Big Picture Science - Lady Parts
REPEAT
The
Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe has ignited fierce debate about bodily autonomy.
But it’s remarkable how little we know about female physiology. Find out what
studies have been overlooked by science, and what has been recently learned.
Plus, why studying women’s bodies means being able to say words like “vagina”
without shame ... a researcher who is recreating a uterus in her lab to study
endometriosis … and an overdue recognition of medical pioneer Dr. Rebecca
Lee Crumpler.
Guests:
- Melody T. McCloud - Obstetrician Gynecologist and Founder and Medical Director of Atlanta Women's Health Care; co-author of “Black Women's Wellness: Your ‘I've Got This!’ Guide to Health, Sex, and Phenomenal Living”
- Victoria Gall - Volunteer with the Friends of the Hyde Park Library and the Hyde Park Historical Society
- Rachel E. Gross - Science journalist and author of “Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage”
- Linda Griffith - Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering at M.I.T., Director of the Center for Gynepathology Research, and author of the Boston Globe article, “‘FemTech’ and a moonshot for menstruation science”
- Roshni Babal - Pediatric Asthma and Chronic Disease Program Coordinator at Boston Medical Center
- Perri Klass - Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University and Author of “The Best Medicine: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future”
This repeat podcast originally aired on October 31, 2022
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