Learn how COVID tests work; how math can help you with major life decisions; and how some dogs have natural talent.

How COVID PCR tests work by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Lydia)

• Tiner, S. (2020, March 27). The Science Behind the Test for the COVID-19 VirusDiscovery’s Edge. Https://Discoverysedge.mayo.edu/. https://discoverysedge.mayo.edu/2020/03/27/the-science-behind-the-test-for-the-covid-19-virus/
• Amoeba Sisters. (2020). PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5jmdh9AnS4
• PCR: Thirty-five years and counting. (2018, May 10). PCR: Thirty-five years and counting. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/features/2018/05/pcr-thirty-five-years-and-counting
• Ask A Scientist Staff. (2020, October 23). Why qPCR is the gold standard for COVID-19 testing. Ask a Scientist; Thermo Fisher Scientific. https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/ask-a-scientist/why-qpcr-is-the-gold-standard-for-covid-19-testing/

Additional resources from David Sumpter:

• Pick up "The Ten Equations that Rule the World and How You Can Use Them Too" https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250246967
• Faculty page: https://katalog.uu.se/profile/?id=N7-525
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/soccermatics?lang=en

Dogs have talent, yes they do by Steffie Drucker

• Not only humans got talent, dogs got it too! (2021, July 7). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/553737
• Fugazza, C., Dror, S., Sommese, A., Temesi, A., & Miklósi, Á. (2021). Word learning dogs (Canis familiaris) provide an animal model for studying exceptional performance. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93581-2
• Genius Dog Challenge. (2021). Exceptional DOGS & what they can TEACH us . In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF6ZpjdH2Sc
• Follow Christina Hunger, Speech Pathologist, on Instagram @Hunger4Words https://www.instagram.com/hunger4words/?hl=en

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