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October 21, 201927: Lost Cosmonauts
What’s worse, the cold vacuum of space or a Russian forest during winter?

Two Cosmonauts found out the answer to that question the hard way when they crash landed in the woods after the first space walk in history. They had to contend against wolves, bears, and the most useless rescuers imaginable. Tune in to find out the story of the lost cosmonauts!

References and Further Reading
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7355912.stm
http://archive.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2008/04/20/russian_spacecraft_lands_way_off_course/
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSL2362874120080423
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.seeker.com/amphtml/cosmonauts-faced-cold-snow-after-dicey-landing-1767335720.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mUO1TDr7fQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmXdWLWMTkg
Hall, Rex; Shayler, David J. (2001). The rocket men : Vostok & Voskhod, the first Soviet manned spaceflights.
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43 min
October 14, 201926: Toxic Umbrellas & Killer Curry
It's our HALF-y Birthday! To celebrate 6 months of Sci Guys, Jamp has taken over the podcast (oh no), and he brings tales from the Alnwick Poison Garden.

References & Further Reading
http://rhs.org.uk
http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/
https://aboutforensics.co.uk/georgi-markov/
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39 min
October 07, 201925: The Little Albert Experiment (with Josh Winslade)
CONTENT WARNING: Mistreatment of children

In this episode, The Sci Guys educate Josh about an infamous 1920’s study involving a rat, a Santa mask, and terrorising a small child.

References and Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25068585
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25197838
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28125246
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26307-baby-used-in-notorious-fear-experiment-is-lost-no-more/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03395082
https://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Watson/emotion.htm
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15328023top0401_12?journalCode=htop20
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53 min
September 30, 201924: Snorting Sores
Have you ever wondered how the first vaccine was made? It involves snorting scabs in China, ulcerous udders, and some good old fashioned child endangerment.
This week Corry takes us through the history and eradication of smallpox!

References and Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1069029/
https://www.who.int/csr/disease/smallpox/vaccines/en/
https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/vaccine-basics/index.html
Kennedy, Peter (1715). An Essay on External Remedies Wherein it is Considered, Whether all the curable Distempers incident to Human Bodies, may not be cured by Outward Means. London: A. Bell.
https://www.britannica.com/science/cowpox
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1810486/?tool=pubmed
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41 min
September 23, 201923: Big Bloody Scandal
This week the Sci Guys discuss a Steve Jobs wannabe that tricked everyone into thinking she had a revolutionary blood testing device. Jamp and Luke also discover why their blood cells might be a little bit prejudiced.

References and Further Reading
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-history-of-silicon-valley-unicorn-theranos-and-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-2018-5?r=US&IR=T#by-the-end-of-2017-theranos-was-in-need-of-a-cash-infusion-and-made-a-deal-with-fortress-investment-group-for-100-million-in-secured-debt-financing-to-get-it-through-2018-the-deal-relied-on-theranos-hitting-certain-development-milestones-as-it-worked-to-get-its-zika-virus-approved-by-the-fda-33
https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-founder-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-life-story-bio-2018-4?r=US&IR=T#holmes-family-moved-when-she-was-young-from-washington-dc-to-houston-2
https://www.healthline.com/health/blood-tests
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/blood-tests
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/blood-tests/
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/196001.php
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=160&ContentID=36
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50 min
September 16, 2019 22: In Too Deep
This week, Corry recounts humanity’s history of deep sea exploration, and the creatures that lurk in the shadows beneath.

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References and Further Reading

1. https://www.thoughtco.com/deep-sea-exploration-4161315

2. https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/17888496.voyage-bottoms-sea-texan-scots-tackling-ocean-39-s-depths/

3. https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/marine-snow-and-fecal-pellets/?id=2387&archives=true

4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49636756

5. https://newatlas.com/five-deeps-dsv-limiting-factor-mariana-trench/59690/

6. https://fivedeeps.com/faq/

7. https://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/news/2018/05/plastic-bag-mariana-trench-pollution-science-spd

8. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/science/piloted-deep-sea-research-is-bottoming-out.htm

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48 min
September 09, 201921: Gut Feelings and Crap Diets
This week Corry talks about the benefits of eating poo (no really), and the tiny creatures controlling your brain! Tune in and you’ll also find out how to cure your depression with a yoghurt!
References
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624713
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26824647
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/036103v1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29171095
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19043404
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27818083
Escherich T (1885). "Die Darmbakterien des Neugeborenen und Säuglinge". Fortschr. Med. 3: 515–522.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29795328
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26718401
Kenner, Richardson; et al. (2010). "Shotgun sequencing: Review of progress in sequence assembly developments". Methods in Biomolecular Research. 38 (4): 1022–1035.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CHjN1hR_KdSgWLLB80tCx0Q46xm8O8IUAOXFdJNOEew

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53 min
September 02, 2019 20: The Stanford Prison Experiment
This week Corry tells us about a time in the 70s when a group of boys took role playing a little too far... Tune in to hear the truly incredible story of The Stanford Prison Experiment!

References and Further Reading

1. https://web.stanford.edu/dept/spec_coll/uarch/exhibits/spe/Narration.pdf

2. https://www.prisonexp.org/

3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14564182
4. https://psyarxiv.com/b7crx

5. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/rethinking-the-infamous-stanford-prison-experiment/

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1 hr 1 min
August 26, 2019 19: Floating Frogs (with Jake Edwards)
This week Corry talks about how flying frogs led to discovering graphene, a super-powered substance that you can make with just a pencil and some tape! We also have a special guest, Jake Edwards, so tune in and join us for a ribbeting episode!

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https://youtube.com/jakeftmagic

References and Further Reading

1. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2010/geim/biographical/

2. https://slate.com/business/2014/05/nobel-prize-in-physics-andre-geim-went-from-levitating-frogs-to-sciences-highest-honor.html

3. https://www.ru.nl/hfml/research/levitation/diamagnetic-levitation/

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_(unit)

5. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3785-gecko-tape-will-stick-you-to-ceiling/

6. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2010/press-release/

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41 min
August 19, 201918: Immortal Moon Bears (Live from Summer in the City)
This episode was recorded live at Summer in the City.

This week we talk about the indestructible water bears that we accidentally crashed on the moon. We also answer some burning questions from the audience!

References and Further Reading
Kinchin, Ian M. (1994) The Biology of Tardigrades, Ashgate Publishing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150313-the-toughest-animals-on-earth
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41 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.