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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:31:16 — 99.3MB) Subscribe: | More This Week: Dark Oxygen, Breaking Heat Records, Tractor Beam?, Ancient Argentinian People, Static Butterflies, Avian Flu, Regeneration Genes, Common Gestures, Cuttlefish Falsehoods, Waste Management, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast […]
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by special guests Steve Backshall, Jess French and Adam Kay as their wits are put to the test by curious kids with questions about bodies. Show more Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by adventurer and naturalist Steve Backshall, veterinarian Jess French, and comedian and former doctor […]
Sometimes the cities we visit on tour have some historical medical mess-ups, but not Detroit! Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about Forest Dewey Dodrill, who performed the first successful heart surgery (with a pump) in a time where operating on the heart was considered a no-no. Music: “Medicines” by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ Source link
You eat it every day, but how much do you know about the incredible science of salt? Show more For eons, salt has been crucial to human health, culture, and diet. On this episode of The Evidence, we explore the strange science of salt taste – why it can be sweet, salty, or even a […]
Do YOU know what you’re eating? Are you sure? Dr Chris van Tulleken is keen to make good food choices, and buy the best chicken possible for his dinner. High welfare, tasty, and good for the environment, ideally. But it’s not as easy as that. How CAN he make good food choices if he has […]
When degenerate electrons meet 0.47 of a solar mass what happens? This is the start of Dr Kirsten Banks’ PhD thesis. Dr Karl investigates the secret behaviour of Red Giants in the Milky Way and their Helium flashes. Kirsten Banks (astrokirsten.com.au) DrKarl.com Source link
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:52:25 — 122.6MB) Subscribe: | More This Week: Space Shelter?, Boyz-Ah, Counting Poos, Cancer Donations, Plastic Proteins, Prime Bats, Seagulls prefer Seafood, Global Warming, Mushroom Chaos, Open Scope, Animals Society, Sense of Self, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of […]
Producer David Brown joins Jesse, Matt and Andy to talk about creating entertaining science programming, the new Peacock show The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge that David produced, Rhys Darby narrated and Matt and Andy worked on, the Emmy-winning pop-science show Could You Survive The Movies?, Andy’s Top Gun cameo, Fat Bear Week, Goro’s […]
Brian Cox and Robin Ince throw the dice as they explore the maths and psychology behind our favourite board games with guests Marcus du Sautoy, Dave Neale and Jessica Fostekew. Show more Brian Cox and Robin Ince go past jail, climb a ladder and build a civilisation as they explore the science behind our favourite […]
You may have heard that a new study showed tampons contain traces of metals. Dr. Sydnee and Justin go through the history of tampons, why they might contain metal, and what we still need to find out about the possible effects of using them. Music: “Medicines” by The Taxpayers https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com/ Source link