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We're back! This week Derrick takes the lead tackling one of his favourite conspiracy theories: Flat Earth.  

This week, Derrick and Eleanor discuss extraterrestrial life. From alien abductions to super microbes, we theorize about it all! And is there a planet with diamond rain?

Some of our sources:

https://www.thecut.com/2020/07/are-aliens-real-then-let-us-see-pentagon-ufo.html

https://time.com/alien-life/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/us/pentagon-ufo-videos.html

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/5/8/21244090/pentagon-ufo-report-navy-alexander-wendt

Surprise! We know you're waiting for a new episode, so in the meantime we wanted to give you a little something extra to chew on!

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, a team of researchers at UC Berkeley for discovering the revolutionary genetic engineering tool, CRISPR. A few years ago though, this recognition didn't look so sure for them.

Some of our sources:

https://labratchroniclesblog.wordpress.com/home-2/blog/page/3/

https://womenlovetech.com/female-scientists-make-history-for-winning-the-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/press-release/

The nerds are back (finally)! This week we're talking all things artificial intelligence: are our robot overlord just waiting to take over? From voice assistants to self driving cars, Derrick & Eleanor touch on almost everything in this episode and try to answer the REAL question: are we creating Skynet?


Some of our sources include:

https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/amazons-alexa-never-stops-listening-to-you/
https://www.business2community.com/marketing/predicting-customer-behaviors-with-artificial-intelligence-

On this week's episode, Derrick & Eleanor tackle the topic that's on everyone's mind: the COVID-19 pandemic. What exactly is the coronavirus? Manmade or natural? Do masks actually work? And what about a vaccine? These questions are more answered in parts 1 & 2 of "All About COVID-19".

On this week's episode, Derrick & Eleanor tackle the topic that's on everyone's mind: the COVID-19 pandemic. What exactly is the coronavirus? Manmade or natural? Do masks actually work? And what about a vaccine? These questions are more answered in parts 1 & 2 of "All About COVID-19".

Welcome back to our podcast with Eleanor, the Jamaican Labrat, and Derrick where we talk about popular science theories, myths and conspiracies. This week we're back with more health myths, this time tackling some popular natural and home remedies. How many of them are just snake oil? 


References: 
https://www.hindustantimes.com/fitness/are-these-10-common-home-remedies-effective-cures-or-myths-we-find-out/story-RswBHJoOaUuyXVz123tiOI.html

https://www.webmd.com/balance/ss/slideshow-home-remedies

Meet Eleanor, the Jamaican Labrat, and Derrick. Welcome to our podcast where we talk about popular science theories, myths and conspiracies. This week we kick off discussing some popular old wives tales, natural remedies, and some crazy theories surrounding sex, pregnancy and contraception. 

References:
https://www.verywellfamily.com/does-female-orgasm-boost-your-odds-of-getting-pregnant-1960
TBC