Each episode takes a look at popular stories and conspiracy theories to determine if they're fact or fiction.
A Reasonable Breakdown
Claim This Podcastby Brian Caulkins
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Podcast Overview
Each episode takes a look at popular stories and conspiracy theories to determine if they're fact or fiction.
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10/5/2020
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Recent Episodes
February 27, 2021
Elizabeth Blackwell
<p>On this episode of A Reasonable Breakdown, I look at the remarkable story of Elizabeth Blackwell and how she defied all odds to become the first woman to graduate from an acredited American college with a degree in medicine.</p>
December 3, 2020
Black Mold and Citric Acid
<p>One of my favorite drinks is a limeade slush from a popular drive in restaurant that shares the name with an incredibly fast blue hedgehog. But could the citric acid used in that limeade have been grown using something as dangerous as black mold? Let's find out on this genetically modified episode of A Reasonable Breakdown.</p> <p>If you have any feedback please feel free to email me at brian@breakdown.fm.</p> <p><strong>GMOs: Pros and Cons, Backed by Evidence</strong><br> <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/gmo-pros-and-cons">https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/gmo-pros-and-cons</a></p> <p><strong>The allergenicity of genetically modified foods from genetically engineered crops</strong><br> <a href="https://www.annallergy.org/article/S1081-1206(17)30550-1/fulltext#secsectitle0095">https://www.annallergy.org/article/S1081-1206(17)30550-1/fulltext#secsectitle0095</a></p> <p><strong>Genetically Modified Organisms</strong><br> <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/genetically-modified-organisms/">https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/genetically-modified-organisms/</a></p> <p><strong>Non-GMO Project</strong><br> <a href="https://www.nongmoproject.org/">https://www.nongmoproject.org/</a></p> <p><strong>No scientific consensus on GMO safety</strong><br> <a href="https://enveurope.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12302-014-0034-1.pdf?site=enveurope.springeropen.com">https://enveurope.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12302-014-0034-1.pdf?site=enveurope.springeropen.com</a></p> <p>Music by <a href="///users/1tamara2-15516491/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=953">1tamara2</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=953">Pixabay</a></p>
October 20, 2020
Shelby the Dog and the Curious Case of Carbon Monoxide
<p>Dogs are amazing creatures. Not only are they cute, loyal and great companions, they also have an incredible sense of smell. Some say they're able to smell a pinch of sugar in a million gallons of water. So the idea of a dog smelling carbon monoxide isn't that far fetched, right? Let's find out on this episode of A Reasonable Breakdown.</p> <p><strong>References:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.ima.org.il/FilesUpload/IMAJ/0/168/84421.pdf">Canine Scent Detection of Volatile Elements, Characteristic of Malignant Cells, in Cell Cultures</a></p> <p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28977566/">Lung cancer diagnosis by trained dogs</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2009/12/secret-dogs-sniffer">The Secret of a Dog's Sniffer</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/dogs-sense-of-smell/">Article on NOVA's website about dogs</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Music by <a href="///users/1tamara2-15516491/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=953">1tamara2</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=953">Pixabay</a></p>
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