! It happens to be Phil’s 200th time doing this madness. We talk about where the show is going, and some interesting experiments we might do. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 128 of Episode One: Getting down to business