In this the first episode of Trans Medicine March - the one month of the year where this podcast is specifically and explicitly about being trans, and specifically aspects of medical transition - we begin with a consideration of how time in space affects the human body in general, and how being someone who has medically transitioned might interact with that. Also NASA: Send Tessa to space already. 
Sources, further reading, and a transcript are available at our website here: <a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2940'>https://asabpodcast.com/2023/03/14/episode-62/</a>
The show is on Twitter (for now) @<a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'>ASABpod</a>,Tessa @<a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'>spacermase</a>. 
Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 
If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: <a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'>https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9</a> 
Thank you for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this the first episode of Trans Medicine March - the one month of the year where this podcast is specifically and explicitly about being trans, and specifically aspects of medical transition - we begin with a consideration of how time in space affects the human body in general, and how being someone who has medically transitioned might interact with that. Also NASA: Send Tessa to space already. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources, further reading, and a transcript are available at our website here: &lt;a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2940'&gt;https://asabpodcast.com/2023/03/14/episode-62/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The show is on Twitter (for now) @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'&gt;ASABpod&lt;/a&gt;,Tessa @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'&gt;spacermase&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: &lt;a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'&gt;https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you for listening! &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

In this the first episode of Trans Medicine March - the one month of the year where this podcast is specifically and explicitly about being trans, and specifically aspects of medical transition - we begin with a consideration of how time in space aff...

In this the first episode of Trans Medicine March - the one month of the year where this podcast is specifically and explicitly about being trans, and specifically aspects of medical transition - we begin with a consideration of how time in space affects the human body in general, and how being someone who has medically transitioned might interact with that. Also NASA: Send Tessa to space already. 

Sources, further reading, and a transcript are available at our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2023/03/14/episode-62/

The show is on Twitter (for now) @ASABpod,Tessa @spacermase. 

Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 

If you’re trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9 

Thank you for listening!

Episode 62: The (Trans) Body in Space

In this episode which is definitely right on time for Valentine's Day, Charles tells Tessa about a paper he read on the fruitless gene (originally identified in Drosophila melanogaster, the "laboratory fruit fly") and its possible control over the courtship behavior in Blattella germanica, the "German cockroach," another classic model organism. Tangents of variable length include how crucial genitals are to entomology, the placement of cockroaches in the insect family tree, and how cockroaches never get their due respect. 
Show notes and a transcript are available for the episode on our website: <a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2848'>https://asabpodcast.com/2023/02/20/episode-61/</a>
The show is on Twitter (for now) @<a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'>ASABpod</a>,Tessa @<a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'>spacermase</a>. 
Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 
If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: <a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'>https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9</a> 
Thank you for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode which is definitely right on time for Valentine's Day, Charles tells Tessa about a paper he read on the fruitless gene (originally identified in Drosophila melanogaster, the "laboratory fruit fly") and its possible control over the courtship behavior in Blattella germanica, the "German cockroach," another classic model organism. Tangents of variable length include how crucial genitals are to entomology, the placement of cockroaches in the insect family tree, and how cockroaches never get their due respect. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Show notes and a transcript are available for the episode on our website: &lt;a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2848'&gt;https://asabpodcast.com/2023/02/20/episode-61/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The show is on Twitter (for now) @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'&gt;ASABpod&lt;/a&gt;,Tessa @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'&gt;spacermase&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: &lt;a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'&gt;https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you for listening! &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

In this episode which is definitely right on time for Valentine's Day, Charles tells Tessa about a paper he read on the fruitless gene (originally identified in Drosophila melanogaster, the "laboratory fruit fly") and its possible control over the co...

In this episode which is definitely right on time for Valentine’s Day, Charles tells Tessa about a paper he read on the fruitless gene (originally identified in Drosophila melanogaster, the ”laboratory fruit fly”) and its possible control over the courtship behavior in Blattella germanica, the ”German cockroach,” another classic model organism. Tangents of variable length include how crucial genitals are to entomology, the placement of cockroaches in the insect family tree, and how cockroaches never get their due respect. 

Show notes and a transcript are available for the episode on our website: https://asabpodcast.com/2023/02/20/episode-61/

The show is on Twitter (for now) @ASABpod,Tessa @spacermase. 

Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 

If you’re trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9 

Thank you for listening!

Episode 61: Genetic Control of Courtship Behaviors in Flies and Roaches (Happy Belated Valentine’s Day)

On this episode we're joined by PhD student Jackson Reyna to talk about his love of chemistry and specifically fire. Some topics include organometallics, practical applications of chemical research, what is fire, and whether and under what conditions we'd all be willing to participate in experimental medicine. 
A transcript and show notes are available on our website at: <a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2822'>https://asabpodcast.com/2023/02/07/episode-60/</a>
Jackson can be found online on his <a href='https://twitter.com/ChemWithJacks'>Twitter</a>, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyWxWpulOaLt2KE9-ZZhKzA'>YouTube channel</a>, and <a href='https://www.instagram.com/chemwithjacks/'>Instagram</a>.
The show is on Twitter (for now) @<a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'>ASABpod</a>,Tessa @<a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'>spacermase</a>. 
Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 
If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: <a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'>https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9</a> 
Thank you for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode we're joined by PhD student Jackson Reyna to talk about his love of chemistry and specifically fire. Some topics include organometallics, practical applications of chemical research, what is fire, and whether and under what conditions we'd all be willing to participate in experimental medicine. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A transcript and show notes are available on our website at: &lt;a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2822'&gt;https://asabpodcast.com/2023/02/07/episode-60/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jackson can be found online on his &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/ChemWithJacks'&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyWxWpulOaLt2KE9-ZZhKzA'&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/chemwithjacks/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The show is on Twitter (for now) @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'&gt;ASABpod&lt;/a&gt;,Tessa @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'&gt;spacermase&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: &lt;a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'&gt;https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you for listening! &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

On this episode we're joined by PhD student Jackson Reyna to talk about his love of chemistry and specifically fire. Some topics include organometallics, practical applications of chemical research, what is fire, and whether and under what conditions...

On this episode we’re joined by PhD student Jackson Reyna to talk about his love of chemistry and specifically fire. Some topics include organometallics, practical applications of chemical research, what is fire, and whether and under what conditions we’d all be willing to participate in experimental medicine. 

A transcript and show notes are available on our website at: https://asabpodcast.com/2023/02/07/episode-60/

Jackson can be found online on his Twitter, YouTube channel, and Instagram.

The show is on Twitter (for now) @ASABpod,Tessa @spacermase. 

Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 

If you’re trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9 

Thank you for listening!

Episode 60: Jackson Reyna on Chemistry, Fire, and the Chemistry of Fire

In this episode, the two of us share several different interesting topics we've read about recently, including the timing of the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, the first fossil cockroach found with its sperm, the use of ultrasound as contraception for mammals, extremely dangerous theoretical rockets, and unethical animal experimentation in the American mid-twentieth-century. Warning for animal abuse (or at least dubiously ethical animal experimentation). 
A transcript and show notes for this episode are available on our website here: <a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2725'>https://asabpodcast.com/2023/01/06/episode-59/</a>
The show is on Twitter (for now) @<a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'>ASABpod</a>,Tessa @<a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'>spacermase</a>. 
Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 
If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: <a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'>https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, the two of us share several different interesting topics we've read about recently, including the timing of the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, the first fossil cockroach found with its sperm, the use of ultrasound as contraception for mammals, extremely dangerous theoretical rockets, and unethical animal experimentation in the American mid-twentieth-century. Warning for animal abuse (or at least dubiously ethical animal experimentation). &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A transcript and show notes for this episode are available on our website here: &lt;a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2725'&gt;https://asabpodcast.com/2023/01/06/episode-59/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The show is on Twitter (for now) @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'&gt;ASABpod&lt;/a&gt;,Tessa @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'&gt;spacermase&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: &lt;a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'&gt;https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
</description>

In this episode, the two of us share several different interesting topics we've read about recently, including the timing of the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, the first fossil cockroach found with its sperm, the use of ultrasound as contraception...

In this episode, the two of us share several different interesting topics we’ve read about recently, including the timing of the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, the first fossil cockroach found with its sperm, the use of ultrasound as contraception for mammals, extremely dangerous theoretical rockets, and unethical animal experimentation in the American mid-twentieth-century. Warning for animal abuse (or at least dubiously ethical animal experimentation). 

A transcript and show notes for this episode are available on our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2023/01/06/episode-59/

The show is on Twitter (for now) @ASABpod,Tessa @spacermase. 

Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 

If you’re trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9

Episode 59: Dead Dinosaurs, Cockroach Sperm, and Monkey Testicles - A Science Sampler Platter for the New Year

In this episode, we address what happens to all the insects when it's cold out - where do they go? how do they survive? how do you survive freezing temperatures? Including the elusive grylloblattids, freeze tolerant cockroaches, Alaskan stoneflies, and even some butterflies. 
A transcript and show notes for this episode are available on our website here: <a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2491'>https://asabpodcast.com/2022/11/28/episode-58/</a>
The show is on Twitter (for now) @<a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'>ASABpod</a>, Charles @<a href='https://twitter.com/cockroacharles'>cockroacharles</a>, and Tessa @<a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'>spacermase</a>. 
Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 
If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: <a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'>https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9</a> 
Thank you for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we address what happens to all the insects when it's cold out - where do they go? how do they survive? how do you survive freezing temperatures? Including the elusive grylloblattids, freeze tolerant cockroaches, Alaskan stoneflies, and even some butterflies. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A transcript and show notes for this episode are available on our website here: &lt;a href='https://asabpodcast.com/?p=2491'&gt;https://asabpodcast.com/2022/11/28/episode-58/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The show is on Twitter (for now) @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/asabpod'&gt;ASABpod&lt;/a&gt;, Charles @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/cockroacharles'&gt;cockroacharles&lt;/a&gt;, and Tessa @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/spacermase'&gt;spacermase&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you're trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: &lt;a href='https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9'&gt;https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you for listening!&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

In this episode, we address what happens to all the insects when it's cold out - where do they go? how do they survive? how do you survive freezing temperatures? Including the elusive grylloblattids, freeze tolerant cockroaches, Alaskan stoneflies, a...

In this episode, we address what happens to all the insects when it’s cold out - where do they go? how do they survive? how do you survive freezing temperatures? Including the elusive grylloblattids, freeze tolerant cockroaches, Alaskan stoneflies, and even some butterflies. 

A transcript and show notes for this episode are available on our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2022/11/28/episode-58/

The show is on Twitter (for now) @ASABpod, Charles @cockroacharles, and Tessa @spacermase. 

Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. 

If you’re trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: https://forms.gle/deQLoL4iYG6v1Qfq9 

Thank you for listening!

Episode 58: Where Do Insects Go When It’s Cold?

ASAB is a podcast about science fact and science fiction, hosted by two trans scientists: Tessa (astrobiology) and Charles (entomology). Every other week we talk to each other or with another trans scientist about research, interesting facts, whether aliens can be gay, science fiction, and maybe sometimes about being trans. Transcripts available on our website: asabpodcast.com.

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