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- Pacific Rim 3: Europa Rising
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about cow licks, a new mission to one of Jupiter's icy moons, glacier mice, and a creepy demon child who was friends with Samuel Morse. Thanks for listening!
https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/bad-hair-day-experts-explain-curse-cowlick-1C6437140https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/europa-three-more-clues/https://www.space.com/15498-europa-sdcmp.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/2020/05/22/858800112/herd-like-movement-of-fuzzy-green-glacier-mice-baffles-scientistshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bumblebees-bite-plants-to-force-them-to-flower-seriously/http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_morsecod_1.htmlFollow The Pod!
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35 min - Ep. 30 - Tiny Science
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about colorful birds, tiny masks, lame gardens, and a very active volcano. Thanks for listening!
Also, for some reason I accidentally said that this week in science took place on May 15, 1980, but it was actually May 18th. My Bad!
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/19/coronavirus-wearing-a-mask-can-reduce-transmission-by-75percent-new-study-claims.html
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-to-grow-vegetables-on-mars/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/05/mount-st-helens-isnt-where-should-be-scientists-may-finally-know-why/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4f_1_r80RYFollow The Pod!
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38 min - Ep. 29 - Mold Palace
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about moldy boots, deadly bugs, and happy butchers. Thanks for listening!
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/2901/2901-7019/2901-7019.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-0508-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726748/https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Femo0000738https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/this-week-in-chemical-history/week-19.htmlFollow The Pod!
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42 min - Ep. 28 - Murder Hornets, Revisited
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about milk, the infamous murder hornets, dirt, and our favorite ever week in science. Thanks for listening!
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/scientists-waited-two-and-a-half-years-to-see-whether-bacteria-can-eat-rock/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-us-food-and-drug-administration-approves-pill/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/invasion-murder-hornets-180974809/
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41 min - Ep. 27 - Birds Aren't Real
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the background noise of Katharyn's recording! (sorry) This week Katharyn and Meg talk about parachuting spiders, why you never see baby pigeons, and an important, tiny discovery. Welcome to season two and thanks for listening!
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/05/150518-spiders-australia-silk-webs-animals-environment/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/science/pigeons-boston-new-york.html
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150907-why-dont-you-ever-see-baby-pigeons
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/18/820953617/the-killer-at-home-house-cats-have-more-impact-on-local-wildlife-than-wild-preda
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/this-week-in-chemical-history/week-18.html
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35 min - Ep. 26 - Baby Benevolence
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about empathetic scrotal pain, charitable babies, and why all athletes should be barefoot. Thanks for listening!
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00289/full
https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/02/04/altruistic-babies-study-shows-infants-are-willing-to-give-up-food-help-others/https://www.businessinsider.com/why-nike-vaporfly-shoes-make-runners-faster-2019-11https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-groundhog-dayFollow The Pod!
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41 min - Ep. 24 - A Somewhat Scientific Miracle
Welcome to our first remote episode! This week Katharyn and Meg talk about constipation, diving beetles, and the first clinical x-ray. Thanks for listening!
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37 min - A Somewhat Scientific MiracleWelcome to our first remote episode! This week Katharyn and Meg talk about constipation, diving beetles, and the first clinical x-ray. Thanks for listening! Follow The Pod!Instagram: @SomewhatScientificTwitter: @SomewhatScientificEmail us with any corrections at [email protected] Follow Meghan:MeghanWalshComedy.comInstagram: @Diabeatz_Twitter: @Diabeatz Follow Katharyn:EwGirlYouNasty.comInstagram: @ewgirlyounasty25 min
- Ep. 23 - Katharyn Should Recycle
This week it's an episode from the vault! We talk about sleeping, NASA, Canada's single use plastic ban and why Katharyn should recycle. Thanks for listening!
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45 min - Ep. 22 - Laser Enthusiasts
This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why we should all be setting things on fire with lasers, vicarious embarrassment, and a 100 year old torso. Thanks for listening!
https://lasers.llnl.gov/education/how_lasers_work
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/30/792340177/chinese-researcher-who-created-gene-edited-babies-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison
https://www.popsci.com/story/science/cringe-embarrassment-science-psychology/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/12/31/us/ap-us-cave-body-identified.htmlhttps://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/this-week-in-chemical-history/week-2.htmlFollow The Pod!
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About Somewhat Scientific
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Comedians Katharyn Henson (@ewgirlyounasty) and Meghan Walsh (@Diabeatz_) talk about current events in science as well as the science in their lives.