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December 30, 201937: Science of Dreams
Do you remember your dreams? The Sci Guys take on Inception this week with a deep dive into our sleeping psyche!

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References and Further Reading
http://medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247927.php#functions-of-rem-sleep
https://twitter.com/ykamit/status/948807195205840896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E948807195205840896&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F04%2F04%2Fhealth%2Frecording-our-dreams%2Findex.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22031074
https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/theoretically-recording-dreams-is-possiblescientists-are-trying
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/04/health/recording-our-dreams/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7kVwoN8Cx4&feature=youtu.be
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/240317v1
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/dreaming-in-the-digital-age/201712/the-science-dreaming-9-key-points
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-read-dreams/
http://scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-behind-dreaming/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsp1KaM-avU
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44 min
December 23, 201936: Newtonian Nativity
Happy Holidays! In this very special Christmas episode we Cover the life of Sir Isaac Newton, the second most famous person to be born on Christmas Day...

References and Further Reading
https://www.biography.com/.amp/scientist/isaac-newton
https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/inventions/isaac-newton
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isaac-Newton
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48 min
December 16, 2019 35: How To Make a Dog
Dogs are mans best friend and foxes are man’s cutest pest, but what would happen if you turned a fox into a dog?

That’s what we’re discussing this week, as Corry takes us through the very real, and very scientific guide on making a dog from a fox!

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References & Further Reading

1. https://evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12052-018-0090-x

2. https://youtu.be/4dwjS_eI-lQ

3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20160912-a-soviet-scientist-created-the-only-tame-foxes-in-the-world

4. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/science/domesticated-foxes-genetically-fascinating-terrible-pets

5. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/science/puppy-dog-eyes-humans-domestication-facial-structure-university-of-portsmouth-a8961981.html%3famp

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49 min
December 09, 201934: Rat Addicts
Do rats get high in heaven?

This week we tackle the science behind addiction. Is it a disease or does it only exist because drugs are just chemically irresistible?

References and Further Reading
https://youtu.be/d-0KfwFCMRM
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/what-does-rat-park-teach-us-about-addiction
https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/371/ille/presentation/alexender-e.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890392/
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/what-does-rat-park-teach-us-about-addiction
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/addiction-what-is-it/
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/tobacco-nicotine-e-cigarettes/nicotine-addictive
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39 min
December 02, 2019 33: The Ig Nobel Prize
Have you ever wondered how Corry comes up with a wacky new science story every week?

This episode we dig into one of the inspirations for the podcast, the Ig Nobel Prize! Having a prize for great scientific achievements is certainly an important thing, but when it comes to the crazy, weird, and wonderful stories (that still make you think) there’s the Ig Nobel Prize!

References and Further Reading
1. https://www.improbable.com/
2. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/wired-awake-140918
3. https://www.drgoulu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Rheology-of-cats.pdf
4. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2019/sep/13/study-french-postmens-testicles-ig-nobel-winner
5. https://twitter.com/improbresearch?s=20
6. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/600249/2019-ig-nobel-prize-winners

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43 min
November 25, 201932: Eugenics
If you had the chance to change your child’s genes, would you? Is that Eugenics?

Those are the questions we debate today! Gene editing has come to the point that we can choose almost any feature we like for our unborn children. As usual, science has run far ahead leaving important ethical questions behind. Jurassic Park have been onto something...

References and Further Reading
https://pged.org/history-eugenics-and-genetics/
https://www.nature.com/scitable/forums/genetics-generation/america-s-hidden-history-the-eugenics-movement-123919444/
https://www.history.com/topics/germany/eugenics
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127045/
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59 min
November 18, 201931: Talking Animals
“You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you” were the last words of Alex the Parrot, who may have been the only animal to understand and engage in human speech

We cover the life of Alex, and the controversy surrounding his supposed ability to actually speak English.

References and Further Reading
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/science/10cnd-parrot.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/13/usa.stephenmoss
https://youtu.be/rrX1nrvPbLY
https://youtu.be/62rXKjXgr60
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/science/10cnd-parrot.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-parrots-mimic/
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/how-do-parrots-talk/amp/
http://whoami.sciencemuseum.org.uk/whoami/findoutmore/yourbrain/whatisspecialabouthumanlanguage/howdoesyourbraincontrollanguage/howdoyouspeak
https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=129083762
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46 min
November 11, 201930: Rat Utopia
Do rats go to heaven? The answer is yes, but it’s not as nice as you might think!

Corry tells the story of John B Calhoun, a man who ran massive, years long experiments on rats and mice to really see what made them tick. Turns out rats and humans aren’t as different as we expected.

References and Further Reading
https://youtu.be/5m7X-1V9nOs
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-mouse-utopias-1960s-led-grim-predictions-humans-180954423/
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-349-24483-6_20
https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2016/mar/23/science-ballard-high-rise-animal-research-pathological-overcrowding
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-8330.1973.tb00574.x
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/22514/1/2308Ramadams.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2636191/
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43 min
November 04, 201929: Anti-Vax or Anti-Facts?
Do vaccines cause autism? That’s just one of the questions we’re debating this week. We get into the scientific roots of the Antivax movement, and figure out whether it’s really that dangerous to choose to leave a child unvaccinated.

Whether you believe in vaccinations or not, there’s something for you in this episode. Have a listen, and hopefully you’ll learn something about both sides of this debate.

References and (a lot of) Further Reading
https://youtu.be/5F_yj1T8Qu8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)11096-0/fulltext
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33774181
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/russian-trolls-spread-vaccine-misinformation-on-twitter
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/21/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-concludes
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3513365.stm
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/damning-verdict-on-doctor-who-linked-mmr-with-autism-1882547.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/andrew-wakefield-who-is-mmr-doctor-anti-vaccine-anti-vaxxer-us-a8328326.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-andrew-wakefield-2015-2?r=US&IR=T
https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-finds/
https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2727726/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination-autism-nationwide-cohort-study
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/herd-immunity-how-does-it-work
https://www.nhs.uk/news/pregnancy-and-child/mmr-vaccine-does-not-cause-autism/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/patient-ed/conversations/downloads/vacsafe-thimerosal-color-office.pdf
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/andrew-wakefield-who-is-mmr-doctor-anti-vaccine-anti-vaxxer-us-a8328326.html
https://www.nhs.uk/news/pregnancy-and-child/mmr-vaccine-does-not-cause-autism/
https://www.nhs.uk/news/medication/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-finds/
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/herd-immunity-how-does-it-work
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021134
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)11096-0/fulltext
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/21/no-link-between-mmr-and-autism-major-study-concludes
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/patient-ed/conversations/downloads/vacsafe-thimerosal-color-office.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528717/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33774181
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3513365.stm
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/herd-immunity-how-does-it-work
https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2727726/measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination-autism-nationwide-cohort-study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=vaccines+dangerous
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24814559
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28806013
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30753348
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30139653
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28774498
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26240325
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33774181
http://www.scirp.org/(S(i43dyn45teexjx455qlt3d2q))/reference/ReferencesPapers.aspx?ReferenceID=124952
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Bednarczyk/publication/329322472_Development_of_a_US_trust_measure_to_assess_and_monitor_parental_confidence_in_the_vaccine_system/links/5c59ad5c45851582c3cff694/Development-of-a-US-trust-measure-to-assess-and-monitor-parental-confidence-in-the-vaccine-system.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836621/
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-Fact-Sheet
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22801435/
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1 hr 14 min
October 28, 201928: The Curious Case of Phineas Gage
When you fall off a horse the only thing you can do is get back on, and when a crowbar flies through your brain you just get up and walk away. Phineas Gage accidentally blew a hole in his brain and, not only did he survive, he just went back to his normal life!

References & Further Reading:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/phineas-gage-neurosciences-most-famous-patient-11390067/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aw0zbyQVCEc
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yXbAMHzYGJ0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1114479/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Phineas-Gage
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33 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.