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Ep 151151: The Australian Cane Toad Invasion
Australia's wildlife is known for being dangerous, but humans introduced a creature that gave them all a run for their money. The Cane Toad is an invasive species that has singlehandedly taken over Australia in only a few years...Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further ReadingInvasive Species https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/invasive-species/ https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-are-invasive-species.html Cane Toads https://media.nature.com/original/magazine-assets/d41586-021-02317-9/d41586-021-02317-9.pdf https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/facts/cane-toad https://australian.museum/learn/animals/frogs/cane-toad/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/invasive-australian-cane-toads-are-more-cannibalistic-their-south-american-counterparts-180978558/ Introduction to Australia https://pestsmart.org.au/toolkit-resource/how-did-the-cane-toad-arrive-in-australia/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39348313.amp https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/26/australian-water-rats-cut-cane-toads-open-with-surgical-precision-to-feast-on-their-hearts https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18271722/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20919631/ https://www.pnas.org/content/101/49/17150 http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/100_worst.php
Ep 150150: The Science of Autism (with Cyarine)
Cyarine joins us this week to chat about the science of Autism! Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Autism https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)61539-1/fulltext https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3513682/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/what-is-autism/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/signs/adults/ https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-02445082 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352928#:~:text=Genetics.,risk%20of%20autism%20spectrum%20disorder. https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2017.112 https://www.bma.org.uk/what-we-do/population-health/improving-the-health-of-specific-groups/autism-spectrum-disorder#:~:text=It%20is%20estimated%20that%20around,diagnosis%20of%20autism%20spectrum%20disorder. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/other-conditions/ https://autisme.nl/media/120192/artikel_erfelijkehid_autisme.pdf Aspergers https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Asperger-Syndrome-Information-Page Causes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21299355/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25222596/ Gender & Sex Differences https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284309/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11920-019-1006-3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5925757/ Treatments https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/autism-and-everyday-life/fake-and-harmful-treatments/ https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/autism/conditioninfo/treatments
Ep 149149: The 5 Stages of Grief: The Kübler-Ross Model
The 5 Stages of Grief are almost omnipresent in pop culture, but is the science behind it sound? Let's find out!Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further ReadingGrief & the Kubler Ross-Modelhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507885/https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/gestaltreview.16.3.0312https://www.sth.nhs.uk/clientfiles/File/Theory%20of%20Loss.pdfhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31746715/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0030222818809766https://www.britannica.com/science/thanatologyhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6844541/Elisabeth Kubler-Rosshttps://time.com/3946458/kubler-ross-history/?amp=truehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-53267505.amphttps://www.ekrfoundation.org/elisabeth-kubler-ross/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264310506_Elisabeth_Kubler-RossKubler-Ross Alternativeshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7797418/
Ep 148148: The Science of Love Languages
Love languages have become a staple in pop culture, but is there any science behind them? That's what we're taking a look at in this Valentine's special! Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24020933/ https://archive.org/details/fivelovelanguage00chap https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/fashion/can-gary-chapman-save-your-marriage-this-life.html https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17464090500535822?scroll=top&needAccess=true https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17531984/ https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/600283/ https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.psichi.org/resource/resmgr/journal_2020/25_3_hughes.pdf https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-algorithm-mental-health-psychology/amp
Ep 147147: The Science of ASMR
ASMR seemed to take over the world in the 2010s... but is there any science behind it? That's what we're digging into this week! Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/magazine/how-asmr-videos-became-a-sensation-youtube.html https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/asmr-more-than-a-feeling/amp/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-asmr-real-or-just-a-pseudoscience/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29924796/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33232904/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31128572/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34769976/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33174254/ https://peerj.com/articles/851/
Ep 146146: The Science of Octopus Sentience
Are octopusses sentient? According to the UK government, yes! Although that may not mean exactly what you think...Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further ReadingReview of Cephalopod & Crustacean Sentience1. https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/News-Assets/PDFs/2021/Sentience-in-Cephalopod-Molluscs-and-Decapod-Crustaceans-Final-Report-November-2021.pdf2. https://www.livescience.com/39481-time-to-declare-animal-sentience.html3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494450/Octopus Info1. https://www.britannica.com/animal/octopus-molluskSentience1. https://science.rspca.org.uk/sciencegroup/sentienceHabituation1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/habituationUK Government Sentience Bill1. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/18/octopuses-and-lobsters-have-feelings-include-them-in-sentience-bill-urge-mps2. https://www.livescience.com/cephalopods-and-crustaceans-recognised-as-sentient-in-uk3. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lobsters-octopus-and-crabs-recognised-as-sentient-beings
Ep 145145: The Science of Beards (with Ellie Spigariol)
Why do humans have beards? And why is it predominantly men that are able to grow them? Scientists knuckled down and attempted to figure out the answer! Go get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SCIGUYS at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading 1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/beard 2. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160418-the-real-reason-men-grow-beards 3. https://www.improbable.com 4. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090513817302660
Ep 144144: The Science of Empathy (And Rats)
Can rats feel empathy? It’s a tough question to tackle, and many scientists have worked on it over the years… but is it even possible to find the answer?Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further Reading https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1210789 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10071-013-0692-1 https://www.britannica.com/science/empathy https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-16999-6_158-1 https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-981-287-080-3_69-1 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1962-00569-001 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-019-0572-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151454/
Ep 143143: Xenobots: Science of Living Robots (That Reproduce?)
Is a robot a robot when it’s made of living cells? Scientists took frog cells and made them into tiny living robots with the apparent ability to build more of themselves from other cells! Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.pnas.org/content/118/49/e2112672118 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32364479/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043553 https://www.pnas.org/content/117/4/1853 News Articles https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/team-builds-first-living-robots-that-can-reproduce/ https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/01/1060027395/robots-xenobots-living-self-replicating-copy https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-unveiled-the-worlds-first-living-robots-last-year-now-they-can-now-reproduce-180979150/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newscientist.com/article/2299252-living-robots-made-from-frog-cells-can-replicate-themselves-in-a-dish/amp/ https://www.uvm.edu/news/story/team-builds-first-living-robots
Ep 142142: The Moon Landing
For our first episode of 2022, we’re looking back at the first man on the moon! Join us on the journey as we look at the real story behind Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s (and Michael Collins’) giant step for mankind!Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further ReadingMoon Landing Videos https://youtu.be/S9HdPi9Ikhk https://youtu.be/INQlaTnN2cg Michael Collinshttps://youtu.be/SWVgUwMTHEUWright Brothershttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Wright-brothersThe Moon https://www.space.com/amp/before-apollo-what-we-didnt-know-about-moon.html https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/overview/ https://www.space.com/amp/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html https://www.space.com/amp/27029-moon-gravity-falling-astronauts.html Kennedy Speechhttps://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ricetalk.htmPen Story https://youtu.be/qGOrt_CRz_M https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/50-years-pen-saved-apollo-11/story?id=64228723 Apollo Missions https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/space-exploration/moon-landing-1969 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html https://www.nasa.gov/wav/62284main_onesmall2.wav https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/moon-landings/z6bd382 https://www.history.com/.amp/news/moon-landing-apollo-11-facts https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2019/06/16/5-things-you-likely-never-knew-about-apollo-11/?sh=35b9a23ccecf https://airandspace.si.edu/apollo-to-the-moon/online/apollo-11/about-the-spacecraft.cfm
Ep 141141: Memory Machine (Best of 2021)
Follow the link & use the code SCIGUYS for 60% off your first month of a MELScience subscription! https://melscience.com/sBC6/ (Offer valid for 1 month after upload) To celebrate the end of the year - we visit our best moments of 2021 using a very scientific Memory Machine… Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
Ep 140140: The Science of Asexuality
Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.storeOur patrons voted for it and so we’ve done it, an episode on scientific studies surrounding asexuality! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further ReadingWhat is Asexuality? https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/six-ways-be-ally-asexual-people https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/artslaw/openresearch/2021/asexuality.aspx https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/japp.12472 https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/teens/ask-experts/is-there-a-medical-reason-for-asexuality Asexuality Research https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0959353512443668?journalCode=fapa https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2015.1015713?scroll=top&needAccess=true https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-008-9434-x https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251074 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251074 HSDDhttps://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sex-pleasure-and-sexual-dysfunction/sexual-dysfunction/premature-ejaculation
Ep 139139: The Science of Spider-Man
Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store In honour of Spider-Man: No Way Home we have taken it upon ourselves to create a real life Spider-Man. Or at the very least, figure out how what might be possible. You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Spider-Man https://www.britannica.com/art/comic-book Spiders https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/invertebrates/facts/spiders https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/09/ask-grown-up-spiders-stick-walls-ceilings https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trade-secret-of-sticky-sp/ Radiation https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-basics https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-health-effects https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/060418-chernobyl-wildlife-thirty-year-anniversary-science Soft Exosuits https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html https://www.wired.co.uk/article/exosuit-sri-robotics-darpa-soldiers Spider Silk https://www.britannica.com/science/elasticity-physics https://www.britannica.com/science/tensile-strength https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html Gecko Gloves https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/november/gecko-inspired-device-112114.html Spider Sense https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/02/23/prototype-suit-gives-you-real-life-spider-sense/amp/
Ep 138138: The Science of Gay Sex (with Iain Gillespie)
Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.storeIain joins us this week to talk about their research into queer people, sex, and losing your virginity! Check out Bears in Trees album: https://open.spotify.com/album/4YDxrluNqhqrhcJ0ZkgfXc?si=mj-cPkwATfiQmTVDod4RFA You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2021.1960944 https://www.stonewall.org.uk/lgbtq-inclusive-education-everything-you-need-know https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cacc0b40-c3a4-473b-86cc-11863c0b3f30 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-17341-2_2
Ep 137137: The Science of Cults
Our patrons decided that cults would be the topic of this week’s episode, so here you go! A little lighter on the heavy science this week as we delve into what cults are, how they work, and why people might join them...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797620971654 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jamie-Raines http://repository.essex.ac.uk/29565/1/Being%20Transgender-%20Effects%20of%20Behaviour%2C%20Arousal%20and%20Wellbeing%20JR%20Thesis%2022.12.20.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/15/style/the-psychology-of-the-cult-experience.html https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov02/cults.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2540138/?page=1 https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov03/jonestown https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1356&context=theses_dissertations https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178116319941 https://www.openculture.com/2020/10/why-do-people-join-cults.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178116319941 http://cultresearch.org/definition-and-explanation-of-the-word-cult/ http://vivianlawry.com/psychology-of-cults/ http://www.psychology.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/image_tool/images/117/Elizabeth.Ligthelm.pdf https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/07/12/what-makes-a-cult-a-cult/amp
Ep 136136: The Science of Transgender Sexuality (with JammiDodger)
Dr Jamie Raines joins us to talk through some of his groundbreaking research with trans men, and how gender affects arousal.You can find more from Jamie over on his YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/Jammidodger94You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Readinghttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797620971654https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jamie-Raineshttp://repository.essex.ac.uk/29565/1/Being%20Transgender-%20Effects%20of%20Behaviour%2C%20Arousal%20and%20Wellbeing%20JR%20Thesis%2022.12.20.pdf
Ep 135135: Sleep Paralysis Therapy & Dream Science (with Dr Baland Jalal)
This week sleep science expert Dr Baland Jalal joins us to chat about sleep paralysis & dig into his research!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further ReadingDr Baland Jalal https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/baland-jalal https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?bj272 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Baland-Jalal/publication/262397186_Evidence_for_Tai_Chi_as_a_Therapeutic_Mind-Body_Intervention_for_Sleep_A_Commentary_on_Raman_et_al/links/0c9605379e7ea0f3c8000000/Evidence-for-Tai-Chi-as-a-Therapeutic-Mind-Body-Intervention-for-Sleep-A-Commentary-on-Raman-et-al.pdf MR Therapy https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00028/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.00922/full Sleep Paralysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060736/#!po=22.4138 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00207148108409169?needAccess=true https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1363461505050710?url_ver=Z39.88-2003 https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/a-neuroscientist-tried-to-help-me-overcome-my-sleep-paralysis.html https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Baland-Jalal/publication/258831277_A_Comparison_of_Self-Report_and_Interview_Methods_for_Assessing_Sleep_Paralysis_A_Pilot_Investigation_in_Denmark_and_the_United_States/links/0deec52ff95124e325000000/A-Comparison-of-Self-Report-and-Interview-Methods-for-Assessing-Sleep-Paralysis-A-Pilot-Investigation-in-Denmark-and-the-United-States.pdf
Ep 134134: The Science of Gene Editing & Treating Blindness
For the first time ever we’ve used CRISPR to edit someone’s genes INSIDE THEIR BODY! So far we’ve been able to reverse some effects of rare genetic eye disease that results in blindness, and this is only the beginning! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/leber-congenital-amaurosis/ https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/634/leber-congenital-amaurosis https://luxturna.com Gene Therapy https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06195-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-0493-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41573-019-0012-9 The EDIT-101 Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT03872479 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0327-9 https://text.npr.org/2021/09/29/1040879179/vision-loss-crispr-treatment https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00655-8https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00655-8 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764428https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764428
Ep 133133: The Real Frankenstein?
In this spooky episode of Sci Guys we explore the life of Johann Konrad Dippel - a mad scientist that some credit as the inspiration for Mary Shelley’s Dr Frankenstein… Despite the pack of any evidence.You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further ReadingJohann Konrad Dippel https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1034731/?page=5 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1034731/?page=5 https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1308/147363513X13500508916973 Alchemy & Frankenstein https://www.britannica.com/topic/alchemy/Modern-alchemy https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frankenstein
Ep 132132: The Shocking Science of Boredom
You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Scientific Studies & Papers https://www.science.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.1250830 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178116301524?via%3Dihub https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0963721419884309 News & Magazine Articles https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28130690.amp https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-boredom-is-anything-but-boring/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/what-does-boredom-do-to-us-and-for-us
Ep 131131: The Wood Wide Web
Can trees talk to each other? It turns out they might be able to, using fungi… This week, we discuss the Wood Wide Web that most of the world’s plants use to help them survive!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further ReadingFungi https://www.livescience.com/amp/53618-fungus.html https://www.britannica.com/science/fungus/Mycorrhiza Plants https://www.britannica.com/plant/tree https://www.britannica.com/science/forest Mycorrhizal Networks https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123739445003278 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802747/ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48257315.amp https://www.nature.com/articles/449136a https://www.science.org/content/article/wood-wide-web-underground-network-microbes-connects-trees-mapped-first-time https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-whispering-trees-180968084/ https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/mycorrhizal-networks-wood-wide-web/amp/ https://www.nationalforests.org/blog/underground-mycorrhizal-network https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/mycorrhizae
Ep 130130: The Science of Uterus Transplants & The Danish Girl (with NOAHFINNCE)
Uterus transplants are on the verge of becoming a common surgery for cis women, but one of the first women to ever receive this kind of surgery wasn’t cis… The life of Lilli Elbe, one of the first women to receive gender affirming surgery, has been romanticised and repackaged as a tender tragedy - but her real story is far more interesting & upliftng. You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Transplants https://www.britannica.com/science/transplant-surgery/Organ-transplants https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2778785/ https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/who-we-are/a-history-of-donation-transfusion-and-transplantation/ Uterus Transplants https://academic.oup.com/humupd/article/3/3/267/653944https://www.britannica.com/science/uterus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29210893/ https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0037-1606321.pdf https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/turkish-woman-has-world-s-first-womb-transplant.388596 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-04/woman-has-baby-after-womb-transplant-in-sweden/5790726?nw=0&r=HtmlFragment https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-29516910https://time.com/5044565/exclusive-first-u-s-baby-born-after-a-uterus-transplant/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/09/health/yeast-infectionled-to-removal-of-transplanted-uterus.html?_r=0 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/564280 https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3109/00016349.2010.520688 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1432-2277.2012.01438.x https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/07/world/medical-first-a-transplant-of-a-uterus.html Uterus Transplants for Trans Women https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2775302 https://jme.bmj.com/content/45/10/687.full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6492192/ Lilli Elbe https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lili-Elbe https://www.biography.com/artist/lili-elbe
Ep 129129: The Immortal Lobster Cult
What would you do if you found an animal that, with a little help, could potentially live forever? Worship it as a God? What could go wrong? That’s exactly what we’re digging into this week!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingLobstershttps://www.britannica.com/animal/lobsterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dont-listen-to-the-buzz-lobsters-arent-actually-immortal-88450872/Immortality & Aginghttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3370421/https://www.science.org.au/curious/earth-environment/animals-can-live-foreverLobster Culthttps://www.urbo.com/content/your-new-god-worshiping-a-facebook-group-lobster/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748990/https://www.leviathanlobstergod.com/about
Ep 128128: The Crazy Science of Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller was a futurist and inventor with a silly name and a penchant for creating incredible inventions - from cars, to homes, to geodesic domes!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading References & Further Reading https://youtu.be/N1yxFDvqALI https://www.britannica.com/biography/R-Buckminster-Fuller https://www.bfi.org/about-fuller/big-ideas/dymaxion-world/dymaxion-map https://www.britannica.com/technology/geodesic-dome https://www.wired.com/2016/03/buckminster-fuller-brilliant-crank-lot-teach-silicon-valley/amp https://amp.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/jul/04/buckminster-fuller-architecture-design https://library.stanford.edu/spc/manuscripts-division/r-buckminster-fuller-timeline https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/03/obituaries/r-buckminster-fuller-futurist-inventor-dies-at-87.html https://exhibits.stanford.edu/bucky/feature/what-is-a-geodesic-dome https://www.bfi.org/about-fuller/big-ideas/geodesic-domes
Ep 127127: The Science of Intrusive Thoughts
Do you ever have a thought come to mind that doesn’t feel like something you’d think, a thought that can make you feel disgusted or uneasy? Those are intrusive thoughts, and while they’re strongly associated with mental illness, they might be a bit more common than you might think…You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/symptoms/ https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-mechanism-that-helps-us-inhibit-unwanted-thoughts https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211364913000675 https://www.livescience.com/amp/44687-most-people-have-unwanted-thoughts.html https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/your-stories/dealing-with-intrusive-thoughts/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28776482/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27510608/ https://www.researchgate.net/journal/Journal-of-Obsessive-Compulsive-and-Related-Disorders-2211-3649 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-33292-013 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2834572/ Follow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
Ep 126126: America’s First Black Scientist - Benjamin Banneker
American History tends to ignore the achievements of black people - which is why you probably haven’t heard of Benjamin Banneker… He was a polymath who went verbally toe to toe with Thomas Jefferson on the topic of slavery, was instrumental in the creation of the capital, and did so much more! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://www.whitehousehistory.org/benjamin-banneker https://archive.org/details/bulletinunitedst2311964unit/page/17/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-things-know-about-astronomer-benjamin-bannekers-pioneering-career-180967136/ https://friendsofbenjaminbanneker.com/history/benjamin-banneker-2/ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2vEQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA65&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.history.com/.amp/news/cicadas-discovery-benjamin-banneker https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112037299119&view=1up&seq=13&skin=2021 https://www.biography.com/.amp/scientist/benjamin-banneker https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/85984/retrobituaries-benjamin-banneker-african-american-mathematician-who-may-have-saved https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benjamin-Banneker https://www.wired.com/2010/02/benjamin-banneker-the-first-african-american-geek/am Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
Ep 125125: The Science of Nazi Nuclear Cubes
At the end of WWII hundreds of uranium cubes made for the Nazi nuclear program were taken by the USA, but they didn't take them all. Quite a number of these nuclear cubes went missing... A few have popped up here and there, until recently it's always been near impossible to tell if a cube is real, or just a really good replica - but scientists have just found a wild new way to find which ones are fakes...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/hundreds-of-cubes-of-nazi-uranium-are-missing-now-scientists-have-a-new-way-to-spot-them-12389326 https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fhistory%2f2021%2f08%2f25%2fnazi-nuclear-program-failed-uranium-cube%2f https://www.newscientist.com/article/2287673-investigation-of-nazi-uranium-could-help-stop-modern-nuclear-smuggling/amp/?__twitter_impression=true https://www.history.com/.amp/news/wwii-nazi-atomic-secrets-alsos-mission-kidnap-heisenberg https://www.britannica.com/science/nuclear-fission https://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1321436 https://www.britannica.com/science/carbon-14-dating https://www.britannica.com/science/hydrogen/Isotopes-of-hydrogen#ref621366 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Werner-Heisenberg/Heisenberg-and-the-Nazi-Party Follow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
Ep 124124: The Alpha Male Myth
Some men label themselves alphas - citing an old study on wolves, but surprisingly the results might not be as applicable to humans (or even wolves) as you might have thought…You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingWolf Packshttps://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/wolf-pack-mentality.htmhttps://www.wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/267alphastatus_english.pdfhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21963347https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolf-faqs/#toggle-id-21https://www.jstor.org/stable/3881436Animal Social Behaviour & Hierarchies https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180925-with-females-in-charge-bonobo-society-is-more-chilled-outhttp://amydprice.com/hypertext_narrative/primates_research.pdfhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bonobo-sex-and-society-2006-06/https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/bonobohttps://www.britannica.com/video/193398/bonobos-humanshttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/07/3/l_073_03.htmlhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newscientist.com/article/2180434-the-7-non-human-mammals-where-females-rule-the-roost/amp/Human Alpha Studieshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30978215/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0165025407084054Alpha Male Pseudosciencehttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2021/01/26/the-pseudoscience-behind-the-sigma-male-explained/amp/https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/alpha-male-alpha-chimpanzee-primatologist-frans-de-waal-a8421291.html%3Famphttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/no-such-thing-alpha-male-2016-10%3Famphttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YTyQgwVvYychttp://davemech.org/wolf-news-and-information/schenkels-classic-wolf-behavior-study-available-in-english/http://davemech.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ExpressionstudiesP.1-10.pdfhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtFgdwTsbUhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BPsSKKL8N0sFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
Ep 123123: The Science of Sleepy Hallucinations
Ever seen or heard something as you were half asleep and woken up to realise it wasn’t there? Hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations are actually fairly common!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingHallucinations https://www.britannica.com/science/hallucination/Chemical-factors https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/hallucinations-hearing-voices/ Hypnagogic & Hypnopompic Hallucinations https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988750/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/14313158_Hypnagogic_and_Hypnopompic_Hallucinations_Pathological_Phenomena https://www.scielo.br/j/anp/a/C9cqbVby3nqWJrKYLvBngkk/?lang=en https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/IJoDR/article/view/71170 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-23739-8_8 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(18)30138-X/fulltext https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RvBvYrklXM https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-87318-4 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hypnagogia https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012375038900008X https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6638 Other Parasomnias & Related Effects https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20120522-suffer-from-sleep-shudders https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781437703269000282 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11030656/ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/290/5490/350?hwshib2=authn%3A1628867368%3A20210812%253Aed134caf-83e8-4fd7-9799-0ea1e0c31419%3A0%3A0%3A0%3AyeqVACDJVH2x2dHe%2FPUbZw%3D%3D https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560817/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/narcolepsy/ Follow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
Ep 122122: The Science of Myers Briggs Personality Tests
Myers Briggs types are scientific evaluation of your personality… or at least that’s how they’re sold. Turns out that they might be barely more scientific than your horoscope.You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingWhat is MBTI? https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test https://www.mbtionline.com/en-US/Articles/2017/July/What-do-the-letters-in-the-Myers-Briggs-test-stand-for https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554596/ https://www.16personalities.com/country-profiles/global/world The Origins of MBTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NQqSnkI32A https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/isabel-briggs-myers.htm https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06614- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Jung/Character-of-his-psychotherapy https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264783017_Isabel_Briggs_Myers_Psychological_Type_and_the_Spirit_of_CG_Jung Is the MBTI Test Scientific & Useful? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkQiYiXxmjg https://quoteinvestigator.com/tag/carl-jung/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26851600/ https://www.livescience.com/amp/65513-does-myers-briggs-personality-test-work.html https://jobtalk.indiana.edu/HRMWebsite/hrm/articles/develop/mbti.pdf https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3102/00346543063004467 vox.com/platform/amp/2014/7/15/5881947/myers-briggs-personality-test-meaningless https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/014920639602200103 https://amp.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2013/mar/19/myers-briggs-test-unscientific https://pages.uoregon.edu/sanjay/bigfive.html
Ep 121121: The Uncanny Valley: Science of Creepy Robots
Robots are becoming more and more human-like, but something weird happens when things become too human without quite making it all the way - we start to hate them… This is the uncanny valley, and you’ll find a lot of things in it.You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://www.aaai.org/Papers/AAAI/2005/RBC05-007.pdf https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.14184 https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-uncanny-valley https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/507812 https://www.jneurosci.org/content/39/33/6555 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-uncanny-valley-human-look-alikes-put-us-on-edge/ https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-possible-source-of-the-uncanny-valley-in-the-brain https://www.jneurosci.org/content/39/33/6555 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4557950 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6211702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6556781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4392592/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.14184 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25762967/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32526760/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20130901-is-the-uncanny-valley-reallist_works&sortby=pubdate
Ep 120120: The Science of Past Lives
Some children tell stories about lives they used to live… Are they just playing pretend or is this proof of reincarnation? Maybe science has some answers… You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingPast Lives, Jim Tucker & UVA’s Division of Perceptual Studies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550830708000943 https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/our-research/children-who-report-memories-of-previous-lives/ https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/resources/advice-to-parents-of-children-who-are-spontaneously-recalling-past-life-memories/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqygg/hard-science-of-reincarnation-past-lives https://www.npr.org/2014/01/05/259886077/searching-for-science-behind-reincarnation?t=1626790336553 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550830721000951 False Memories, Source Errors & Other Explanations https://www.livescience.com/7272-belief-reincarnation-tied-memory-errors.html https://www.livescience.com/7737-reality-reincarnation.html https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1363461503040001005 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2466/pms.1996.83.3f.1107 Past Life Regression Therapy https://www.thehypnotherapypracticeedinburgh.co.uk/why-past-life-regression-is-a-waste-of-money/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5797677/ https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/members/sigs/spirituality-spsig/james-pandarakalam-a-search-for-the-truth-of-past-life-regression.pdf?sfvrsn=f5442f17_2 tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00029157.1982.10404067?needAccess=true The Egghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fcK_fRYaI&vl=en-GB
Ep 119119: The Science of Maladaptive Daydreaming
Some people report being unable to stop daydreaming, to the point that it takes over their entire lives. Maladaptive Daydreaming isn’t yet a recognised disorder, but it only gets more strange from there...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingMaladaptive Daydreaming in the Media https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_daydream_that_never_stops https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/06/25/people-with-maladaptive-daydreaming-spend-an-average-of-four-hours-a-day-lost-in-their-imagination/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/04/when-daydreaming-replaces-real-life/391319/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/at-home/daydreaming.html https://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/30/health/maladaptive-daydreaming-feature/index.html Eli Somer https://www.youtube.com/user/SomerClinic/videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsZ7ivOSKjQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loE6Cq8lUS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYZxHmfpcsI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_scn44bTEE https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=cIDL8CEAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Maladpative Daydreaming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladaptive_daydreaming https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053810016300460?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395621000844 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28598955/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426361/ https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2006/9/4/article-p1056.xml https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1023/A:1020597026919.pdf https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/34/2/e100419 https://maladaptivedaydreaming.org/pages/maladaptive-daydreaming-test Pathologising, Disorders, & The DSM-5 http://www2.hawaii.edu/~heiby/overheads_classification.html https://wjh-www.harvard.edu/~dtg/KILLINGSWORTH%20&%20GILBERT%20(2010).pdf Psychopathology https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1529100617727266 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683251/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683251/
Ep 118118: The Science of The Loch Ness Monster
Scientists went hunting for the Loch Ness Monster in 2019, but the search wasn’t all it seemed to be…You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingLoch Ness Monster & The Myths https://www.livescience.com/61111-unusual-creature-sightings.html https://www.britannica.com/place/Loch-Ness-lake-Scotland-United-Kingdom https://www.lochnessproject.org/ Gimmell & His Survey https://www.livescience.com/loch-ness-monster-dna-study.html?_gl=1*e5q5rq*_ga*YW1wLVBxOEh1MnFUNHpkcG9VNHEzWmkyZWxoaURiOF9TYkc3ZUZ2QS1uVmNTSjFCZDduOFhRS0dQcXlQWkJsUzB3N1E. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49495145 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/sep/05/loch-ness-monster-could-be-a-giant-eel-say-scientists https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/loch-ness-monster-dna-study-reveals-plausible-explanation-for-sightings/ https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago717609.html https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/loch-ness-monster-just-big-eel https://gemmell-lab.otago.ac.nz/research https://gemmell-lab.otago.ac.nz/our-team https://scholar.google.co.nz/citations?hl=en&user=XGE4mdAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/loch-ness-monster-scotland-environmental-dna-science http://www.sci-news.com/biology/eel-dna-loch-ness-07580.html https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/loch-ness-monster-how-edna-helps-us-discover-what-lurks-beneath/ https://twitter.com/ProfGemmell/status/1169748929887391744 Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 117117: The 'Sophia the Robot' Conspiracy
Sophia the Robot is one of the most famous robots in the world, outside of those in Sci-fi. Although, there may be more fiction than fact when it comes to her artificial intelligence…You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingWhat is a Robot?https://www.britannica.com/technology/robot-technologySophia The Robot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78-1MlkxyqI https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/05/hanson-robotics-sophia-the-robot-pr-stunt-artificial-intelligence.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fnCQC7bLs0 https://www.hansonrobotics.com/sophia/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/sophia-robot-artificial-intelligence-science https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-first-robot-citizen-sophia-animatronic-humanoid-2017-10?r=US&IR=T https://www.forbes.com/sites/zarastone/2017/11/07/everything-you-need-to-know-about-sophia-the-worlds-first-robot-citizen/#18ede81546fa https://www.businessinsider.com/sophia-robot-hanson-robotics-other-humanoids-2017-11?r=US&IR=T Strong AI, Chinese Room & Turing Tests https://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/strong-ai https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-room/ https://iep.utm.edu/chineser/ https://www.britannica.com/technology/Turing-test#ref1252405 Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 116116: The Science of Hay Fever
This week we get sneezy and wheezy, because the plants are being sleazy. Hay Fever is one of the most common allergies in the world & there’s a lot of science behind it that might surprise you...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingHay Fever https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hay-fever/ https://www.britannica.com/science/hay-fever-pathology https://www.britannica.com/science/pollen https://www.britannica.com/plant/timothy https://www.britannica.com/science/rhinitis https://www.allergyuk.org/information-and-advice/statistics Antihistamines https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/antihistamines/#:~:text=How%20antihistamines%20work,which%20helps%20protect%20the%20body. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3667286/ Hay Fever In Japan https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210317/p2a/00m/0na/029000c https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4160535/ Hay Fever Treatment https://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/research/research-impact/allergen-immunotherapy-in-the-treatment-of-hayfever/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10441602/ Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 115115: The Science of PTSD (with NoahFinnce)
NoahFinnce joins us this week to talk about PTSD, our patron-voted topic for this month!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading1. https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/overview/#:~:text=Post%2Dtraumatic%20stress%20disorder%20(PTSD)%20is%20an%20anxiety%20disorder,stressful%2C%20frightening%20or%20distressing%20events.2. https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-and-complex-ptsd/symptoms/3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181836/4. https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/complex/5. https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-and-complex-ptsd/symptoms/6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32847484/7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29502529/8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5604756/Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 114114: Alien Hand Syndrome
What would you do if your hand developed a mind of its own? No, this isn’t sci-fi, this is a reality for people with Alien Hand Syndrome… You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11910-016-0676-z https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19434588/ https://pn.bmj.com/content/practneurol/4/1/44.full.pdf https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11910-016-0676-z.pdf https://www.jsmf.org/meetings/2008/may/Mark%20VW%202008%20Alien%20hand%20syndrome.pdf https://n.neurology.org/content/91/11/527.long https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/65/3/366 https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/alien-hand.htm#pt3 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/uk-12225163.amp https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059570/

Ep 113113: The Ridiculous Yellow Fever Experiments
Stubbins Ffirth was a mess student who really went above and beyond to become a doctor, by using himself as a guinea pig to test the infectiousness of yellow fever…You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingYellow Fever1. https://www.britannica.com/science/yellow-fever2. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/yellow-fever3. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/yellow-fever/4. https://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/vaccine/index.html5. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/yellow-fever6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892770/Stubbins Ffirth and his experiments1. https://wellcomecollection.org/works/mrme9h3v2. http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2050030-2,00.html3. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newscientist.com/article/dn16735-eight-scientists-who-became-their-own-guinea-pigs/amp/4. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/11639615. https://www.nature.com/articles/nj6959-745a6. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44450391?seq=1

Ep 112112: The Science of Sleepwalking
We know that some people can walk around while fast asleep, but how does it work? What else can you do in your sleep? What would happen if you broke the law? Science might have the answers… You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Sleepwalking Basics https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleepwalking/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28363449/ https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)31288-0?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982218312880%3Fshowall%3Dtrue https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17931980/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-of-sleepwalking-97626685/ https://n.neurology.org/content/78/20/1583 Sleepwalking & The Law https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15229043/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1286639/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4506454/ https://www.sleep.theclinics.com/article/S1556-407X(11)00086-5/fulltext Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (2011) David Eagleman Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 111111: The Science of DPRD (with Dodie)
This week our patrons voted for Depersonalisation Derealisation Disorder and Dodie joined us to give her insight on the topic!CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of Drug Use between 44:38 and 47:53.Listen to dodie’s album: https://dodie.ffm.to/buildaproblem Unreal Charity: https://www.unrealuk.org/You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Psychopathology (2019) Graham Davey Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (2011) David Eagleman https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24967634/ https://oce.ovid.com/article/00005053-199809000-00004/HTML https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16010029 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032716318961?via%3Dihub https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6964445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7239558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924239/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29877178/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204471/ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/dissociative-disorders/ https://frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.535652/full Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
Ep 110110: The Science of Blackness
You’ve probably heard of Vantablack, the black that was once the blackest in the world, but you probably haven’t heard of the war it started between two artists - Stuart Semple & Anish Kapoor.You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artist-only-person-banned-using-worlds-pinkest-pink-180961464/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NzVmtbPOrM https://www.surreynanosystems.com/about/vantablack https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-semple/ https://news.mit.edu/2019/blackest-black-material-cnt-0913 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-art-painting-delacroix-pigment-ancient-Egypt https://culturehustle.com/ https://www.archpaper.com/2017/07/anish-kapoor-blackest-black/ http://stuartsemple.com/about/ https://www.livescience.com/32559-why-do-we-see-in-color.html https://science.howstuffworks.com/vantablack.htm https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/garden/what-you-can-do-with-vantablack-the-darkest-material-ever-made.html Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 109109: This Will Get On Your Nerves
Rita Levi-Montalcini is probably one of the greatest scientists you’ve never heard of. She created a lab in a spare room when Jews were banned from science in WWII, continued to work when she was 100 years old, and fought against fascism! Oh, and she knew a lot about nerves…You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1986/levi-montalcini/facts/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rita-Levi-Montalcini https://www.pnas.org/content/110/13/4873 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/finding-the-good-rita-levi-montalcini/ https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2012/dec/30/rita-levi-montalcini https://www.nature.com/news/2009/090401/full/458564a.html https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jez.1400680305 https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1952.tb26548.x Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 108108: The Deepest Hole on Earth (with Bliss)
What is at the centre of the planet? Surprisingly… We have a really good idea but we’re still not 100% sure. Turns out it’s pretty hard to get to.You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/story/20150306-journey-to-the-centre-of-earth/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190503-the-deepest-hole-we-have-ever-dug#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20Kola%20Superdeep,of%20souls%20tortured%20in%20hell. http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150814-what-is-at-the-centre-of-earth https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926751-800-unknown-earth-what-is-at-the-centre-of-the-earth/ https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/what-is-at-earths-core/ https://www.livescience.com/new-earth-layer-solid-inner-core.html#:~:text=The%20liquid%20outer%20core%20starts,and%20a%20bit%20of%20nickel https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2020JB020545 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-whats-deepest-hole-ever-dug-180954349/ https://www.ucl.ac.uk/EarthSci/people/lidunka/GEOL2014/Geophysics7%20-%20Deep%20Earth/Earth%20Structure.htm https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190503-the-deepest-hole-we-have-ever-dug Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 107107: Humanzee: The Human-Chimp Hybrid
What happens when you cross a chimp with a man? Serious ethical concerns and an exile from the Soviet Union... Yes, someone actually tried to make a man-ape hybrid. It didn’t end well You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Hybrids https://www.britannica.com/science/hybrid https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/human-monkey-hybrid-china-organ-transplant-stem-cells-embryo-a9037506.html?amp Humans and Chimps https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-020-06962-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2464272/#!po=3.12500 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04789#ref-CR33 https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/human-origins/understanding-our-past/dna-comparing-humans-and-chimps https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC187548/ Ilya Ivanov & His Experiments https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926701-000-blasts-from-the-past-the-soviet-ape-man-scandal/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-russian-government-once-funded-a-scientists-quest-to-make-an-ape-human-hybrid-5043859/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ilya-Ivanovich-Ivanov Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 106106: Be Gay, Do Crime (In Space)
Wendy Lawrence may not have been the first lesbian in space, but she was at the centre of the first ever case of space fraud... or was she? There was a media frenzy around her alleged crime, but Wendy herself has a different story.You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingWendy Lawrence https://medium.com/the-vintage-space/gay-astronauts-a-final-frontier-9892d0987fa0 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nhq202001130001.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/anne-c-mcclain/biography/ https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/23/politics/nasa-astronaut-bank-account-first-criminal-allegation-space/index.html https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/04/07/army-astronaut-accused-of-committing-crime-in-space-is-cleared-ex-wife-charged-with-making-false-statements/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/astronaut-space-investigation.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/25/nasa-astronaut-accused-of-hacking-bank-account-from-space/amp/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-49457912 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/us/space-crime-allegation-indictment.html https://www.space.com/amp/nasa-astronaut-anne-mcclain-space-crime-claim.html Space Law https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties.html https://www.nasa.gov/centers/hq/library/find/bibliographies/space_law/ http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ECSL_-_European_Centre_for_Space_Law/About_space_law https://www.space.com/astronaut-anne-mcclain-refutes-space-crime-claim.html https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/index.html Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 105105: The Science of Gender (with NoahFinnce)
NoahFinnce joins us to celebrate our 2nd birthday! Our patrons have voted for gender as this month’s topic - we‘ll tell you how it works and how it doesn’t work...You can find Noah over on his channel:http://youtube.com/noahfinnceYou can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingWhat is Genderhttps://www.who.int/health-topics/gender#tab=tab_1Biology of Gender https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139786/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139786/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939487/ Gender Studies https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2020.1729844 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-76861-8_8 https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(17)30356-7/fulltext https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466167/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5845507/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7193756/ https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-92270-6_58 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephen-Ristvedt/publication/258523575_The_Evolution_of_Gender/links/5d2f1ff3a6fdcc2462e76926/The-Evolution-of-Gender.pdf Gender Gap In STEM https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2004956 https://lukeholman.github.io/genderGap/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673618331350 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2019.00060/full https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05109-w https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2004956 https://www.pnas.org/content/117/9/4609 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6497/1317 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02297805/ Social Constructs & Categories https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797618782181 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF02583913.pdf Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 104104: The Science of Left Handedness
Are you left handed or right handed? This week we talk about the benefits (and drawbacks) of being a southpaw - and why we even have Handedness in the first place...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingHandedness https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3258574/ https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.3758/bf03337470.pdf https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2016.1127 https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/B9780123851574004747?token=CAFE5C834602FE1A71A7FFB7ED77D96EA36F7B8B77F672CB614A08C764CFA5AF57851CCAD67BC439F9B58EC1B380D5F7 Origin of Handedness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb11oOHYNXM&t=396s https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49579810#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20found%20the%20first,linked%20to%20being%20left%2Dhanded.&text=The%20team%20at%20the%20University,development%20and%20the%20dominant%20hand. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-causes-some-people-t/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6441088/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627581-600-southpaws-the-evolution-of-handedness/ https://www.livescience.com/what-causes-left-handedness.html https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/7/eaax9935 https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-0-387-79061-9_1346 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123750006001889 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831280/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0891422220301682 Forcing Right Handedness https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/42827363.pdf?ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A4080085e7e4a69c992eac026fe022703 https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/01/brain https://www.nature.com/news/2007/070716/full/070716-4.html https://www.jneurosci.org/content/30/9/3271 Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 103103: The Science of OCD
This week we chat about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the commonly misunderstood condition that affects millions of people worldwide!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further ReadingWhat is OCD https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/overview/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370844/ https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-when-unwanted-thoughts-take-over/20-mh-4676-ocd_150041.pdf https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0897190014521996 Psychopathology: Research Assessment and Treatment in Clinical Psychology - Graham Davey Cause of OCD https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(19)30073-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS089662731930073X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7886082/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610610/ Treatment https://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/content/72/1/80.long https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/treatment-for-ocd/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5606297/ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/medicines-and-psychiatry/ssri-antidepressants/overview/#:~:text=It's%20thought%20to%20have%20a,messages%20between%20nearby%20nerve%20cells. Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Ep 102102: The Science of Forensics (with Eleanor Neale)
This week Eleanor Neale joins us to chat about forensics, and why it might not be as good as you think... Find Eleanor on her YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/EleanorNeale You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Basics of Forensics https://www.britannica.com/science/forensic-science https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zIRQOssWbaoC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=history+of+forensic+science&ots=wJZ2sXZM1X&sig=ME5kNe5qa4mWvb0f2Xig_ikUP4c#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20forensic%20science&f=false https://science.howstuffworks.com/forensic-lab-technique.htm https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/what-is-forensic-science/amp/ History of Forensics https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_462 https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/forensic-investigation/origins-of-forensic-science/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9783527827688.ch1 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326051477_History_of_Forensic_Science https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/04/21/a-brief-history-of-forensics/%3FoutputType%3Damp https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-1-4614-5690-2_462.pdf Problems with Forensics https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0162243919899467 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150512-can-we-trust-forensic-science https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6386/243.summary https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/234561565.pdf https://rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2019.01250.x https://innocenceproject.org/overturning-wrongful-convictions-involving-flawed-forensics/ https://www.britannica.com/technology/lie-detector https://www.apa.org/research/action/polygraph#:~:text=The%20accuracy%20(i.e.%2C%20validity),person%20may%20be%20non%2Danxious Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth