Love and Science

Space junk, plastic in your water, and volcanic lightning.

This week, Malcolm and Hannah are joined by Rosie and Arran to discuss how much plastic is in bottled water, how we can hope to clear up all the space junk with a harpoon, and what lightning from volcanoes sounds like. 

Holding hands, a space station falling to earth, and pine martens

This week we hear back from Pavel Goldstein about his research into holding hands and how it can reduce pain, and from Peter Beck for a bit more information about his disco ball in space. We also talk about the "out of control" space station which is due to enter the earths atmosphere sometime soon, and how introducing a predator can help boost a squirrel population. 

Penguin super colony, insight into the cosmic dawn, and the five new categories of diabetes.

This week, Malcom, Hannah, and Andrew discuss how you can use radio waves to uncover secrets from the cosmic dawn, the 1.5 million penguin super-colony recently discovered, how diabetes has now been found to be at least five different diseases. 

Neanderthal art, ketamine, and supernovas

This week Andrew, Hannah, and Malcolm discuss an amateur astronomer who discovered a supernova as it was happening, new research into which anti-depressants appear to be the most effective, the art that Neanderthal man may have made, ketamine on the brain, and had you noticed that it's getting a bit cold lately?

The earthquake, 8 months of Mars, and a cherry red Tesla

This week Hannah and Andrew discuss the cherry red Tesla which is was shot into space, and we hear from Nicky Young about the earthquake we felt on Saturday, and from Dr. Michaela Musilová about what she's going to be up to for 8 months in an analogue of Mars. 

 

If you'd like to hear more about the analogue of Mars you can find the rest of the interview here on The Cosmic Shed.

Putting plants to sleep, the loneliest frog, and the Cheddar Man

This week Malcolm, Juliana, and Hannah discuss the Cheddar man, how you can put plants to sleep with anaesthetic, the asteroid which is going to fly by, and Romeo the frog who cant find a mate. 

Three parent babies, Nigel the lonely gannet, and when dogs bite

This week Hannah and Malcolm are joined by Juliana to discuss three person babies, who's more likely to be bitten by a dog, how we can measure ice from space with lasers, and orcas who can talk like people. 

 

 

Space graffiti, evolution of eyes, and crows with hooks

This week we discussed tool use in crows, space graffiti, and heard from Professor David Newbold about the difference between Physics and Astronomy. 

Orang Utan medicine, Bloodhound Super Sonic Car, and new planet discoveries

This week we have Ben Sykes on the show to talk about the Bloodhound Project which aims to get a car to 1000 mph. 

We discuss the use of herbal medicine observed in Orang Utans, how alcohol can irreversibly damage your genome, the importance of sleep, and how citizen scientists have identified new planets through Zooniverse. 

A bionic arm, frozen iguanas, the Cassini crash and growing lambs in bags.

In the first show of the new year, Hannah and Malcolm recap their favourite stories from last year.

We revisit the incubation premature lambs in fluid-filled bags and the crash of Cassini, have an interview with Seth Shostak about the search for extra terrestrial life, and hear news about the bomb cyclone's effect on iguanas.