HeyJaredTierah Ruins Things With Science
My special interests are infectious diseases and the film & tv shows that depict them. I do podcast episodes and write little snarky fun tidbits that ruin everyday things with science.
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S3E2 - Gonorrhea [Plus] (opens the original)
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Welcome to a Tierah Ruins Things with Science extended episode, exclusively for paid Substack and Patreon subscribers. These are just like the free versions, but with extended discussion around more tv shows and movies dealing with the main episode topic.This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit. Read more
S3E2 - Gonorrhea (opens the original)
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Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit.This episode is about gonorrhea shown on The Pitt season 2 episode 2All sound clips used are property of the copyright owner used under fair use policy and no infringement is intendedHere’s a link to sources and a trans
S3E1 - Gonorrhea Show Notes [Plus] (opens the original)
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This episode discusses the biology and history of gonorrhea as portrayed on The Pitt S02E02, Degrassi TNG, Off Limits, Apollo 13, and others. This is the extended edition for Plus subscribers. To get access to this bonus material, switch to a paid subscription for as little as $2.50 CAD a month. Read more
S3E2 - Gonorrhea Show Notes (opens the original)
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This episode discusses Gonorrhea as shown on The Pitt season 2 episode 2. The extended plus version of this episode is also available to paid subscribers and also talks about Degrassi The Next Generation, Off Limits, Apollo 13, and more. To get access to this bonus material, switch to a paid subscription for as little as $2 CAD a month.Stuff I mentioned in the show<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gOrK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:st
John Adams & smallpox (opens the original)
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I recently got around to watching John Adams, the mini series from 2008 about the second US president. This being the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence is just a coincidence, since this show came out in 2008, and I am not American.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BZbA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc25cc0ad-bdb4-402e-8fa9-4ce006feea86_
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