Matters Microbial #74: Podcasting to Combat Microbial Misinformation

January 16, 2025

Today, Dr. Jessica Coates of the Biology Department at Spelman College joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her work combating microbial misinformation in the classroom and to share her journey to the microbial sciences.  

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guest: Jessica Coates

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Links for this episode

• A short talk I gave at ASM some time ago about Louis Pasteur and the term “germ.”
• An organization devoted to promoting microbial literacy.
• An example of using podcasting to increase learning outcomes in the STEM classroom.
• An example of using podcasts by scientists to promote learning by students.
• The interesting story of Spelman College.
• An interview with Dr. Coates.
• The academic website of Dr. Coates.

Intro music is by Reber Clark

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