13,000 Forgotten grasshoppers, antiviral abalone, vitamin k shot refusal blamed on antivaxxers, life found in a sub-glacial lake and a pregnant panda that isn’t pregnant.
Stephen Hawking’s new ideas about black holes, the leach that can survive 24 hours in liquid nitrogen, ancient footprints. ancient stars and more!
SoT 127: There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!
- December 13, 2013
- Tagged as: bacteria, dogs, evolution, extremophiles, mars, wolves
MAVEN launches for Mars, long-term evolution experiment continues, new bacterium found in clean-rooms and when and where did dogs come from?
SoT 103: FAOUN
- May 29, 2013
- Tagged as: Ancient Egypt, diet, dogs, ecology, extremophiles, food, stem cells
Eating insects, new kind of stem cells, endangered ecosystems and Ancient Egypt’s ‘sexy time’.
SoT 83: Science At The Speed Of Science
- December 10, 2012
- Tagged as: bacteria, cancer, Curiosity (Mars Rover), extremophiles, genetics, mars, Mercury, mRNA, vaccine
Grand plans for a Mars colony, Curiosity’s findings, water on Mercury and Antarctic bacteria. Plans for a Universal Cancer Blood Test, making flu vaccines without the virus, and a genetic link to birth weight.
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.