186: MK Ultra: The Science of Mind Control (with Do Go On's Matt Stewart & Dave Warneke)
The Do Go On boys join us this week to talk about MK Ultra, the CIA's super secret, insanely immoral mind control experiments! Somehow, talking giraffes, one way mirrors, and skinless hands wormed the...
7 Nov 202254min
185: The Science of Phobias (with NoahFinnce)
Boo! To celebrate Halloween, we're covering the very spooky topic of phobias... Also NoahFinnce (the 5th Sci Guy) is here too. Check out Noah: https://www.youtube.com/noahfinnce Grab our merch now: ...
31 Okt 20221h 3min
184: The Science of Social Anxiety (with Vegard)
Social anxiety (or social phobia) is a lot more than just feeling a bit uncomfortable around people - so this week, Vegard joins us to share his experiences while we chat about the science! Follow V...
24 Okt 20221h 6min
183: The ODD Science of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Kids can be difficult, sometimes so difficult that we slap a psychiatric label on them because we're not sure what else to do. Oppositional Defiant Disorder is one of those labels given to kids that b...
17 Okt 20221h 5min
182: The Science of Deafness (with Elliot Douglas)
Deaf people are often excluded & misunderstood - particularly in the sciences. So we thought we'd take a look into the science of deafness & how the world treats deaf people in STEM. Joining us fro th...
10 Okt 202256min
181: The Science of Linguistics (with Tom Scott)
This week Tom Scott joins us to chat about linguistics, the scientific study of language. If you learn anything from this episode, let it be that a conversation with someone that likes linguistics is ...
3 Okt 20221h 21min
180: The Science of Kinks (with NoahFinnce)
Our patrons voted in kinks as this month’s topic - which (among other things) means opening up the DSM and seeing which fetishes are pathologised & which aren’t… CW: pedophillia mention Grab our me...
26 Sep 20221h 12min
179: The Science of Circumcision
Circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedures we still know of and perform today, but the question is why? Beyond the religious elements, are there any benefits to circumcising babies? Are the...
19 Sep 20221h 3min
