T-Rex kept a cool head, first AI developed human vaccine, and painstakingly mapping a mouse brain.
SoT 330: A Very Large Horn
- April 23, 2019
- Tagged as: bad science, dinosaurs, extinction, fluorescence, frogs, uncanny valley
All about the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs, heart recommendations aren’t necessarily evidence-based, the Uncanny Valley for the ears, and tiny fluorescent frogs!
SoT 285: Our Favourite Science Stories of 2017
- December 23, 2017
- Tagged as: babies, Cassini, concrete, dinosaurs, dragonflies, fossils, geology, gravitational waves, Juno, Jupiter, music, plate tectonics, Saturn
Our top stories from 2017. All the stories we thought particularly interesting, from gravitational waves to Roman concrete!
SoT 274: The Armadillo Transformer
- August 20, 2017
- Tagged as: atoms, bees, dinosaurs, galaxies
The largest dinosaur, the most well-preserved dinosaur, intergalactic atoms and how bees fly.
SoT Special 22 – Dr. Steve Salisbury
- April 17, 2017
- Tagged as: Antarctica, Australia, broome, dinosaurs, palaeontology
Ed and Lucas talk to Dr Steve Salisbury about finding the world’s largest dinosaur tracks, and searching for fossils in Antarctica.
Ancient astronomy corrects modern calculations, well-preserved feathered dino tail, a step closer to nuclear fusion, and magic mushrooms for depression.
SoT 249: Snail Tinder
- December 11, 2016
- Tagged as: chicxulub, coconuts, dinosaurs, extinction, impact, mars, meteor, monoculture, snails, subsurface water
Dinosaur-killing meteorite, coconut extinction threat, water on Mars and the story of Jeremy the Left-Coiled Snail.
Sot 224: Useless Babies
- May 7, 2016
- Tagged as: ants, astronomy, baby dinosaurs, dinosaurs, Dragon, dwarf planets, Falcon Heavy, Kuiper Belt, Makemake, mars, moons, plant defense mechanisms, plants, SpaceX
SpaceX heads to Mars, dino babies left on their own, and a plant that uses ant armies for defense. Plus, a moon for Makemake!
Spotting penguins for science, sending probes to Alpha Centauri, and how to tell if a T. Rex is expecting!
SoT 219: Mother’s Guilt
- March 28, 2016
- Tagged as: astronomy, bacteria, big numbers, black holes, brain size, dinosaurs, environment, epigenetics, evolution, food, massive stars, mice, PET, plastic, quasars, recycling, rotation, star formation, tyrannosaurus, waste
Bacteria that eats plastic, T-rex evolved from the size of a horse, your parents’ diet before you were born could make you fat, a huge black hole spins super fast, and massive stars are really big.
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.