Tiny Matters
Take a dive into the genes, microbes, molecules and other tiny things that have a big impact on our world with Tiny Matters. Join scientists Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti as they take apart complex and contentious topics in science and help rebuild your understanding. From deadly diseases to ancient sewers to forensic toxicology, Sam and Deboki embrace the awe and messiness of science and its place in the past, present, and future.
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In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we hear from a listener about her incredible grandma who鈥檚 a pharmacist in Venezuela (still, at 92 years old!) and has inspired her love of science and current lab work. We then talk about orcas spotted wearing dead salmon as hats, and what this fishy behavior may mean.
- [BONUS] An inspiring pharmacist grandma and orcas wearing dead salmon hats: Tiny Show and Tell Us #21
- How glaciers safeguard Earth鈥檚 future and hold clues to our ancient past
- [BONUS] Evolutionary adaptations to high altitudes and e-cigs vs. dry herb vaporizers: Tiny Show and Tell Us #20
- How 18th and 19th century 'race science' still has deadly medical consequences today
Hosts

Sam Jones, PhD
Science Writer & Exec Producer

Deboki Chakravarti, PhD
Science Writer & Co-Host
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