T-Rex kept a cool head, first AI developed human vaccine, and painstakingly mapping a mouse brain.
SoT 156: Rubber Duckie Comet
- July 31, 2014
- Tagged as: bacteria, brains, cancer, citizen science, comet, dinosaurs, fossils, ISEE-3, microgravity, paleontology, probe, Rosetta, snakes, space, Toxoplasma gondii
Updates on ISEE-3, fossilised brains, electric bacteria and a rubber duckie comet. Plus the largest non-avian flying dinosaur, a cancer vaccine from a cat poo parasite, and snakes on a plane in microgravity.
SoT 109: Not Quite Jurassic Park
- July 10, 2013
- Tagged as: amoeba, autopsies, bacteria, brains, Chelyabinsk, climate change, genome, Google Science Fair, Russia
Brain-eating amoebas, farm pest controlled by bacteria, ancient horse DNA and chocolate brownies! Also a torch that runs on body-heat, Russian rocket failure and a meteoric shockwave.
SoT 92: Vulcan Rat Mind-Meld
- March 11, 2013
- Tagged as: brains, mars, neuroscience, ocean life, origins of life, pluto, sleep, space travel, undersea vents
Brain-to-brain communication between rats, the genetic impact of lack of sleep, old people on Mars, undersea vents and more!
Hypoallergenic cows, a cure for pimples, baby DNA on the brain and lots more!
SoT 69: The Other Two Mice
- August 26, 2012
- Tagged as: bacteria, brains, climate change, cybernetics, eyesight, mars, replacement body parts
Curiosity does science, ocean report card, how the brain removes waste and more!
Mining asteroids, doggy brain scans, endangered koalas, liver-related jetlag, and more!
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a remote cave, baboons that can read, the ‘cocktail party problem’ and more!
The trouble with whooping cough, the origins of the moon, grid-like brain imagery and more!
SoT 43: Archaeopteryx Was A Goth
- February 2, 2012
- Tagged as: brains, climate change, depression, dinosaurs, Elephants, evolution, intelligence, mental illness, stem cells
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.
Podcast Reviews
- Great Show
September 6, 2012 by Volk613 from AustraliaAlways informative, often entertaining. Great selection of regulars with a variety of interests and expertise. Also great guests with and Australian focus.
- Great science roundup
July 23, 2012 by SB AUST. from AustraliaNice to hear science news from an Aussie perspective and with a good dose of humour. Great work!
- Fun and smartJune 17, 2012 by wertys from Australia
I have enjoyed this podcast b/c it is very funny banter about science stories but there is also a serious edge to the analysis. It's proof that you can be amusing and entertaining as well as giving the science content its due. Highly recommended weekly listening.