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Nous avons travaillé extrêmement fort pour vous délivrer un balado de qualité qui répond à notre objectif final. Celui-ci était de défaire les fausses croyances de la population sur le corps humain en expliquant la biologie derrière dans l’espoir qu’ils en apprennent davantage sur leurs propres corps. Nous voici à la fin de notre projet, et nous sommes plutôt fières du résultat final. Notre idée originale de partager nos connaissances à l’aide de matériel audio s’est avéré utile puisqu’il nous a été assez facile de transmettre l’information à l’oral et que « Le balado utilisé dans un contexte de pédagogie générerait plusieurs effets positifs comme : l’accroissement de la performance scolaire, de la motivation, de l’engagement et de la satisfaction des étudiants, de même qu’une diminution de leur anxiété »[1]. Nous avions planifié de faire des épisodes d’environ 10 minutes, mais nous avons décidé d’y aller avec des épisodes légèrement plus courts pour faciliter l’écoute de nos auditeurs. Nous espérons que l’usage d’un vocabulaire simple et l’explication des termes et des concepts plus compliqués ont facilité l’écoute et la compréhension de tous. Nous entendons énormément de faussetés à propos de la biologie, et puisque répandre les bonnes informations concernant le corps humain nous tient extrêmement à cœur, ce projet représentait une opportunité en or pour nous d’accomplir cette mission. Étant des étudiantes infirmières, nous sommes privilégiées d’avoir accès à ces connaissances sur l’anatomie et nous voulions partager ces connaissances avec des gens qui n’ont pas la même chance que nous. Heureusement, nous croyons avoir réussi à faire un projet à la hauteur de nos attendes. La biologie humaine est un sujet qui devrait être connu de tous, alors merci de nous avoir suivi et de faire partie de la solution! We have worked hard to give you a quality podcast that meets our goal. This goal was to debunk false beliefs of people about the human body by explaining the biology behind it hoping that they learn more about their bodies. Here we are at the end of our project, and we’re proud of the result. Our initial idea to share our knowledge using audio material turned out to be useful, because it was pretty easy for us to share information orally, and because: “The podcast used in a pedagogical context would generate several positive effects such as: increased academic performance, motivation, commitment and satisfaction of students, as well as a reduction of their anxiety”[1]. We had planned to make episodes of about 10 mins, but we decided to go with shorter episodes to facilitate the listening experience. We hope that the use of a simple vocabulary and the descriptions of some terms and concepts made it easier to follow. We hear a lot of falsities concerning biology, and since spreading correct information about the human body is something we care deeply about, this project represented a perfect opportunity for us to accomplish this mission...

Hello listeners! Welcome back to our podcast. This 10th episode will be our very last, so we hope you enjoyed our project and that you gained some knowledge about the human body. Today, we are talking about two different myths. These myths are not related at all, but we really wanted to include them in our project because they are very popular, and we hear about them a lot. The first one is that cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis. We’ll explain what arthritis is, and what causes it. We’ll also tell you what happens in the joint for it to make that sound when you crack it. The second myth we will be discussing is that carrots improve your vision. For this one, we’ll talk about the benefits of eating carrots, as well as give you guys an explanation as to why this myth is partly true. Yes, you read right! This myth is somewhat true, so make sure to listen until the very end to find out why this is true in some (very rare) cases. That's it! Thank you so much for sticking with us throughout this whole project, we appreciate it. Enjoy our last episode! Sources for this episode (see bibliography below): 12, 21, 22, 23Here is a glossary of words we thought may need further explanations.https://expressdev.virtualwritingtutor.com/uploads/glossary/5785/demystifying-the%20human%20body%20glossary.html Here is a bibliography with all the sources we used. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AOjgc_HAZkS1DPWLyG7RSuJfx_wnGO_-/view?usp=sharing

Hi guys! Welcome back to our podcast. We hope you’ve enjoyed our weekly episodes so far and we hope you’re learning something new each week. In today’s episode we are talking about two different systems, the respiratory and the cardiovascular systems. Today, you'll learn why those two systems work together and how they do it as we explain to you how the blood circulation works. You might have realized that throughout our episodes we talk a lot about oxygenated blood, but we never really explained what that is. So, it’s in this episode that we finally explain what oxygenated blood is, as well as why there is also blood that isn’t oxygenated anymore. Now you may think that unoxygenated blood is blue, but it's not. So, in this episode we talk about the myth: oxygen is blue in our veins and turns red when in contact with outside air. We hope you like this episode and that you'll learn something new. Thank you for being here! Sources for this episode (see bibliography below): 14, 19Here is a glossary of words we thought may need further explanations.https://expressdev.virtualwritingtutor.com/uploads/glossary/5785/demystifying-the%20human%20body%20glossary.html Here is a bibliography with all the sources we used. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AOjgc_HAZkS1DPWLyG7RSuJfx_wnGO_-/view?usp=sharing

Hi guys, welcome back! This is episode 8, and it is a very interesting one because we explain to you guys a very common illness in our society: diabetes. In this episode, you'll learn more all about the different types of diabetes, because yes, there's more than one type. We explain to you guys what happens in the body when you have diabetes, whether it's type 1 or type 2. We talk about things you can do to prevent developing this illness or to stabilize it if you already have it. We also refer to the immune system (you'll understand why when you listen to this episode) so if you want a little refresh about the immune system and our body soldiers, make sure to go listen to episode 4, it’ll be better for your overall comprehension. Finally, the myth we are talking about today is that sugar causes diabetes. We explain the relationship between our blood sugar and this condition, as well as how it presents itself in people depending on the type they have, so make sure to check it out! We hope you enjoy this episode and that we see you in the next one. Happy listening! Sources for this episode (see bibliography below): 14, 20Here is a glossary of words we thought may need further explanations.https://expressdev.virtualwritingtutor.com/uploads/glossary/5785/demystifying-the%20human%20body%20glossary.html Here is a bibliography with all the sources we used. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AOjgc_HAZkS1DPWLyG7RSuJfx_wnGO_-/view?usp=sharing