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@sciencemugComin' semi-soon or so!Let's see if PiPs and the gang make it this time...2022-10-0801 min
@sciencemug ITALIAComing (quasi)soon: di scimpanzé feriti, auto-medicazione via insetti schiacciati e spalmati, & empatia!Bentrovata cara gente del podcast! Ora che io e la mia banda di decerebrati abbiamo finito di fare le cose davvero urgenti e del tutto inutili (i.e. completare un puzzle digitale da 1118035592 pixel che PiPs ha vinto a una riffa la scorsa estate), beh, possiamo ricominciare a raccontare la scienza!In arrivo, (quasi)presto, un episodio che parla di scimpanzé feriti, auto-medicazione implementata via insetti schiacciati e spalmati, eeee accenni di empatia!Ciao!SM2022-02-1801 min
@sciencemugComing (semi)soon: of wounded chimps, self-medication via smashed and spread insects, & empathy!Hellooo, dear listener! Now that my gang and I are finally done with the utterly urgent aaaand totally useless things (i.e. finishing a one billion one hundred and eighteen million thirty-five thousand five hundred ninety-two pixels heck of a digital puzzle PiPs you won last summer at a quite shady raffle), weeeell, we can go back and tell intriguing and gripping science stories!The coming (semi)soon episode is about chimps, self-medication via smashed and spread insects, & empathy!Ciao!SM2022-02-1801 min
@sciencemugNews 2: of mammoths' bones' circles, fluffy exoplanets, cats' music & more!Hello dear listener!I read a lot of science stuff in the past months, and now I’m gonna tell you 9 science stories that I’ve already translated into mini-posts and related cartoons for the blog side of my silly self (you can find the links below).Sooo, dear listener, here we go!1(of woodpeckers’ super skull)- https://www.sciencemug.com/2020/02/the-true-reason-why-woodpeckers-dont.html2(of rats’ genome & New York)- https://www.sciencemug.com/2020/03/the-true-reason-why-brown-rats-genome.html3(of mammoths’ bones’ circles)- https://www.sciencemug.com/2020/03/the-true-reason-why-ice-age-mammoth.html4(of cats musi...2021-08-0716 min
@sciencemug: the podcastNews 2: of mammoths' bones' circles, fluffy exoplanets, cats' music & more!Hello dear listener!I read a lot of science stuff in the past months, and now I’m gonna tell you 9 science stories that I’ve already translated into mini-posts and related cartoons for the blog side of my silly self (you can find the links below).Sooo, dear listener, here we go!1(of woodpeckers’ super skull)- https://www.sciencemug.com/2020/02/the-true-reason-why-woodpeckers-dont.html2(of rats’ genome & New York)- https://www.sciencemug.com/2020/03/the-true-reason-why-brown-rats-genome.html3(of mammoths’ bones’ circles)- https://www.sciencemug.com/2020/03/the-true-reason-why-ice-age-mammoth.html4(of cats music)- https://www.sciencemug.com/2020/04...2021-08-0716 min
@sciencemug ITALIASulla plastica & la placenta umana: ecco a voi la plasticenta! (Pt4 di 4) - L'inquinamento da plastica -Episodio 13Bentornato, caro pubblico!In questa quarta e ultima parte dell'episodio, finisco di raccontarti la storia di un gruppo di ricercatori italiani che, per la prima volta in assoluto, trova plastica nelle placente umane di donne sane.Ascoltando questo episodio, scoprirai quanto sia massiccio e pervasivo l'inquinamento globale da plastica, e quanto siano pericolose le materie plastiche per gli esseri viventi in generale, e per gli esseri e i feti umani in particolare.E c'è anche una breve intervista al Dr. Ragusa, che ha guidato la ricerca!Eeee c'è an...2021-06-2437 min
@sciencemug: the podcastOf plastics & human placenta: meet the plasticenta! Pt 4/4 - Plastic pollution -Hellooo, dear listener!In this fourth and last part of the episode, I finish telling you the story of a group of Italian researchers who, for the first time ever, find plastics in human placentas of healthy women.Listening to this episode, you'll find out how bad is global plastic pollution, and how dangerous plastics are to living things in general, and to humans and human fetuses in particular.And there's also a brief interview to Dr. Ragusa, the leading investigator of this research!Aaand there's a also funny+unsettling fake commercial too...Ciao!...2021-06-1535 min
@sciencemugOf plastics & human placenta: meet the plasticenta! Pt 4/4 - Plastic pollution -Hellooo, dear listener!In this fourth and last part of the episode, I finish telling you the story of a group of Italian researchers who, for the first time ever, find plastics in human placentas of healthy women.Listening to this episode, you'll find out how bad is global plastic pollution, and how dangerous plastics are to living things in general, and to humans and human fetuses in particular.And there's also a brief interview to Dr. Ragusa, the leading investigator of this research!Aaand there's a also funny+unsettling fake...2021-06-1535 min
@sciencemug ITALIASulla plastica & la placenta umana: ecco a voi la “plasticenta” (Pt3/4)Ep 12Bentrovata, cara gente del podcast!Nella terza (di quattro) parte di questo episodio, continuo a raccontarti la storia di un gruppo di ricercatori italiani che sono i primi a trovare pezzi di plastica più piccole di 0,5 cm in placente di donne sane. Qui scoprirai come le pertinaci microplastiche riescano a infilarsi nel corpo umano. Eeee c'è anche una storia di GPS per antigeni... Ciao! Il testo scritto (con tutte le referenze e i crediti) lo trovi (in Inglese) qui: https://www.scienceminug.com/2021/04/of-plastics-human-placenta-meet.html2021-04-2218 min
@sciencemug: the podcastOf plastics & human placenta: meet the "plasticenta" (Pt3/4 - The way in)Hellooo, dear listener!In the third (of four) part of this episode, I keep telling you the story of a bunch of Italian researchers who are the first to find pieces of plastics smaller than 0.5 cm in human placentas of healthy women.Here you'll discover how the darn microplastics manage to sneak into the human body.Aaand there's also a GPS for bugs and antigens story...Ciao!Find the script (plus all the references & credits) here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2021/04/of-plastics-human-placenta-meet.html2021-04-2119 min
@sciencemugOf plastics & human placenta: meet the "plasticenta" (Pt3/4 - The way in)Hellooo, dear listener!In the third (of four) part of this episode, I keep telling you the story of a bunch of Italian researchers who are the first to find pieces of plastics smaller than 0.5 cm in human placentas of healthy women.Here you'll discover how the darn microplastics manage to sneak into the human body.Aaand there's also a GPS for bugs and antigens story...Ciao!Find the script (plus all the references & credits) here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2021/04/of-plastics-human-placenta-meet.html2021-04-2119 min
@sciencemug ITALIASulla produzione di cibo nelle aree urbane: l'orticoltura urbana! (Pt 1/2)Ep 11Bentrovati, caro auscultatore e cara auscultatrice!In questo episodio ti racconterò una storia sull'orticoltura urbana: la storia di come un gruppo di ricercatori ha dimostrato che una città (in particolare Sheffield, Inghilterra, Regno Unito) potrebbe potenzialmente riempire la pancia di una grossa fetta (haha! ho fatto la battutina...) dei suoi abitanti con verdura e frutta coltivate al suo (della città) interno, cioè in spazi verdi e persino tetti!E c'è anche una pubblicità falsa e molto divertente che ha come fulcro il pollice verde.Ciao!Il testo (in ingles...2021-03-2926 min
@sciencemug: the podcastOf food production in urban areas: meet the urban horticulture! (Pt 1/2)Hellooo, dear listener!In this episode I'll tell you a story about urban horticulture, more precisely the story of how a bunch or researchers proved that a city (specifically Sheffield, England, UK) could potentially feed a big chunk of its own people with veggies and fruits grown in the city itself (on green spaces and even roofs)!And there's a very funny fake commercial about the green thumb too.Ciao!Find the script (plus all the references & credits) here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2021/03/of-food-production-in-urban-areas-meet.html2021-03-2123 min
@sciencemugOf food production in urban areas: meet the urban horticulture! (Pt 1/2)Hellooo, dear listener!In this episode I'll tell you a story about urban horticulture, more precisely the story of how a bunch or researchers proved that a city (specifically Sheffield, England, UK) could potentially feed a big chunk of its own people with veggies and fruits grown in the city itself (on green spaces and even roofs)!And there's a very funny fake commercial about the green thumb too.Ciao!Find the script (plus all the references & credits) here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2021/03/of-food-production-in-urban-areas-meet.html2021-03-2123 min
@sciencemug ITALIASulla plastica & la placenta umana: ecco a voi la “plasticenta” (Pt2/4)Ep 10 Bentrovata, cara gente del podcast!Nella seconda parte di questo episodio continuo a raccontarvi la storia di un gruppo di ricercatori italiani che, per la prima volta in assoluto, trova materiale artificiale, nello specifico micro-plastiche, nelle placente umane.In questa puntata scoprirete come gli italici scienziati capiscono che i frammenti trovati sono fatti in realtà di plastica, di che tipo di plastica si tratta e, soprattutto, quanta plastica è stata prodotta - intendo da sempre - e quanta plastica è diventata fino ad oggi spazzatura ed è finita in discarica e/o nell'ambiente.Oh, e c'è...2021-02-2616 min
@sciencemug: the podcastOf plastics & human placenta: meet the "plasticenta" (Pt2)Hellooo, dear listener!In this second part of this multi-part episode, I go on telling you the story of a group of smarty smart Italian researchers who, for the first time ever, finds man-made stuff, specifically microplastics, in human placentas.In this episode you'll find how the scientists understand that what they found is actually plastics, what kind of plastics this things are precisely, and, above other things, how much plastic has been made - I mean ever - and how much plastic garbage ended up in the environment so far.Aaand there's also a conspiracy theory...2021-02-2317 min
@sciencemugOf plastics & human placenta: meet the "plasticenta" (Pt2/4 - Guess the plastics)Hellooo, dear listener!In this second part of this multi-part episode, I go on telling you the story of a group of smarty smart Italian researchers who, for the first time ever, finds man-made stuff, specifically microplastics, in human placentas.In this episode you'll find how the scientists understand that what they found is actually plastics, what kind of plastics this things are precisely, and, above other things, how much plastic has been made - I mean ever - and how much plastic garbage ended up in the environment so far.Aaand there's...2021-02-2317 min
@sciencemug ITALIASulla plastica & la placenta umana: ecco a voi la “plasticenta” (Pt1/4)Ep 9Bentrovata, cara gente del podcast! In questo episodio in più parti ti racconto la storia di un gruppo di ricercatori italiani che, per la prima volta in assoluto, trova pezzi di plastica nelle placente umane (quelle di quattro donne sane che hanno gravidanze e parti normali).In questo primo capitolo della storia sentirai di come gli ingegnosi scienziati italici riescono a prelevare i campioni di cui hanno bisogno per il loro studio, e quale tecnica usano per analizzarli.E c'è anche una barzelletta su un cavallo, un'esplosione di raggi gamma e una ba...2021-01-2318 min
@sciencemug: the podcastOf plastics & human placenta: meet the "plasticenta" (Pt1)Hellooo, dear listener. In this multi-part episode I start telling you the story of a bunch of Italian researchers who, for the first time ever, find pieces of plastic in human placentas (those of four healthy women who had smooth pregnancies and deliveries).In this very part 1 you'll hear how the resourceful scientists from the boot-shaped country collect the samples they need for their study, and what technique they use to analyze them.Aaand there's also a joke about a horse, a gamma ray burst and a banana split...CiazThe script is here: https://www.s...2021-01-1819 min
@sciencemugOf plastics & human placenta: meet the "plasticenta" (Pt1/4)Hellooo, dear listener. In this multi-part episode I tell you the story of a bunch of Italian researchers who, for the first time ever, find pieces of plastic in human placentas (those of four healthy women who had smooth pregnancies and deliveries).In this very part 1 you'll hear how the resourceful scientists from the boot-shaped country collect the samples they need for their study, and what technique they use to analyze them.Aaand there's also a joke about a horse, a gamma ray burst and a banana split...Ciaz!Find the...2021-01-1819 min
@sciencemug ITALIASu Babbo Natale, bambini che si comportano male, e virus: un racconto di NataleHo-ho-hoooo ... Bentrovata, cara gente del podcast, benvenuta a questo episodio di Natale!Ti racconto due storie questa volta.Una ti dirà se è vera o no la credenza popolare secondo cui Babbo Natale non va a far visita ai bambini cattivi.L'altra, dato che siamo nel 2020, parla di quali sarebbero le conseguenze se Babbo Natale, la notte di Natale, girasse il mondo mentre è infettato da un virus molto contagioso.Il testo (con bibliografia e tutti i riferimenti) lo trovi qui (in fondo): https://tinyurl.com/y784b9e3.2020-12-2319 min
@sciencemug: the podcastOf Santa Claus, children naughtiness, and virus: a Christmas taleHo-ho-hoooo... Hello, dear listener, welcome to this Xmas episode! I'll tell you two stories this time.One is about how the popular belief according to which Santa doesn't visit naughty children may be or may be not (listen and find out) actually true.The other story, given the year is 2020, is about what would be the consequences of Santa Claus doing his worldwide tour on Christmas Eve while infected by a highly contagious virus.Here's the script (with the bibliography): https://tinyurl.com/y784b9e3.Enjoy&Merry Xmas&peaceful holidays!@sciecemug2020-12-2219 min
@sciencemugOf Santa Claus, children naughtiness, and virus: a Christmas taleHo-ho-hoooo... Hello, dear listener, welcome to this Xmas episode! I'll tell you two stories this time.One is about how the popular belief according to which Santa doesn't visit naughty children may be or may be not (listen and find out) actually true.The other story, given the year is 2020, is about what would be the consequences of Santa Claus doing his worldwide tour on Christmas Eve while infected by a highly contagious virus.Here's the script (with the bibliography): https://tinyurl.com/y784b9e3.Enjoy&Merry Xmas&peaceful holidays!...2020-12-2219 min
@sciencemug ITALIADi Pechino e il mega anello d'inquinamento (2/2)Oooh bentrovata brava gente del podcast, e benarrivata in questa seconda e ultima parte dell'episodio in cui ti racconto un articolo scientifico del 2015 che parla dell'area urbana di Pechino, e del terribile "anello d'impatto" (leggi inquinamento et al) che incombe sulla capitale cinese, e che si è formato in seguito all'espansione urbana tumultuosa della città. Leggi il post sul blog qui: https://tinyurl.com/ybpjlt5zCiaz!SM2020-07-1815 min
@sciencemug ITALIADi Pechino e il mega anello d'inquinamento (1/2)Oooh bentrovata brava gente del podcast, in questo episodio ti racconto di come un gruppo di ricercatori abbia usato vari strumenti e metodologie per capire la crescita tumultuosa dell'area urbana di Pechino, del fatto che questa è quadruplicata nel primo decennio del millennio, e di come una simile crescita abbia creato un terribile "anello di impatto" - un cerchio di inquinamento - attorno alla capitale cinese (dell'anello in sè vi parlerò nella seconda parte dell'episodio).La scoperta è stata pubblicata nel 2015 sul "Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres", e il gruppo di summenzionati ricercatori lavorava a "Stanford", "Cal Tech" e "Unive...2020-05-1217 min
@sciencemug ITALIADel feromone di maiale che calma i cani super ansiosi!Oooh caro auscoltatore e cara auscultatrice, in questo episodio ti racconto di come cani un sacco ansiosi che abbaiano e saltano in continuazione siano calmati da un feromone di maiale, l'androstenone, quando questo è spruzzato sul loro muso. La scoperta, fatta da un gruppo di ricercatori della Texas Tech University, è stata pubblicata sulla rivista "The Professional Animal Scientist" (il giornale gemello di "The Amateur Plant Theologian", nonché cuggggino di primo grado della rivista "The semi-pro quasi-expert planner").Leggi il post originale qui: http://goo.gl/5vyLA3Ciaz!SM2020-05-0512 min
@sciencemug ITALIANotizie: cambiamenti climatici & estinzione dei bombi, lupi & mirtilli, e super star che si affievoliscono!Oooh caro auscoltatore e cara auscultatrice, in questo pseudo-episodio ti racconto tre notizie scientifiche e informazioni correlate che, in queste settimane, ho raccontato sulla parte blog del mio multiplo io, via mini-micro e vignette.Il prossimo episodio regolare è in arrivo!Ciaz!SM1) Cambiamenti climatici & estinzione dei bombi: https://tinyurl.com/yalgtyvh2) Lupi & mirtilli: https://tinyurl.com/y9woy6ot3) Super star che si affievoliscono: https://tinyurl.com/y7ytj9gc2020-04-2813 min
@sciencemug: the podcastÉ arrivato il nuovo podcast in italiano: @sciencemug ITALIA!Ooooooh, caro auscultatore e cara auscultatrice, sono lieto di dirti che è arrivato @sciencemug ITALIA, il podcast dove potrai ascoltare tuuuti i nuovi episodi (e un po’ alla volta anche quelli vecchi) in italiano!@sciencemug ITALIA è già su iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, Castbox, e presto sarà disponibile anche su altre piattaforme.Benone, oh voi del quelli che il podcast sì ma solo in italiano, la notizia ve l’ho data, adesso vi saluto, che devo tornare a inseguire il bianconiglio...Ciaz!SM2020-04-2301 min
@sciencemugÉ arrivato il nuovo podcast in italiano: @sciencemug ITALIA!Ooooooh, caro auscultatore e cara auscultatrice, sono lieto di dirti che è arrivato @sciencemug ITALIA, il podcast dove potrai ascoltare tuuuti i nuovi episodi (e un po’ alla volta anche quelli vecchi) in italiano!@sciencemug ITALIA è già su iTunes, Spotify, Anchor, Castbox, e presto sarà disponibile anche su altre piattaforme.Benone, oh voi del quelli che il podcast sì ma solo in italiano, la notizia ve l’ho data, adesso vi saluto, che devo tornare a inseguire il bianconiglio...Ciaz!SM2020-04-2301 min
@sciencemug: the podcastNews: climate change & bumblebees extinction, wolves & blueberries, and dimming super stars!Oooh hallo dear listener, in this sort-of episode I tell you three science news (about climate change & biology, wildlife & ethology, and astronomy) and related infos that I've told in these weeks in my blog-self side via mini-micro post and cartoons.Next regular episode is on its way, it'll be 'bout food and cities...Enjoy!SMLinks to the news:1) Climate change & bumblebees extinction: https://tinyurl.com/yalgtyvh2) Wolves & blueberries: https://tinyurl.com/y9woy6ot3) Dimming super stars: https://tinyurl.com/y7ytj9gc2020-04-2114 min
@sciencemug ITALIAle dimensioni (del cervello) contano, se sei una pescolina tropicaleOoooh, bentornati caro auscultatore e cara auscultatrice qui a @sciencemug, il podcast che in questo episodio ti racconta che avere un cervello grande aumenta la capacità di sopravvivere ai predatori nelle femmine, ma non nei maschi (sic!), di Poecilia reticulata, una specie di piccoli pesci tropicali detti guppy. La scoperta, fatta da un gruppo di scienziati delle università di Stoccolma e Vienna, è riportata sulla rivista scientifica Ecology letters, subito dopo quella di un caimano malese che fa i tarocchi (naa, scherzo, si limita a fare solitari...) Leggi il post in inglese qui: https://tinyurl.com/yarq52xncia2020-04-2128 min
@sciencemugNews 1: climate change & bumblebees extinction, wolves & blueberries, and dimming super stars!Oooh hallo dear listener, in this sort-of episode I tell you three science news (about climate change & biology, wildlife & ethology, and astronomy) and related infos that I've told in these weeks in my blog-self side via mini-micro post and cartoons.Next regular episode is on its way, it'll be 'bout food and cities...Enjoy!SMLinks to the news:1) Climate change & bumblebees extinction: https://tinyurl.com/yalgtyvh2) Wolves & blueberries: https://tinyurl.com/y9woy6ot3) Dimming super stars: https://tinyurl.com/y7ytj9gc2020-04-2114 min
@sciencemug ITALIAla Terra, la materia oscura e il viaggio galattico verso l’estinzione di massaOoooh caro/a auscultatore/trice, in questo episodio io, @sciencemug, ti racconto che è possibile che esista una relazione diretta tra le estinzioni di massa, la caduta di comete e gli sconvolgimenti geologici che si sono verificati sulla Terra nel corso del tempo e il passaggio ciclico, ogni 30-40 milioni di anni, del Sistema Solare attraverso il piano della Via Lattea e lo strato di materia oscura che esso contiene. E poi ti offro una ciambella per consolarti... Leggi il post in inglese qui.CiazSM2020-04-1420 min
@sciencemug ITALIAanche le formiche nel loro piccolo hanno le toiletteOoooh, ben trovato/a gentile auscultatore/trice! Ora che sei qui, suvvia, indulgi per qualche minuto in questo primo odoroso episodio della versione in Italiano del podcast di @sciencemug e ascolta come tre allegri scienziati (vivi) di un'università della Tedeschia (aka Germanilandia) scoprono che le formiche della specie Lasius niger creano, dentro i loro nidi, delle vere e prorpie toilette dove gli insetti vanno a fare la cacca [in technicolor (capirai se ascolterai) e senza mai portarsi dietro lo smartphone!]Il testo lo trovi qui (scorri la pagina fino a che trovi la versione in Italiano)...2020-04-0719 min
@sciencemug: the podcastOf why people are less generous on Xmas than the rest of the year! (Pt2/2)Hello dear listener, here it comes the second part of a story about the fact that, at Xmas time, people, especially those usually inclined to generosity, donate less often and less money to charity than the rest of the year. And the reason of that is explained here (nope dude, it's not something related to the Grinch, nor to bad eggnog hangovers, and yes, it's quite absurd to publish the second part of a Xmas episode closer to Valentine's day than to Christmas itself...).Here's the script: https://www.sciencemug.com/2020/01/of-charity-experimental-economics.htmlCiaz&enjoy!2020-01-3016 min
@sciencemugOf why people are less generous on Xmas than the rest of the year! (Pt2/2)Hello dear listener, here it comes the second part of a story about the fact that, at Xmas time, people, especially those usually inclined to generosity, donate less often and less money to charity than the rest of the year. And the reason of that is explained here (nope dude, it's not something related to the Grinch, nor to bad eggnog hangovers, and yes, it's quite absurd to publish the second part of a Xmas episode closer to Valentine's day than to Christmas itself...).
Here's the script: https://www.sciencemug.com/2020/01/of-charity-experimental-economics.html
Ciaz&enjoy!2020-01-3016 min
@sciencemugOf why people are less generous on Xmas than the rest of the year! (Pt1/2)Ho-ho-hoooo... Hello, dear listener! After Halloween, the Black Friday aaand the Cyber Monday here it's coming a new credit card holiday: Christmas!
Sooo, to fit the Xmas spirit of nowadays, here's for you a Xmas episode that tells you a science story that’s all about... MONEY! Aaand a bit of charity too.
The script is here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2019/12/of-charity-experimental-economics.html
Enjoy&Merry Christmas!2019-12-1917 min
@sciencemug: the podcastOf why people are less generous on Xmas than the rest of the year! (Pt1/2)Ho-ho-hoooo... Hello, dear listener! After Halloween, the Black Friday aaand the Cyber Monday here it's coming a new credit card holiday: Christmas!Sooo, to fit the Xmas spirit of nowadays, here's for you a Xmas episode that tells you a science story that’s all about... MONEY! Aaand a bit of charity too.The script is here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2019/12/of-charity-experimental-economics.htmlEnjoy&Merry Christmas!2019-12-1917 min
@sciencemug: the podcastWeird patent series (N°1): "The Bird Diaper"!Oh hallo dear listener, this is the first episode of the "Weird patent series", a space, as the name suggests, dedicated to the most absurd things you humans have patented, invented, thought. An episode like this will be published every once in a while. In this very one, I'm telling you not one, but two patents filed to cover the invention of a diaper for birds. Yeah, you read it right, you're not hallucinating. Aren't you humans something?Find the script here&enjoy! https://www.sciencemug.com/2019/11/weird-patent-series-n1-oh-man-bird.html2019-11-1514 min
@sciencemugWeird patent series (N°1): "The Bird Diaper"!Oh hallo dear listener, this is the first episode of the "Weird patent series", a space, as the name suggests, dedicated to the most absurd things you humans have patented, invented, thought. An episode like this will be published every once in a while. In this very one, I'm telling you not one, but two patents filed to cover the invention of a diaper for birds. Yeah, you read it right, you're not hallucinating. Aren't you humans something?
Find the script here&enjoy! https://www.sciencemug.com/2019/11/weird-patent-series-n1-oh-man-bird.html2019-11-1514 min
@sciencemug: the podcastThe yum-yum bugsHello dear listener, here we go with a delicious story about environment, food and... bugs. Basically: "wanna help saving the world? Eat bugs!". Ahhh, who doesn't dream a juicy meal worm burger? Can you see a future when there is a new giant, in the business of fast food: McCricket? Well, apparently someone can, more or less. But, hey, jokes aside, there's solid science on the plate (uh, pun!).The script is here (scroll down the page): https://www.sciencemug.com/2013/02/gli-insetti-gnam-gnam-e-limpatto.htmlEnjoy&Ciao!2019-11-0615 min
@sciencemugThe yum-yum bugsHello dear listener, here we go with a delicious story about environment, food and... bugs. Basically: "wanna help saving the world? Eat bugs!". Ahhh, who doesn't dream a juicy meal worm burger? Can you see a future when there is a new giant, in the business of fast food: McCricket? Well, apparently someone can, more or less.
But, hey, jokes aside, there's solid science on the plate (uh, pun!).
The script is here (scroll down the page): https://www.sciencemug.com/2013/02/gli-insetti-gnam-gnam-e-limpatto.html
Enjoy&Ciao!2019-11-0615 min
@sciencemug: the podcastThe explosive story of dynamite & the Nobel Prize!Hallo dear listener, today October 21st, in 1833, Alfred Nobel is born. He's famous 'cause, in the XIX the century, he was the guy everybody wanted at their parties since he was a blast, had always explosive pieces of gossip and told hilarious cracking jokes. Oh, he's also the dude who invented dynamite. And he who created a prize you may have heard of. Here the script of the episode about Nobel's life, inventions and prize: https://www.sciencemug.com/2019/10/happy-birthday-alfred-nobel-aka-mr.htmlCiaz&enjoy!2019-10-2116 min
@sciencemugThe explosive story of dynamite & the Nobel Prize!Hallo dear listener, today October 21st, in 1833, Alfred Nobel is born. He's famous 'cause, in the XIX the century, he was the guy everybody wanted at their parties since he was a blast, had always explosive pieces of gossip and told hilarious cracking jokes. Oh, he's also the dude who invented dynamite. And he who created a prize you may have heard of. Here the script of the episode about Nobel's life, inventions and prize: https://www.sciencemug.com/2019/10/happy-birthday-alfred-nobel-aka-mr.html
Ciaz&enjoy!2019-10-2116 min
@sciencemugThe Rogue Planet: a science "crime" storyA vast universe, a wandering entity with a secret identity, three cosmic cops. And a dumb podcast to tell their story...
Find the script here&enjoy! https://www.sciencemug.com/2013/03/the-rogue-planet.html2019-10-1310 min
@sciencemug: the podcastThe Rogue Planet: a science "crime" storyA vast universe, a wandering entity with a secret identity, three cosmic cops. And a dumb podcast to tell their story...Find the script here&enjoy! https://www.sciencemug.com/2013/03/the-rogue-planet.html2019-10-1310 min
@sciencemugPollution on highHello dear listener, in this episode I'll tell you the scary story of what three researchers find there is inside the water that falls down from the sky...
Clue one: it is not a piece of rainbow.
Clue two: it is not the answer to your prayers.
For clue three press #.
The script is here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2019/09/pollution-on-high.html
Ciao!2019-09-2716 min
@sciencemug: the podcastPollution on highHello dear listener, in this episode I'll tell you the scary story of what three researchers find there is inside the water that falls down from the sky...Clue one: it is not a piece of rainbow.Clue two: it is not the answer to your prayers.For clue three press #.The script is here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2019/09/pollution-on-high.htmlCiao!2019-09-2716 min
@sciencemugBACTERIA vs HUMAN CELLS (PT3 of 3)Ooh hello dear listener, in this episode I'll tell you the 3d and final part of the story about three scientists who put at sleep the legend according to which there are 10 bugs in/on humans for each human cell. You'll get to know how the story ends (no spoiler here) and why those three researchers decided to investigate this particular topic instead something else, like, well, the physics behind a certain president haircut... The script (plus the micro-interview to one of the researchers, Dr. Fuchs) is here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2016/07/bacteria-vs-human-cells-1-to-1-final.html Ciao!2019-09-0315 min
@sciencemug: the podcastBACTERIA vs HUMAN CELLS (PT3 of 3)Ooh hello dear listener, in this episode I'll tell you the 3d and final part of the story about three scientists who put at sleep the legend according to which there are 10 bugs in/on humans for each human cell. You'll get to know how the story ends (no spoiler here) and why those three researchers decided to investigate this particular topic instead something else, like, well, the physics behind a certain president haircut... The script (plus the micro-interview to one of the researchers, Dr. Fuchs) is here: https://www.sciencemug.com/2016/07/bacteria-vs-human-cells-1-to-1-final.html Ciao!2019-09-0315 min
@sciencemugHappy b-day Aspirin!Ooooh, hello dear listener, this is the story of Aspirin's creation! It's a mix of chemistry, mystery, history, suspense, a guilty butler with a beaker in the laboratory, Nazism, smuggled drugs aaaaaand the usual nonsense coming from the dumb pseudo-brain of this podcast. Enjoy! (Ok, ok, the butler was too much... But the rest is there!)
The post is here: https://tinyurl.com/y3lk3prm2019-08-1012 min
@sciencemug: the podcastHappy b-day Aspirin!Ooooh, hello dear listener, this is the story of Aspirin's creation! It's a mix of chemistry, mystery, history, suspense, a guilty butler with a beaker in the laboratory, Nazism, smuggled drugs aaaaaand the usual nonsense coming from the dumb pseudo-brain of this podcast. Enjoy! (Ok, ok, the butler was too much... But the rest is there!)The post is here: https://tinyurl.com/y3lk3prm2019-08-1012 min
@sciencemugBACTERIA vs HUMAN CELLS (PT2 of 3)Ooh hello dear listener, in this episode I'll tell you the 2nd part (total 3) of the story about the debunking of the myth that there are 10 bugs in/on humans for each human cell. In this part you'll find out how many human cells actually form the human body, and which cells are the most numerous (spoiler: they are the favorites of vampires...). Read the post here: https://tinyurl.com/y4jhzef2 Ciaz&Enjoy!2019-07-2722 min
@sciencemug: the podcastBACTERIA vs HUMAN CELLS (PT2 of 3)Ooh hello dear listener, in this episode I'll tell you the 2nd part (total 3) of the story about the debunking of the myth that there are 10 bugs in/on humans for each human cell. In this part you'll find out how many human cells actually form the human body, and which cells are the most numerous (spoiler: they are the favorites of vampires...). Read the post here: https://tinyurl.com/y4jhzef2 Ciaz&Enjoy!2019-07-2722 min
@sciencemugThank you brave soul!The gang celebrated the reason of this short audio visiting the homepage of every pub's website of Ireland and ending up arrested for disorderly conduct by Chief Wiggum after attempting to have a fight with a banner of the WSFUPBNG (the Wrestler and Sumo Fighters Union of Papua Brand New Guinea).
Luckily for them, the banner's wife (a lovely .gif of a cat doing a cat thing) was moved by the ridiculously scared expression of PiPs, and convinced her husband not to press chargess... Based on a true story! Ciaz!2019-06-0600 min
@sciencemugBACTERIA vs HUMAN CELLS (PT1 of 3)Ooh hello dear listener, in this episode I'll tell you the first part (total 3) of the story about the death of the urban legend/scientific myth according to which in/on human beings there are 10 times more bacteria than actual human cells.
It's a tale of perseverance, poop (kinda) and, of course, solid science.
Find the post here: https://tinyurl.com/y46awupu
Enjoy!2019-06-0118 min
@sciencemug: the podcastBACTERIA vs HUMAN CELLS (PT1 of 3)Ooh hello dear listener, in this episode I'll tell you the first part (total 3) of the story about the death of the urban legend/scientific myth according to which in/on human beings there are 10 times more bacteria than actual human cells.It's a tale of perseverance, poop (kinda) and, of course, solid science.Find the post here: https://tinyurl.com/y46awupuEnjoy!2019-06-0118 min
@sciencemugRoses chocolates & Valentine's DayOhhh happy most fake festivity of 'em all aka Valentine's Day, dear listener!
To celebrate this nonsense here for you a new episode 'bout a paper that tells something reeeally unexpected: red roses and chocolates are judged more positively near Valentine’s Day than during the rest of the year (at least in the USA). Wow, mind-blowing! Then it explains also why it's like that.
Find the related post here: https://tinyurl.com/yytsrvhs.
Enjoy&ciaz!2019-02-1317 min
@sciencemug: the podcastRoses chocolates & Valentine's DayOhhh happy most fake festivity of 'em all aka Valentine's Day, dear listener!To celebrate this nonsense here for you a new episode 'bout a paper that tells something reeeally unexpected: red roses and chocolates are judged more positively near Valentine’s Day than during the rest of the year (at least in the USA). Wow, mind-blowing! Then it explains also why it's like that.Find the related post here: https://tinyurl.com/yytsrvhs.Enjoy&ciaz!2019-02-1317 min
@sciencemugThe roads the researchers & the map (Pt 4/4)Ooooh eventually the scientists of the roads who did the map of the parts of the world that have no roads (and, in the process, by-discovered how to live in peace with the mischievous GPS with a taste for ruining your trips) explain why they decided to stalk the world's roads and why it is important to preserve roadless areas around the globe.
Find the post here: https://tinyurl.com/y8bqt98o
Enjoy&Ciaz!2018-06-2423 min
@sciencemug: the podcastThe roads the researchers & the map (Pt 4/4)Ooooh eventually the scientists of the roads who did the map of the parts of the world that have no roads (and, in the process, by-discovered how to live in peace with the mischievous GPS with a taste for ruining your trips) explain why they decided to stalk the world's roads and why it is important to preserve roadless areas around the globe.Find the post here: https://tinyurl.com/y8bqt98oEnjoy&Ciaz!2018-06-2423 min
@sciencemugThe roads the researchers & the map (Pt 3/4)Oooooh, well, the road scientists are still at work to find out who's eating all the asphalt of the world causing a dramatic global shortage of bends and center lines... Naa, but they check out data-sets and stuff to see how many roadless areas are inside protected zones, and more... Enjoy.
The post is here: http://www.sciencemug.com/2018/04/the-roads-researchers-map-pt-34.html
Ciaz!2018-05-2617 min
@sciencemug: the podcastThe roads the researchers & the map (Pt 3/4)Oooooh, well, the road scientists are still at work to find out who's eating all the asphalt of the world causing a dramatic global shortage of bends and center lines... Naa, but they check out data-sets and stuff to see how many roadless areas are inside protected zones, and more... Enjoy.The post is here: http://www.sciencemug.com/2018/04/the-roads-researchers-map-pt-34.htmlCiaz!2018-05-2617 min
@sciencemug: the podcastThe roads the researchers & the map (Pt 2/4)Haaaaallooo dear English thinking-reading-speaking-hearing listener, in this new episode I'll keep on telling you the story of those scientists that create a map of the roadless areas still existing in the world, stalk 'em to find their whereabouts and score 'em according to how good they look when wearing wet shirts... Naa, but the science dudes actually check where the roadless areas are and get all judgmental about their (the roadless areas) ecological value. Read the post here: https://goo.gl/Tvz4sR Enjoy&Ciaz! @sciencemug2018-03-2221 min
@sciencemugThe roads the researchers & the map (Pt 2/4)Haaaaallooo dear English thinking-reading-speaking-hearing listener, in this new episode I'll keep on telling you the story of those scientists that create a map of the roadless areas still existing in the world, stalk 'em to find their whereabouts and score 'em according to how good they look when wearing wet shirts... Naa, but the science dudes actually check where the roadless areas are and get all judgmental about their (the roadless areas) ecological value. Read the post here: https://goo.gl/Tvz4sR Enjoy&Ciaz! @sciencemug2018-03-2221 min
@sciencemug: the podcastThe roads the researchers & the map (Pt 1/4)Haaaaallooo dear English thinking-reading-speaking-hearing listener, in this new episode I'll tell you the story of how ten scientists create a map of the roadless areas still existing in the world, then use it to find all the suspicious & big "X"es existing on land, ask around for "research" funds to get to those promising signs and start using highly technologically advanced tools (i.e. shovels) in the hope to dig up the Holy Grail of all researchers: tenure. Naaa, they do the map, though...Read the post here: https://goo.gl/Up4WzkEnjoy&Ciaz!@sciencemug2018-02-2520 min
@sciencemugThe roads the researchers & the map (Pt 1/4)Haaaaallooo dear English thinking-reading-speaking-hearing listener, in this new episode I'll tell you the story of how ten scientists create a map of the roadless areas still existing in the world, then use it to find all the suspicious & big "X"es existing on land, ask around for "research" funds to get to those promising signs and start using highly technologically advanced tools (i.e. shovels) in the hope to dig up the Holy Grail of all researchers: tenure. Naaa, they do the map, though...
Read the post here: https://goo.gl/Up4Wzk
Enjoy&Ciaz!
@sciencemug2018-02-2520 min
@sciencemugI'm coming back, folks, I'm coming baaack!Ten seconds to tell you, dear English thinking, speaking, reading, hearing worshipper of podcasts, that I'm coming back!
Soon!
With brand-new episodes (aaand unfortunately the same lack of a brain...).
Ciaz
@sciencemug2018-02-2400 min
@sciencemugValentine's Day & the birth timingEpisode number 8 of @sciencemug's podcast tells you that on Valentine's Day there's an increase in births: women are influenced by the cultural value of this day as they associate positivity and propitiousness to this festivity and appear to have a certain control on the timing of births. The Valentine's Day birth story is told in 2011 by three scientist from Yale on a paper appeared on the journal "Social Science & Medicine" [a journal cofunded by the industry of chocolate and roses but highly opposed by the lobby of Halloween and the GAPP (the Global Association of Pumpkins Producers). Listen to the...2016-02-1411 min
@sciencemugKepler, Santa Bernard and the Xmas tale (part2)Oh-oh-oh! Dear listener, here for you the second and final part of the Xmas tale about a solitary space-probe named Kepler, and its stubborn, heroic quest for the ultimate decoration to put on the Cosmic Xmas Tree: the "Ridiculously Low Albedo ball"!
A tale told by an alien Santa. To alien jellies. On an alien world. In an alien language [meaning that the language spoken by the narrator -and used in this summary- is not exactly one of this planet, although similar enough to be (hopefully) understandable...]
Here you can find the corresponding text: http://goo.gl/x739LK2015-12-2812 min
@sciencemugKepler, Santa Bernard and the Xmas tale (part1)Oh-oh-oh! Dear listener, here for you the Xmas tale about a solitary space-probe named Kepler, and its stubborn, heroic quest for the ultimate decoration to put on the Cosmic Xmas Tree: the "Ridiculously Low Albedo ball"! (Part 1).
A tale told by an alien Santa. To alien jellies. On an alien world. In an alien language [meaning that the language spoken by the narrator -and used in this summary- is not exactly one of this planet, although similar enough to be (hopefully) understandable...]
You can find the corresponding text here: http://goo.gl/KkFDUj2015-12-2712 min
@sciencemugBeijing's ring and the scientistsEpisode number 5 of @sciencemug podcast tells you that Beijing's urban extent quadrupled in the first decade of 2000, and that this created a "ring of impact" around China's capital. The ring causes meteorological changes which, in turn, lead to an increase of urban temperature and pollution. The discovery has been published on the "Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres" by a team of scientists from 'Stanford', 'Cal Tech' and the 'University of Southampton' (indeed there would have been also other two authors, one from the 'University of Kaleidoscopic Town' and the other from the 'Institute for Rolling Dices and Eating a Marshmallow...2015-10-3025 min
@sciencemugEpisode 5: the (audio) promo!An (audio) promo - for @sciencemug's next podcast episode - that is as sensible as a pizza topped with pineapples and würstels (yeah yeah, I know it exists and yet, J'ACCUSE!)2015-09-2901 min
@sciencemugThe pig’s “scent” and the barking dogsThe episode n°4 of @sciencemug's podcast tells you, in Engh?ish, that a pig’s pheromone, the androstenone, can calm excessively anxious super barking and jumping dogs when sprayed on them. The discovery, made by a group of researchers of the Texas Tech University, has been published in the journal "The Professional Animal Scientist". (the twin journal of "The Amateur Plant Theologian", cousin of the magazine "The semi-pro quasi-experiment planner").
Read the text here: http://goo.gl/5vyLA3
Ciaz!
SM2015-08-1412 min
@sciencemug: the podcastsize does matter (when it comes to brain and you are a female little fish)The third episode of @sciencemug's podcast tells you, in Engh?ish, that size does matters, as usual. At least when it comes to brains and the ability of surviving predators' attacks and when you are a female, hence not a male, of Poecilia reticulata, a species of small tropical fishes called guppies. The discovery, made by a group of scientists from the universities of Stockholm and Vienna, is reported in the journal Ecology letters, right after the one of a Malaysian cayman that reads the tarot cards (naaa, just joking, it can only play black jack...) Read the text here...2015-08-0624 min
@sciencemugsize does matter (when it comes to brain and you are a female little fish)The third episode of @sciencemug's podcast tells you, in Engh?ish, that size does matters, as usual. At least when it comes to brains and the ability of surviving predators' attacks and when you are a female, hence not a male, of Poecilia reticulata, a species of small tropical fishes called guppies. The discovery, made by a group of scientists from the universities of Stockholm and Vienna, is reported in the journal Ecology letters, right after the one of a Malaysian cayman that reads the tarot cards (naaa, just joking, it can only play black jack...) Read the text here...2015-08-0624 min
@sciencemugle dimensioni (del cervello) contano, se sei una pescolina tropicaleIl terzo episodio del podcast di @sciencemug ti racconta che avere un cervello grande aumenta la capacità di sopravvivere ai predatori nelle femmine, ma non nei maschi (sic!), di Poecilia reticulata, una specie di piccoli pesci tropicali detti guppy. La scoperta, fatta da un gruppo di scienziati delle università di Stoccolma e Vienna, è riportata sulla rivista scientifica Ecology letters, subito dopo quella di un caimano malese che fa i tarocchi (naa, scherzo, si limita a fare solitari...) Leggi il post in inglese qui: http://goo.gl/JAHV54
ciaz SM2015-08-0628 min
@sciencemugThe Earth, the Dark Matter and the galactic trip toward mass extinctionThe second episode of the podcast by @sciencemug tells you that a direct link can exist among catastrophic geologic events, comet impacts, mass extinctions and the Earth crossing, every 30-40 million years, the Milky Way’s mid-plane and its clumps of dark matter. And then buy you donuts to cheer you up...
Read the text here: http://goo.gl/wqItu8
ciaz
SM2015-07-0114 min
@sciencemugLa Terra, la materia oscura e il viaggio galattico verso l’estinzione di massaIl secondo episodio del podcast di @sciencemug ti racconta che è possibile che esista una relazione diretta tra le estinzioni di massa, la caduta di comete e gli sconvolgimenti geologici che si sono verificati sulla Terra nel corso del tempo e il passaggio ciclico, ogni 30-40 milioni di anni, del Sistema Solare attraverso il piano della Via Lattea e lo strato di materia oscura che esso contiene. E poi ti offre una ciambella per consolarti...
Leggi il post in inglese qui: http://goo.gl/wqItu8
ciaz
SM2015-07-0120 min
@sciencemugthe strange case of ants and toiletsOoooooh well well, dear PodcastMachinin' happily ever after (whatever this means), please, dive yourself for a few minutes into this first odoriferous episode of @sciencemug podcast and listen to how three friendly scientists of a German university discover that ants of the species Lasius niger create, within their nests, actual toilets where our fella insects go number two [in technicolor (you'll understand if you listen to the episode) and without necessarily bringing their smartphones with 'em!]
Read the text here: http://goo.gl/PnMOlu
ciaz
SM2015-07-0113 min
@sciencemuganche le formiche nel loro piccolo hanno le toiletteOoooh, alura alura, caro/a PodcastMachinante di uno qualsiasi dei giorni della settimana, indulgi per qualche minuto in questo primo odoroso episodio del podcast di @sciencemug e ascolta come tre allegri scienziati (vivi) di un'università della Tedeschia (aka Germanilandia) scoprono che le formiche della specie Lasius niger creano, dentro i loro nidi, delle vere e prorpie toilette dove gli insetti vanno a fare la cacca [in technicolor (capirai se ascolterai) e senza mai portarsi dietro lo smartphone!]
Leggi il post in inglese qui: http://goo.gl/PnMOlu
ciaz
SM2015-07-0119 min