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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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Sci Guys - 140: The Science of Asexuality
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12/20/21 • 76 min

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Sci Guys - 139: The Science of Spider-Man
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12/13/21 • 69 min

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In honour of Spider-Man: No Way Home we have taken it upon ourselves to create a real life Spider-Man. Or at the very least, figure out how what might be possible.
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References & Further Reading
Spider-Man
  1. https://www.britannica.com/art/comic-book
Spiders
  1. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/invertebrates/facts/spiders
  2. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/09/ask-grown-up-spiders-stick-walls-ceilings
  3. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trade-secret-of-sticky-sp/
Radiation
  1. https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-basics
  2. https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-health-effects
  3. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/060418-chernobyl-wildlife-thirty-year-anniversary-science
Soft Exosuits
  1. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html
  2. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/exosuit-sri-robotics-darpa-soldiers
Spider Silk
  1. https://www.britannica.com/science/elasticity-physics
  2. https://www.britannica.com/science/tensile-strength
  3. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html
Gecko Gloves
  1. https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/november/gecko-inspired-device-112114.html
Spider Sense
  1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/02/23/prototype-suit-gives-you-real-life-spider-sense/amp/
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Sci Guys - 137: The Science of Cults
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11/29/21 • 66 min

Our patrons decided that cults would be the topic of this week’s episode, so here you go! A little lighter on the heavy science this week as we delve into what cults are, how they work, and why people might join them...
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References & Further Reading
  1. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797620971654
  2. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jamie-Raines
  3. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/29565/1/Being%20Transgender-%20Effects%20of%20Behaviour%2C%20Arousal%20and%20Wellbeing%20JR%20Thesis%2022.12.20.pdf
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/15/style/the-psychology-of-the-cult-experience.html
  5. https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov02/cults.html
  6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2540138/?page=1
  7. https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov03/jonestown
  8. https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1356&context=theses_dissertations
  9. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178116319941
  10. https://www.openculture.com/2020/10/why-do-people-join-cults.html
  11. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178116319941
  12. http://cultresearch.org/definition-and-explanation-of-the-word-cult/
  13. http://vivianlawry.com/psychology-of-cults/
  14. http://www.psychology.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/image_tool/images/117/Elizabeth.Ligthelm.pdf
  15. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/07/12/what-makes-a-cult-a-cult/amp
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Sci Guys - 133: The Real Frankenstein?
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11/01/21 • 57 min

In this spooky episode of Sci Guys we explore the life of Johann Konrad Dippel - a mad scientist that some credit as the inspiration for Mary Shelley’s Dr Frankenstein... Despite the pack of any evidence.
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References & Further Reading
Johann Konrad Dippel
  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1034731/?page=5
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1034731/?page=5
  3. https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1308/147363513X13500508916973
Alchemy & Frankenstein
  1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/alchemy/Modern-alchemy
  2. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frankenstein
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Myers Briggs types are scientific evaluation of your personality... or at least that’s how they’re sold. Turns out that they might be barely more scientific than your horoscope.
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References & Further Reading
What is MBTI?
  1. https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
  2. https://www.mbtionline.com/en-US/Articles/2017/July/What-do-the-letters-in-the-Myers-Briggs-test-stand-for
  3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554596/
  4. https://www.16personalities.com/country-profiles/global/world
The Origins of MBTI
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NQqSnkI32A
  2. https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/isabel-briggs-myers.htm
  3. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06614-
  4. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Jung/Character-of-his-psychotherapy
  5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264783017_Isabel_Briggs_Myers_Psychological_Type_and_the_Spirit_of_CG_Jung
Is the MBTI Test Scientific & Useful?
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkQiYiXxmjg
  2. https://quoteinvestigator.com/tag/carl-jung/
  3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26851600/
  4. https://www.livescience.com/amp/65513-does-myers-briggs-personality-test-work.html
  5. https://jobtalk.indiana.edu/HRMWebsite/hrm/articles/develop/mbti.pdf
  6. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3102/00346543063004467
  7. vox.com/platform/amp/2014/7/15/5881947/myers-briggs-personality-test-meaningless
  8. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/014920639602200103
  9. https://amp.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2013/mar/19/myers-briggs-test-unscientific
  10. https://pages.uoregon.edu/sanjay/bigfive.html
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Sci Guys - 144: The Science of Empathy (And Rats)
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01/17/22 • 64 min

Can rats feel empathy? It’s a tough question to tackle, and many scientists have worked on it over the years... but is it even possible to find the answer?
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References & Further Reading
  1. https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1210789
  2. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10071-013-0692-1
  3. https://www.britannica.com/science/empathy
  4. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-16999-6_158-1
  5. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-981-287-080-3_69-1
  6. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1962-00569-001
  7. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-019-0572-8
  8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151454/
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This week sleep science expert Dr Baland Jalal joins us to chat about sleep paralysis & dig into his research!
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References & Further Reading
Dr Baland Jalal
  1. https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/baland-jalal
  2. https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?bj272
  3. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Baland-Jalal/publication/262397186_Evidence_for_Tai_Chi_as_a_Therapeutic_Mind-Body_Intervention_for_Sleep_A_Commentary_on_Raman_et_al/links/0c9605379e7ea0f3c8000000/Evidence-for-Tai-Chi-as-a-Therapeutic-Mind-Body-Intervention-for-Sleep-A-Commentary-on-Raman-et-al.pdf
MR Therapy
  1. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00028/full
  2. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.00922/full
Sleep Paralysis
  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060736/#!po=22.4138
  2. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00207148108409169?needAccess=true
  3. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1363461505050710?url_ver=Z39.88-2003
  4. https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/a-neuroscientist-tried-to-help-me-overcome-my-sleep-paralysis.html
  5. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Baland-Jalal/publication/258831277_A_Comparison_of_Self-Report_and_Interview_Methods_for_Assessing_Sleep_Paralysis_A_Pilot_Investigation_in_Denmark_and_the_United_States/links/0deec52ff95124e325000000/A-Comparison-of-Self-Report-and-Interview-Methods-for-Assessing-Sleep-Paralysis-A-Pilot-Investigation-in-Denmark-and-the-United-States.pdf
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Jessica (jessicaoutofthecloset) joins us this week to talk about Dr Maria Montessori and her groundbreaking method for education...
More from Jessica
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References & Further Reading
Jessica’s Montessori Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX_TVG1DZuc
Maria Montessori
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00247-019-04560-9
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-miseducation-of-maria-montessori
Montessori Studies
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230131-does-the-montessori-method-actually-work
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34899465/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2021/12/28/new-research-highlights-the-long-term-benefits-of-a-montessori-education/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10406168/
Gentle Parenting
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/feet-tiktok-york-research-itv-b2227851.html
https://www.forbes.com/health/family/what-is-gentle-parenting/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10123053/
https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/full/10.1024/1422-4917/a000853?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org
https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/6/pgad145/7192947
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