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In today’s Sidenote episode we take the ultimate test to find out… are we toxic? Specifically, are we toxically masculine? UGH!We dive into 10 questions from a recent New Zealand Study that brought up some intense and important issues facing society, and ourselves! To leave us a message on toxic masculinity, or topics you would like to know about or anything Sidenote by asapSCIENCE, please visit https://www.asapscience.com/chatFor more Sidenote Podcast episodes, check out http://sidenotepodcast.com/ To take the Toxic Masculinity test yourself - please visit https://shorturl.at/0iSzb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode, we get into our biggest insecurity... going bald! We discuss the differences between male and female hair loss, Greg’s hair loss journey from topical treatments to snarky remarks, and we ask the question… are bald men hot? To leave us a message on hair loss, topics you would like to know about or anything Sidenote by asapSCIENCE, please visit https://www.asapscience.com/chatFor more Sidenote Podcast episodes, check out http://sidenotepodcast.com/ Episode Sources:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41431-022-01201-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01490-8https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10358-1https://www.nature.com/nature-index/topics/l4/androgenetic-alopecia-management-strategieshttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05973-0https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32645251/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0162309595001301?via%3Dihubhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7037739/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39969294/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41762869/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c01780https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9298335/#jocd14537-bib-0067https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9298335/#jocd14537-bib-0066https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9298335/#jocd14537-bib-0049https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9298335/#jocd14537-bib-0026https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9298335/#jocd14537-bib-0025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode, we get into Greg’s hyperfixation... bird watching! We discuss his recent bird-watching trip to Point Pelee, the odd history around birding, the dos and don'ts of being a good birder, and why he loves it so much.To join the 3rd Annual Spring Migration with AsapSCIENCE Birding Walk in Toronto's High Park on May 27, 2026, please visit https://highparknaturecentre.com/event/sp26-asapscience/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Suzuki - one of our favourite science communicators and Canadian treasure is ON THE PODCAST! We are talking about the climate crisis, capitalism, how we got to where we are today and what we can do about it.This is an incredible conversation, that we were honoured to hear and we hope you enjoy it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Shelby Riskin is a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. Recently she was a part of a mind blowing discovery found in the soil underneath a newly developed Toronto park. Today we are going to talk about what was found, the history of wetlands, how they relate to the Climate Crisis and most importantly - how "Climate Optimism" may be the key to surviving the "Climate Crisis". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Science is slowly deteriorating. You might not realize it, but it is being impacted from all angles. Artificial Intelligence is a huge culprit. Paper mills, doctors being replaced by CaBot, ChatGPT stealing from science fields and flooding articles. So what is going to happen? Today we are going to explain why science is slowly being ruined by AI and what you can do to help - the first thing you need to understand is WHAT it is doing.THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND PLEASE SHARE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Autism rates are on the rise - and right now in America Donald Trump claims the rise is due to Tylenol use during pregnancy. Other experts claim it has to do with pollutants, oothers say screen time, others say plastics leeching into our water ... but what actually is causing autism rates to increase? Today we use the up to date science, real research and contemporary data to explain what is ACTUALLY going on! This is an important episode based on what is happening right now in the news so please share it widely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.