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Dec 7, 2020 • 1h 5min

86: Accidental Microwaves

Microwaves are a wonderful convenience of modern life, but how were they invented? Are they dangerous? Do they make food less healthy? We’ve got all the answers and a lot of nonsense in this week’s episode!SCI GUYS 2021 CALENDAR: https://normalcitizen.store/products/the-sci-guys-official-calendar-2021You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/Phthalates_FactSheet.html https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-microwave-oven-was-invented-by-accident-2015-4?r=US&IR=T https://www.livescience.com/57405-who-invented-microwave-oven.html https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/percy-spencer https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201510/physicshistory.cfm https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200714-is-it-safe-to-microwave-food https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/microwave-cooking-and-nutrition https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/resources-you-radiation-emitting-products/microwave-oven-radiation#:~:text=Microwaves%20are%20produced%20inside%20the,heat%20that%20cooks%20the%20food. https://www.britannica.com/story/how-do-microwaves-work https://home.howstuffworks.com/microwave.htm https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJMR/article-abstract/9C02A4720258 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1741-2358.2010.00442.x https://www.livescience.com/38169-electromagnetism.html https://www.invent.org/inductees/percy-l-spencer https://engineering.mit.edu/engage/ask-an-engineer/why-cant-we-put-metal-objects-in-a-microwave/ https://www.wired.com/2014/05/wuwt-microwave-metal/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22949852/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27424259/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27822670/ Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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Nov 30, 2020 • 1h 26min

85: How to Make a Vaccine

Ever wondered what goes into a vaccine? How it’s tested? Why it takes up to 15 years to get one off the shelves and into the people that need it? We’re here with all the answers you could possible need, and some you definitely don’t... SCI GUYS 2021 CALENDAR: https://normalcitizen.store/products/the-sci-guys-official-calendar-2021You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.britannica.com/science/antigen https://www.britannica.com/science/antibody https://www.britannica.com/science/T-cell https://www.britannica.com/science/B-cellbritannica.com/science/immune-system/The-nature-of-lymphocytes https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6102609/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781455700905000185 https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/mosquito-borne-disease-vaccine-safe https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/how-fluvaccine-made.htm https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/why-vaccinate/vaccine-decision.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fvaccines%2Fparents%2Fvaccine-decision%2Findex.html https://www.immunology.org/celebrate-vaccines/public-engagement/guide-childhood-vaccinations/how-vaccines-work https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/basics/test-approve.html https://www.who.int/influenza/resources/publications/WHO_OHE_PED_GIP_2016_1_Annex_2.pdf?ua=1 http://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk/vk/vaccine-development# https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/research/coronavirus-vaccine-research/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6156540/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944327/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/vaccine-development https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5792371/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6238075/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5906799/cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/prinvac.pdf https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/vaccine-typeswho.int/vaccine_safety/initiative/tech_support/Part-2.pdf https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/why-vaccination-is-safe-and-important/ https://www.who.int/health-topics/vaccines-and-immunization#tab=tab_1 https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/vaccines-and-immunization-what-is-vaccination http://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk/vk/how-do-vaccines-work https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/the-immune-system#:~:text=The%20immune%20system%20protects%20your,which%20you%20are%20born%20with. https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/mosquito-borne-disease-vaccine-safe https://www.pfizer.co.uk/behind-science-what-mrna-vaccine https://www.nature.com/articles/nrd.2017.243 https://www.historyofvaccines.org/index.php/content/articles/vaccine-development-testing-and-regulation https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znf3c7h https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3164579/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/529892/how-are-vaccines-made Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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Nov 23, 2020 • 59min

84: DeepSqueak: How to Speak to Rats

Ever wish you could understand what your pets are saying? DeepSqueak is bringing us one step closer to that... with rats and mice...We also have a very special guest featured this week...SCI GUYS 2021 CALENDAR: https://normalcitizen.store/products/the-sci-guys-official-calendar-2021You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25LYVxTUZhM https://www.wildmountainechoes.com/equipment/options-for-recording-ultrasounds/ https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge/animal-research/about-our-animal-research/which-types-of-animals-do-we-use/rats https://www.britannica.com/technology/neural-network https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-018-0303-6#Sec1 https://github.com/DrCoffey/DeepSqueak https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040720/#:~:text=Rats%20emit%20ultrasonic%20vocalizations%20of,role%20is%20not%20fully%20understood. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-46907-0 Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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Nov 16, 2020 • 1h 9min

83: Many Worlds & Quantum Realms (with NoahFinnce)

This episode will definitely change your life!*NoahFinnce joins us this week as we delve into the multiverse and discover the weird science behind the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics...*Just maybe not in this universe.CONTENT WARNING - S*icide mention between 52:30 and 56:58.Find Noah on his channel:http://www.youtube.com/noahfinnceYou can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  Quantum Mechanics: A Complete Introduction - Dr Alexander Zagoskin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxvQ3Wyw2M4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da-2h2B4faU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTXTPe3wahc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF6USB2I1iU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be3HlA_9968 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igsuIuI_HAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNwKPfOKipk https://arxiv.org/pdf/0811.0810.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1104.2822.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1001.2758.pdf https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/quantum-suicide4.htm#:~:text=The%20Copenhagen%20interpretation%20was%20first,its%20possible%20states%20at%20once. https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/02/07/the-biggest-myth-in-quantum-physics/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028154-200-when-the-multiverse-and-many-worlds-collide/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hugh-everett-biography/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02602-8 https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-the-many-worlds-interpretation-of-quantum-mechanics-has-many-problems-20181018/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-manyworlds/ https://www.britannica.com/science/anthropic-principle https://www.britannica.com/science/cosmological-constant https://www.britannica.com/science/multiverse https://phys.org/news/2018-05-death-hawking-multiverse-theory-size.html https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/multiverse-theories-are-bad-for-science/ https://www.newscientist.com/question/are-there-multiple-universes/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/03/15/this-is-why-the-multiverse-must-exist/ https://www.britannica.com/science/quantum-mechanics-physics/Paradox-of-Einstein-Podolsky-and-Rosen#ref611919 https://www.britannica.com/topic/philosophy-of-physics/The-theory-of-Bohm#ref1051265 https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/quantum-suicide4.htm https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02602-8 Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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Nov 9, 2020 • 53min

82: The Science of Stockholm Syndrome

Is Stockholm Syndrome real? The answer may not be as simple as you think, in fact it could even be an invention of the media...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22447726 https://www.businessinsider.com/stockholm-syndrome-could-be-a-myth-2013-10?amp&r=US&IR=T https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16203697/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J070v14n03_06 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18028254/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01112.x https://www.britannica.com/science/Stockholm-syndrome https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/fbileb76&div=69&id=&page= https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/fbileb68&div=54&id=&page= https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J173v04n01_02 Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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Nov 2, 2020 • 1h 22min

81: Gene Editing with CRISPR

This week we chat about the genetic revolution and the ethics of editing human DNA...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.britannica.com/science/DNA https://www.britannica.com/science/gene https://www.britannica.com/science/gene-editing#ref1272858 https://www.livescience.com/amp/58790-crispr-explained.html https://www.newscientist.com/term/what-is-crispr/ https://www.britannica.com/science/gene-editing https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03018-0 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/despite-controversy-human-studies-of-crispr-move-forward-in-the-u-s/#:~:text=Despite%20Controversy%2C%20Human%20Studies%20of%20CRISPR%20Move%20Forward%20in%20the%20U.S.,-The%20technology%20that&text=Researchers%20in%20the%20U.S.%20have,trials%20of%20CRISPR%20in%20humans. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/04/doctors-use-gene-editing-tool-crispr-inside-body-for-first-time https://www.newscientist.com/article/2208777-exclusive-five-couples-lined-up-for-crispr-babies-to-avoid-deafness/ https://www.cff.org/Research/Research-Into-the-Disease/Restore-CFTR-Function/Gene-Editing-for-Cystic-Fibrosis/ https://www.cff.org/Research/Research-Into-the-Disease/Restore-CFTR-Function/Gene-Delivery-for-Cystic-Fibrosis-Therapy/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01906-4 https://www.sciencemag.org/features/2019/09/beyond-crispr-what-s-current-and-upcoming-genome-editing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YKFw2KZA5o Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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Oct 26, 2020 • 1h 23min

80: The Science of ADHD (with Kim Nieuwenhuis)

This week Kim joins us as we give you the A to Z on ADHD...Find Kim on her YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/OhItsJustKimYou can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/treatment/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/causes/ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Cause+of+adhd https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24259638/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27189265/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30301823/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28091799/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22963644/ Psychobiology - Chris Chandler Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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Oct 19, 2020 • 50min

79: The Laughing Death

There was a curious disease found in New Guinea, that caused a very odd pattern of deaths. The reason for the outbreak turned out to be very simple, but you won’t believe it...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466359/ https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/all-disorders/kuru-information-page https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=482952588 https://www.cdc.gov/prions/index.html https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-cjd/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-prion-specifica/ https://www.cdc.gov/prions/bse/index.html https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/all-about-bse-mad-cow-disease https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/0-387-21755-X_3 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20948292/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25131595/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24189576/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28109329/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18558863/ https://people.howstuffworks.com/cannibalism8.htm https://www.businessinsider.com/why-self-cannibalism-is-bad-idea-2018-5?amp&r=US&IR=T https://www.nature.com/articles/srep44707/tables/2 https://www.wired.co.uk/article/lab-grown-human-meat-cannibalism https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2017/02/cannibalism-common-natural-history-bill-schutt Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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Oct 12, 2020 • 1h 4min

78: Misophonia: Sound Rage

Can’t stand the sound of people eating? You’re not alone... You might even have a medical condition!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hyperacusis/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5562945/#!po=0.793651 https://misophoniatreatment.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/A-MISO-S.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31066600/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034066/#!po=7.89474 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0054706 https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/ https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4547634/#!po=1.21951 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1067.3711&rep=rep1&type=pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034066/#!po=7.89474 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33005154/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0054706 Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk
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Oct 5, 2020 • 1h 10min

77: Game Theory (with Evan Edinger)

This week Evan Edinger joins us to talk about game shows, A Beautiful Mind, and schizophrenia...Find Evan on his YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/evanYou can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/38936-mathematics.html https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/f1ec9a54-a35f-11e2-ac00-00144feabdc0 http://euclid.trentu.ca/math/sb/misc/mathsci.html https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nash-equilibrium.asp https://www.britannica.com/science/game-theory https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1994/nash/facts/ http://livingwithschizophreniauk.org/john-nash/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Nash Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk

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