# Behind The Science Podcast A podcast by Behind The Science Podcast and The Pod Network Entertainment. 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 Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/rss ## Latest episodes - [Ep145 - Challenges and progress of Lapu-lapu farming in Asia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/c75bf3c94f35) (2026-10-15, 46 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/127511921/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-15%2F434220272-44100-2-4ea2675325e71.mp3 - [Ep144 - Indigenous perspectives on conserving the Philippine Brown Deer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/0d96ec171889) (2026-10-08, 59 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/126980359/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-7%2F433585599-44100-2-e480593019bdd.mp3 - [Ep143 - Lava Dome Growth and Collapse of the 2023 Mayon Volcano Eruption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/a255eeaa80e5) (2026-10-01, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/126369704/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-27%2F432749521-44100-2-6e42bbc22b29b.mp3 - [Ep142 - Regional Risks and Policy Responses to Fall Armyworm Invasion in Davao Region](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/dadf4ec11057) (2026-09-24, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/126190920/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-23%2F432506273-44100-2-8a2bd20cc50ec.mp3 - [Ep141 - Fishery status of mangrove clams in Davao Region](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/503119c4c33c) (2026-09-17, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/125837112/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-16%2F432033711-44100-2-31370e8e8ab6d.mp3 - [Ep140 - Diploma for Sale: Diploma Mills in Higher Education in the Philippines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/94fd05901984) (2026-09-10, 55 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/124892873/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-29%2F430760788-44100-2-5e9b795b5cc9f.mp3 - [Ep139 - Meteorological Research by Jesuit Priests in the Philippines (1860s–1940s)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/e93195b152fc) (2026-09-03, 64 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/124854429/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-28%2F430707114-44100-2-286580b95f7d1.mp3 - [Ep138 - Is the Philippines Ready for Nuclear Energy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/10b228e9f87e) (2026-08-27, 65 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/124717065/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-25%2F430515119-44100-2-26c7628d508aa.mp3 - [Ep137 - Counterfactual analysis of the impact of Project NOAH on disaster risk reduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/47893157a186) (2026-08-20, 47 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/124282952/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-16%2F429926477-44100-2-a8c5e2d1fdfe8.mp3 - [Ep136 - Coat of arms, logos, and seals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/130c59f39a0d) (2026-08-13, 65 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/123948122/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-8%2F429466183-44100-2-4fa81a6d85bce.mp3 - [Ep135 - Serving the Community as a Doctor to the Barrio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/718b69b52994) (2026-08-06, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/123610853/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-1%2F429009642-44100-2-498abfb1a5ce8.mp3 - [Ep134 - There are 5 species of Lagundi in the Philippines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/ac75f08663e7) (2026-07-30, 63 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/123328541/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-26%2F428626022-44100-2-9d2c04c3b3643.mp3 - [Ep133 - Flood and landslide susceptibility mapping in Mati, Davao Oriental](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/69dd91871e9a) (2026-07-23, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/123179561/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-22%2F428425898-44100-2-eb301e3776073.mp3 - [Ep132 - Bakit tumatagal ang mga pasyente sa ospital?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/4c44157e1a04) (2026-07-16, 66 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/122755803/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-13%2F427851431-44100-2-ce2e23d067552.mp3 - [Ep131 - Memorizing the virtual world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/cad7a32617e5) (2026-07-09, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/122054903/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-27%2F426915044-44100-2-6b08bf8492a89.mp3 - [Ep130 - May formula ba sa pagpapatawa?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/d19cfec5fd9a) (2026-07-02, 70 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/122030489/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-26%2F426880972-44100-2-7af07091afdf9.mp3 - [Ep129 - Learning Intramuros' history with augmented reality](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/487cb4096ebf) (2026-06-25, 63 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/121393808/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-12%2F426026870-44100-2-4802e158cacde.mp3 - [Ep128 - Pervasive stunting among children under five in Negros](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/96c2fd1c3ace) (2026-06-22, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/121754857/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-20%2F426510973-44100-2-4f6e2ec80c83e.mp3 - [Ep127 - Predicting the scores of university entrance examinees](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/00130799d3cf) (2026-06-18, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/121392678/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-12%2F426025445-44100-2-94ff17c1e2cc9.mp3 - [Ep126 - Life outside PhD, pagbabanda sa Taiwan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/a575a6115511) (2026-06-11, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/120777887/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-31%2F425204995-44100-2-56cff524c9b8e.mp3 - [Ep125 - Sonar mapping of groundwater discharge in coastal areas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/dbb8cde08ade) (2026-06-04, 64 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/120776709/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-31%2F425203591-44100-2-1ae6521a4443e.mp3 - [Ep124 - Reconstructing 13,000 years of sea ice extent in the Canadian Arctic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/d45e18d466af) (2026-05-28, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/120596344/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424961981-44100-2-baa6fc9c250f2.mp3 - [Ep123 - Possible existence of gas hydrates in Manila Trench](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/a8ddb40edb82) (2026-05-21, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/120043046/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-15%2F424224767-44100-2-e81ebc639fd13.mp3 - [Ep122 - Viruses in the Arctic Ocean](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/87fc251660dc) (2026-05-14, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/119933133/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-13%2F424076537-44100-2-51ec6347d0d67.mp3 - [Ep121 - Landslide prediction using machine learning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/e8510a327155) (2026-05-07, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/119407229/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-3%2F423373007-44100-2-26508a3cbc654.mp3 - [Lec3 - Rapid mangrove colonization due to high sedimentation from a flood control project](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/fac42bee1301) (2026-04-23, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/118801309/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-22%2F422624368-44100-2-8ed8174267a24.mp3 - [Ep120 - Using computer vision to identify pollen for doubled haploid breeding](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/20069f1d2ca8) (2026-04-16, 65 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/118283628/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-11%2F421841101-44100-2-612661df4e517.mp3 - [Ep119 - How can scientists become better science communicators](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/8b6eda11c6f1) (2026-04-09, 64 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/118030307/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-6%2F421504462-44100-2-b56c97bfd11d3.mp3 - [Ep118 - Philippine Climate Types Based on Rainfall and Temperature](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/067009ffc7ad) (2026-04-02, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/117274441/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-21%2F420494865-44100-2-521eaa9763428.mp3 - [Ep117 - Women's roles in Philippine agriculture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/fc9e9d5feeb3) (2026-03-26, 61 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/117402508/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-24%2F420665674-44100-2-7f520041e4101.mp3 - [Ep116 - Fisheries Resources in the Babuyan Channel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/8c98ff1002f5) (2026-03-23, 62 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/117270107/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-21%2F420489247-44100-2-e364cea0696af.mp3 - [Ep115 - Occurrence and stability of veterinary antibiotics in Pampanga River Basin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/b85fb516acfc) (2026-03-19, 75 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/116758245/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-11%2F419792309-44100-2-07d909bf251a2.mp3 - [Ep114 - Measuring CO2 efflux in Philippine mangroves](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/fc5f401fb58e) (2026-03-16, 65 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/116755089/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-11%2F419787939-44100-2-f846eb9fbaa91.mp3 - [Ep113 - Urban Heat Island Effect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/11a39e500218) (2026-03-12, 66 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/116542942/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-10%2F419679658-44100-2-25e90ecc9da68.mp3 - [Ep112 - The land is sinking: Ground deformation after the 2013 Bohol earthquake](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/41f6d6977c33) (2026-03-05, 64 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/116127853/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-27%2F418934735-44100-2-b88cd172f0a2a.mp3 - [Lec2 - Manila Trench tsunami scenarios](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/9c17b5254963) (2026-03-01, 13 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/116133740/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-27%2F418940636-44100-2-aeafed67d1e7c.mp3 - [Ep111 - Local community participation in coastal resource management of Palaui Island](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/087705027848) (2026-02-26, 74 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/115977971/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-24%2F418733980-44100-2-04ec53412d44c.mp3 - [Lec1 - This island in Lumaniag, Batangas was formed by storms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/bd2c336935ea) (2026-02-23, 10 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/115921244/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-23%2F418657862-44100-2-2bcb859ddd76c.mp3 - [Ep110 - Urban planning with AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/2b7a71b62cf4) (2026-02-19, 71 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/115686809/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-18%2F418345892-44100-2-a6c630692fb8c.mp3 - [Ep109 - Fungi as natural pest control](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/9e40169b9123) (2026-02-12, 70 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/115251396/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-9%2F417763498-44100-2-3ea63cafb4739.mp3 - [Ep108 - Prioritizing disaster response using social media posts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/218a63a8b87c) (2026-02-05, 67 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/114853857/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-1%2F417233855-44100-2-3e8385548727a.mp3 - [Ep107 - Improving rice seed quality using organic fertilizers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/a95362b3cf4e) (2026-01-29, 67 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/114667194/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-28%2F417008545-44100-2-a1a7b61da363c.mp3 - [Ep106 - Quantum violation of free-fall motion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/6a2e6c5bc109) (2026-01-22, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/114327676/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-21%2F416541469-44100-2-4f2fdc63774a9.mp3 - [Ep105 - 2 years of Behind The Science Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/9e888bcc9232) (2026-01-15, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/113822478/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-13%2F416038028-44100-2-b0e760dbae5d5.mp3 - [Ep104 - What If Super Typhoons Rolly and Odette Occurred Under Past and Future Climate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/7209c4d0a168) (2026-01-08, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/113191544/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-28%2F415098388-44100-2-bee747afac883.mp3 - [Ep103 - Splitting light beams using a metal-dielectric interface for precision optics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/66716f18ad76) (2025-12-18, 68 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/112692112/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-16%2F414462759-44100-2-ec8e296d0403e.mp3 - [Ep102 - Bakit dumadami ang mga water hyacinth?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/c84c088c7fc6) (2025-12-11, 63 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/112421161/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-10%2F414114089-44100-2-85525d5e7f209.mp3 - [Ep101 - Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Forecasting in the Philippines using AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/e48b0f0a1895) (2025-12-04, 64 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/112025498/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-2%2F413600896-44100-2-b3fb171dfd7e4.mp3 - [Ep100 - Developing a Microfluidic Platform for Cell Encapsulation in Alginate Hydrogel Microparticles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/6cd51bd91eb2) (2025-12-01, 63 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/111901256/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-30%2F413439904-44100-2-f68d4666b9389.mp3 - [Ep99 - Threats to small pelagic fisheries and milkfish aquaculture in the Philippines over the next 30 years](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681/92a0fade71cb) (2025-11-27, 66 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/111622333/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-24%2F413053803-44100-2-a230040d0a348.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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