Dom writes:
Dear TWIV Team,
I agree with your previous listener who requested a presentation aimed at a non scientific person. The reason for the tremendous surge of listeners was that there were obvious important facts that were relevant to them. Thus listening for 90 minutes to material that was difficult to understand was necessary to be informed. However, now I want to listen to learn interesting information that MAY be important for me. Therefore the cost – benefit ratio is different. I love what you did on your previous podcast and as a result I will continue to tune in.
Thanks for all you do!
Dom
Jim writes:
Dickson,
You guys were discussing female jazz musicians, and reminded me of an amazing female composer. Please go listen to Yako Kanno’s compositions. Here’s one of her famous pieces that serves as an introduction for a classic anime. She did the entire score for the show, and it’s worth checking out to see how incredibly broad and genre bending her work is.
-Jim
Anne writes:
Dear Prof. Racaniello,
Listening to today’s podcast episode, I heard you ask a question about female jazz musicians. Dickson likely is familiar with the work of Maria Schneider. I recommend giving her work a listen. She is an accomplished jazz band director and composer with a long list of music awards.
Wikipedia entry on Maria Schneider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Schneider_(musician)
Her website with concert dates:
https://www.mariaschneider.com/
I especially like “Walking by Flashlight”, from the Grammy-winning album “Winter Morning Walks”, and listen to it often (second in this list).
Cheers,
Anne
Charles writes:
Bard limerick about TWiV
There once was a podcast named TWiV,
With Vincent, Kathy, and Rich,
They talked about viruses,
And other such dangers,
And made science come alive.
It is getting better by the second.
There once was a man named Fauci,
Whose advice was quite sound and quite steady.
He said, “Wear a mask,
And get boosted, fast,
And you’ll help us all beat this pandemic.”
By Google’s Bard
I like mine better, but I have a lot more experience than Bard.
Later,
-Charles
Darryl writes:
Hi Vincent. I really enjoyed TWIV 993, especially the segment about the patient who had his polio cleared by Remdesivir. That is truly amazing news! I used to work in the vaccine industry (now retired), and many years ago we had representatives from the WHO visit our site to discuss plans for global polio eradication, as IPV was one of our products. They referred to those who carry live polio around in their gut for years as “continuous excreters”. That’s a term that sticks with you forever.
Thanks to you and your guests for TWIV. Science needs more people like you!
Darryl
Genie writes:
Hi, Vincent,
Thank you for the very nice mention of Janet Sinsheimer on today’s TWiV. My husband, Ken, tells me that Janet wasn’t related to Robert Sinsheimer. Her father was Joseph Sinsheimer, who was a professor of pharmacology at the University of Michigan. She grew up in Ann Arbor. Sinsheim is a town in Germany, and I think that’s what Sinsheimer means.
Thanks again, and for your kind comment, Cathy, about listening to the podcast. They all were pretty excited about it, and Alfonso gave a great talk. He is going to be an assistant professor in statistics at the University of California, Riverside.
Best wishes,
Genie
Shawn writes:
Please comment on skunks with H5N1 one in Vancouver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/skunk-avian-flu-1.6777565
Shawn
Thunder Bay, ON
Robert writes:
TWIV 991, Time approx.: 43:00
Regarding the concern that Dickson Despommier raised regarding potential effects on sexual behavior after HPV vaccination, parents and others can be reassured by the evidence that refutes this concern, which includes but is not limited to
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26864126/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27130864/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22176845/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34410872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6868297/
Thanks to TWIV and your ongoing efforts to share the compelling science supporting immunization against HPV!
Robert Schechter MD
California Department of Public Health
Larry writes:
Dear TWiVers,
If you have commented on this article then I must have missed it and would appreciate your thoughts and comments.
Serosurvey for SARS-CoV-2 among blood donors in Wuhan, China from September to December 2019
Sent from Mail for Windows
I am a clinician recently retired from decades of practice in the Red Sea, otherwise known as North Texas. TWiV has helped my sanity over the pandemic as I have weathered the slings and arrows of hydroxychloroquine, inappropriate steroid/antibiotics, a myriad of conspiracies, etc.
I am now watching with aggravation as a Podiatrist and ER doctor hold forth, unchallenged in committer re furin cleavage and on and on.
Thanks for all you do.
Larry Whitfield, M.D. FACE
Reno Nevada (my retirement location)
Austin writes:
Longtime listener, first time caller (joke for Allan as we share similar attitudes toward that sect)
Joking aside, re TWIV 991 from March 11, Dixon was indeed correct in reference to the term “vervet” having ties to “green.”
It is a portmanteau of “vert (French word for green) and “grivet” another type of monkey used as reference).
Sources: https://www.etymonline.com/word/vervet
https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/vervet/taxonomy
Love the show and thank you for enabling me to keep a toe dipped in the microbiology space. I am a biochemistry graduate who all but abandoned it in pursuit of the corporate life.
Keep up the great work and congratulations on reaching the 1K milestone. You all are truly a gift in the struggle to create a more educated populace.
Best wishes,
Austin
Gary writes:
Dear Twivers,
The PBS series ‘American Masters’ recently released an almost two hour intimate portrait of Dr Fauci consisting largely of interview and other footage that spans his truly remarkable career. It is available on the PBS app at present without requiring PBS Passport.
Gary
Denver, Colorado
Stefanie writes:
Dear Dr. Racaniello and the TWiV Team,
I am a biochemist by training who has been teaching a course on Virus Biotechnology for the last 6 years. Your TWiV podcast has been invaluable to me as I entered the field, particularly in keeping me updated throughout the emerging pandemic period.
I recently authored a publication on asking my students to find beauty in viruses, as many students seemed very apprehensive about viruses in general, particularly during the COVID period. This assessment has brought me great joy and insight into students’ thought processes! I would be deeply honored if you could feature this as a listener pick to let more virology educators know about it!
What Do You Find Beautiful about Viruses? A Post-COVID Assessment Strategy
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00096-22
In deep gratitude for all you do,
Stefanie