Regrowing human tissue from stem cells a step closer, 3D printing eggs to protect vultures, birds that recognise humans and bad news for the Hitomi space telescope.
SoT 211: Our Favourite Science Stories of 2015
- December 24, 2015
- Tagged as: asthma, bacteria, bacteriophage, bad media, bad science, beards, cancer, Ceres, fluoride, immunology, meat, MS, multiple sclerosis, NASA, New Horizons, norovirus, pluto, sexual orientation, stem cells, Top stories, vaccination, Vaccines, vomit, Winter bug
Our top stories from 2015. All the stories we thought particularly interesting, plus the times where the media or scientists got things very wrong.
SoT 174: The Happiest Place on Earth (For Measles)
- February 9, 2015
- Tagged as: Antarctica, Beagle 2, Disneyland, fish, Herculaneum, ice, mars, Measels, MS, multiple sclerosis, Pompeii, space exploration, stem cells, vaccination, Villa of the Papyri
Anti-vaxxers responsible for Disneyland measles outbreak, fish found in Antarctica where they shouldn’t be, new treatment for MS, the Beagle 2 Mars lander found, and reading ancient scrolls with X-rays.
SoT 167: Sticky Feet
- November 5, 2014
- Tagged as: comet, ebola, evolution, lizards, outbreak, Paralysis, Philae, Rosetta, spinal cord injury, stem cells, virology, virus
Everything Ebola, rapid lizard evolution, smelly comets and revolutionary spinal cord repair.
SoT 155: The Grumpiest Mouse
- July 26, 2014
- Tagged as: bees, birds, CDC, Dutch Winter Hunger, epigenetics, HIV, insecticide, insects, Mississippi Baby, neonicotinoids, pandas, smallpox, stem cells
Mississippi Baby not actually cured of HIV, smallpox found in a storeroom, and epigenetics in mice. Plus the woman who grew nasal tissue on her back, insecticides not just killing bees, and how pandas survive on a bamboo diet.
SoT 142: It’s Like an Old Teddy Bear
- April 12, 2014
- Tagged as: 3D printing, acupuncture, archaea, black death, bobonic, extinction, neuroscience, Permian, plague, pneumonic, rubber hand illusion, STAP, stem cells
3D Printed skulls, airborne Black Death, marble hand illusion, the Permian extinction, STAP fraud and acupuncture.
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.
SoT 136: It Should Be Venereal
- February 28, 2014
- Tagged as: amputees, bionics, Burgess Shale, curly hair, dinosaurs, fossils, hair, jelly doughnut shaped rock, mars, Pinnacle Island, STAP, stem cells, urine
Bionic hand that can feel, soft-tissue fossil site discovered, stuck in a laborious moment, and dinosaur pee.
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 114: Frankenburger
- August 18, 2013
- Tagged as: artificial meat, brochosomes, cultured beef, gender, mining, population, stem cells
Teeth made from urine, meat made in a lab, and insects that keep themselves clean with tiny non-stick balls. Also finding gold with X-Rays, and more girls than boys born in Japan after the earthquake.
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.