T-Rex kept a cool head, first AI developed human vaccine, and painstakingly mapping a mouse brain.
SoT 324: Kinetic Penetrator
- March 5, 2019
- Tagged as: asteroids, astronomy, conservation, DNA, echidnas, flu, fraud, genetics, Hyabusa 2, influenza, JAXA, Mars One, Ryugu, scam, space exploration, vaccination
Japan’s asteroid sample return mission has a big success, tracking smuggled echidnas, Mars One file bankruptcy and a potential universal flu vaccine.
A fifth giant planet in our solar system, developing a universal flu vaccine, reproducibility in psychology, and staring into people’s eyes for 10 minutes.
SoT 157: The Cephalopod Happy Ending
- August 22, 2014
- Tagged as: bacteria, bacteriophages, bears, comets, diabetes, flu, food, influenza, insulin, microbiome, octopus, octopus sex, Rosetta, uncontacted tribes, virus
Rosetta arrives at the comet, an uncontacted tribe gets influenza, and a bacteriophage is the most common virus in your body. Plus, how bears overeat but don’t get diabetes, a year long microbiome study, and crazy octopus sex!
SoT 91: Spiders, Snakes and Dead Mice in Guam
- March 5, 2013
- Tagged as: bees, climate change, exoplanets, influenza, snakes, vaccine
A tiny planet, the ultimate flu vaccine, the bees are a-buzzing and dead mice are a-dropping, plus lots 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.