The Conduct Science Podcast

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they revisit: Time! They last delved into time over two years ago where they melted their brains, let's see if they can hold it together this time. The boys open with an interesting debate that as the Earth's rotation slows down, does our experience of time as well? They try and give a simple effort of defining time before Mitch takes us on a tour of relativity and spacetime. How does our movement affect how time can be experience and perceived? Tom takes a quick mental break to explain leap seconds and how they are introduced every few years without most of us ever hearing about it. Mitch then dives back into gravitational time dilation! Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they revisit human evolution! Just as the course of evolution is never simple the boys start off with a bit of a tangent today but pull it back on track to discuss current news of the world! Mitch takes a look at what evolution is and the three methods through which it occurs. Mitch then explores new human evolution in the form of new arteries in our arms and the boys discuss how human evolution may change in a connected world. Tom takes us through some evolutionary leftovers that humans still have but don't have any use anymore. The boys then discuss how humans will evolve on mars, Mitch's new technology which could increase human diversity (thus evolution), and why we have grandparents. Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they start revisiting things! After 2 years of talking about various topics the boys thought it was time to revisit some topics and update our knowledge! This week, simulation theory is on the cards! Mitch tells us what simulation theory is and Tom gives us a quick rundown on what we covered last episode! The boys have an open debate about whether the Truman Show is a good representation of Simulation Theory and if we are in a simulation... why us?! Mitch introduces the new news with the power of floaty comma's, he discusses Bayesian and quantum theories. Tom then explores some extra evidence he didn't get to last time! So... are we living in a simulation? Let's find out! Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore why we age! Depressing for some and enlightening for others why we age, how we age, and should we stop ageing if we had the ability are all questioned in today’s show! Tom kicks off with the 9 hallmarks of ageing, these processes cause us to go through the ageing process. Mitch lets us know what physically happens to us as we age and explores the weird life of the Hydra: an animal that never dies of old age. Tom explores three hypotheses on why we might age and also speaks about Peto's paradox, that is why do really big animals not suffer from cancer at the rate we do? Mitch covers senescence and the boys round out the show debating if we could extend life... should we? Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Tom and Mitch as they break down the latest IPCC climate report! As usual the boys start off the show with some news. This week you can go to mars and anti-parasite caterpillars are talk of the town. Then the boys look at the newly published released 6th report on climate change from The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The 5th edition heavily influenced the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015 but how have we been doing to stop / reverse climate change in the meantime?! Tom explains who the IPCC are and how they work and how carbon sinks can become carbon sources. Mitch takes us through the document to explain some key points that we should all be aware of and what we can all do at home to help the fight against climate change. Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Tom and Mitch back at the Olympics as they use it as a springboard to explore strange science! Hopefully this time the boys can stay a bit more on track... okay enough with the puns. Tom created a random event generator to create Imgur's crazy triathlon, see what events are pulled to make a super triathlon and which animals the boys think would be best suited! Mitch talks about how humans can jump so far in the long jump and the boys discuss how small insects such as fleas can jump 220 times their body length! Giraffes are up for gold in the hammer throw owing to their strong necks and Betta fish might be the Olympic wrestling champions, but what is happening to their genes while they fight?! Find out here! Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they go for gold! That's right, the boys rock up at the Olympics this week with the aim to talk about some events and discuss which animals might be most suited for that event and the science behind it! While the boys get gold for effort, they'd be lucky to scrape a bronze for time keeping!! Mitch and Tom cover the 100m sprint: why are humans so adapted for running and which animals are the fastest over 100m? Mitch then takes a look at shooting and the science behind why chimpanzees are the most likely animal to take home a gold medal in this crazy Olympics. Lastly, Tom commentates on the amazing ability of marine mammals to dive to amazing depths! Join us next week for part 2! Music: WhitebatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they talk plants! The boys start off with their news and facts as per usual and then Tom breaks down exactly what we can consider plants to be. Mitch talks bamboo. What makes it grow so fast and how do the varieties differ? The boys take an in depth look at photosynthesis, how do plants take sunlight and turn it into food and energy for themselves? Lastly, Mitch explains how trees employ a variety of methods to disperse their seeds because as Tom finds out: Treebeard is not real! Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore genes and inheritance! As per usual the boys kick off the show with some news and facts before getting down to the nitty gritty: what makes us the way we are?! Mitch and Tom explain what genes are, how they are related to DNA, and where chromosomes come into it. Trying to keep this episode simple and on track, do they manage it? Tom then takes a look at genes in a bit further detail and explains to us how genes are inherited throughout the generations and why ginger (red headed) people are actually going extinct! To round out the show Mitch takes us on a tour of epigenetics! Nature vs nurture can our environment really change how our genes are expressed?! Yes, yes they can. Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, get out your Bunsen burners as Mitch and Tom explore the field of chemistry! The boys get to grips with what chemistry actually is and Tom starts off by taking us through the different disciplines within chemistry from inorganic and organic to biochemistry and analytical. Mitch explains to us the most fundamental principles of chemistry in the form of bonds! What are they, how do they work, and what are the different kinds?! Tom puts Mitch in the hot seat today and asks him what different chemical tests reveal about the elements within certain substances while Mitch schools Tom on different states of matter. Music: WhiteBatAudio.com