225: Bryan Musil on 4D Drug Modeling, Endangered Mexican Dolphins and Shocking Coma Patients

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Comedy Writer Bryan Musil joins us to talk about new ways of modeling drugs on the molecular level, why the last few dozen vaquitas (mexican porpoises) may soon be gone, and a new shock treatment that might be helping coma patients. ALGORITHMS - NO, WAIT! DRUG ALGORITHMS! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170515150711.htm Mexican Dolphins are almost extinct http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/vaquita-extinct-world-rarest-animal-mexico-totoaba-swim-bladder-save-conservation-wwf-warns-a7738351.html Reviving Coma Patients. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2130795-brain-zaps-let-minimally-conscious-people-communicate-for-a-week/ The Science Jerks (@thesciencejerks) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio (@daveciaccio) and Robert Chan (@999rpms) and produced by Stephen Perlstein (@perlstein) for the Boardwalk Audio Network (@boardwalkaudio). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks. Email us at [e-mail]. Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997?mt=2