Science Actually is a podcast by Imperial College London students and staff. Are you keen to find out more about current and future research, and to discover how not every question will have one answer? In each episode a member of our podcast team interviews an Imperial expert to see if they have the answers to our burning questions. In the first series, we dive into myths surrounding different aspects of student life: memory, food, sleep and partying. The second series revolves around the science that is shaping our future. Intro by Clara Tillous Oliva, jingle by Hendrik Vogt, artwork by Ali Al-Sikab. Check out our website (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/study/undergraduate/science-actually-podcast/), or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/science_actually_podcast/) and Twitter (@ScienceAccPod)
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Alcohol and cannabis: can drugs of abuse have health benefits?
Dr Christopher John, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology at Imperial, will untangle with Elena Torrell the most common associated myths with drugs of abuse associated with student life such as alcohol and coffee. From his academic background, we cover drug regulation from a scientific point of view and how it impacts research with drugs of abuse. Can we trick our bodies boosting our academic performance? Do drugs of abuse kill your brain cells? Is CBD oil as good as it is marketed? Check out our website (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/study/undergraduate/science-actually-podcast/), or follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/science_actually_podcast/) and Twitter (@ScienceAccPod)