Robin Ince is a celebrated British comedian. He has built his career mixing science and comedy, on television, radio, podcasts and in his stand-up routines.
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 Special 17: Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki
- January 18, 2015
- Tagged as: Alan Turing, cancer, climate change, Dr. Karl, science, selfies
Dr. Karl is one of Australia’s best known science communicators. He is the author of 36 popular science books, appears regularly on radio in Australia and the UK, and he is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow in the Science Foundation for Physics at the University of Sydney.
SoT 173: Our Favourite Science Stories of 2014
- December 30, 2014
- Tagged as: antibiotics, best of, climate change, comet, ebola, epidemic, faecal transplant, fecal transplant, Haruko Obakata, heatwave, microbiome, painkiller, Philae, polar vortex, polio, retractions, Rosetta, science, STAP, virus
Some of our best science stories from 2014. Comet landings, Ebola outbreaks, retracted stem cell studies, faecal transplant capsules and more!
SoT Special 014 – Science In Australia
- August 10, 2014
- Tagged as: Australia, politics, science, science advocacy, science communication
At our 150th episode celebration earlier this year, we were fortunate to have Dr. Krystal Evans address the audience to talk about science in Australia. Dr. Evans is a medical researcher at the Walter and…
SoT 147: Exxonmobillium
- May 21, 2014
- Tagged as: amphibians, cartwheeling spider, fungus, height, microbes, science, turtles, ununseptium
Listen to this episode: 0.75x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x 0:00… SoT 147: Exxonmobillium Apple PodcastsSubscribe on AndroidSubscribe via RSSShare DownloadStitcherSpotifyGoogle PodcastsLeave a ReviewListen in a New WindowSoundCloudPlayer Embed Fungus-Chomping Micro Predators Could Protect Amphibians from…
SoT 146: It Hides My Face
- May 10, 2014
- Tagged as: animals using tools, babies, beards, dolphins, evolution, genetics, HPV, pap smears, science, sex, sleeping sequence, tsetse fly
Evolutionary biologist Professor Rob Brooks joins us to talk beards, crying babies, tsetse flies, dolphins and more!
SoT 134: The Uber-Sex Of Science
- February 11, 2014
- Tagged as: absolute zero, color, colour, heart research, NASA, science, stem cells, wallabies
A new way to make stem cells, heart cells that beat, the coldest spot in the universe, antioxidants and cancer, and wallaby vision.
SoT Special – ASC2012
- March 7, 2012
- Tagged as: communication, media, science, social media
Listen to this episode: 0.75x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x 0:00… SoT Special – ASC2012 Apple PodcastsSubscribe on AndroidSubscribe via RSSShare DownloadStitcherSpotifyGoogle PodcastsLeave a ReviewListen in a New WindowSoundCloudPlayer Embed The Australian Science Communicators National Conference…
SoT Special: Why We’ve Stopped Trusting Science, by Leslie Cannold
- July 30, 2011
- Tagged as: climate change, Embiggen Books, Leslie Cannold, science, trust
Listen to this episode: 0.75x 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x 0:00… SoT Special: Why We’ve Stopped Trusting Science, by Leslie Cannold Apple PodcastsSubscribe on AndroidSubscribe via RSSShare DownloadStitcherSpotifyGoogle PodcastsLeave a ReviewListen in a New WindowSoundCloudPlayer Embed…
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.