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Lockdown ScienceFootball Lads of the SeaIn the last episode of this series, we’re taking tips on Instagram fame from the bird world, finding out about the history of Antarctica from a small green rock, getting sticky with some bacterial nets, traumatising bilbies for the sake of conservation, splashing down with a historic space mission, and deciding whether dolphins deserve their good reputation.If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @Lo...
2021-05-0756 minLockdown ScienceParachuting BeaversThis week we’re finding out whether our morning espresso is safe from climate change, getting acquainted with a droopy creature that enjoys a cold bath, being dazzled by some high-tech paint, hearing about Geronimo the hero beaver, asking what monkeys can tell us about making friends after the pandemic, and trying not to yawn along with a pride of lions.If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on...
2021-04-2253 minLockdown ScienceThe One That Causes FearThis week we’re asking whether octopuses dream of punching fish, finding out how the Amazon rainforest was born, wondering whether we’re heading for a fiery asteroid-generated doom, learning about how major corporations are turning their backs on deep-sea mining, slipping between the pages of an ancient book to find a butterfly, working out what an April fool can tell us about ecological modelling, and getting acquainted with a fearsome new dinosaur.If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touc...
2021-04-0851 minLockdown ScienceStinkin' JimThis week we’re finding out how the moon is powering cars in the Shetlands, asking if cats value kindness, investigating whether a sperm-filled solar-powered lunar ark is viable, wondering whether sleepiness is to blame for a walrus on the Welsh coast, and learning some social skills from a very sneaky beetle.If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @LockdownSciencePodcast on Instagram.
2021-03-2554 minLockdown ScienceThe Most Extreme DetoxThis week we’re finding out whether the magnetic poles flipping killed the Neanderthals, asking how a bird species could hide for 170 years, marvelling at a swarm of tiny robot bees, wondering how two species of sea slugs manage to lose their heads but keep their cool, having a disco party with some glowing sharks, and wishing a very Happy Mother’s Day to the world’s oldest bird mum.If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at loc...
2021-03-1158 minLockdown ScienceA Proper Funnel-headThis week we’re asking what a sarcastic fringehead is, nerding out about Perseverance’s flashy gadgets, finding out how much tyrannical power a naked mole-rat queen has, cooing over an adorable clone, checking if thylacines are back from the dead, and marvelling at Europe’s most active volcano blowing its load.If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @LockdownSciencePodcast on Instagram.
2021-02-2555 minLockdown ScienceOne Heck of a Spicy BathThis week we’re asking whether science can solve one of the world’s greatest conspiracy theories, checking if groundhogs can live forever, delving into Greek myths to find out more about butterflies, being dazzled by a new shade of blue, electrifying ourselves with some genuinely stunning eel research, and finding out what the world’s tiniest chameleon’s rather large secret is.If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @Lock...
2021-02-1158 minLockdown ScienceMonkey EconomicsThis week we’re finding out how to make your Burns Night stellar, deciding whether we have what it takes to control a herd of bison, discovering what’s causing sci-fi blue jets visible from the ISS, asking whether Suki can recognise us from voice alone, and working out how much we now need to fear the criminal potential of macaques.If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com!Brumm et al...
2021-01-2852 minLockdown ScienceA Disgusting Staring ContestThis week we’re finding out just how identical identical twins really are, asking whether the didgeridoo can help us get better sleep, reacquainting ourselves with the mother of palaeontology, listening out for some eery “singing”, investigating what really drives feelings of disgust, and checking out what Sir David Attenborough has been up to lately. If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com!Jonsson et al. (2021): https://doi.or...
2021-01-1450 minLockdown SciencePunching NemoIt’s the last show of 2020, a year when finding non-COVID science news was like searching for a needle in a viral haystack. This week we’ve got a bumper edition of our Science of Week quiz, covering news from the whole year, and we’re introducing a brand new feature - Animal Etymologies! We’re investigating the liquid properties of cats, finding out how fast space junk flies around the Earth, looking at what lasers can tell us about ancient archaeological remains, asking whether we’ve just made contact with aliens in the next solar system over, stre...
2020-12-3159 minLockdown ScienceThe Platonic Form of DognessIn a pretty un-Christmassy Christmas special, this week we're chatting about what effects crocodiles have on gambling habits, pondering whether dogs can tell that other dogs are indeed dogs, finding out if the Spice Girls predicted upcoming astronomical events, contemplating whether we should follow Vietnamese honeybees and smear poop around our houses, and discovering why Ellie has finally decided that climbing Everest will probably be a bit too much for her.If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with...
2020-12-1747 minLockdown ScienceNature's Secret UV PartyThis week we're chatting about glowing platypuses, finding out why China is going to the Moon, pondering what "beaver butt juice" tastes like, asking why you'd give an alligator helium to find out about sexual attractiveness, discussing the living legend of physics that is Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, and delving into what an understanding of evolution on Earth can tell us about aliens.For more information on the Museum of Zoology's 12 Days of Christmas, go to museumofzoologyblog.comTo grab a copy of Dr Arik Kershenbaum's book "The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy"...
2020-12-0350 minLockdown ScienceThe Orange Face You Can TrustLockdown is back and so is Lockdown Science! For our glorious return we're finding out how to tickle a wombat, talking about spying on exoplanets, working out why two extra legs makes all the difference, getting to grips with travelling through a vacuum tube at 1000km/h, and asking whether all icebergs should be measured in units of "Norfolk".Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-11-1851 minLockdown ScienceThe internal friction of cylindrical penguin in a vacuumIn this week’s episode we’re “revisiting” the fluid dynamics of penguin poo, checking out some eco-friendly(ish) whiskey, asking what sight has got birdwatchers all a flutter, and finding out how to age your doggo.First broadcast on 18th July.Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-09-3000 minLockdown ScienceSee you later, alligator (or maybe not)In this week’s episode we’re chatting about the first astronauts to launch from American soil since 2011, asking whether you should really shoot most of your study animals to monitor their population, celebrating #BlackBirdersWeek, looking back on the life of a very old alligator, and finding out how urban foxes are becoming more like dogs.First broadcast on 6th June 2020.Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for priv...
2020-09-3000 minLockdown ScienceWhy should pigeons not go to the hairdresser?In this week's episode we're asking whether we should really be trusting Dr Google, marvelling at how bees trick plants into giving them what they want, finding out what's about to swarm in America for the first time in 17 years, getting an update on some very important eggs, checking out the VR tour of the Smithsonian, and more! We'll also finally get some answers to the question that everybody (apparently) has been asking Andrew - "why does that pigeon have so few toes?!".Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative...
2020-07-1600 minLockdown ScienceR-eel-y good FaceTime chatsIn this episode we're celebrating a big birthday for the Hubble Space Telescope, finding out how you can keep up with some lonely garden eels, discovering a prehistoric "Crazy Beast", getting the low-down on how memes can help conservation, and letting Andrew gush about his love of Christmas tree worms.Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-07-1600 minLockdown ScienceWhat's the deal with birds?In this episode we're bringing you asteroids, melting ice caps, disintegrating lego pieces, hydrogen-powered cars and an excuse for your sugar cravings. We also celebrate Rosie the Humboldt penguin's big 3-0, and delve into one of the defining pieces of literature of our age: Baldassarre (2020) "What's the Deal with Birds?". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-06-0600 minLockdown ScienceOvercoming gravitational challengeIn this episode we're chatting about the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, a rediscovered beetle, a tiny dinosaur, some mad Neanderthal skills, and how nightingales will cope with climate change. But most of all, we're asking the important question of "is there really any evidence that parachutes save lives?".Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-06-0600 minLockdown ScienceWhere have all the bloody teaspoons gone?Welcome to our brand new series, Lockdown Science! What happens when two biologists isolate together? As a break from meticulously studying the behaviour of our cat and dealing with the fact that we can't be in the lab or doing fieldwork, we (Ellie and Andrew) will be bringing you a lighthearted round-up of the best science we've found this week - from the groundbreaking and life-changing to the downright weird and wonderful.In this episode we're finding out why a herd of mountain goats took over a sleepy seaside town, what it takes to become a...
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