121- Biofilms and Alzheimer's
We're going to be adapting an old Biopedia blog post today and examining how biofilms might be relevant in the generation of Alzheimer's.Sources for this episode:TBA
15 Mar 5min
Darwin Day 2026- The Ancestry of Charles Darwin
Happy seventh Darwin Day! Today on the podcast, we are going to examine the family tree of Charles Robert Darwin. Let's explore more than ten generations of Darwins, starting all the way back in the 1...
12 Feb 10min
Announcement- The F1 Generation
I have become a father! My firstborn daughter is here and is of course wonderful. However, the fact of her existence means that there may be some disruption to the podcast schedule. Thank you for your...
24 Jan 2min
120- Olive Trees
As part of a triple feature with After Alexander and Autocrat, we will be discussing the olive tree today. Let's explore the biology and ecology of a tree species that is central to a myth covered on ...
15 Jan 6min
119- The Human Era Calendar
Happy 2026! Or rather- 12,026. At least, according to one interpretation. It has been suggested that the Anno Domini/Common Era system of timekeeping has some limitations. So, Cesare Emiliani created ...
11 Jan 7min
118- A Calendar for Mars
It goes without saying that the Red Planet is very different to our own world. For one thing, the day and year length of Mars differ from those experienced on Earth. So how would hypothetical colonist...
28 Des 202511min
117- Total Mass of Humanity's X Chromosomes
A silly question today- if you were to add together all of the X chromosomes of all of the people in the world, what would their total mass be? To answer this, we are going to have to estimate the mas...
14 Des 20257min
116- Generations
Generation Beta is, according to futurist Mark McCrindle, just starting to appear in the world. So, today, let's examine the generations that have been given a label in societal consciousness since th...
30 Nov 20256min
