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Way back in the 1940s a man, Bertold Wiesner, started a fertility clinic with his wife and helped in the conception 1500 children. He had a slightly more hands on approach than most, because he used his own sperm to conceive 600 of those kids. We have Rachel Kiki on to talk about this as they are Wiesner’s grandchild!We also go into the invention of artificial insemination and IVFFind Rachel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RachelKiki_Find Rachel on Instagram:https://instagram.com/rachelkeeksYou 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/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading:1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9193014/British-man-fathered-600-children-at-own-fertility-clinic.html2. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bertold-wiesner-british-man-fathered-600-children-kids-sperm-donations_n_1412849?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJeKnY9JOS0iN9zrwMMeziDvXCncnSMYjOiG90rNjfkQU64p8U2O3DbgyYAXaRwoor9MdKxejpouh6zZ2A4IGaal6S1C56oT_x3HmR_MBaHL4RWO1AwqOIWSqLNDtjoQgrKPQSSkoI-Q0PvPomNdpHyJr39uFuAMsAn-z9Ie4Fg93. https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-04-09/bertold-wiesner-british-fertility-clinic-owner-allegedly-fathered-600-children 4. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ivf/what-happens/ 5. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ivf/ 6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140213/ 7. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/jul/12/story-ivf-five-million-babiesFollow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk

They often say that opposites attract, but how true is that? Aspen, our very first guest host, gives us all the answers!  You can find Aspen on her YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/aspenabroad You can see more of Noah on his YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/noahfinnce 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! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading: 1. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face# 2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/brain-wise/201408/the-science-attraction 3. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-surprising-scientific-reason-behind-physical-attraction/ Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

During the Great Dinosaur Rush of the 1800s two men met and started such a venomous rivalry that their decades long feud has come to be known as “The Bone Wars”.Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope were not only mortal enemies, but also two of the most prolific palaeontologists of all time!You can see more of Noah on his YouTube channel:https://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/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading:1. https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/the-bone-wars-how-a-bitter-rivalry-drove-progress-in-palaeontology/amp/2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-second-jurassic-dinosaur-rush-78519329/3. https://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/dinosaur-discoveries3.htm4. https://ansp.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/stories/bone-wars-the-cope-marsh-rivalry/5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02t674k6. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2015/04/15/battle-for-the-bone-wars-beasts/7. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-are-fossils-formed.html8. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-are-dinosaurs.html9. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dinosaur-rivalry/10. https://youtu.be/iP_3PF-FOV0Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk

People often complain about a lack of representation of women in STEM industries, but there is one woman that has made her mark on some of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the past 70 years. However this happened entirely unbeknownst to her. Henrietta Lacks was at the centre of one of the biggest controversies surrounding ethics in science 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/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading1. https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/cb_93021013?lang=en&region=GB&gclid=CjwKCAiAjrXxBRAPEiwAiM3DQqQ_lkf6gTng7zMlzEJgEXzxLmGiFIHgfgl4XtP1JPkC-1C6q7AUZRoCnHoQAvD_BwE2. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/jun/23/henrietta-lacks-cells-medical-advances3. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/henrietta-lacks-immortal-cells-6421299/4. https://www.biography.com/scientist/henrietta-lacks5. https://www.npr.org/2010/02/02/123232331/henrietta-lacks-a-donors-immortal-legacy?t=15800463474206. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Hela7. https://www.archivesofpathology.org/doi/10.1043/1543-2165-133.9.1463?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed8. https://www.nature.com/news/deal-done-over-hela-cell-line-1.135119. https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/hela-cell.htm10. https://www.immunology.org/hela-cells-1951Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk

Cases of Coronavirus are being reported around the world and anxiety about a deadly outbreak is rising, but is there actually anything to worry about? What is coronavirus? Is the world on the verge of a pandemic? The Sci Guys discuss this and previous global outbreaks in an all new episode!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:1. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/world/china-coronavirus.html2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-512545233. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/about/symptoms.html4. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/symptoms.html5. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/26/coronavirus-could-infect-100000-globally-experts-warn6. https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/virus-human1.htm7. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet.pdf8. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sars/Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk

#AD We are SO proud that New Scientist has decided to sponsor our podcast! If you love learning, you’ll love New Scientist, and you can get your first 10 weeks of New Scientist for £10 / $10 / AU$20 including full website access here: http://bit.ly/SciGuysPod This is our first sponsorship, and a real milestone for the podcast. Thanks so much to you guys for listening and supporting the show.  January is coming to a close, and that means the end of Veganuary. To see it out in style, we cover an amazing little study from the lovely people at New Scientist! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: patreon.com/SciGuys References and Further Reading: 1. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532630-500-going-vegan-for-january-find-out-how-much-difference-it-really-makes/ 2. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23731623-000-living-on-the-veg-should-we-all-go-vegan/ 3. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532633-100-conservationists-are-ignoring-climate-change-risking-mass-extinctions/ 4. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532631-800-our-veganuary-study-is-just-the-latest-self-experiment/ 5. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532640-600-eating-more-slowly-and-dining-with-others-can-boost-your-health If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram instagram.com/SciGuysPod Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Have you ever wondered if there was more of one of you in there? Well, there kind of is. Join us as we explore the world of splitting brains and the corpus callosum...Support us on Patreon:patreon.com/SciGuys Watch us on YouTube:youtube.com/SciGuys References & Further Reading:1. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318065.php#What-is-the-corpus-callosum2. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191120070710.htm3. https://www.livescience.com/58763-why-your-brain-has-2-halves.html4. https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/roger-sperrys-split-brain-experiments-1959-19685. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEdug0wAgd46. https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(17)30190-07. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMLzP1VCANo8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/281228789. Homo Deus - Yuval Noah Harari Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

It’s the beginning of a new year, a new decade, and the Sci Guys are back with an episode on the oldest beginning of them all! That’s right, this week we’re talking about The Big Bang Theory (no not that one) and some of the contending theories that might replace it… Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/SciGuys Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/SciGuys References and Further Reading 1. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/mach/amp/ncna881136 2. https://www.space.com/amp/25126-big-bang-theory.html 3. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/3-theories-that-might-blow-up-the-big-bang 4. https://www.space.com/24781-big-bang-theory-alternatives-infographic.html 5. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/origins-of-the-universe/ 6. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/stephen-hawking-s-almost-last-paper-putting-end-beginning-universe 7. https://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/astronomy-terms/before-big-bang.htm 8. https://www.britannica.com/amp/story/was-the-big-bang-actually-an-explosion 9. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-astronomers-are-still-discovering-about-big-bang-theory-180949794/ 10. https://youtu.be/wNDGgL73ihY 11. http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150602-how-will-the-universe-end  Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

We’ve taken the craziest, weirdest, and most wonderful parts of the past year of Sci Guys and crammed them all into one episode!Relive the best bits and get yourself geared up for another year of fun science stories!Support us on Patreon:patreon.com/SciGuys Watch us on YouTube:youtube.com/SciGuysFollow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Do you remember your dreams? The Sci Guys take on Inception this week with a deep dive into our sleeping psyche!Thank you to the patrons who voted for this episode topic!References and Further Reading http://medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247927.php#functions-of-rem-sleep https://twitter.com/ykamit/status/948807195205840896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E948807195205840896&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F04%2F04%2Fhealth%2Frecording-our-dreams%2Findex.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22031074 https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/theoretically-recording-dreams-is-possiblescientists-are-trying https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/04/health/recording-our-dreams/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7kVwoN8Cx4&feature=youtu.be https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/240317v1 https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/dreaming-in-the-digital-age/201712/the-science-dreaming-9-key-points https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-read-dreams/ http://scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-behind-dreaming/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsp1KaM-avU Support us on Patreon:patreon.com/SciGuys Watch us on YouTube:youtube.com/SciGuysFollow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth