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A little less opinion, a little more scientific fact.<\/p>\n

This is what two microbiology PhDs from the University of Copenhagen are trying to bring back to public discourse with a new podcast called Please Explain!.<\/p>\n

So far, it has covered topics like antimicrobial resistance, vaccines, and the gender gap in academia.<\/p>\n

\u00bbMy grandma takes antibiotic medicine for a common cold. If an antibiotic is prescribed to her for an illness, she stops taking the medicine half way through a prescribed cure so she can save it for the next time she is feeling ill,\u00ab recounts Ana\u00eblle Fait.<\/p>\n

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PoDcasts from UCPH scientists<\/p>\n

‘Please Explain!’ is here<\/a> and on Spotify here.<\/a><\/p>\n

It is one of many other University of Copenhagen podcasts produced by scientists.<\/p>\n

A selection of them can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00bbUsing antibiotics like this is irrational, but it is not because she is not smart. It is because there is not enough science out there in public discourse,\u00ab she says, and adds that the opinions floating around social media during the pandemic about vaccines is another example of the need for science-based educational talks and programming to the wider public.<\/p>\n

Keeping it authentic<\/h3>\n

It is not all about education, though. Their podcast also targets fellow scientists in their own and other fields that are just curious, according to Helena Leinweber, the other co-host.\u00a0 When she is not recording podcasts, she is, like Ana\u00eblle Fait, doing research as part of the CARTNET group<\/a> which trains young researchers in Europe to address problems of antibiotic resistance.<\/p>\n

\u00bbFuture topics on Please Explain! could be about climate change, and we have talked about doing one on microorganisms that degrade plastic,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n

The two PhD students are deliberately keeping the podcast low-tech, chatty and authentic.<\/p>\n

People who listen to it can hear that Helena and I are just friends talking about a scientific subject.<\/p>\n

Ana\u00eblle Fait, PhD student.<\/p>\n

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\u00bbWe keep it light and I think people who listen to it can hear that Helena and I are just friends talking about a scientific subject, and I think this lends a kind of authenticity to it,\u00ab says Ana\u00eblle Fait, adding that they basically just record the whole thing in one take with a laptop between them.<\/p>\n

\u00bbI do like podcasts that are more in depth and I think they have their audience, but I personally prefer a podcast that is easier to follow and that I can listen to while doing other activities such as everyday tasks, biking to work, and even doing laboratory experiments,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n

In the future, \u2018Please Explain!\u2019 may entail them interviewing scientists. But right now the two of them simply research a topic and do the recording with only the two of them talking.<\/p>\n

‘Please Explain!’ can be found here<\/a>\u00a0and on Spotify here.<\/a><\/em>
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If an antibiotic is prescribed to her for an illness, she stops taking the medicine half way through a prescribed cure so she can save it for the next time she is feeling ill,\u00ab recounts Ana\u00eblle Fait.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">PoDcasts from UCPH scientists<\/p>\n<p>‘Please Explain!’ <a href=\"https:\/\/nyheder.ku.dk\/podcasts\/please-explain\/\">is here<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4ijmFAyq8NfIbNaQbWaMAx\">Spotify here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is one of many other University of Copenhagen podcasts produced by scientists.<\/p>\n<p>A selection of them can <a href=\"https:\/\/nyheder.ku.dk\/podcasts\/\">be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00bbUsing antibiotics like this is irrational, but it is not because she is not smart. It is because there is not enough science out there in public discourse,\u00ab she says, and adds that the opinions floating around social media during the pandemic about vaccines is another example of the need for science-based educational talks and programming to the wider public.<\/p>\n<h3>Keeping it authentic<\/h3>\n<p>It is not all about education, though. Their podcast also targets fellow scientists in their own and other fields that are just curious, according to Helena Leinweber, the other co-host.\u00a0 When she is not recording podcasts, she is, like Ana\u00eblle Fait, doing research as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cartnet.ku.dk\/\">CARTNET group<\/a> which trains young researchers in Europe to address problems of antibiotic resistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbFuture topics on Please Explain! could be about climate change, and we have talked about doing one on microorganisms that degrade plastic,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n<p>The two PhD students are deliberately keeping the podcast low-tech, chatty and authentic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>People who listen to it can hear that Helena and I are just friends talking about a scientific subject.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Ana\u00eblle Fait, PhD student.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00bbWe keep it light and I think people who listen to it can hear that Helena and I are just friends talking about a scientific subject, and I think this lends a kind of authenticity to it,\u00ab says Ana\u00eblle Fait, adding that they basically just record the whole thing in one take with a laptop between them.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI do like podcasts that are more in depth and I think they have their audience, but I personally prefer a podcast that is easier to follow and that I can listen to while doing other activities such as everyday tasks, biking to work, and even doing laboratory experiments,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n<p>In the future, \u2018Please Explain!\u2019 may entail them interviewing scientists. But right now the two of them simply research a topic and do the recording with only the two of them talking.<\/p>\n<p><em>‘Please Explain!’ can be <a href=\"https:\/\/nyheder.ku.dk\/podcasts\/please-explain\/\">found here<\/a>\u00a0and on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4ijmFAyq8NfIbNaQbWaMAx\">Spotify here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"en","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Get a weekly email with our top stories","button_text":"Sign up here","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":false,"references":false,"category":false,"theme":false,"number_of_posts":"4","style":"default"}]},"taxonomyData":{"category":[{"term_id":46,"name":"Science","slug":"science","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":46,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":831,"filter":"raw"}],"post_tag":[],"post_format":[],"expression":[{"term_id":15,"name":"News Article","slug":"news_article","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":15,"taxonomy":"expression","description":"","parent":0,"count":11487,"filter":"raw"}],"translation_priority":[]},"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/anaellehelena-1280x854.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123482"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123532,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123482\/revisions\/123532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}