SoT 314 – Sensitive New Age Gorillas
- November 15, 2018
- Tagged as: dung beetles, Gorillas, Hubble Space Telescope, pollution, whales
Hubble fixed, worms in dung beetle genitals, noise and pollution hurting whales, and babysitting gorillas.
SoT 124: Name the Virus
- November 17, 2013
- Tagged as: birds, DNA, dung beetles, HPV, junk DNA, Name the Virus, vaccination, viral vectors, viruses
Name the Virus, galloping dung beetles, genes for facial features, replaying birdsongs is bad, and racial differences in HPV vaccine effectiveness.
The Ig Nobel Prizes honour achievements that first make us laugh, then make us think. We take a look at this year’s winners: from dung beetles to penis amputations!
SoT 79: Giant Ball of Poo
- November 7, 2012
- Tagged as: bacteria, climate change, dung beetles, ozone, raw food, space, space junk
Space troubles, bacterial live wires, quick nanoparticle diagnosis technique, the shrinking ozone layer, dung beetles and more!
Podcast Reviews
- Great Show
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
by SB AUST. from AustraliaNice to hear science news from an Aussie perspective and with a good dose of humour. Great work!
- Fun and smartby 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.