Science On Top

SoT 101: Propelled by Propellers

The strange 6" skeleton of Ata.
Image: Sirius documentary

Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall. Topics covered: Solar Impulse plane lands in Phoenix Have Tunguska Meteorites Been Found? I Have My Doubts Blood markers predict Alzheimer's risk Don’t cry over spilled oil – use nanosheets Bizarre 6-Inch Skeleton Shown to Be … [Continue reading...]

SoT 100: Intrauterine Cannibalization

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) at the Newport Aquarium.
Image: Jeff Kubina / WikiMedia Commons

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall, Daniel Midgely. Topics covered: Shark Dads Lose Babies to Unborn Cannibal Siblings Fish feat: Reef predator uses sign language to hunt "Just a Theory": 7 Misused Science Words Would You Eat AquAdvantage Salmon If … [Continue reading...]

SoT 99: Are They Good Eating?

The head of a coelacanth, Natural History Museum (London). Scientists have sequenced the living fossil's genome, giving clues about the evolution of limbs.
Image: Pascalou petit / WikiMedia Commons

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday. Topics covered: Can Inoculating Newborns with Innocuous Strains of Bacteria Save Them from Deadly Ones? Scientists get the coelacanth genome and a hint of the origin of limbs Nano-suit Protects Animals from Vacuum When Do Babies … [Continue reading...]

SoT 98: WIMPs and MACHOs

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer onboard the International Space Station.
Image: NASA".

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall, Dr Kevin Orrman-Rossiter. Topics covered: New light on dark matter: space station magnet attracts praise Soviet Balloon Probe May Have Seen Rain on Venus Iceman Had Bad Teeth Red meat + wrong bacteria = bad news for … [Continue reading...]

SoT 97: Hypnopompic Hippopotamuses

The newly discovered species of tarantula, a male Poecilotheria rajaei, with a 20 centimetre leg-span.
Image: Ranil Nanayakkara / British Tarantula Society via WikiMedia Commons.

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall, Jo Benhamu. Obama Goes Public With Brain-Mapping Plan A Leader of Obama’s New Brain Initiative Explains Why We Need It Scientists Decode Dreams With Brain Scans Magic mushrooms' psychedelic ingredient could help treat … [Continue reading...]

Update

Episode 97 Last week's episode is on the way. I've just been flat out busy and haven't had a chance to put it up. And I probably won't get that chance until the weekend, so you'll just have to hold on a little longer! Life Beyond Earth Panel On Friday 19th, Lucas and I will be at Federation … [Continue reading...]