Episodes

Monday Apr 04, 2016
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Monday Apr 04, 2016
Monday Apr 04, 2016
In this episode the guys are excited to welcome a very special guest. We get Richard Dawkin's opinions on 'Space Archaeology' finding a Viking settlement in Canada, the NHS wisely rejecting both acupuncture and opiates to treat chronic back pain and what scientists now believe killed the gigantic, whale-eating shark: Megalodon. For those of you wondering how a small science-comedy podcast could get science superstar Richard Dawkins on their program, I remind you about the importance of punctuation.

Monday Mar 28, 2016
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Monday Mar 28, 2016
Monday Mar 28, 2016
In this episode, Physicist Seb joins the guys to discuss a newly created living cell with the least possible genes, how humans first got Malaria, why Australia hates science and how to catch a kiwi allergy.

Monday Mar 21, 2016
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Monday Mar 21, 2016
Monday Mar 21, 2016
In this episode, Dr Eva joins the guys to discuss a dolphin handjob controversy, the dangers of OTC painkillers, how the state of Vermont is fighting science, and rogue Korean scientist's attempts to clone a 12,500 year-old dog.

Monday Mar 14, 2016
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Monday Mar 14, 2016
Monday Mar 14, 2016
In this episode Naomi joins the guys to discuss how whippets might cure PTSD, a newly discovered bacteria that eats plastic water bottles, and how a woman’s touch effects a man’s willingness to take risk. All of that plus we settle the debate on whether 'Japonium' is a real thing in physics or a racial slur.

Monday Mar 07, 2016
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Monday Mar 07, 2016
Monday Mar 07, 2016
In this episode, Physicist Seb joins the guys to discuss whether the LRC’s new discovery is going to change physics forever, how Neanderthals were the first chemists, and how the biggest psychology story of 2015 was just overturned.

Monday Feb 29, 2016
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Monday Feb 29, 2016
Monday Feb 29, 2016
In this episode, Naomi joins the gang to discuss the inability to feel pleasure, an 11,000 year-old Danish pendant found in England, how you might be able to feel the earth’s magnetic field, and some birds who are apparently homosexual necrophiliacs.

Sunday Feb 21, 2016
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Sunday Feb 21, 2016
Sunday Feb 21, 2016
In this episode, Mike joins the gang to discuss a genetic cure for autism (sort of), an early mating between H sapian and Neanderthals, why Easter Island wasn't super warlike and how North Korea is planning to set off a volcano.

Monday Feb 15, 2016
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Monday Feb 15, 2016
Monday Feb 15, 2016
In this episode, Seb joins the guys to discuss his area of expertise and the hottest story in science: the detection of gravity waves! We also discuss how the state of Michigan screwed over Flint residents with more than just lead in their water, a Russian Research Pirate who is the scientific version of Robin Hood, and how to lure a chimp using cat pee.

Monday Feb 08, 2016
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Monday Feb 08, 2016
Monday Feb 08, 2016
In this episode, Seb joins the gang to discuss some newly discovered (and lethal) effects of the Zika Virus that effect adults, how Viking toilets answered a genetic mystery, why Bill Maher hates science and horrible news for the orangutan feminist community.

Monday Feb 01, 2016
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Monday Feb 01, 2016
Monday Feb 01, 2016
Dr. Eva joins the gang to discuss a potential cause of autism, how more exercise might not burn more calories, a recent article that might be the beginning of the end of schizophrenia, and how breastfeeding is saving mothers' lives.