SoT 302: A Sad Albino Parrot
- July 9, 2018
- Tagged as: addiction, cockatoos, cold, gaming, history, parasites, who, World Health Organisation
Gaming disorder, coldest place on Earth, mind-controlling parasites and an historic cockatoo drawing.
SoT 223: Terminal Buzz
- April 30, 2016
- Tagged as: audio, bats, CDC, Dyson, echolocation, Freddie Mercury, hand sanitizer, hygiene, singing, sound, vocals, washing hands, who
Freddie Mercury had an amazing voice, science discovers! Bats have forward planning skills, and Dyson hand driers might spread viruses but probably don’t because you washed your hands thoroughly, right?
SoT 205: Excited About Herpes!
- November 14, 2015
- Tagged as: cancer, eels, electric eels, electricity, fish, herpes, immunotherapy, meat, oncology, processed, who
Eating meat doesn’t guarantee you’ll get cancer, electric eels can double their shock value with no extra effort, and a radical new treatment for cancer – herpes!
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.