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Welcome to Scibernia, a bi-monthly podcast exploring science in Ireland, and beyond.

Take a listen to our debut podcast below, where you’ll hear:

why Dublin City of Science 2012 is better than the Eurovision Song Contest (5m20s)

how laughing gas can fuel home-made rockets (12m12s)

whether Star Trek got the science of warp speed right or wrong (23m38s)

an ‘elevator interview’ with a high-profile scientist whose parents still aren’t sure if he can safely change a plug (28m55s)

book and television reviews, where we discuss a woman whose cells have never died and the question of whether humans are still evolving (37m44s)

a news update that includes the post-election reaction among the science community and the latest in cancer research at TCD (0m59s)

and a preview of upcoming events (53m08s)