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SoT 201: The 2015 Ig Nobel Prizes

  • October 7, 2015
  • Tagged as: appendicitis, bee stings, bees, bribery, business, business leaders, cancer, ceo, chickens, dinosaurs, disasters, economics, eggs, honeybees, huh, Ig Nobel, Ig Nobels, insect stings, insects, kissing, language, law of urination, linguistics, mathematics, natural disasters, pee, protein folding, reproduction, risk-taking, sex, speed bumps, trauma, urination, urine

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 unboiled eggs to painful bee stings!

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SoT 139: An Apple On The Head Situation

  • March 20, 2014
  • Tagged as: amoebas, diving, giant viruses, lasers, marine biology, math, mathematics, maths, perception, space debris, space junk, STAP, stem cells, stereotypes

STAP saga continued, exosuit for diving, giant virus thawed out after 30,000 years. Fighting space debris with lasers, and unconscious perceptions of maths ability.

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SoT 54: A Guy Called Herbert

  • May 6, 2012
  • Tagged as: biology, critical thinking, cyber-security, evolution, genetic diversity, genetics, jetlag, mathematics, sport

Tetrapods and acid blood, your brain is your password, thylacines, honeybees and lots more!

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Podcast Reviews

  • Great Show
    September 6, 2012 by Volk613 from Australia

    Always 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 Australia

    Nice to hear science news from an Aussie perspective and with a good dose of humour. Great work!

  • Fun and smart
    June 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.

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