Miss Informed

About Miss Informed

Hosted by college student Maya Reddy, this podcast aims to tackle misinformation in an unbiased, entertaining format. Each episode explores a new, controversial topic from science to politics to social issues using reputable sources and experts in the fields.

Publisher

Maya Reddy

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jan 2022

Latest episode

8 Jul 2022

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jul 2022

   WTF is an NFT

   Today one of my best friends, Ashley, and I explore NFTs! We dive deep into what NFT's are, how blockchains work, and ask some clever questions on the topic. As always, I hope you enjoy and learn something! If you are interested in hearing more about the podcast, keeping updated on new episodes, and seeing behind-the-scenes, follow us on Instagram @themissinformedpodcast! Thank you so much for listening.

2. 

   24 Jun 2022

   When Superman Becomes Ordinary: Human Bioenhancement

   Welcome back to Miss Informed, Season 2, Episode 1! Today we explore Human Bioenhancement technologies, and how they will soon change our world...whether we like it or not. We hear from students and experts alike to explore what it means to be human (and what it means to be enhanced). Tune in to learn more. Special thank you to Dr. Thomas Clements and Dr. Michael Bess for their expertise on these topics. It was an absolute blessing to talk with both of these Dr.'s, and so fun!

3. 

   12 Mar 2022

   Miss Informed, Case by Case: Were Bacteria the First Astronauts?

   Today on Miss Informed, Case by Case, host Maya Reddy details the Panspermia Hypothesis. The Panspermia Hypothesis is a lesser known hypothesis about how life on Earth began! If you enjoy this episode, get excited, because more on microbes is coming in season 2. Make sure to follow Miss Informed on instagram @themissinformedpodcast for updates on season 2 (and maybe even some bonus episodes along the way) Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/08/26/what-is-panspermia-new-evidence-for-the-wild-theory-that-says-we-could-all-be-space-aliens/?sh=29ab8cf46543 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/08/26/what-is-panspermia-new-evidence-for-the-wild-theory-that-says-we-could-all-be-space-aliens/?sh=29ab8cf46543) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7121572/ (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7121572/) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.02050/full (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.02050/full) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2010/pdf/5224.pdf (https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2010/pdf/5224.pdf) https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/panspermia (https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/panspermia) https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019asbi.book..419K/abstract (https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019asbi.book..419K/abstract)

4. 

   19 Feb 2022

   Miss Informed: Is Swiping Right, Right?

   Today on Miss Informed, host Maya Reddy tackles dating apps. In the spirit of Valentine's week, she seeks to figure out if dating apps cause all the issues older generations claim they do: lack of commitment, increase in casual dating, lower self esteem, and more. This episode features 3 special guests, Amanda Dutton, Sojourner Rouco-Crenshaw, and Ayden Harris. Thank you so much for coming on and talking about your experiences!! Sources: https://www.scirp.org/html/2-2840253_107721.htm#return28 (https://www.scirp.org/html/2-2840253_107721.htm#return28) https://www.scirp.org/reference/referencespapers.aspx?referenceid=2941078 (https://www.scirp.org/reference/referencespapers.aspx?referenceid=2941078) https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/10/21/online-dating-relationships/ (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/10/21/online-dating-relationships/) https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=engl_176 (https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=engl_176) https://www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/science/article/pii/S0747563219302961 (https://www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/science/article/pii/S0747563219302961) https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/15/17017096/dating-app-debate-tinder-okcupid-match-science-stats (https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/15/17017096/dating-app-debate-tinder-okcupid-match-science-stats) https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/20/key-takeaways-on-americans-views-of-and-experiences-with-dating-and-relationships/ (https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/20/key-takeaways-on-americans-views-of-and-experiences-with-dating-and-relationships/) https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2017/10/25/theres-now-evidence-that-online-dating-causes-stronger-more-diverse-relationships/?sh=11b86b3b58bd (https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2017/10/25/theres-now-evidence-that-online-dating-causes-stronger-more-diverse-relationships/?sh=11b86b3b58bd) https://theconversation.com/the-downsides-of-dating-apps-and-how-to-overcome-them-131997 (https://theconversation.com/the-downsides-of-dating-apps-and-how-to-overcome-them-131997) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557852/ (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557852/) https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/02/06/the-virtues-and-downsides-of-online-dating/ (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/02/06/the-virtues-and-downsides-of-online-dating/) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/23/the-truth-about-online-dating-according-to-someone-who-has-been-studying-it-for-years/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/23/the-truth-about-online-dating-according-to-someone-who-has-been-studying-it-for-years/) https://mashable.com/article/tinder-bumble-hinge-okcupid-grindr-dating-app-algorithms (https://mashable.com/article/tinder-bumble-hinge-okcupid-grindr-dating-app-algorithms) https://theaseanpost.com/article/how-tech-changed-dating-game#:~:text=In%201995%2C%20Match.com%20became,Grindr%20and%20Scruff%20were%20launched (https://theaseanpost.com/article/how-tech-changed-dating-game#:~:text=In%201995%2C%20Match.com%20became,Grindr%20and%20Scruff%20were%20launched).

5. 

   12 Feb 2022

   Miss Informed, Case by Case: Chrysanthemum's are Stinky (According to Mosquitos)

   Today during this super mini-episode, Maya explores a study on her lead favorite insect: the mosquito. Ke Dong and her team from Duke University published a really interesting paper which suggests mosquito's hate the smell of chrysanthemum and will fail to bite you. What a dream! Tune in to hear more. Tune in next week on Valentines Day for a very special episode on dating apps and their affect on relationships today.

6. 

   29 Jan 2022

   Miss Informed: Hunting - Two Birds with One Stone

   On this episode of Miss Informed, host Maya Reddy and her Dad, Dr. Ramakota Reddy, talk about hunting and its impacts on conservation. Maya and Dr. Reddy discuss why people hunt, why people oppose hunting, and what hunting does to ecosystems, both good and bad. Sources: Bixby, Kevin. “Why Hunting Isn't Conservation, and Why It Matters.” Rewilding, Rewilding Institute, 24 Mar. 2021, https://rewilding.org/hunting-isnt-conservation/. Gaskill, Melissa. “Scientists: Trophy Hunting 'Not Irreplaceable' for Conservation Funding.” The Revelator, Center for Biological Diversity , 3 Dec. 2019, https://therevelator.org/trophy-hunting-conservation/. Ghasemi, Benjamin. “Trophy Hunting and Conservation: Do the Major Ethical Theories Converge in Opposition to Trophy Hunting?” BESJournals, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 19 Oct. 2020, https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.10160. “The History of Hunting.” The Ethical Dilemma of Hunting, http://kmd041.blogs.bucknell.edu/the-history-of-hunting/. “Hunter Education Requirements for the U.S. and Canada.” Hunter Education Requirements for the U.S. and Canada, American Hunting Lease Association, https://ahuntinglease.org/hunter-education-requirements-us-and-canada. “Hunting Safety Statistics.” Hunting Safety Statistics 2020, The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/hrsisummary.pdf. “Is Hunting Conservation? Let's Examine It Closely.” Untamed Science, 26 Feb. 2020, https://untamedscience.com/blog/hunting-and-conservation/. Lin, Doris. “Arguments For and Against Hunting.” Treehugger, DotDash, 25 Apr. 2021, https://www.treehugger.com/is-hunting-ever-defensible-127868#citation-22. Melvin, Don. “Conservation Hunting: Boon to Wildlife or Unjustifiable Sport?” CNN, Cable News Network, 29 July 2015, https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/20/us/conservation-hunting-right-or-wrong/index.html. Rott, Nathan. “Decline in Hunters Threatens How U.S. Pays for Conservation.” NPR, NPR, 20 Mar. 2018, https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/593001800/decline-in-hunters-threatens-how-u-s-pays-for-conservation. “Wolves Come Home to Oregon.” Oregon Wild, https://www.oregonwild.org/wildlife/wolves-come-home-oregon.

7. 

   14 Jan 2022

   Miss Informed: The COVID Diaries

   Hosted by college student Maya Reddy, this podcast aims to tackle misinformation in an unbiased, entertaining format. Each episode explores a new, controversial topic from science to politics to social issues using reputable sources and experts in the fields. This episode of Miss Informed is an oral history of COVID-19, detailing how the first few weeks in March affected us all, whether we wanted it to or not. You will hear from four students, one from each graduating class, and a special guest, Dr. Elizabeth Rose from Vanderbilt University Medical Center who will chat with us about the beginning of the pandemic and the impact it had on our personal and professional lives back then, and the way that COVID-19 is present today from an epidemiological and public health perspective. SOURCES: Very special thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Rose, Keely Wilson, Jack Proctor, Sarah Shwartz and Ainsley Gill for their time and great interviews. “A Timeline of Covid-19 Developments in 2020.” More COVID-19 Insights and Developments, AJMC, 1 Jan. 2021, https://www.ajmc.com/view/a-timeline-of-covid19-developments-in-2020. “History of 1918 Flu Pandemic.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 21 Mar. 2018, https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/1918-pandemic-history.htm. Kavanagh, Kevin. “Viewpoint: Here's Why Covid-19 Is Much Worse than Flu.” Infection Control Today, Infection Control Today, 1 Oct. 2021, https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/viewpoint-here-s-why-covid-19-is-much-worse-than-flu. Hamming, I., et al. “Tissue Distribution of ACE2 Protein, the Functional Receptor for SARS Coronavirus. A First Step in Understanding SARS Pathogenesis.” The Journal of Pathology, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., June 2004, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7167720/. “Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19): How Is It Transmitted?” World Health Organization, World Health Organization, 13 Dec. 2020, https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-how-is-it-transmitted. Atkinson, James. “Respiratory Droplets.” Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-Care Settings., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1 Jan. 1970, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK143281/. Bhalla, Vivek, et al. “A Historical Perspective on ACE2 in the COVID-19 ERA.” Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 14 Dec. 2020, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41371-020-00459-3#ref-CR2. “The HPV Vaccine: Access and Use in the U.S.” Women's Health Policy, KFF, 12 July 2021, https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/fact-sheet/the-hpv-vaccine-access-and-use-in-the-u-s/. Colgrove, James. “The Ethics and Politics of Compulsory HPV Vaccination: Nejm.” New England Journal of Medicine, Massachusetts Medical Society, 8 Mar. 2007, https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp068248. “Covid-19 Misinformation Is Ubiquitous: 78% of the Public Believes or Is Unsure about at Least One False Statement, and Nearly a Third Believe at Least Four of Eight False Statements Tested.” Newsroom, KFF, 22 Nov. 2021,

8. 

   1 Jan 2022

   Miss Informed: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

   Hosted by college student Maya Reddy, this podcast aims to tackle misinformation in an unbiased, entertaining format. Each episode explores a new, controversial topic from science to politics to social issues using reputable sources and experts in the fields. In this episode, Maya and friend Brooke Stevens have a sit-down chat about the highly controversial, mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Maya explains the biological and immunological methodology behind the vaccine and why it works so well for COVID-19 infection prevention. SOURCES: Andreano, Emanuele, and Rino Rappuoli. “SARS-COV-2 Escaped Natural Immunity, Raising Questions about Vaccines and Therapies.” Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 10 May 2021, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01347-0. Caddy, Sarah L. “Covid Vaccines Focus on the Spike Protein – but Here's Another Target.” The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2021, https://theconversation.com/covid-vaccines-focus-on-the-spike-protein-but-heres-another-target-150315. Corum, Jonathan, and Carl Zimmer. “How The Pfizer-Biontech Vaccine Works.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 5 Dec. 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine.html. “Covid-19 Vaccines: Myth versus Fact.” Johns Hopkins Medicine, 23 Sept. 2021, https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines-myth-versus-fact. Cuffari, Benedette. “What Are Spike Proteins?” News: Medical and Life Sciences, 24 Feb. 2021, https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-are-Spike-Proteins.aspx. “FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine.” U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Aug. 2021, https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine. MacDonald, Anna. “Antigen vs Antibody – What Are the Differences?” Technology Networks, Oct. 2017, https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/articles/antigen-vs-antibody-what-are-the-differences-293550. “Understanding MRNA COVID-19 Vaccines.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mRNA.html?s_cid=11344%3Ahow+does+mrna+vaccine+work%3Asem.ga%3Ap%3ARG%3AGM%3Agen%3APTN%3AFY21.

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