Vaccines
Discover the role vaccination plays in our growing ability to prevent the spread of illness. Travel through the remarkable history of vaccines and learn how new ones are developed when never-before-seen diseases like COVID-19 emerge.
Episodes
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Vaccines
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Discover the role vaccination plays in our growing ability to prevent the spread of illness. Travel through the remarkable history of vaccines and learn how new ones are developed when never-before-seen diseases like COVID-19 emerge.
Extras + Features
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Florence Nightingale Used Creativity to Alter Hygiene Habits
S1 E4 - 4m 15s
Florence Nightingale hypothesizes that poor hygiene causes disease, and the data confirms it. In an ingenious move, she creates a colorful rose diagram to catch the attention of the general public so that they pay heed to her findings. Her diagram was fundamental in persuading people to change their hygiene habits.
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Using Behavioral Psychology to Encourage Healthy Habits
S1 E4 - 4m 14s
Advertising agencies employ behavioral scientists to use psychology to persuade people to make healthy lifestyle choices. They've discovered key insights into how the human mind works when faced with a call to action. Behavioral scientists used a universal human trait — fear of shame or social rejection — to encourage workers at a food factory to improve their hand washing habits.
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Alexander Fleming's Messy Desk Leads to a Major Discovery
S1 E3 - 4m 58s
Alexander Fleming's untidy desk becomes the key to a major scientific breakthrough when a particle of bacteria from his laboratory floats onto a petri dish on a desk in his study. This accident in a petri dish leads to his discovery that naturally-occurring mold could be a bacteria killer, setting the stage for the invention of penicillin further down the line.
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How Gertrude Elion Became a Pioneer of Modern Medicine
S1 E3 - 5m 3s
Gertrude Elion and George Hitchings were a drug-making dream team. They built highly efficient, targeted synthetic drugs to perform specific tasks. Elion and her team built a new antiviral drug in the 1970s to treat herpes, ushering in a new age of medicine and paving the way for designer drugs that could treat a huge range of illnesses.
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The Impact of COVID-19 On Different Ethnicities In London
S1 E2 - 5m 7s
Dr. Vanessa Apea researched the impact of COVID-19 on different ethnicities in London. She found that Black and Asian ethnicities had a greater risk of death despite being a younger and fitter population due to environmental, rather than biological, factors.
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A Doctor Uses Children's Teeth to Study Lead Poisoning
S1 E2 - 6m 16s
By collecting data from children's teeth, Dr. Herbert Needleman was able to verify the dangers of lead poisoning. The data was clear — exposure to even low levels of lead builds up over time and harms the long-term health of children. However, the lead industry tried to discredit Needleman's finding by targeting his data.
Schedule
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Medical Drugs
Tuesday
May 18
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The invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics, from the accidental discovery of penicillin to the hunt for antivirals. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Medical Drugs
Tuesday
May 18
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1 Hour
The invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics, from the accidental discovery of penicillin to the hunt for antivirals. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Medical Drugs
Wednesday
May 19
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1 Hour
The invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics, from the accidental discovery of penicillin to the hunt for antivirals. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Medical Drugs
Wednesday
May 19
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1 Hour
The invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics, from the accidental discovery of penicillin to the hunt for antivirals. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Medical Drugs
Saturday
May 22
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1 Hour
The invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics, from the accidental discovery of penicillin to the hunt for antivirals. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Medical Drugs
Sunday
May 23
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1 Hour
The invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics, from the accidental discovery of penicillin to the hunt for antivirals. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Medical Drugs
Monday
May 24
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1 Hour
The invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics, from the accidental discovery of penicillin to the hunt for antivirals. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Medical Drugs
Monday
May 24
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1 Hour
The invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics, from the accidental discovery of penicillin to the hunt for antivirals. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Data
Tuesday
May 25
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Tracking the importance of data mapping and analysis in improving public health. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Data
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May 25
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Tracking the importance of data mapping and analysis in improving public health. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Data
Wednesday
May 26
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1 Hour
Tracking the importance of data mapping and analysis in improving public health. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Data
Wednesday
May 26
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1 Hour
Tracking the importance of data mapping and analysis in improving public health. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Data
Saturday
May 29
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1 Hour
Tracking the importance of data mapping and analysis in improving public health. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Data
Sunday
May 30
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1 Hour
Tracking the importance of data mapping and analysis in improving public health. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Data
Monday
May 31
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1 Hour
Tracking the importance of data mapping and analysis in improving public health. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Data
Monday
May 31
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1 Hour
Tracking the importance of data mapping and analysis in improving public health. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Behavior
Tuesday
Jun 1
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The importance of persuading the public to protect themselves during health crises with handwashing, social distancing and grassroots campaigning. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Behavior
Tuesday
Jun 1
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1 Hour
The importance of persuading the public to protect themselves during health crises with handwashing, social distancing and grassroots campaigning. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Behavior
Wednesday
Jun 2
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1 Hour
The importance of persuading the public to protect themselves during health crises with handwashing, social distancing and grassroots campaigning. -
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Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Behavior
Wednesday
Jun 2
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1 Hour
The importance of persuading the public to protect themselves during health crises with handwashing, social distancing and grassroots campaigning.
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