

Sci Guys
The Sci Guys
Sci Guys is a podcast all about the weird and unbelievable ways that scientists learn about the world around us. Each week, Corry (@notcorry) tells the story of a particularly strange scientific study while his cohost Luke (@lukecutforth) does his best to derail the conversation with questions, jokes, and whatever nonsense he can think of.
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Jun 20, 2022 • 1h 8min
166: The Science of Bisexual Men (with AreTheyGay)
Do bisexual men exist? Noted bisexual, "Are They Gay" joins us this week as we cover the studies that claimed to prove that bisexual men were, in fact, a myth.AreTheyGay's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AreTheyGayGrab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.storeYou can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuysHelp keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguysIf you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@sciguysTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFacebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further ReadingArousal Pattern Studies & Articles
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/05/health/straight-gay-or-lying-bisexuality-revisited.html
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01578.x?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8000017/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-011-9881-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6175819/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-011-9746-0
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2003631117
https://bi.org/en/questions/all-women-are-bisexual-but-bi-men-dont-exist-right
eadt.co.uk/news/university-of-essex-research-on-bisexual-men-2685984
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34744903
Bisexuality & Kinsey Scale
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/short-history-word-bisexuality
https://bi.org/en/101/Kinsey-Klein
https://kinseyinstitute.org/research/publications/kinsey-scale.php

Jun 13, 2022 • 1h 17min
165: Physics is Gay: The Science of LGBT+ Scientists (with Dr Ramón S. Barthelemy & Dr Timothy Atherton)
Brilliant scientists, Ramon S Barthelemy & Timothy Atherton join us this week to discuss their recent work looking at LGBT (and other marginalised) people in physics! Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.storeYou can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuysHelp keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguysIf you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@sciguysTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFacebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further Reading
https://journals.aps.org/prper/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.010124
First paper - European Journal of Physics
https://twitter.com/remakingstem
https://www.aps.org/careers/physicists/profiles/barthelemy.cfm
https://faculty.utah.edu/u6025022-RAMON_BARTHELEMY/research/index.hml
https://physicsworld.com/a/why-google-builds-quantum-computers-the-lgbq-experience-in-physics-cerns-carbon-footprint/
https://as.tufts.edu/physics/people/faculty/atherton

Jun 6, 2022 • 1h 3min
164: Biohacking: The Science of DIY HIV Treatment
Would you change your genetic code at home if you could? One man decided to try in an attempt to cure his HIV....Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.storeYou can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuysHelp keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguysIf you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@sciguysTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFacebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further ReadingTristran Roberts & The Treament
https://twitter.com/aitherick?s=21
https://www.futurefrontiers.co/speakers/tristan-roberts/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/style/biohacker-death-aaron-traywick.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43973588.amp
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/aaron-traywick-death-ascendance-biomedical/559745/
https://gizmodo.com/this-guy-just-injected-himself-with-a-diy-hiv-treatment-1819659724/amp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41990981.amp
https://law.stanford.edu/press/guy-just-injected-diy-hiv-treatment-facebook-live/
https://www.futurefrontiers.co/speakers/tristan-roberts/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpYE3cUogh0
Biohackinghttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-019-0294-9HIV & AIDS
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hiv-and-aids/
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/livingwithhiv/treatment.html
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hiv-and-aids/treatment/
https://www.who.int/health-topics/hiv-aids#tab=tab_1
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/livingwithhiv/treatment.html
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hiv-and-aids/treatment/
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2019

May 30, 2022 • 1h 7min
163: The Science of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome (or, more correctly, Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another) is a condition wherein a person does almost everything they can to make someone else appear seriously ill. Portrayed persistently in pop culture, particularly with the case of Gypsy Rose - FDIA is widely known but not very well understood...Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.storeYou can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuysHelp keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguysIf you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@sciguysTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFacebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further Reading
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/fabricated-or-induced-illness/overview/
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/fabricated-or-induced-illness/signs/
https://adc.bmj.com/content/78/3/210
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990557/
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/munchausens-syndrome/overview/#:~:text=Munchausen's%20syndrome%20is%20a%20psychological,are%20the%20centre%20of%20attention.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32772954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5875173/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5915702/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0029646518300434?via%3Dihub
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29938745/
https://www.biography.com/news/gypsy-rose-blanchard-mother-dee-dee-murder

May 23, 2022 • 55min
162: Training Surgeons Like Dogs
Turns out training people to perform surgery is actually quite difficult, so some scientists decided to copy animal trainers to see if it made a difference...
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References & Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1473025/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/positive-reinforcement-helps-surgeons-learn/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/positive-reinforcement-helps-surgeons-learn/
https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html

May 16, 2022 • 1h 14min
161: The Science of Atomic Gardens
Scientists in the 20th century were looking for a way to use radiation that helped humanity instead of hurting it. So they decided to blast food with radiation to see if they could make it better. Here's how that worked out...Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
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By Nepenthes - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12137858
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/13/growing-atomically-energised-plants-james-wong
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/atomic-gardening/
https://www.naro.go.jp/english/laboratory/nics/radbreedlab/index.html
https://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/archive/nias/eng/org/GR/IRB/#:~:text=The%20Institute%20of%20Radiation%20Breeding,Co%20source%20at%20the%20center.
https://www.popsci.com/science/what-is-an-atomic-garden/
https://www.atomicgardening.com/1958/10/01/rebuilding-plants/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/seeds/learn-about-irradiating-seeds.htm
https://www.ediblegeography.com/strange-and-beautiful-seeds-from-the-atom/
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Global-impact-of-mutation-derived-varieties-Ahloowalia-Maluszynski/6b80382ab33c62f9cb3e1028b473aa8b105207d4
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/science/28crop.html
https://pruned.blogspot.com/2011/04/atomic-gardens.html
http://www.atomicgardening.com/downloads/atomic-gardening-for-the-layman/
http://www.atomicgardening.com/1960/02/21/the-atomic-gardening-society/
https://www.google.com/search?q=why+does+radiationc+ause+mutation&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB727GB727&oq=why+does+radiationc+ause+mutation&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13j0i22i30l4j0i8i13i30l2j0i390l2.4312j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218706/#:~:text=Ionizing%20radiation%20damages%20the%20genetic,transmitted%20from%20generation%20to%20generation.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/what-is-radiation
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/what_is.html
https://www.sciencealert.com/fruits-vegetables-before-domestication-photos-genetically-modified-food-natural
genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Mutation

May 9, 2022 • 1h 4min
160: The Science of The Schmidt Pain Scale
Justin Schmidt has been stung by over 100 insects. Being a scientist, he used his experience to create a scale for measuring the pain of insect stings. You won't believe what some people do with the most painful sting we've found....Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/scroller-schmidt-painscale/
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/magazine/the-connoisseur-of-pain.html
https://entomologytoday.org/2016/09/30/a-peek-into-the-mind-of-the-creator-of-the-schmidt-sting-pain-index/
https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2016/05/15/477852486/stung-by-83-different-insects-biologist-rates-his-pain-on-a-scale-of-1-to-ow
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Justin-O-Schmidt-40012997
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/11/experience-i-have-been-stung-by-150-species-of-insect
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/arch.940010205
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/amp/news/2019/2/king-of-sting-rates-most-painful-insects-558529
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/insect-stings
https://www.thoughtco.com/bullet-ant-sting-facts-4174296

May 2, 2022 • 57min
159: The Science of Extra Thumbs
Scientists created a third thumb to help you with everyday tasks, here's the science behind it!Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
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https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/may/robotic-third-thumb-use-can-alter-brain-representation-hand?utm_source=Portico&utm_medium=Print&utm_campaign=Portico2021
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TY6Dm4Klumc
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/icn/people/tamar-makin
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abd7935
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.3000729
https://plasticity-lab.com/body-augmentation
https://plasticity-lab.com/
https://www.daniclodedesign.com/thethirdthumb
https://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/05/controllable-third-thumb-lets-wearers-extend-natural-abilities-royal-college-art-design-graduates/#
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abd7935#
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=TY6Dm4Klumc

Apr 25, 2022 • 52min
158: The Science of Swallowing Shrews
What happened to the scientist who swallowed a shrew? Find out in this week’s episode! Why did he do it? Find out in this week’s episode! Was it worth it? You know where to find out…
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References & Further Reading
https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/030544039590008X?token=2AD5CCE378AA407CB7D48BD3909243E42FB91C109A3C51013D4CC284A751D8352AD33368BBB8589D13CA3A71D0A6ACFA&originRegion=eu-west-1&originCreation=20220329231748
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2008/jul/01/improbableresearch.highereducation
https://www.science.org/content/article/crappy-navigation-system-and-shrew-swallowing-win-sciences-highest-dishonor
https://improbable.com/ig/winners/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2421143

Apr 18, 2022 • 1h 54min
157: The Science of Gender Dysphoria (with NOAHFINNCE)
Sci Guys is 3 years old & our patrons chose Gender Dysphoria as the topic for this anniversary episode! NoahFinnce joins us to give his perspective on this as we discuss how gender dysphoria can affect trans (and sometimes cis) people!Check out Noah’s music: https://open.spotify.com/album/41d02ZUTdg1D67AAFZ8UuI?si=2BGi_SIRRgO0fPVNSDqBjgThe videos mentioned:Is Sex Binary: https://youtu.be/UpA42REDV8wThe Science of Gender: https://youtu.be/GrNRD2TkdBwGrab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
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https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/
https://www.britannica.com/science/gender-dysphoria
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532313/
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/cultural-competency/education/transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-patients/gender-dysphoria-diagnosis
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/symptoms/
https://gic.nhs.uk/info-support/gender-dysphoria/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296700032_The_DSM-5_Diagnostic_Criteria_for_Gender_Dysphoriahttps://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gender-development-service-children-adolescents.pdf
History of Gender Dysphoria
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22844818/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/political-minds/202010/the-weird-history-gender-dysphoria-research?amp
Cause of Gender Dysphoria
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191202135655.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7415463/
Male vs Female Brains
https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2017spring/how-mens-and-womens-brains-are-different.html#:~:text=Adjusted%20for%20total%20brain%20size,is%20bigger%20than%20a%20woman's.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00677-x
https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=locus
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939487/
UK Gender Dysphoria Treatment Protocol
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/better-mh-policy/college-reports/cr181-good-practice-guidelines-for-the-assessment-and-treatment-of-adults-with-gender-dysphoria.pdf
https://www.gendergp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/NHS-Gender-Protocol.pdf
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/treatment/
Sexhttps://dictionary.apa.org/sex-characteristic


