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  • Episode 36: Summer Science Spectacular!
    It seems like everyone in every institute press office is winding down for their summer holidays, which means it's time to clear out the piles of press releases in a mad dash for the beach. Who's going to be mad enough to plough through all this research and find the best, worst and weirdest bits anyway?
    Ahem.
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com . And leave us a review on iTunes, why not.
    This weeks reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/hnWQEKg9SHK6GqvxIqPVcQ
    33 min
  • Episode 35: vs Sharks ft Melissa Cristina Márquez
    In episode 32, we talked about whales and how big they can get. Y'know what else lives in the water and can get real big? Well, lots of things, but let's start with sharks.
    Melissa is the founder of the Fins United Initiative, and knows sharks inside and out, quite literally. So, join us for a chat about shark biology, their ecology and human psychology at the water's edge.
    Find Melissa at https://twitter.com/mcmsharksxx, and The Fins United Initiative at finsunited.co.nz .
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com . And leave us a review on iTunes, why not.
    Our reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/oR6tbxorT6mKJZ4Ff_262Q
    29 min
  • Episode 34: Sounding scientific, smiles and smooth moves
    Gather round, one and all, for some top performance tricks for any aspiring science communicators, youtubers, podcasters, performers, Pint of Science types... Just about anyone who has information they want someone else to hear.
    Like us! Also, we talk Dino Crisis.
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com . And leave us a review on iTunes, why not. This weeks reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/ReEkQ-RYQBqLrSRsjWij1Q
    33 min
  • Episode 33: Lemurs and Chickens and Whales! Oh my!
    There's nothing the internet loves more than heartwarming animal content, so come cosy up with the latest news about optimistic chickens, friendly lemurs and cultured whales. Internet gold.
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com . And leave us a review on iTunes, why not.
    This weeks reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/yx15onukR3mKkvoQhLIpPA
    31 min
  • Episode 32: Gun control, legal weed and lessons from history
    As America-centric as this episodes title may seem, rest assured that the science within applies all of us across the globe. We are all as one, united in our admiration of majestic whales, and fear of giant, face-eating dragonflies.
    That last one might just be me more than you, but, seriously...
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com . And leave us a review on iTunes, why not.
    This episodes reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/LDjx8_3FTMOdOpfGBCoyKQ
    33 min
  • Episode 31: Save the world
    So, here's the answers everyone has been looking for. How can we stop climate change, reduce air pollution, make money for everyone and feel happier?
    With science! Also, a dog!
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com . And leave us a review on iTunes, why not.
    This episodes reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/ASpCrY8hSe21J9IcnqzoEQ
    39 min
  • Episode 30 // Wiki Walking
    Yknow that other podcast we've been working on? It's back! So, get to know more about it, and more about us too. In a break with talking about science about science all the time, listen to us talk about... dinosaurs and evolution.
    So, we are both huge nerds. Surprise.
    Find more wikiwalks at www.wikiwalking.co.uk, @wiki_walking
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com . And leave us a review on iTunes, why not.
    This episodes reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/lFd8_XEzTLORZF1VpQsrSw
    58 min
  • Episode 29: Booze, brews and bottled bubbles
    Attention: This episode is for adults only - we talk about some grown-up subject matter, which no kids should hear. Stuff like alcohol and... well, mostly alcohol. Almost entirely alcohol. Oh, and some politics, so yeah, grown up stuff.
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com .
    And leave us a review on iTunes, why not.
    This episodes reading list:
    https://www.one-tab.com/page/dgb6tj-vQvW6trb_gtigbA
    30 min
  • Episode 28: Children versus ecology, videogames and Facebook
    As a heads up: While we've got some dumb stories in this one about pounding Red Bull and signature weapons of the Saints Row series, we also talk about depression, alcohol abuse and bullying.
    It's more fun than it sounds, honest.
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com . And leave us a review on iTunes, why not.
    This episodes reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/w4PuoGCwRJCfVTJolYJXNw
    33 min
  • Episode 27: Blockchain, economics, and saving the world
    It's a new year, a new episode, and some new science for your ears only. And, I know we've said it a lot before, but we're both fans of saving the world. Would you like to save the world too? Thought so. So, have a listen, and find out how. It's easier than you might think...
    Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekanerdcast, and even more at www.eurekanerd.com . And leave us a review on iTunes, why not.
    This episodes reading list: https://www.one-tab.com/page/kAfRL_SBQp-AMyzkhjCXiA
    32 min

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Welcome to Eurekanerd, bringing you the finest and funniest in science news. We are Leah and Will, two nerds going through the press releases collected in Eurekalert mailing lists and sharing the gems we find. Find all this and more at eurekanerd.com