
139: The Science of Spider-Man
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 Spiders
- https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/invertebrates/facts/spiders
- https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/09/ask-grown-up-spiders-stick-walls-ceilings
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trade-secret-of-sticky-sp/
- https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-basics
- https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-health-effects
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/060418-chernobyl-wildlife-thirty-year-anniversary-science
- https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html
- https://www.wired.co.uk/article/exosuit-sri-robotics-darpa-soldiers
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.
You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:
http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!
http://patreon.com/sciguys
If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!
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References & Further Reading
Spider-Man Spiders
- https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/invertebrates/facts/spiders
- https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/09/ask-grown-up-spiders-stick-walls-ceilings
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trade-secret-of-sticky-sp/
- https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-basics
- https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-health-effects
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/060418-chernobyl-wildlife-thirty-year-anniversary-science
- https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html
- https://www.wired.co.uk/article/exosuit-sri-robotics-darpa-soldiers
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References & Further Reading
What is Asexuality?
- https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/six-ways-be-ally-asexual-people
- https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/artslaw/openresearch/2021/asexuality.aspx
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/japp.12472
- https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/teens/ask-experts/is-there-a-medical-reason-for-asexuality
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0959353512443668?journalCode=fapa
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2015.1015713?scroll=top&needAccess=true
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-008-9434-x
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251074
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251074
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