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EurekaNerd!Environmentalism, ft For What It's EarthEmma from For What It's Earth joins in for a chat about the state of protected species, using super powers for good, and what's up with fences? Find more from FWIE, and all our other Stimulus Network shows, at http://stimulus.network
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2020-12-0727 minEurekaNerd!Episode 73: The 2020 Ig Nobel PrizesThe Ig Nobel Prizes return! This years celebration of radical research includes an alligator on helium, the science of sounds driving you wild, and what not to do with frozen poo. All in a days work for Improbable Research.
Donate to the Ig Nobel Prizes at https://www.improbable.com/donate/
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2020-09-2029 minEurekaNerd!EurekaNerd TrailerListen to more at Eurekanerd.com, or find us on Twitter @EurekaNerdCast
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2020-08-0900 minEurekaNerd!Episode 72: Interview with Dr LambourneFollowing our previous episode, Dr Lambourne agreed to speak with us and discuss the fertility crisis, migration, and our thoughts on his book.
Honestly, this went much more civilly than I think either of us expected.
Make sure you listen to the previous episode to understand why we're talking about porn, population health and how stimulating Henry Cavill is.
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2020-08-0147 minEurekaNerd!Episode 71: Fertility crisis and the mystery of Dr LambourneWho is Dr AC Lambourne? Is the fertility crisis in The Lancet real? Is porn and pet ownership really to blame for population collapse?
Some strange science news in this episode, including discussion of how to avoid being lied to with science.
If you have any information about Dr Lambourne or Broad Horizons publishing, or were approached like we were, please contact us via email or Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/eurekanerdcast)
Read more at
The Lancet: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673620306772
The BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53409521
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2020-07-1738 minEurekaNerd!Episode 70: Doing GoodSome groundbreaking science on the virtue of volunteering, the style of science, and the knackering of knees.
What do you mean all of this is obvious and makes total sense? Of course it does. That's science.
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2020-07-0521 min
EurekaNerd!Listen to Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet?https://play.acast.com/s/whyarentyouadoctoryet
Find all episodes of Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet at www.whynotadoc.com , and through social media on www.twitter.com/whynotadoc
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2020-06-0720 min
EurekaNerd!Episode 69: Securing Smart DevicesProf Martin Swany from Indiana University joins us to follow up on security concerns for Internet of Things devices. Tl;dr - install your updates.
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2020-05-2423 minEurekaNerd!Episode 68: Digital assistants and privacy controlsJoining us this week is Dr Hannah Little, talking about privacy controls and concerns with smart devices. If you have an Alexa, you may wanna turn it off for this one...
Follow Hannah on twitter: @Hanachronism
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2020-05-1033 minEurekaNerd!Episode 67: The Joys of Socialising, Innovating and Quantum ComputingLockdown continues, but we've got some good news to tickle the bits of your brains where the feelings live, including valid social strategies and picking fights with physicists.
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2020-04-2625 minEurekaNerd!Episode 66: You're RightIn this episode, we've got a whole bunch of scientific news which, maybe like us, you could have sworn you already knew? But now, with numbers to back you up!
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2020-04-1224 minEurekaNerd!Episode 65: Not Talking About CoronavirusIn which we try very hard to not talk about the only thing everyone is talking about. Also, we launch a Patreon.
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2020-03-2926 minEurekaNerd!Episode 64: Bees, Brains and Good BoysIt's an animal extravaganza this episode, with the waggling sense of bees behinds, the ethics of almond farming and 14,000 doggos.
Find more from the Stimulus Podcast Network at http://stimulus.network . Questions? Comments? Email us at eurekanerdcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com. Leave us a review on iTunes, and support us on Ko-Fi : https://www.ko-fi.com/eurekanerd This episodes reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/s6BZk0OQT9e2nEbFJZ9obA
2020-03-1527 minEurekaNerd!Episode 63: Feelings, Dinosaurs and NeurodivergenceA very special episode this week, all about feelings - In your head, in your heart, and in your gut. Maybe in your kidneys? You tell us.
Also, spoilers for the John Wick franchise.
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2020-02-2832 minEurekaNerd!Episode 62: Fungus Facts ft Jen ParrilliWe are very happy to be joined by Jen Parrilli from the FungiTown podcast to talk through the latest mushroom news.
This episode may be a tough listen for any fungi-phobes among you. It was hard for Will, and he's the host.
Find Jen at http://fungitownpod.home.blog , and on Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest as @fungitownpod
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2020-02-0931 minEurekaNerd!Episode 61: Performing arts, performing experimentsWe're back! Here's all the science news you've been missing out on - Art, head injury, and tubas. Lovely.
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2020-01-2932 minEurekaNerd!Episode 60: Harvest FestivalNever mind the technical issues, here's a celebration of all things autumnal, with a harvest of fresh science news on fruit, veg, cheese and knees.
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2019-10-2727 minEurekaNerd!Episode 59: You're WrongThis episode is all about things you're wrong about, we're wrong about, and the world at large should probably take a second look at. If only there was some structured method to examining what we thought we knew...
Find more from the Stimulus Podcast Network at http://stimulus.network . Questions? Comments? Email us at eurekanerdcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com. Leave us a review on iTunes, and support us on Ko-Fi : https://www.ko-fi.com/eurekanerd This episodes reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/oy8esnR0SVu6xld_8qMoiQ
2019-10-1329 minEurekaNerd!Episode 58: Hot Science SemesterIt's back to school time, and we are back with the science to see you safely through your school/college/university/teaching times. Lab safety, attention spans, and grown-up spending habits. Plus, weird beetle genitals.
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2019-09-2539 minEurekaNerd!Episode 57: The 2019 Ig Nobel PrizesWe're back, and what better way to return than the annual celebration of improbable science, the Ig Nobel Prizes! Wombat poo, clicker training, automatic babywashers and more!
Find more from the Stimulus Podcast Network at http://stimulus.network . Questions? Comments? Email us at eurekanerdcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com. Leave us a review on iTunes, and support us on Ko-Fi : https://www.ko-fi.com/eurekanerd This episodes reading list: https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/the-2019-winners/
2019-09-1526 minEurekaNerd!Episode 56: Birds, Brains and Space AgeIt's time for our summer break, so here's some cool science facts to help you beat the heat. Like penguins. And now, apparently quasars.
Find more from the Stimulus Podcast Network at http://stimulus.network . Questions? Comments? Email us at eurekanerdcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com. Leave us a review on iTunes, and support us on Ko-Fi : https://www.ko-fi.com/eurekanerd This episodes reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/tbfj0HhbTfKA4wezfOPK6Q
2019-06-2326 minEurekaNerd!Episode 55: Trusting technology and fighting fake newsWe've got more tasty science morsels for you this episode, and they even sound good. You can trust us on that, we're not a terrifying toy or part of a secret cyberwar unit. We're having way too much fun for that.
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2019-06-0931 minEurekaNerd!Episode 54: Paranormal Research ft. The SpooktatorIn this episode we welcome Hayley Stevens from The Spooktator to talk us through some of the latest research on the belief, psychology and social role of paranormal experiences.
For more from Hayley, head to www.spooktator.co.uk, and find more shows from The Stimulus Network at http://stimulus.network.
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2019-05-2629 minEurekaNerd!Episode 53: vs ArcheologyWe had so much fun talking about historic tattoo tools in Episode 52, why not dig into to some more archeology? I think that's how archeology works... So here's the newest news on ancient history and people of the past.
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2019-05-1220 minEurekaNerd!Episode 52: Tattoo Ink and InsectsIf you have ink in your skin, we've got science for you. If you want insectile robots to rule the skies, we also have science for you. Also some questions, but first things first.
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2019-04-2821 minEurekaNerd!Episode 51: vs MathsMaths outreach expert Dr Katie Steckles joins us for this episode, talking about maths in nature, in the classroom and in economics. Maths - quite important, turns out.
Keep up with Katie on Twitter - @stecks
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2019-04-1443 minEurekaNerd!Episode 50: Back in timeHappy daylight savings! The clocks are going forwards, but we're going back in time with our anniversary special - a retrospective of some of our favourite stories, and some special updates. Thanks for listening!
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2019-03-3127 minEurekaNerd!Episode 49: Stop SmokingSeriously - stop smoking. It'll take a lot of willpower, but we believe in you! Plus, there's a lot of smoking cessation support devices to make that easier. Maybe do your research before making the switch, though... or let us do the research for you. You're welcome.
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2019-03-1719 minEurekaNerd!Episode 48: Plastic pollutionPlastic is getting a pretty bad rap right now, but there's still some good to be done with it, like... treating chronic conditions and recycling it into new materials and energy. So, that's nice.
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2019-03-0322 minEurekaNerd!Episode 47: Sounds and SpaceIn a super-sonic special, we're sounding off about sound - where it is and where it isn't. Hint: It's not in space, but don't let that stop you.
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2019-02-1714 minEurekaNerd!Episode 46: Sharks, Sex and Stand Up ComedyThese are a few of our favourite things. Well, we appreciate sharks from a safe distance, endorse shark science from a safe distance, and encourage safe sex. We're a responsible podcast.
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2019-02-0327 minEurekaNerd!Episode 45: Emotions, Ancient Urns and the Alexander TechniqueWe're back! Welcome to 2019, where we will we be acknowledging our feelings, taking care of our posture, and inhaling suspensions of genetic material to cure chronic lung diseases. Thems so good resolutions, if you ask me...
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2019-01-2027 minEurekaNerd!Episode 44: Climate Change2018 has been a year for the history books. All years are, that's how history works, but 2018? Really takes the biscuit.
This episode isn't all doom and gloom. The first half is, mostly, but then we get to the important part - fixing the problem with local action, cooperation, and immediately investing in saving the world. Join us in doing that. Thanks.
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2018-12-0916 minEurekaNerd!Episode 43: Business psychology, communications and achieving your goals!Business psychology can make your meetings more productive, improve communication across the team and with the community, and help you hack your goals. Useful stuff. Also, cyclists are a fluid now, FYI. Science says so.
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2018-11-2528 minEurekaNerd!Episode 42: Spiders, Psychology and CitiesIn this episode we've gotta lotta brain-learnings for ya, like how the US Army are predicting peoples behaviour, how Vegas casinos trap gamblers in risky behaviour and how to cure/give someone arachnophobia.
Psychology may or may not be for supervillains...
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2018-11-1129 minEurekaNerd!Episode 41: Halloween SpooktacularWe were working in the lab late one night when our eyes beheld an eerie sight - Vampire bats, brain-controlling parasites and the entire plot of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein... Spooky, right?
Happy Halloween.
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2018-10-2837 minEurekaNerd!Episode 40: Business genius, finding fake news, and robot judgementWe've got an education in economics, we've got the morality of an artificial intelligence, we've got... facial hair? Sounds like our halloween costumes are sorted. But first, science!
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2018-10-1428 minEurekaNerd!Episode 39: Conspiracy, social media and science communicationConfronting conspiracy theories, Facebook advertising opportunities, tweeting about science to scientists and encouraging robots towards collective action: we're living in the future now, folks. Better bring some science with you.
Also, this episode was recorded before the big revelations that Facebook had been misusing personal information for advertising, and whatever Elon Musk has done now, though in retrospect - what is surprising about that, or anything anymore?
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2018-09-3028 minEurekaNerd!Episode 38: The 2018 Ig Nobel PrizesWelcome, one and all, to The Ig Nobel Prizes - for science that makes you laugh, then makes you think. We've got rollercoasters, swearing in Spanish, auto-butts, tumescence, wine, cannibals and more! Whoever said science was boring has not spent an evening at the opera with Improbable Research...
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2018-09-1630 minEurekaNerd!Episode 37: Back To School ScienceSummer may be over, but the science never stops. We've got some spicy-hot stories for you on how to learn, how to teach, how to have the best time and be your best selves.
Easy.
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2018-08-2632 min
EurekaNerd!Episode 36: Summer Science Spectacular!It seems like everyone in every institute press office is winding down for their summer holidays, which means it's time to clear out the piles of press releases in a mad dash for the beach. Who's going to be mad enough to plough through all this research and find the best, worst and weirdest bits anyway?
Ahem.
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2018-05-2732 minEurekaNerd!Episode 35: vs Sharks ft Melissa Cristina MárquezIn episode 32, we talked about whales and how big they can get. Y'know what else lives in the water and can get real big? Well, lots of things, but let's start with sharks.
Melissa is the founder of the Fins United Initiative, and knows sharks inside and out, quite literally. So, join us for a chat about shark biology, their ecology and human psychology at the water's edge.
Find Melissa at https://twitter.com/mcmsharksxx, and The Fins United Initiative at finsunited.co.nz .
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2018-05-1328 minEurekaNerd!Episode 34: Sounding scientific, smiles and smooth movesGather round, one and all, for some top performance tricks for any aspiring science communicators, youtubers, podcasters, performers, Pint of Science types... Just about anyone who has information they want someone else to hear.
Like us! Also, we talk Dino Crisis.
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2018-04-2932 minEurekaNerd!Episode 33: Lemurs and Chickens and Whales! Oh my!There's nothing the internet loves more than heartwarming animal content, so come cosy up with the latest news about optimistic chickens, friendly lemurs and cultured whales. Internet gold.
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2018-04-1530 minEurekaNerd!Episode 32: Gun control, legal weed and lessons from historyAs America-centric as this episodes title may seem, rest assured that the science within applies all of us across the globe. We are all as one, united in our admiration of majestic whales, and fear of giant, face-eating dragonflies.
That last one might just be me more than you, but, seriously...
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2018-04-0132 minEurekaNerd!Episode 31: Save the worldSo, here's the answers everyone has been looking for. How can we stop climate change, reduce air pollution, make money for everyone and feel happier?
With science! Also, a dog!
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2018-03-1838 min
EurekaNerd!Episode 30 // Wiki WalkingYknow that other podcast we've been working on? It's back! So, get to know more about it, and more about us too. In a break with talking about science about science all the time, listen to us talk about... dinosaurs and evolution.
So, we are both huge nerds. Surprise.
Find more wikiwalks at www.wikiwalking.co.uk, @wiki_walking
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2018-03-0357 minEurekaNerd!Episode 29: Booze, brews and bottled bubblesAttention: This episode is for adults only - we talk about some grown-up subject matter, which no kids should hear. Stuff like alcohol and... well, mostly alcohol. Almost entirely alcohol. Oh, and some politics, so yeah, grown up stuff.
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2018-02-1829 minEurekaNerd!Episode 28: Children versus ecology, videogames and FacebookAs a heads up: While we've got some dumb stories in this one about pounding Red Bull and signature weapons of the Saints Row series, we also talk about depression, alcohol abuse and bullying.
It's more fun than it sounds, honest.
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2018-02-0432 minEurekaNerd!Episode 27: Blockchain, economics, and saving the worldIt's a new year, a new episode, and some new science for your ears only. And, I know we've said it a lot before, but we're both fans of saving the world. Would you like to save the world too? Thought so. So, have a listen, and find out how. It's easier than you might think...
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2018-01-2131 minEurekaNerd!Episode 26: vs Breast CancerWhilst intercontinental audio transmission may not be reliable for clarity or quality, the work of the hundreds of researchers getting together at annual scientific congresses is usually pretty sound.
We are not medical experts, and our advice should never be followed. That last part is true for many things beyond healthcare.
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2017-12-1033 minEurekaNerd!Episode 25: Quantum questions answered ft. Scary BootsWe've made no secret of our physics failings in the past, but Scary ( @schrodingerskit ) is here to answer all our quantum queries. We've got nanoscale antennae, we've got winners and losers, and we've even got some jokes!
Lucky us.
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2017-11-2645 min
EurekaNerd!Episode 24: Stress, sleep, and 4000 beesFollowing the revelations in episode 11 that we are owed £200,000 by the NHS, we discover that some beeswax might also suffice. So long as it from actual bees.
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2017-11-1236 minEurekaNerd!Episode 23: The Ig Nobel Prizes 2017We're back! And what better way to start off this second season (are we calling it that?) of science than the Ig Nobel Prizes. We've got fluid felines, gambling gators and elongated ears. Plus, a speaker - guess where it goes...
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2017-10-2929 minEurekaNerd!Episode 22: Anniversaries, avocado, and abyssal depthsHappy birthday to us! And to Estonia! We've been recording podcasts for a whole year, and what a year it's been. In so, so many ways. Join us for a recap of all the most timely events of the last year, and some fresh new news to usher get us ready for season two of EurekaNerd, starting in October. See you then!
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2017-08-2737 minEurekaNerd!Episode 21: Scheming, swearing, sleeping and soccerWhile this episode may end up with an awful lot of bleeping out swears, it's all still very serious stuff. The plotting babies? Serious. Fruit fly intercourse? Very serious. Salmon herpes? You guessed it.
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2017-08-1331 minEurekaNerd!Episode 20: Bilingual babies, plastic planets and $100We've got 90s nostalgia, tips to save the world and mountains of plastic. Is it Comic-con? No, it's science!
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2017-07-2927 min
PhDrinkingEurekaNerd CrossoverWelcome to the first ever crossover episode! The hosts of the EurekaNerd podcast graciously agreed to come on the show & chat a bit about science communication and the myriad of forms it can take. Please check out their show for a great rundown of the latest in science news.
Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit
Follow EurekaNerd: @eurekanerdcast, eurekanerdcast@gmail.com, http://eurekanerd.com/
Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro
Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing
2017-07-1742 minEurekaNerd!Episode 19: Kinky DNA, kinky diatoms, and how to win tennisThis episode features quantum tennis, regular tennis, and a billion dead shellfish. Just your regular Sunday science.
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2017-07-1633 minEurekaNerd!Episode 18 ft PhDrinking : Bird brains, smarter smiles and science for girlsThis episode features special guest Sadie Witkowski of PhDrinking, Inception and Ringo Starr. An all-star line-up if ever I saw one.
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2017-07-0240 minEurekaNerd!Episode 17: Pokeballs, yoga balls, golden ballsRevel in our rejection of a life without cheese. Delight in our naming of new types of pokemon. Celebrate our golden balls! All this, and more...
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2017-06-1831 minEurekaNerd!Episode 16?Welcome to EurekaNerd, bringing you the finest and funniest in science news. Normally. Being in Chicago has made things trickier than usual.
Find more at eurekanerd.com, and leave us tourist highlights at @eurekanerdcast
2017-06-0400 minEurekaNerd!Episode 15: Booze, bromance, and bugs for brunchThis episode features the latest news on some of our very favourite science topics - Extinctions, bromance and wool. What a delight for us, and for you too!
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2017-05-2136 minEurekaNerd!Episode 14: Testosterone, teenagers, and traumatic vape-splosionsWhat have we got for you this episode? We've got testosterone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, more testosterone and street racing. Feeling pumped? You should be, it's science!
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2017-05-0739 minEurekaNerd!Episode 13: Brain training, bacteria talking, racist robots and making rainIf you, like us, are recovering from a March for Science with slow Sunday and sunburn lotion, then what better way to relax with some chilled out news. Racist robots and communicating bacteria. Lovely.
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2017-04-2339 minEurekaNerd!Episode 12: Sexist video games, benefits of exercise, and favoured vape flavoursLots of tasty little science bites for you this week, a lot of which you... might have seen coming, frankly, but it's good to have the data to back it up. A few technical issues in this one, but stick with it, it's good.
Honest.
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2017-04-0933 minEurekaNerd!Episode 11: Sleep vs Money, Politics vs Weather, Satnavs vs YouThis week features some much more light hearted topics - why water splashes, yoga, and a good nights rest. Also, climate science denial will doom us all, but that's hardly even news at this point.
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2017-03-2637 minEurekaNerd!Episode 10: Space age solar tech, sad songs for cyborgs, and sleepoversThis marks our tenth podcast! Might one even say ... a deca-pod?
No. One mightn't.
But instead of ten legs, what we've got for you is a bumper crop of science in a hour long special. It wasn't even going to be special, but there's just so much news. Some of which, you might even survive...
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2017-03-1259 minEurekaNerd!Episode 9: Baller bees, snot sequencing and robo-doomIt's the second sunday of the second month, with us in our second calendar year of recording, so this one comes to you with a special little sprinkling of magic in every sentence.
Wait, that's not magic. It's a leaky fracking well. More on that later.
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2017-02-2638 minEurekaNerd!Episode 8: Time crystals, toad licking and tautonymsWhat a week it has been! A whole 29 day week. Phew, don't those just sneak up on you. Join us for alphabet zoology, eco-friendly episcopalians and the sex lives of Norwegians. Plus, what might be the longest end-credits sequence since Marvel made them cool.
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2017-02-1238 minEurekaNerd!Episode 7: Gender reassignment support, white privilege and right wing moralityI guess this is the politics episode? Well, not really. It's science. Science about teen drinking, tanning and synthetic antibiotic spider silk. Also, those other things...
We're trying a new editing process for this episode, which has sped things up, but does make us sound a little far away. Working on that for episode 8!
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2017-01-1532 minEurekaNerd!Episode 6: Brain injury, blood drones, and breathing betterOk, i'm not going to say our other episodes aren't as good as this one, but they didn't have windsurfing swans. I think that's all that needs to be said.
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2016-12-1834 minEurekaNerd!Episode 5: Climate change, christmas, creativity and crustaceans.In this episode, we tackle some festive favourites including food comas and lying to children, as well as booze, boots, and broken hearts. Merry christmas! Signed, science.
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2016-12-0432 minEurekaNerd!Episode 4: Jet mice, giant fish and joking about genitalsWhat do you fear? If it's singing mice, sexism and spiders, we've got bad news. How about giant fish, or Shakespeare? Specific, but ok. Corrupt governments, terrorism and your financial future? Well, that's just sensible. That's science.
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2016-11-2036 minEurekaNerd!Episode 3: Sharks, psychology and stowaway frogsIf placebos work when you know they're placebos, are they still placebos? And if a dog understands when you say they're a good boy, could sharks be trained to avoid pianos going dun-dun? All these puzzles and more, solved with science.
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2016-11-0630 minEurekaNerd!Episode 2: The Ig Nobel Prizes 2016Join us as we revel in the highlights, lowlights, hill-sides and horseflies of the years premier science prize, the Ig Nobels.
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2016-10-3023 minEurekaNerd!Episode 1: Biology, bagpipes and biasPop quiz: what do lobsters, lung infections and institutional misogyny have in common? They're all in this weeks science highlights, is what. And they're all upsetting, so, sorry about that.
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2016-10-3034 min