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Are influencers your friends? Some people feel like they might be, and that’s exactly what we’re talking about this week with Shaaba, an actual scientist studying parasocial relationships! Find Shaaba over on her channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZ97eKgNwC4j-z_6LDjfIg SCI GUYS 2021 CALENDAR: https://normalcitizen.store/products/the-sci-guys-official-calendar-2021 You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/222304 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08838158709386664 https://academic.oup.com/joc/article-abstract/61/6/1104/4098489?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://www.tutor2u.net/psychology/topics/lev

Microwaves are a wonderful convenience of modern life, but how were they invented? Are they dangerous? Do they make food less healthy? We’ve got all the answers and a lot of nonsense in this week’s episode! SCI GUYS 2021 CALENDAR: https://normalcitizen.store/products/the-sci-guys-official-calendar-2021 You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/Phthalates_FactSheet.html https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-microwave-oven-was-invented-by-accident-2015-4?r=US&IR=T https://www.livescience.com/57405-who-invented-microwave-oven.html https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/percy-spencer https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews

Ever wondered what goes into a vaccine? How it’s tested? Why it takes up to 15 years to get one off the shelves and into the people that need it? We’re here with all the answers you could possible need, and some you definitely don’t...  SCI GUYS 2021 CALENDAR: https://normalcitizen.store/products/the-sci-guys-official-calendar-2021 You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.britannica.com/science/antigen https://www.britannica.com/science/antibody https://www.britannica.com/science/T-cell https://www.britannica.com/science/B-cell britannica.com/science/immune-system/The-nature-of-lymphocytes https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6102609/ h

Ever wish you could understand what your pets are saying? DeepSqueak is bringing us one step closer to that... with rats and mice... We also have a very special guest featured this week... SCI GUYS 2021 CALENDAR: https://normalcitizen.store/products/the-sci-guys-official-calendar-2021 You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25LYVxTUZhM https://www.wildmountainechoes.com/equipment/options-for-recording-ultrasounds/ https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/research-at-cambridge/animal-research/about-our-animal-research/which-types-of-animals-do-we-use/rats https://www.britannica.com/technology/neural-network https://www.nature.com/artic

This episode will definitely change your life!* NoahFinnce joins us this week as we delve into the multiverse and discover the weird science behind the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics... *Just maybe not in this universe. CONTENT WARNING - S*icide mention between 52:30 and 56:58. Find Noah on his channel: http://www.youtube.com/noahfinnce You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  Quantum Mechanics: A Complete Introduction - Dr Alexander Zagoskin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxvQ3Wyw2M4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da-2h2B4faU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTXTPe3wahc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF6USB2I1iU https://www.youtube.com

Is Stockholm Syndrome real? The answer may not be as simple as you think, in fact it could even be an invention of the media... You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22447726 https://www.businessinsider.com/stockholm-syndrome-could-be-a-myth-2013-10?amp&r=US&IR=T https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16203697/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J070v14n03_06 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18028254/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01112.x https://www.britannica.com/science/Stockholm-syndrome https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/fbileb76&div=69&id=

This week we chat about the genetic revolution and the ethics of editing human DNA... You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.britannica.com/science/DNA https://www.britannica.com/science/gene https://www.britannica.com/science/gene-editing#ref1272858 https://www.livescience.com/amp/58790-crispr-explained.html https://www.newscientist.com/term/what-is-crispr/ https://www.britannica.com/science/gene-editing https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03018-0 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/despite-controversy-human-studies-of-crispr-move-forward-in-the-u-s/#:~:text=Despite%20Controversy%2C%20Human%20Studies%20of%20CRISPR%20Move%20Forwar

This week Kim joins us as we give you the A to Z on ADHD... Find Kim on her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/OhItsJustKim You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/treatment/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/causes/ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Cause+of+adhd https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24259638/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27189265/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30301823/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28091799/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22963644/ Psychobiology - Chr

There was a curious disease found in New Guinea, that caused a very odd pattern of deaths. The reason for the outbreak turned out to be very simple, but you won’t believe it... You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466359/ https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/all-disorders/kuru-information-page https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=482952588 https://www.cdc.gov/prions/index.html https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-cjd/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-prion-specifica/ https://www.cdc.gov/prions/bse/index.html https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/all-about-

Can’t stand the sound of people eating? You’re not alone... You might even have a medical condition! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hyperacusis/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5562945/#!po=0.793651 https://misophoniatreatment.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/A-MISO-S.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31066600/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034066/#!po=7.89474 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0054706 https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/ https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4547634/#!po=1.21951 http:

This week Evan Edinger joins us to talk about game shows, A Beautiful Mind, and schizophrenia... Find Evan on his YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/evan You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/38936-mathematics.html https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/f1ec9a54-a35f-11e2-ac00-00144feabdc0 http://euclid.trentu.ca/math/sb/misc/mathsci.html https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nash-equilibrium.asp https://www.britannica.com/science/game-theory https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1994/nash/facts/ http://livingwithschizophreniauk.org/john-nash/ https://www.britannica.com/biogra

Our Patrons chose Mass Hysteria as the episode topic this week, so we’re talking about The Dancing Plague! In 1518 a French town was overcome with a contagious conclusion to dance til they dropped...  You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3536509/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-quackery/history-hysteria https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/The_nocebo_response https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect https://www.britannica.com/science/psychosomatic-disorder https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480686/ https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-da

This week, Bliss joins us talk about sexy no kid, otherwise known as “the pill”. How was it invented? Who was behind it? How was Eugenics involved? You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/combined-contraceptive-pill/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462239/ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/9/28/the-bitter-pill/ T-to-test-the-birth-control-pill/ https://www.history.com/news/birth-control-pill-history-puerto-rico-enovid/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-puerto-rico-pill-trials/ https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNAAV359.pdf Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @luke

Did the CIA spike a French Town? Or was it a case of contaminated bread? We might never know, but we do know that whatever happened resulted in a truly psychedelic disaster... You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.britannica.com/science/ergot http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/wong/BOT135/LECT12.HTM https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6640538/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/ergotism https://www.britannica.com/science/ergotism https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2069953/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-10996838 https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/arts/24iht-blume.1.147

This week Luke takes over to give us the lowdown on Elon Musk’s new venture that will hopefully link your mind to almost any kind of tech you could want! Are these brain chips dangerous? Can they meet the expectations Elon has set? Find out in this week’s episode on Neuralink! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  http://neurosky.com/2015/06/what-is-bci-and-how-did-it-evolve/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920041/ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/elon-musk-unveils-brain-chip-implant-fitbit-skull/story?id=72703840 https://www.jmir.org/2019/10/e16194/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/technology/neuralink-elon-musk.html https://www.youtube.com/

Ever heard of Alice Ball? No? There’s a pretty awful reason why you haven’t... This week’s episode has all the answers you need to one of the most scandalous stories you’ve never heard You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://scientificwomen.net/women/ball-alice-121 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732910-900-alice-ball-pioneered-leprosy-treatment-and-then-had-her-work-stolen/ https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/alice-ball https://www.biography.com/.amp/scientist/alice-ball https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/leprosy https://www.lepra.org.uk/what-we-do/leprosy https://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/treatment/index.html Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry /

This week our patrons chose Bipolar Disorder as the topic for us to tackle! We ask some big questions and dispel some misconceptions as we get into the science of bipolar disorder. You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bipolar-disorder https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bipolar-disorder/causes/ https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1525098/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40268-016-0139-7 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800957/ https://www.dana.org/article/neurotransmitters/ https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-physiology/what-ar

Finding fossils frequently for financial funding was Mary Anning’s sole source of income for most of her life, but she didn’t just find and sell fossils - she was one of the most accomplished palaeontologists of her time. Unfortunately she was also a woman, more specifically a woman from a lower class background, which meant that she did not receive the formal recognition she deserved in her lifetime. You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.famousscientists.org/mary-anning/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Anning https://www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk/collection/mary-anning/ https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mary-anning-unsung-hero.html https:/

It’s episode 69, you know what that means... This week we’re talking about the science of sex! Absolutely everything you need to know about the birds and the bees (including why you really shouldn’t look to them for advice)  You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20160704-the-real-reasons-why-we-have-sex https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/sexual-reproduction-and-the-evolution-of-sex-824/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01601983 https://biologydictionary.net/sexual-reproduction/ https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/sexual-reproduction/ https://www.britannica.com/science/ovoviviparity https://ww

Tourette’s syndrome isn’t one of the most well known neurological disorders, and yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. This week we dive into the science behind Tourette’s , and bust all of the myths and misconceptions you might have heard... You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References and Further Reading  https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Tourette-Syndrome-Fact-Sheet https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tourettes-syndrome/ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/facts.html https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/diagnosis.html https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/conditions-we-treat/tourette-syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2