Pluto one year after New Horizons, antibiotic resistant ghonorrhea, and did Planet Nine tilt the solar system?
SoT 223: Terminal Buzz
- April 30, 2016
- Tagged as: audio, bats, CDC, Dyson, echolocation, Freddie Mercury, hand sanitizer, hygiene, singing, sound, vocals, washing hands, who
Freddie Mercury had an amazing voice, science discovers! Bats have forward planning skills, and Dyson hand driers might spread viruses but probably don’t because you washed your hands thoroughly, right?
SoT 155: The Grumpiest Mouse
- July 26, 2014
- Tagged as: bees, birds, CDC, Dutch Winter Hunger, epigenetics, HIV, insecticide, insects, Mississippi Baby, neonicotinoids, pandas, smallpox, stem cells
Mississippi Baby not actually cured of HIV, smallpox found in a storeroom, and epigenetics in mice. Plus the woman who grew nasal tissue on her back, insecticides not just killing bees, and how pandas survive on a bamboo diet.
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.