The Conduct Science Podcast

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, Mitch and Tom take a look at endangered species! What and why are species considered endangered and who gets to make that decision? The IUCN Red List denotes those species that we should pay close attention to, but how do species make it on and off the list, and how do governments use that list? Mitch takes a look at the main reasons that cause population decline and Tom takes a look at the different strategies that can be used to help conserve populations. Do you think that its ethical to abandon some species to extinction in an effort to save others? Join the debate with #ConductScience. Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This time on The Conduct Science Podcast, Tom and Mitch are joined by two amazing guests: Dr. Barbara Martinez from Conservation XLabs and Krystle Moody Wood from Materevolve! Join them as they discuss the very important issue of microfibre and microplastic pollution! How is the fashion industry responsible for polluting the environment through the clothes we wear? what are they doing about it? What can we at home do to reduce the amount our clothes affect the environment around us? Think you have an innovative solution to this worldwide problem? Then check out https://conservationxlabs.com/microfibers for your chance to win part of a $650,000 prize! What do you have to lose? Nothing! So check it out. Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore microplastics and pollution! In preparation for our amazing interview with Barbara Martinez and Krystle Moody Wood (released April 23rd), the boys take a look at just what we are doing to the planet! The boys take a deep dive into facts and have an awesome conversation around what they have discovered this week before heading into what microplastics are, where they come from, and the issues that they pose to the environment! We have all heard of the issues that microplastics cause in the marine environment, but Mitch presents the fact that they are in the air all around us and even inside of us! Make sure you do not miss this week's content so you can find out the current situation and what we can do about it! Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they join the search for life in the universe and explore astrobiology! This is an incredibly interesting scientific field gaining more and more traction in recent decades but what is it? What do astrobiologists do if we haven't yet found life? What scientific fields are involved? How is the search for life carried out both within and outside of our solar system? NASA has an astrobiology roadmap but what if life is predicted to be so abundant, why haven’t we seen any? And what happens when we actually meet life, and what might that life look like? Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore the weird, fascinating, but scary world of parasites! If you are at all squeamish then maybe this is not the episode for you, we are warning you now. Otherwise, the boys talk about some nasty parasite facts, seriously you may change your pillows after this, as well as what parasites are in the first place. Mitch explains the types of parasites that we find on and in us and animals and Tom goes through the six strategies that parasites employ. Bringing up some examples learn about the botfly and a type of barnacle that changes the sex of crabs. Lastly, the boys take a look at Xenomorphs from the Alien franchise, the most famous sci-fi parasite there is. Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, joing Mitch and Tom as they explore entropy! The second law of thermodynamics, and obviously the best one, is something that rules our daily existence, whether we are aware of it or not, but what is it? How does it impact things? Is it really proof that time exists and if so, does it influence time itself? In the latter part of the show, the boys launch a scientific review of Tenet, the new Christopher Nolan action film! What is the science behind it and is any of it plausible? SPOILER WARNING: Tenet spoilers start 41 minutes into the episode, please stop listening if you wish to avoid spoilers! Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore the fossil record! What are fossils int he first place and how are they made? Why do we sometimes get full skeletons, small insects trapped in amber, or only the tracks that they left behind! Tom explores how fossil fuels are made depending on if they originate from plants, plankton, and animals and Mitch tells us about Burgess shale, one of the most important fossil sites ever discovered. The boys explore why fossils are important to us today and some giant penguins! Of course, no discussion on fossils would be complete without some Jurassic Park discussion either. Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore the fossil record! What are fossils int he first place and how are they made? Why do we sometimes get full skeletons, small insects trapped in amber, or only the tracks that they left behind! Tom explores how fossil fuels are made depending on if they originate from plants, plankton, and animals and Mitch tells us about Burgess shale, one of the most important fossil sites ever discovered. The boys explore why fossils are important to us today and some giant penguins! Of course, no discussion on fossils would be complete without some Jurassic Park discussion either. Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore the world of colour, camouflage, mimicry, and disguise. Find out why plants change colour over the seasons, had you thought of it like this before? Explore the different types of camouflage and why the animals that use them have evolved to do so! Does something the tiger that looks orange to you, look orange to its prey?! Chameleons and cephalopods are famous for changing colour to blend into their background but is that theory correct and how do they do it?! Find out here and check out our interview with Dr. Lawrence Krauss on "The Physics of Climate Change". Music: WhiteBatAudio.com

Today on The Conduct Science Podcast, Tom and Mitch are joined by theoretical physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss to discuss the physics of climate change! They start off by exploring the incredible career of Dr Krauss himself before diving deep into the topic of his new book: "The Physics of Climate Change". How bad has climate change got? Is CO2 the only thing we need to be concerned about? What can WE do as individuals to help fight this battle? Lastly, they explore the interesting topic of geoengineering, should we rely on it? Music: WhiteBatAudio.com