Why We Get Sick
Ask A Biologist Podcast
Chapters
1:43
It's amazing that we do not get sick more often.
2:47
What is evolutionary medicine?
3:28
Why do we get a runny nose?
4:25
Is a fever ever good for you?
5:12
What do fevers do for us?
6:45
How did evolutionary medicine start?
7:34
You still treat patients if they are sick.
8:45
Antibiotics.
10:38
Autoimmune disease.
11:37
Antibiotics and the good bacteria in our bodies.
12:26
What happens when you skin your knee?
14:19
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings [new book]
15:08
Anxiety.
15:53
The purpose for anxiety.
16:31
Fear of heights.
17:19
Why people have more anxiety.
18:06
Snakes and spiders - oh my!
20:19
Sadness.
21:16
Treating panic attacks.
24:15
Public speaking.
25:40
When did you know you wanted to be a scientist?
27:03
What would you be or do if you were not a scientist?
28:04
What advice do you have for a future scientist?
Ask A Biologist Podcast
Why We Get Sick
Jul 16, 2019
Episode 98
Dr. Biology Talks with Randy Nesse
What can evolution teach us about getting sick and how do we make use of what we are learning? Dr. Biology gets over a cold while visiting with Randy Nesse, Founding Director of the ASU Center for Evolution & Medicine. The two talk about why we get sick and some of the amazing things our body can do to repair itself. All of this is part of the study and practice of evolutionary medicine.
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