Scicast
Season 2023
Because science has to be fun.
Where to Watch Season 2023
55 Episodes
- SciKids (SciCast #518)
E1SciKids (SciCast #518)Let's start 2023 with the insightful questions of our intrepid little askers! Why does the wind change direction? Why do snakes produce venom? How does water put out fire? How to be a university professor? Why do people shock? Do you really know how to answer these questions and others that these 3 to 13 year olds ask us on a daily basis? - Vaccines and the Immune System (SciCast #519)
E2Vaccines and the Immune System (SciCast #519)SciCast, in partnership with Pfizer.Brasil, brings a series of 3 episodes about vaccines, vaccination and the impacts of misinformation. The project is part of the “No Fake News!” campaign. In this first episode, we explain what a vaccine is, how they interact with the immune system, what types of vaccines we have available and what false news is currently circulating the most on these topics. Let's learn more and share with the guys to end fake news? - Counterfactual: what if all sexual intercourse produced children? (SciCast #520)
E3Counterfactual: what if all sexual intercourse produced children? (SciCast #520)There are no contraceptive methods and in every sexual act that makes it possible, there will be one or more children as a result! Would there be a population explosion? What would be the role of women in this society? How would different sexualities be viewed? Would abortion be legalized? How would religions deal with all this? In yet another SciCast vacation, this time we brought you a Counterfactual! - Vaccine Card (SciCast #521)
E4Vaccine Card (SciCast #521)SciCast, in partnership with @Pfizer.Brasil, brings a series of 3 episodes about vaccines, vaccination and the impacts of misinformation. The project is part of the “No Fake News!” campaign. In this second episode, we go through the history of vaccination campaigns in Brazil, we talk about the challenges to expand vaccination in the population in today's times and what fake news is currently circulating the most on these topics. Let's learn more and share with the guys to end fake news? - Fake News and Vaccines (SciCast #523)
E6Fake News and Vaccines (SciCast #523)SciCast, in partnership with @Pfizer.Brasil, brings a series of 3 episodes about vaccines, vaccination and the impacts of misinformation. The project is part of the “No Fake News!” campaign. In this third and final episode, our conversation is about the impacts of fake news, infodemics and how misinformation contributes to the return of dangerous diseases. We also talk about the fake news that currently circulates the most on these topics. Let's learn more and share with the guys to end fake news? - Animal Sentience (SciCast #524)
E7Animal Sentience (SciCast #524)Do non-human animals have emotions, feelings and awareness of what is happening to them and around them? How do we humans deal with this? How do animal production systems deal with animal welfare demands? How do we treat wild animals? Why is it important for us to understand animal sentience? SciCast in partnership with the World Animal Protection brings this week a discussion about Animal Sentience! - Science in 2023, expectations (SciCast #525)
E8Science in 2023, expectations (SciCast #525)Instead of creating Llamas, we create expectations! What's Next in Vaccine Technologies? How can RNA vaccines contribute to this advance? What is ChatGPT and what can it actually do? What are the new drugs for Alzheimer's? How has Science advanced in the fight against aging and cancer? - Trans Right (SciCast #526)
E9Trans Right (SciCast #526)If it is complicated to adapt to society with our cultural identity, what will a person who will perceive himself outside of his gender and sex say. Transsexuality is a reality and deserves full attention and respect, which is not always the case in Brazil, whether due to the absence of laws or state policies that guarantee rights. Therefore, we are going to discuss what standards are present today to guarantee a minimum of dignity, respect and honor to trans people. - Discussing Education (SciCast #527)
E10Discussing Education (SciCast #527)During the pandemic, many of the practices in education had to adapt, either to a new format or even to a new methodology. Some of these changes were already being implemented and were accelerated, some forms abandoned with the return to face-to-face, but what about from now on? What will the education of the future look like? - James Webb (SciCast #530)
E13James Webb (SciCast #530)If on the shoulders of giants we can see further, imagine 1.5 million kilometers from the ground and with a mirror 6.5 m in diameter collecting light. After decades of development, $10 billion invested, and many delays, the James Webb Space Telescope has finally gone into space. But what's so special about him? Why send such an expensive object so far away? What have we learned from him so far? That's what we're going to explore in this episode. - Essential Elements of the State: The People (SciCast #531)
E14Essential Elements of the State: The People (SciCast #531)Currently, the political organization of human communities is carried out mostly (if not exclusively) by States. Therefore, it is difficult for us to understand other forms of political organization. However, the State is a creation of modernity, not existing in medieval feudal societies or in ancient empires. One way to understand the difference between States and other forms of political organization is to understand what makes a State, its essential elements. In this cast we will see the characteristics of the human element of the modern State, the people. - Friction and Climate Change (SciCast #533)
E16Friction and Climate Change (SciCast #533)Attrition and wear: terms used in our daily lives to demonstrate conflicting and harmful situations. However, these phenomena go much further, to the point of having an area of knowledge dedicated only to them: Tribology! - Stocks (SciCast #534)
E17Stocks (SciCast #534)Have you ever had to delete files to be able to download others due to lack of “space”? Do you accumulate useless things at home? Have you run out of gas while preparing a meal? If you answered yes to any of these questions, come with us for a cast that will stay in your memory - Radio Telescopes (SciCast #536)
E19Radio Telescopes (SciCast #536)Not everything the eyes see the heart feels. As astronomy advances in the understanding of the Universe, each day we use less of our five senses to study the stars. Not all signals coming from space are light as we understand them. Other more exotic electromagnetic radiations pass through our atmosphere and reach the Earth's surface. Radio waves are produced by so many natural sources. If we could "hear" them, outer space would seem like a cacophony of ups and downs as we point our "ear radios" in different directions of the cosmos. - Bell's Inequalities (SciCast #537)
E20Bell's Inequalities (SciCast #537)How did the pioneering work of scientists in the 20th century spark a revolution in quantum theory, information theory, and computation? In this episode we will talk about Bell Inequalities, the theme that awarded the Nobel Prize to scientists Clauser, Aspect and Zeilinger in 2022. - Essential Elements of the State: Power (SciCast #539)
E22Essential Elements of the State: Power (SciCast #539)What is Power? Where does state power come from? Does this power have limits? Why is power an essential element of the modern state? Where does the legitimacy of power come from? What are the characteristics of this state power? - The big problem of Artificial Intelligences: Alignment (SciCast #540)
E23The big problem of Artificial Intelligences: Alignment (SciCast #540)How to guarantee that machines, in their path of becoming more and more intelligent and more and more general, do not harm human beings? How to make AI goals, even when they are superintelligent, aligned with ours, human beings? - Sporotrichosis (SciCast #541)
E24Sporotrichosis (SciCast #541)How can a Brazilian fungus have such a huge impact on public health and animal health and be so little known? What can this epidemic teach us about the concept of one health? What does The Last of Us have to do with the scenario of Sporotrichosis in Brazil and in the world? - SDG: Sustainable Development Goals (SciCast #543)
E26SDG: Sustainable Development Goals (SciCast #543)This week SciCast talks about the history of sustainable development. Rio-92, Millennium Agenda, Rio+20… and the Sustainable Development Goals. What are the 17 SDGs? What are the objectives, targets and indicators? Also, what is not an SDG and what are the criticisms and limits? - Materials Science in One Piece (SciCast #545)
E28Materials Science in One Piece (SciCast #545)A rubber man and a straw hat, elements of paramount importance in the work 'One Piece' that are characterized precisely by the materials that compose them. Materials Engineering and Science is the area of knowledge that studies, develops and produces the materials that are used to make up all the tools, utensils and devices that society has access to. In this episode we will again have a two-podcast crossover, in which SciCast and OPEXCast will discuss basic elements of materials within the context of 'One Piece'. - Brazil in 50 foods: Avocado (SciCast #547)
E30Brazil in 50 foods: Avocado (SciCast #547)If you had to choose 50 foods that represented Brazil, what would they be? What criteria would you use? Come with us to understand how Embrapa made this choice and what criteria it used. How can the world's third largest food producer have nearly a third of its population moderately to severely food insecure? And of course, do you like avocado? Sweet or Salty? Which recipe represents your relationship with Avocado? - Counterfactual: What if Jesus had been forgiven? (SciCast #548)
E31Counterfactual: What if Jesus had been forgiven? (SciCast #548)On this week's SciCast, Counterfactual plays with a scenario where Jesus was forgiven rather than condemned and crucified. What would be the changes in human history and religions? - TQVSQSMTVDP: Consumer Rights (SciCast #549)
E32TQVSQSMTVDP: Consumer Rights (SciCast #549)This week we called a scicaster specialist in consumer law to answer our patrons' questions! How long do you have to return a purchase? Can you sue netflix? Is buying online by credit card safer than by pix? Can you stop receiving telemarketing calls? And other common questions! - Art and Artificial Intelligence (SciCast #551)
E34Art and Artificial Intelligence (SciCast #551)What is an Artificial Intelligence? What are generative models? What are neural networks? And what does all this have to do with Art? Can an AI create what we call art? What are the implications of this? Is it possible for us to detect a fake image or video? - Octopuses (SciCast #552)
E35Octopuses (SciCast #552)The mollusc episode was not enough to contain the wonders of the cephalopods. Octopuses, Squids, Nautilus and a few others form this class of marine animals. Let's talk about evolution and anatomy, behavior and curiosities, with all the academic baggage of our podcasters! - Spin debate: secularism, pseudosciences, ChatGPT and criminal expertise (SciCast #554)
E37Spin debate: secularism, pseudosciences, ChatGPT and criminal expertise (SciCast #554)We met to discuss topics such as the recent controversy surrounding scientist and science popularizer Natália Pasternak and her text on religion, pseudosciences and the SUS; We also talk about the new GPT 3.5 Turbo and criminal expertise in the context of the tragedy in a grain silo in Paraná. - The interpretation of laws (SciCast #556)
E39The interpretation of laws (SciCast #556)Interpreting a law seems simple, right? Just read what is written, understand it, see if it applies to the case, and voilá! Well, it's not quite like that. Come and check out some of the history and debates about how to interpret the law. - Debate Spin: organ transplants, Alzheimer's and hallucinogens (SciCast #557)
E40Debate Spin: organ transplants, Alzheimer's and hallucinogens (SciCast #557)In this week's SciCast, our health team brought 3 interesting and recent topics about their areas of expertise. How does the transplant queue work in SUS? Did Faustão jump the queue? What's new in Alzheimer's treatment? Can hallucinogens be used for psychiatric treatments? - Heatwave, ESG and Revenge Consumption (SciCast #558)
E41Heatwave, ESG and Revenge Consumption (SciCast #558)This week on SciCast we talk about the heat wave that is ravaging part of the country; about what ESG is and how some companies practice the famous greenwashing; and how different economies dealt with all the economic changes of the last few years and where this still reflects today, in addition to the American interest rate and the so-called “revenge consumption”. - TQVSQSMTVDP: Investments (SciCast #560)
E43TQVSQSMTVDP: Investments (SciCast #560)Everything you always wanted to know but were embarrassed to ask about Investments! What is direct treasury? Is it better to buy or rent a house? Which investments are the safest? If the bank fails, will I lose my money? And much more… - The Alcântara disaster (SciCast #561)
E44The Alcântara disaster (SciCast #561)Where were you when the BIGGEST disaster of the Brazilian space program happened? Did you know that Brazil has a space program? But, going back to the disaster, what caused this accident? How many people were victimized? What are the consequences? Why was Alcântara chosen for the launch? And much more… - The Alcântara Disaster 2 (SciCast #562)
E45The Alcântara Disaster 2 (SciCast #562)Where were you when the BIGGEST disaster of the Brazilian space program happened? Did you know that Brazil has a space program? But, going back to the disaster, what caused this accident? How many people were victimized? What are the consequences? Why was Alcântara chosen for the launch? And much more… - SciCast 10 years (SciCast #564)
E47SciCast 10 years (SciCast #564)To celebrate a decade of SciCast, we got together to remember some memorable moments and hear from patrons about their favorite episodes and when they started listening to us. And you, where were you when you heard the first episode of SciCast? What are your top 3 episodes? - The future of vaccines and the Magic Exercise Pill (SciCast #566)
E49The future of vaccines and the Magic Exercise Pill (SciCast #566)What is the future of RNA vaccines? What potential has been unlocked with the discovery of this vaccine manufacturing technology? Is there a pill that can replace the health benefits of physical exercise? Come with us to better understand this amazing story! - Evidence (SciCast #568)
E51Evidence (SciCast #568)"There are no eternal facts, just as there are no absolute truths." That's what Nietzsche said. But in a society, in order to resolve conflicts, we need to define something as fact in order to reach a decision. In this discussion, we'll look at how and why evidence is gathered and its value within Justice and Public Administration in Brazil. - Ada Rogato (SciCast #570)
E53Ada Rogato (SciCast #570)Every Brazilian knows Santos Dumont and his aviation achievements. There is an unknown Brazilian aviator whose achievements are equally impressive. Ada Rogato was a pioneering woman who braved the skies of the Americas, won parachute championships, carried out military missions and received dozens of international decorations. Still, Brazilians don't know who this woman was. It's time to correct this. Recording Team: Juliana Vilela, Marcelo de Matos, Roberto Spinelli, Lennon Ruhnke, Willian Spengler. - Christmas Special (SciCast #571)
E54Christmas Special (SciCast #571)What are your top 3 SciCast episodes of 2023?! We hear and comment on choices from SciCast patrons and team members, plus Spotify's retrospective; We also comment on our favorite episodes from this year and behind-the-scenes of the recordings! Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Juliana Vilela, André Trapani, Fernando Malta, Marcelo de Matos. - What if America was discovered by the Chinese? (SciCast #572)
E55What if America was discovered by the Chinese? (SciCast #572)Counterfactual: what would the Americas be like if the Chinese were the first to arrive and colonize? Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Fernando Malta, Maria Oliveira, Marcos Sorrilha, Willian Spengler
