Episodes

SoT 321: Our Favourite Science Stories of 2018

January 15, 2019 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

Our top..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Peter Miller, Podcast

Tags: ancient art, Ancient Rome, archaeology, chili, ethics, Europa, evolution, exoplanets, fossils, genetic engineering, hurricanes, lizards, poop, Vulcan, wombats

SoT 320: That’s Not A Knife

December 22, 2018 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

How a giant tortoise could..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Lucas Randall, Penny Dumsday, Podcast

Tags: birth control, cancer, contraception, dark energy, dark fluid, dark matter, depression, DNA, electrical stimulation, epilepsy, genetics, giant tortoise, longevity, male pill, mental health

SoT 319: Number Five Is Alive

December 14, 2018 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

Gene edited babies..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Jo Benhamu, Lucas Randall, Penny Dumsday, Podcast

Tags: bioethics, CRISPR, DNA, ethics, genetics, HIV, InSight, mars, scientific misconduct, spacecraft

SoT 318: A Wacky Eukaryote Is Always Fun

December 7, 2018 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

Why do wombats..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Lucas Randall, Penny Dumsday, Podcast

Tags: astronomy, exoplanet, faeces, marsupials, microbiology, poop, sun, taxonomy, wombats

SoT 317: Darknado

December 3, 2018 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

There's a dark matter hurricane all..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Lucas Randall, Penny Dumsday, Podcast

Tags: anthropology, astronomy, dark matter, metric system, Neanderthals

SoT 316 – Venoms Are Amazing

November 28, 2018 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

The opioid crisis in..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Mick Vagg, Penny Dumsday, Podcast

Tags: altruism, chimpanzees, cooperation, dolphins, evolution, opioids, pain

SoT 315 – It’s Just Gas, Dear

November 24, 2018 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

Why do newborn babies smile?..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Lucas Randall, Penny Dumsday, Podcast

Tags: babies, black holes, fossiles, galaxy, scientific debate

SoT 314 – Sensitive New Age Gorillas

November 15, 2018 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

Hubble fixed, worms..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Lucas Randall, Penny Dumsday, Podcast

Tags: dung beetles, Gorillas, Hubble Space Telescope, pollution, whales

SoT 313: Live With Dr. Pamela Gay

November 6, 2018 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

Octopuses on drugs,..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Lucas Randall, Pamela Gay, Penny Dumsday, Podcast

Tags: asteroids, drugs, ecstasy, Hubble, Hyabusa, James Webb Space Telescope, JAXA, octopuses, Star Trek, telescopes, Vulcans

SoT 312: Below The Spider Haemorrhage

October 6, 2018 by Ed Brown • No Comments •

Aboriginal..

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Filed Under: Ed Brown, Jo Benhamu, Kirsten Banks, Podcast

Tags: Aboriginal astronomy, antibiotic resistance, asprin, astronomy, puppies