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Podcast Profile: Behind The Science Podcast

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123 episodes
2023 to 2026
Median: 61 minutes
Collection: Science

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Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):

This podcast explores the human side of scientific research by unpacking what happens behind published studies, often through conversations with researchers about how their projects began, evolved, and were carried out. Across the episodes, the content is strongly grounded in Philippine contexts and case studies, while drawing on methods and ideas from a wide range of disciplines.

A major theme is environment, climate, and disaster risk. Discussions commonly focus on typhoons, rainfall forecasting, urban heat, climate classification, and the ways climate change can shape hazards such as flooding. The show also spends substantial time on geoscience and coastal processes, including shoreline change, tsunami and earthquake impacts, ground deformation, and how storms and sedimentation reshape coasts and mangrove systems. Several episodes connect these physical processes to risk reduction practice, such as disaster preparedness drills, post-disaster impact measurement, and using social media data to support emergency response.

Another recurring area is food systems and natural resource management. Topics include fisheries stock assessment and fishing pressure, sustainable fishing gear choices, aquaculture and long-term industry risks, coastal resource governance and community participation, and agriculture-focused research such as pest control, seed quality improvement, women’s roles in farming, and biotechnology and biosafety issues.

The podcast also features engineering, computing, and laboratory innovation—ranging from AI applications in urban planning and agriculture to low-cost measurement techniques, microfluidics, and affordable biomedical enzyme production. Occasional episodes branch into fundamental and applied physics and photonics, showing how diverse research fields intersect with real-world questions and constraints.

Episodes:

Lec3 - Rapid mangrove colonization due to high sedimentation from a flood control project 2026-Apr-23 35 minutes

Ep120 - Using computer vision to identify pollen for doubled haploid breeding 2026-Apr-16 64 minutes

Ep119 - How can scientists become better science communicators 2026-Apr-09 63 minutes

Ep118 - Philippine Climate Types Based on Rainfall and Temperature 2026-Apr-02 60 minutes

Ep117 - Women's roles in Philippine agriculture 2026-Mar-26 60 minutes

Ep116 - Fisheries Resources in the Babuyan Channel 2026-Mar-23 61 minutes

Ep115 - Occurrence and stability of veterinary antibiotics in Pampanga River Basin 2026-Mar-19 74 minutes

Ep114 - Measuring CO2 efflux in Philippine mangroves 2026-Mar-16 64 minutes

Ep113 - Urban Heat Island Effect 2026-Mar-12 65 minutes

Ep112 - The land is sinking: Ground deformation after the 2013 Bohol earthquake 2026-Mar-05 63 minutes

Lec2 - Manila Trench tsunami scenarios 2026-Mar-01 12 minutes

Ep111 - Local community participation in coastal resource management of Palaui Island 2026-Feb-26 73 minutes

Lec1 - This island in Lumaniag, Batangas was formed by storms 2026-Feb-23 9 minutes

Ep110 - Urban planning with AI 2026-Feb-19 70 minutes

Ep109 - Fungi as natural pest control 2026-Feb-12 69 minutes

Ep108 - Prioritizing disaster response using social media posts 2026-Feb-05 66 minutes

Ep107 - Improving rice seed quality using organic fertilizers 2026-Jan-29 66 minutes

Ep106 - Quantum violation of free-fall motion 2026-Jan-22 59 minutes

Ep105 - 2 years of Behind The Science Podcast 2026-Jan-15 41 minutes

Ep104 - What If Super Typhoons Rolly and Odette Occurred Under Past and Future Climate 2026-Jan-08 56 minutes

Ep103 - Splitting light beams using a metal-dielectric interface for precision optics 2025-Dec-18 67 minutes

Ep102 - Bakit dumadami ang mga water hyacinth? 2025-Dec-11 62 minutes

Ep101 - Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Forecasting in the Philippines using AI 2025-Dec-04 63 minutes

Ep100 - Developing a Microfluidic Platform for Cell Encapsulation in Alginate Hydrogel Microparticles 2025-Dec-01 62 minutes

Ep99 - Threats to small pelagic fisheries and milkfish aquaculture in the Philippines over the next 30 years 2025-Nov-27 65 minutes

Ep98 - Chasing Super Typhoon Uwan 2025-Nov-24 59 minutes

Ep97 - First successful production of adult corals derived from cryopreserved larvae 2025-Nov-20 66 minutes

Ep96 - Insect resistance in traditional corn: First report of cross-pollination with BT corn in the Philippines 2025-Nov-13 64 minutes

Ep95 - Tracking 30 years of land cover change in Albay and its effects on flooding 2025-Nov-06 59 minutes

Ep94 - Bioinformatics meets agriculture: Searching fungal DNA for genes behind fruit scabs 2025-Oct-30 63 minutes

Ep93 - How can the Philippine Eagle help us understand the expansion of the universe 2025-Oct-23 78 minutes

Ep92 - Gentleman's Agreement management strategy for aramang in Aparri, Cagayan: is it effective? 2025-Oct-16 64 minutes

Ep91 - Fortifying rice with vitamin A 2025-Oct-09 63 minutes

Ep90 - The correct fish hook size for sustainable longline fishing 2025-Oct-06 66 minutes

Ep89 - Strengthening disaster readiness in Metro Manila through simulation drills 2025-Oct-02 67 minutes

Ep88 - Detecting diseases using egg whites and powdered milk 2025-Sep-25 52 minutes

Ep87 - Spawning ground at risk - Overfishing of espada in Babuyan Channel 2025-Sep-18 66 minutes

Ep86 - Sustainable management of rice straws 2025-Sep-15 60 minutes

Ep85 - A theoretical framework to discriminate chiral molecules 2025-Sep-11 77 minutes

Ep84 - Measuring earthquake impact on the construction sector 2025-Sep-04 68 minutes

Ep83 - Regulatory challenges in coral restoration application in the Philippines 2025-Sep-02 62 minutes

Ep82 - Challenges and opportunities for sustainable mining in the Philippines 2025-Aug-28 64 minutes

Ep81 - How to publish your research | The Philippine Journal of Fisheries 2025-Aug-21 70 minutes

Ep80 - Store your rabbit meat within 4 hours from slaughtering 2025-Aug-14 69 minutes

Ep79 - Creating a Philippine earthquake catalog from the Spanish records 2025-Aug-07 60 minutes

Ep78 - Prehistoric earthquakes recorded by shoreline changes in Lingayen Gulf 2025-Aug-07 63 minutes

Ep77 - How probiotics could help reduce methane emissions from carabaos 2025-Jul-31 58 minutes

Ep76 - Synthesizing cyanobacteria inspired molecules for anticancer research 2025-Jul-31 66 minutes

Ep75 - How will climate change affect the flood risk of Carigara, Leyte? 2025-Jul-26 59 minutes

Ep74 - Init ng panahon, pwede bang sanhi ng brain aneurysm? 2025-Jul-16 66 minutes

Ep73 - Biodiversity and aquaculture potential of ulang in Cairawan River, Antique 2025-Jul-10 58 minutes

Ep72 - Inside the Macolod Corridor: Where is the Magma Coming From? 2025-Jul-03 74 minutes

Ep71 - Can you exercise during pregnancy? 2025-Jun-26 56 minutes

Ep70 - Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found in Native Chickens 2025-Jun-19 67 minutes

Ep69 - A new grading system to measure the health of coral reefs 2025-Jun-12 69 minutes

Ep68 - Geologic hydrogen: a possible renewable energy source in Zambales 2025-Jun-05 65 minutes

Ep67 - Reconfiguring river management in the Philippines 2025-Jun-05 72 minutes

Ep66 - How Satellites Help Us Measure Rainfall More Accurately in the Philippines 2025-May-29 63 minutes

Ep65 - Ocean acidification and warming: the evil twin of climate change 2025-May-22 71 minutes

Ep64 - We found 2 species of Kalachuchi in UP Los Baños 2025-May-08 63 minutes

Ep63 - Climate change and mental health in the Philippines 2025-Apr-24 58 minutes

Ep62 - What made Odette a super typhoon? 2025-Apr-17 62 minutes

Ep61 - May epekto ba ang ipot ng ibon sa Tubbataha Reef 2025-Apr-10 49 minutes

Ep60 - Measuring water quality using satellites 2025-Apr-02 70 minutes

Ep59 - Gaano kalaki ang patak ng ulan? 2025-Mar-20 42 minutes

Ep58 - Deep Sea Precious Corals in Japan 2025-Mar-13 57 minutes

Ep57 - Underwater hot springs in Mabini, Batangas 2025-Mar-06 63 minutes

Ep56 - Rock fractures in the geothermal reservoir of Southern Negros 2025-Feb-27 41 minutes

Ep55 - Evolving disaster resilience in the Philippines 2025-Feb-20 42 minutes

Ep54 - Parasites in marine snails 2025-Feb-13 52 minutes

Ep53 - Interaction between coral reefs, sea level, and tectonics 2025-Feb-06 54 minutes

Ep52 - Marine microbes in Benham Rise 2025-Jan-30 41 minutes

Ep51 - Integrating economics with marine science 2025-Jan-23 54 minutes

Ep50 - An Asian and Australian lineage of the Yellowstripe Scad [microevolution] 2025-Jan-16 47 minutes

Ep49 - Wind damage assessment of Super Typhoon Odette 2025-Jan-09 57 minutes

Ep48 - Improving the Dengue Vaccine 2024-Dec-19 44 minutes

Ep47 - Examining the life history of squids using ear bones 2024-Dec-12 61 minutes

Ep46 - Mapping the landslide susceptibility of Leyte 2024-Dec-05 52 minutes

Ep45 - Improve your mental health with telepsychiatry 2024-Nov-28 81 minutes

Ep44 - Benthic compostion of mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Philippines 2024-Nov-14 61 minutes

Ep43 - A multiscale flood model for the Marikina-Pasig River Basin 2024-Nov-07 59 minutes

Ep42 - Mapping the karstification potential of central Cebu, Philippines 2024-Oct-31 57 minutes

Ep41 - A new species of leaf beetle in the Philippines 2024-Oct-24 57 minutes

Ep40 - Coral Health in Calatagan, Batangas Measured Using Colors 2024-Oct-17 60 minutes

Ep 39 - Fish fossil studies in the Philippines 2024-Oct-10 64 minutes

Ep38 - Sinking cities in the Philippines measured from satellites 2024-Oct-03 37 minutes

Ep37 - Bakit maulan na ang pasko? 2024-Sep-26 68 minutes

Ep36 - We stayed at Pag-asa Island Research Station for 3 months | West Philippine Sea 2024-Sep-19 79 minutes

Ep35 - Uncovering prehistoric earthquakes in Surigao 2024-Sep-12 71 minutes

Ep34 - Earthquake and tsunami hazard modelling 2024-Sep-05 34 minutes

Ep33 - My Miss Philippines Earth 2020 & 2023 Journey 2024-Aug-29 32 minutes

Ep32 - Paleoclimate reconstruction using corals 2024-Aug-22 83 minutes

Ep31 - Earthquakes in Mindanao and stress transfer 2024-Aug-15 68 minutes

Ep30 - AI and food safety 2024-Aug-08 69 minutes

Ep29 - The 2017 Leyte earthquake: Which part of the fault accumulates stress? 2024-Aug-01 56 minutes

Ep28 - Usapang giant clam, helmet shell at Pag-asa Island 2024-Jul-25 67 minutes

Ep27 - Meet the Marine & Earth Science Learning Hub 2024-Jul-20 100 minutes

Ep26 - Chromium occurrence in a nickel laterite mining area in Palawan 2024-Jul-18 55 minutes

Ep25 - Mainstreaming climate and disaster risk assessment in the comprehensive land use plan 2024-Jul-11 61 minutes

Ep24 - Creating the super seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii 2024-Jul-04 58 minutes

Ep23 - Reducing the carbon footprint of rice production 2024-Jun-27 42 minutes

Ep22 - Glass eel Anguilla marmorata in Cagayan River 2024-Jun-20 59 minutes

Ep21 - Successful disaster risk management is invisible 2024-Jun-13 57 minutes

Ep20 - Effect of food diet on brain function 2024-Jun-06 63 minutes

Ep19 - The problem with the New Manila International Airport 2024-May-30 75 minutes

Ep18 - Permaculture research in the Philippines 2024-May-23 73 minutes

Ep17 - Iodine-129 in Philippine corals record nuclear activities 2024-May-16 47 minutes

Ep16 - Ground movement from the 2020 Masbate earthquake measured from satellites 2024-May-09 33 minutes

Ep15 - Baybayin translator using machine learning 2024-May-02 58 minutes

Ep14 - Potential fisheries production in the West Philippine Sea 2024-Apr-25 58 minutes

Ep13 - The 1897 predecessor of Typhoon Yolanda 2024-Apr-18 63 minutes

Ep12 - Anatomy of the 2018 Naga City landslide 2024-Apr-11 54 minutes

Ep11 - The science behind the COVID response 2024-Apr-04 55 minutes

Ep10 - New insights from the 2020 Taal eruption 2024-Mar-21 56 minutes

Ep9 - Bakit bumubula ang lupa sa ilalim ng dagat? 2024-Mar-07 66 minutes

Ep8 - Modeling the giant landslide in Iriga Volcano 2024-Feb-22 58 minutes

Ep7 - Finding plants in ancient cuisine using molecular fossils 2024-Feb-08 76 minutes

Ep6 - Using drones for post-disaster mapping 2024-Jan-30 42 minutes

Ep5 - Rapid mapping of coral reefs using underwater cameras 2024-Jan-11 46 minutes

Ep4 - The chemistry of traditional Filipino alcoholic beverages 2023-Dec-19 43 minutes

Ep3 - Kape at paracetamol: mga emerging pollutant na sa dagat 2023-Nov-29 30 minutes

Ep2 - Searching for past tsunamis using sediment deposits 2023-Nov-29 48 minutes

Ep1 - Epekto ng mga bundok sa bagyo 2023-Nov-29 39 minutes