Thai cave diseases, bats and viruses, Jupiter’s new moons and a melanoma blood test.
The Yanny vs Laurel audio illusion, plumes of water from Europa, the origin of the amphibian-killing fungus, using ice cores to study Ancient Rome’s economy, and clever magpies learn the calls of other birds.
SoT 289: A Wisdom of Wombats
- March 21, 2018
- Tagged as: diabetes, geomagnetism, Juno, Jupiter, magnetic field, penguins
Jupiter’s interior, six types of diabetes, a new supercolony of penguins, and an ancient African custom now helping understand Earth’s magnetic field.
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 277: Stuck On Saturn Images
- September 21, 2017
- Tagged as: auroras, Cassini, Jupiter, leaves, microbes, plants, Saturn, soil, spacecraft
Why tropical plants have big leaves, Cassini dives into Saturn, auroras on Jupiter and buried undies.
SoT 265: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
- June 4, 2017
- Tagged as: bad journalism, biology, climate change, flamingos, international space station, Juno, Jupiter, media, mice, planetary science, space, sperm, Svalbard
Juno results, the real situation at the Svalbard seed vault, very stable flamingos, and Space Sperm used to make baby mice!
Banning antibacterials, retrieving bits of an asteroid, how Lucy died and the first photos of Jupiter’s poles.
The Siberian Unicorn, Lyme in Australia, the evolution of the anus, space collisions and Planet Nine!
Antibiotic resistance a growing problem, slower rate of expansion for the universe, LHC upgraded, paracetamol ineffective for back pain and Ganymede has a mysterious bulge.
Jupiter’s subsurface ocean, bacteria refuelling through nanotubes, memory manipulation, handshake sniffing and wind on a comet!
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.