Sci Guys

By The Sci Guys

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... more

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The podcast currently has 304 episodes available.

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January 19, 2026 284: The REAL Philosopher's Stone
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References & Further Reading
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/large-hadron-collider-lead-gold-b2749928.html
https://www.space.com/astronomy/modern-day-alchemy-scientists-turn-lead-into-gold-at-the-large-hadron-collider
https://home.cern/news/news/physics/alice-detects-conversion-lead-gold-lhc
https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.111.054906
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/has-there-ever-been-a-small-hadron-collider
https://www.britannica.com/topic/alchemy/The-chemistry-of-alchemy
https://www.home.cern/science/experiments/alice
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50min
January 12, 2026283: Numberless Scales Help You Lose Weight!?
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References & Further Reading
https://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/articles/groundbreaking-nhs-weight-loss-programme-supporting-young-people
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/over-weight-children-nhs-scales-b2749796.html
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29259794/
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56min
January 05, 2026 282: Hypno-tits & Zack Polanski
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References & Further Reading
Who is Zack Polanski?
https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/london-assembly-members/zack-polanski
https://zackpolanski.com/

The Sun Article
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/798031/can-you-really-think-your-boobs-bigger/

Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/extrasensory-perceptions/hypnosis.htm
https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/hypnotherapy/

Zack Polanski’s Response
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh6Dh00hNYc
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/zack-polanski-deputy-green-party-hypnotherapy-womens-breasts-5HjcmXc_2

The Media Response
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36535237/former-hypnotherapist-elected-green-party-leader/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/zack-polanskis-humiliating-breast-hypnosis-climbdown/

Greens Membership
https://colchestergreenparty.co.uk/2025/03/23/green-party-membership-goes-over-60000/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/26/green-membership-surge-zack-polanski
https://greenparty.org.uk/2025/09/28/greens-announce-new-membership-record-on-first-day-of-labour-party-conference/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxt4HCjd7VA
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/12/green-party-reaches-100000-members-for-first-time-after-polanski-becomes-leader
https://greenparty.org.uk/2025/10/19/green-party-membership-surges-past-conservatives-making-the-greens-third-largest-political-party-in-the-uk/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/26/green-membership-surge-zack-polanski
https://bright-green.org/2025/10/30/green-party-membership-hits-150000/
https://broadland.greenparty.org.uk/2025/11/21/the-green-party-has-now-reached-over-170000-members/
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1h 30min
May 19, 2025 281: The Science of De-extinction: Dire Wolves & Mini Mammoths
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References & Further Reading
https://www.snexplores.org/article/woolly-mouse-extinct-mammoths
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dire-wolves-colossal-de-extinction-got
https://time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf/?utm_source=reddit.com
https://www.popsci.com/woolly-mammoth-dna-brought-life-elephant-cells/
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55min
May 12, 2025280: The Science of Stupid Accents
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References & Further Reading
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-child-language/article/accent-the-positive-an-investigation-into-fiveyearolds-implicit-attitudes-towards-different-regional-accents/1991E53E41539D8FB54CB6E9DB4EE0AB
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/25109165.essex-university-childrens-association-accents/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15vxw9qwkyo
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1h 1min
May 05, 2025279: Catcalling Men in Virtual Reality
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References & Further Reading
https://sciety.org/articles/activity/10.31234/osf.io/ga3he_v1
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2477902-virtual-reality-could-help-men-understand-the-impacts-of-catcalling
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58min
April 28, 2025278: Pigeon Bomber Pilots
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References & Further Reading
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8903786/
https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/b-f-skinner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/playlist/unheard-of?vpid=p0kl5kd7
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_690069
https://www.simplypsychology.org/what-is-a-skinner-box.html
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10687164/
https://www.bfskinner.org/newtestsite/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Pigeons-in-a-Pelican-pt1.pdf
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54min
April 21, 2025 277: The Plants Have Eyes
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References & Further Reading
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8903786/
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47min
April 14, 2025 276: How to Live Forever
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References & Further Reading
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/704080v3.full.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22301527
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1h 7min
March 31, 2025 275: The Science of Phantom Limbs
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References & Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK448188/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17684875/
https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/phantom-limb-sensation-pain-following-amputation/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10086832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3468806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10622756/
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1h 3min

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