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September 05, 2022 177: The Science of Vaping
Vaping seems to have taken over the world in the past few years - one minute it doesn't exist, the next every teenager and their mum is sucking on an e-cig. It seems that vapes are safer than smoking, but that's not a very high bar... At least one major question remains to be answered: Is it safe to vape, or is vaping dangerous for your health?

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References & Further Reading
What is Vaping?
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/using-e-cigarettes-to-stop-smoking/
https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/vaping-devices-electronic-cigarettes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61914166
https://okvape.co.uk/blog/vaping-beginners/brief-history-of-e-cigarettes/

Vaping & Nicotine Safety
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html
https://www.ccjm.org/content/86/12/789.long
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7274878/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163725821000395?via%3Dihub
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7285995/
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/smoking-and-cancer/is-vaping-harmful
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/e-cigarettes
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-vaping-damage-your-lungs-what-we-do-and-dont-know-2019090417734
https://www.lung.ca/lung-health/vaping-what-you-need-know#:~:text=Lung%20disease%3A%20Vaping%20can%20make,%2C%20in%20some%20cases%2C%20death.
https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/20/clearing-up-some-myths-around-e-cigarettes/
https://www.bupa.co.uk/newsroom/ourviews/is-vaping-harmful
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/5-truths-you-need-to-know-about-vaping#:~:text=1%3A%20Vaping%20is%20less%20harmful,many%20of%20which%20are%20toxic.
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html

Nicotine
https://www.britannica.com/science/nicotine
https://www.bat.com/nicotine
1 hr 15 min
August 29, 2022 176: The Science of Autism & Gender Dysphoria
Autism and Gender Dysphoria seem to have some link that scientists have yet to crack, but our Patrons tasked us with getting to the bottom of this. So NoahFinnce, the fifth Sci Guy, joins us this week as we discuss the relationship between being autistic & being trans...

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References & Further Reading
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/autism-and-gender-identity
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13623613211039113
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26753812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532313/
1 hr 36 min
August 22, 2022 175: The Science of The Obesity Paradox
Obesity is an epidemic in much of the western world, but is it really all that bad? The Obesity Paradox is the name given to something unexpected that some scientists have found when it comes to how obesity affects health...

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References & Further Reading
Obesity
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/obesity/
https://www.who.int/health-topics/obesity#tab=tab_1
https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f1050
https://www.science.org/content/article/obesity-doesn-t-always-mean-ill-health-here-s-what-scientists-are-learning
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333682-800-have-we-got-the-science-of-obesity-back-to-front/

Obesity Paradox
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/well/obesity-paradox-fails-to-hold-up-in-study.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2813817/
https://www.nature.com/articles/ijo201799
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40519-019-00815-4
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180315203916.htm
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.28.20082800v1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7221058/
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(21)00562-6/fulltext
1 hr 25 min
August 15, 2022 174: The Science of Abortion Rights (& Dr Morgentaler)
Abortion rights have been rolled back in the USA thanks to a Supreme Court decision. So this week we delve into the process of abortions & the unbelievable story of Dr Morgentaler, a doctor who fought for abortion rights in Canada during the 70s & 80s - whilst continuing to provide (unfairly) illegal abortions.

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References & Further Reading
UK Abortion Law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_Kingdom#:~:text=Abortion%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom%20is%20legally%20available%20through%20the,2)%20Regulations%202020.
Abortion
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abortion/what-happens/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/906/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/abortion-rights-are-good-health-and-good-science/
https://www.britannica.com/science/abortion-pregnancy

Morgentaler
https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/henry-morgentaler-1923-2013
https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/288/index.do
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/world/americas/henry-morgentaler-abortion-doctor-in-canada-dies-at-90.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1346397/?page=1
1 hr 16 min
August 08, 2022 173: The Stolen Discovery of DNA
DNA is the code for almost everything that makes you you - but the story behind how we discovered and learned more about this little molecule of life is filled with sexism and scandals...

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References & Further Reading
https://www.britannica.com/science/DNA
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/dna-a-timeline-of-discoveries/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/23/sexism-in-science-did-watson-and-crick-really-steal-rosalind-franklins-data
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/watson_and_crick.shtml
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/discovery-of-dna-structure-and-function-watson-397/
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/discovery-of-dna-structure-and-function-watson-397/
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/rosalind-franklin-a-crucial-contribution-6538012/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosalind-Franklin
https://lmuthisweek.lmu.edu/2021/03/22/sexism-in-science-was-rosalind-franklin-robbed-of-a-nobel-prize/#:~:text=In%20her%20short%20lifetime%20of,an%20affluent%20Anglo%2DJewish%20family.
1 hr 11 min
August 01, 2022172: Death of the Dinosaurs
We all know that the dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago, but what exactly happened? Research into some brand new fossils may have given us a much better idea of exactly what happened on the day that the dinosaurs died out...

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References & Further Reading
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61013740
https://www2.nau.edu/lrm22/lessons/chicken_wing/wing.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61013740.amp
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/dinosaur-extinction?cmpid=int_org=ngp::int_mc=website::int_src=ngp::int_cmp=amp::int_add=amp_readtherest
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dinosaur-extinction.html
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-an-asteroid-caused-extinction-of-dinosaurs.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2019/09/09/the-day-the-dinosaurs-died-told-in-horrifying-new-detail/amp/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-birds-survived-and-dinosaurs-went-extinct-after-asteroid-hit-earth-180975801/
1 hr 2 min
July 25, 2022171: The Science of Life from Alien Planets: Panspermia
Where did life on Earth come from? Some famous scientists believed that aliens may have intentionally colonised Earth with microscopic life. It may sound crazy, but they might be more convincing than you think...

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References & Further Reading

Francis Crick
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1962/crick/biographical/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Crick
Leslie Orgel
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/us/05orgel.html
Crick & Ogel’s Panspermia Paper
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0019103573901103
Panspermia
https://www.newscientist.com/definition/panspermia/
https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/in-search-of-panspermia/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-origins-of-directed-panspermia/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/the-panspermia-paradox/
https://astronomy.com/magazine/ask-astro/2017/10/meteorite-origins#:~:text=Famous%20astronomer%20Carl%20Sagan%20once,stellar%20systems%20is%20highly%20unlikely.
1 hr 13 min
July 18, 2022170: The Man Who Drank Radioactive Water (Until His Jaw Fell Off)
You might think no one would willingly drink liters of radioactive water, but that just means you clearly haven't heard of Ebenezer Byers - a man who did just that! Until his jaw came off...

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References & Further Reading
https://historyofyesterday.com/eben-byers-the-man-who-drank-radioactive-water-until-his-jaw-fell-off-d2634336b504
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-great-radium-scandal/
https://web.archive.org/web/20071113070153/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,743525,00.html
https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/radioactive-quack-cures/pills-potions-and-other-miscellany/radithor.html
https://journals.lww.com/health-physics/Citation/1980/12000/INCEPTION_OF_STANDARDS_FOR_INTERNAL_EMITTERS,.28.aspx
https://www.nytimes.com/1932/04/02/archives/death-stirs-action-on-radium-cures-trade-commission-speeds-its.html
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/radiotherapy/internal/radioactive-liquid-treatment/radium-223
https://people.uwec.edu/jolhm/EH/Rosenhoeft/index5.htm
1 hr 6 min
July 11, 2022169: Polyamory (with Spice8Rack)
Why are some humans monogamous while others are polyamorous? Spice8Rack joins us to give his insight while we chat about polyamory & some of the science surrounding this form of ethical non-monogamy.

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References & Further Reading
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/polyamory
https://www.choosingtherapy.com/polyamory/
https://www.livescience.com/27128-polyamory-myths-debunked.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191029182513.htm
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-sexual-revolution-polyamory/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8213580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6910656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8321986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6985779/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33833712/
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/relationships/trackers/how-brits-feel-about-polyamory
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2019.00230/full
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/are-humans-naturally-monogamous/
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2018.00139/full
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2018.00030/full
1 hr 12 min
July 04, 2022168: The Science of Male Birth Control
Birth control pills currently only exist for females - but why is that? This week we discuss contraception for cis men & delve into the sexism that this research is steeped in...

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References & Further Reading
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/birth-control-pill/what-are-the-disadvantages-of-the-pill
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/periods/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/male-pill/
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/contraceptive-pill-for-males-is-99-effective-in-preventing-pregnancy-12573228
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2022/march/non-hormonal-pill-could-soon-expand-mens-birth-control-options.html
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2313115-male-contraceptive-pill-is-safe-and-effective-in-tests-in-mice/amp/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4237-male-contraceptive-trial-has-100-success/
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/birth-control-pill/what-are-the-disadvantages-of-the-pill
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2940206/#__ffn_sectitle
1 hr 10 min

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Sci Guys is a podcast all about the weird and unbelievable ways that scientists learn about the world around us. Each week, Corry (@notcorry) tells the story of a particularly strange scientific study while his cohost Luke (@lukecutforth) does his best to derail the conversation with questions, jokes, and whatever nonsense he can think of.