

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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Apr 11, 2022 • 60min
156: The Science of Sleep Disorders
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https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/circadian-rhythm-disorders#:~:text=Circadian%20rhythm%20disorders%20are%20problems,to%20sleep%20and%20wake%20up.
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/non-24-hour-sleep-wake-disorder/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-020-0694-0
https://www.theravive.com/therapedia/circadian-rhythm-sleep-disorder-dsm--5-307.45-(icd--9--cm%2C-multiple-codes)

Apr 4, 2022 • 1h 6min
155: What Happens When You Die?
No one knows what happens when you die, but scientists may be a step closer to changing that...
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References & Further Reading
https://www.livescience.com/first-ever-scan-of-dying-brain
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2022.813531/full?utm_source=fweb&utm_medium=nblog&utm_campaign=ba-sci-fnagi-what-happens-in-the-brain-when-we-die
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50601-6
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-science-of-near-death-experiences/386231/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-near-death-experiences-reveal-about-the-brain/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139799/

Mar 28, 2022 • 1h 6min
154: The Science of Vanishing Twin Syndrome
Sometimes twins can battle it out while in the womb, resulting in one of them just... disappearing. This is vanishing twin syndrome, and it's far more common than you may first think. Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
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Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 19min
153: Xenotransplants: The Man With a Pig Heart
Human organs are in short supply - but this year scientists decided to genetically modify a pig heart to save the life of a man with terminal heart disease. This xentoransplant is brand new science & had never been done before. This week we go over the crazy experiments and mind-blowing science that led to this medical marvel.Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
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Xenotransplantationhttps://archive.bio.org/articles/xenotransplantation-benefits-and-risks-special-organ-transplantationhttps://www.omixon.com/brief-history-xenotransplantation/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684730/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3246856/https://www.who.int/ethics/en/ETH_Nuffiled_xenotransplantation.pdfhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.03060/fullhttps://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/xenotransplantationhttps://www.groomers-online.com/professional-c1/scissors-c22/left-handed-scissors-c265/groomers-elite-45-straight-left-handed-bull-nosed-scissors-p755https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34697231/Organ Donation & Transplantshttps://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/helping-you-to-decide/about-organ-donation/statistics-about-organ-donation/https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/helping-you-to-decide/about-organ-donation/living-donation/https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/what-we-do/transplantation-services/organ-donation-and-transplantation/First Pig Heart Transplanthttps://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2022/01/15/the-science-behind-the-first-successful-pig-to-human-heart-transplanthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59944889.amphttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00111-9https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/consumeSsoCookie?redirectUri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancet.com%2Faction%2FconsumeSharedSessionAction%3FJSESSIONID%3DaaaBetSmryb39fIGYw37x%26MAID%3DcerwNnXJRoDD37sdGKDXfw%253D%253D%26SERVER%3DWZ6myaEXBLFD8VbcQEfOcg%253D%253D%26I2KBRCK%3D1%26ORIGIN%3D695817921%26RD%3DRD%26exp%3DTEn4cY9Dbt214rWTophWGQ%25253D%25253D&code=null&acw=Secure;SameSite=None&utt=https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/03/german-researchers-to-breed-pigs-for-human-heart-transplants

Mar 14, 2022 • 1h 11min
152: The Science of Hysterical Pregnancies (with NOAHFINNCE)
What happpens when you're pregnant, but without actually being pregnant? These are hysterical pregnancies, and they are totally real. Find out more about these odd phantom foetuses in today's episode.Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
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Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 10min
151: The Australian Cane Toad Invasion
Australia's wildlife is known for being dangerous, but humans introduced a creature that gave them all a run for their money. The Cane Toad is an invasive species that has singlehandedly taken over Australia in only a few years...Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
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https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/invasive-species/
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-are-invasive-species.html
Cane Toads
https://media.nature.com/original/magazine-assets/d41586-021-02317-9/d41586-021-02317-9.pdf
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/facts/cane-toad
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/frogs/cane-toad/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/invasive-australian-cane-toads-are-more-cannibalistic-their-south-american-counterparts-180978558/
Introduction to Australia
https://pestsmart.org.au/toolkit-resource/how-did-the-cane-toad-arrive-in-australia/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39348313.amp
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/26/australian-water-rats-cut-cane-toads-open-with-surgical-precision-to-feast-on-their-hearts
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18271722/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20919631/
https://www.pnas.org/content/101/49/17150
http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/100_worst.php

Feb 28, 2022 • 1h 37min
150: The Science of Autism (with Cyarine)
Cyarine joins us this week to chat about the science of Autism!
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References & Further Reading
Autism
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)61539-1/fulltext
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3513682/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/what-is-autism/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/signs/adults/
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-02445082
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352928#:~:text=Genetics.,risk%20of%20autism%20spectrum%20disorder.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2017.112
https://www.bma.org.uk/what-we-do/population-health/improving-the-health-of-specific-groups/autism-spectrum-disorder#:~:text=It%20is%20estimated%20that%20around,diagnosis%20of%20autism%20spectrum%20disorder.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/other-conditions/
https://autisme.nl/media/120192/artikel_erfelijkehid_autisme.pdf
Aspergers
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Asperger-Syndrome-Information-Page
Causes
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21299355/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25222596/
Gender & Sex Differences
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284309/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11920-019-1006-3
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5925757/
Treatments
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/autism-and-everyday-life/fake-and-harmful-treatments/
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/autism/conditioninfo/treatments

Feb 21, 2022 • 59min
149: The 5 Stages of Grief: The Kübler-Ross Model
The 5 Stages of Grief are almost omnipresent in pop culture, but is the science behind it sound? Let's find out!Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
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Feb 14, 2022 • 1h 8min
148: The Science of Love Languages
Love languages have become a staple in pop culture, but is there any science behind them? That's what we're taking a look at in this Valentine's special!
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References & Further Reading
https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24020933/
https://archive.org/details/fivelovelanguage00chap
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/fashion/can-gary-chapman-save-your-marriage-this-life.html
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17464090500535822?scroll=top&needAccess=true
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17531984/
https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/600283/
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.psichi.org/resource/resmgr/journal_2020/25_3_hughes.pdf
https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-algorithm-mental-health-psychology/amp

Feb 7, 2022 • 44min
147: The Science of ASMR
ASMR seemed to take over the world in the 2010s... but is there any science behind it? That's what we're digging into this week!
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References & Further Reading
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/magazine/how-asmr-videos-became-a-sensation-youtube.html
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/asmr-more-than-a-feeling/amp/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-asmr-real-or-just-a-pseudoscience/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29924796/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33232904/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31128572/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34769976/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33174254/
https://peerj.com/articles/851/


