SoT 92: Vulcan Rat Mind-Meld

March 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Scientists at Duke University were able to get one rat (left) to transmit instructions to another (right) via brain-to-brain wiring. Image:

Brain-to-brain communication between rats, the genetic impact of lack of sleep, old people on Mars, undersea vents and more!

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SoT 75: Supergerm Takes Out Dolly

October 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
Predation, such as by the Crown of Thorns starfish, accounts for approximately 42% of the reduction in coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Jon Hanson

Hypoallergenic cows, a cure for pimples, baby DNA on the brain and lots more!

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SoT 69: The Other Two Mice

August 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The 'glymphatic' system, which cleans the brain of waste.

Curiosity does science, ocean report card, how the brain removes waste and more!

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SoT 55: Who Owns An Asteroid?

May 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Mining asteroids, doggy brain scans, endangered koalas, liver-related jetlag, and more!

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SoT 53: Rats of the Sky

April 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a remote cave, baboons that can read, the ‘cocktail party problem’ and more!

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SoT 51: Even Crazier Mutants

April 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The trouble with whooping cough, the origins of the moon, grid-like brain imagery and more!

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SoT 43: Archaeopteryx Was A Goth

February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Should we introduce elephants to Australia to control invasive grasses? Plus archaeopteryx’s black feathers, stem cell safety tests, magic mushrooms to treat depression and much more.

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SoT 36: BREED! Or Be Miserable!

December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall, Aimee Whitcroft. Topics covered: Turtle Embryos Tune In To Heartbeats Some Wasps Learn Never To Forget A Face Genetically Engineered Neurons Light Up When Firing When Women Take Bigger Risks Childless Women ‘Poorer Health’ Ladybugs Changed Color in Response to Climate Change Aimee Whitcroft is a [...]

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SoT 33: It’s Russian For Dirt

November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall, Vanessa Hill. Topics covered: NASA’s Next Mars Rover to Launch in 15 Days Phobos-Grunt status, launch plus six days Novel Drug Shrinks Monkeys’ Waistlines Plate shapes hold earthquake clues Extra brain cells may be key to autism Was the Spotted Horse an Imaginary Creature? Unmuffled Genes [...]

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SoT 30: Plucky Little Cycads

October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday and Lucas Randall. Topics covered: An Egg-Citing Recipe for Human Stem Cells Cycads not so ancient after all A Buff New Twist on Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles Youngest exoplanet captured IQ Is Not Fixed in the Teenage Brain Please welcome Megavirus, the world’s most ginormous virus The book Penny mentions is [...]

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