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Behind The Science Podcast

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  • Ep140 - Diploma for Sale: Diploma Mills in Higher Education in the Philippines

    September 10, 2026 · 55 min

    In this episode, we talk with Dr. Karol Mark Yee, Executive Director of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), about the growing problem of diploma mills in Philippine higher education — schools that hand out…

  • Ep139 - Meteorological Research by Jesuit Priests in the Philippines (1860s–1940s)

    September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    In this episode, we talk with Dr. Kerby Alvarez, a historian at the Department of History, University of the Philippines Diliman, about his study tracing the history of Philippine meteorology. Long before PAGASA existed, the Observatorio…

  • Ep138 - Is the Philippines Ready for Nuclear Energy?

    August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    In this episode, we talk with Dr. Carlo Arcilla, a geologist and former director of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) and the UP National Institute of Geological Sciences, about whether the Philippines is ready for nuclear…

  • Ep137 - Counterfactual analysis of the impact of Project NOAH on disaster risk reduction

    August 20, 2026 · 47 min

    In this episode, we talk with Mr. Jude Vito Custodio Agapito about his study on whether Project NOAH, the Philippine government's flagship disaster risk reduction program, actually saved lives. Using counterfactual analysis of hazard data…

  • Ep136 - Coat of arms, logos, and seals

    August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    In this episode, we talk with Ms. Eulah Araullo, Creative Lead at Canva and one of the Philippines' top educational content creators (@eulahexplains), about the design principles behind coats of arms, logos, and seals. We discuss the…

  • Ep135 - Serving the Community as a Doctor to the Barrio

    August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    In this episode, we talk with Dr. Roy Joshua Gerona about the Doctors To The Barrio (DTTB) Program, what a day in rural healthcare actually looks like, the challenges of serving underserved communities, and why he chose this path.

  • Ep134 - There are 5 species of Lagundi in the Philippines

    July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    In this episode, we talk with Dr. Renerio Gentallan Jr. about his study on the taxonomic identity of "lagundi", a group of medicinal shrubs long confused with one another due to decades of conflicting nomenclatural revisions. Despite…

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About the show

Every research paper holds more than just data. It carries years of dedication, sleepless nights, and setbacks. Behind The Science Podcast takes you beyond the published pages and into the real stories of discovery. New episode every Thursday at 7:00 PM. Hosted by: Paul Caesar M. Flores, DSc Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6QCdWywAAAAJ&hl=en