Did junk food cause blindness? Is climate change making spiders more aggressive? What’s filling a Hawaiian volcano crater? And could glowing life be easier to find?
SoT 275: Almost Edible
- August 27, 2017
- Tagged as: allergies, Antarctica, fruitcake, peanuts, volcanoes
Possible cure for peanut allergies, hidden volcanoes discovered, and an ancient fruitcake probably still edible.
SoT 202: Argon-Argon
- October 15, 2015
- Tagged as: adaptation, asteroid, asthma, bees, climate change, dinosaurs, evolution, extinction, gut bacteria, mars, meteor, meteorite, movies, planetary science, The Martian, volcanoes, water
Liquid water found on Mars, the tongues of long-tongued bumblebees are shrinking, four kinds of gut bacteria linked to asthma, volcanoes may have contributed to the dinosaur extinction, and The Martian gets favourable reviews.
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.