In this episode of the podcast, Sinead and the Angry Hippie take a look at the contract that the scientific community working in the public sector has with the public, and how climategate has effected this contract. An interesting discussion with both perspectives considered and represented.
Once again it is time for another episode of the podcast. Ask Science Dude : Macro v Microevolution! In this episode Sinead looks at macro-evolution and micro-evolution and the differences between them. Also, with an interesting look back at dinosaurs, Sinead covers the evolution of flight.
As Rob and I talk about on the macroevolution podcast, someone asked me why the way to keep champagne bubbly after opening it is to hang a spoon or fork in the bottle (handle down). Forget why. I don’t even know if I believe the if. I am skeptical of this, but think that keeping your bubbly bubbly is a very important goal indeedy. Soooo… I propose a Science Project. To participate, here’s what you’ll need:
3 bottles of champagne or bubbly wine, 1 die (raid the Monopoly game!), enough room in your fridge for the 3 bottles, and at least one friend.
After a month off fighting the flu, Sinead is back as is another episode of the podcast. Ask Science Dude : Antibiotic Resistance! In this episode Sinead looks at antibiotic resistance and the way that bacteria react to the chemicals we use on the daily to combat them after receiving a question from a listener…all this after a brief rant on Climategate.
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Yesterday we posted the study that goes along with this episode on the blog. For those who did not see it, or just who did not grab the Zombie Infection Model, there it is again. It is not necessary for this episode, but it will give you more background on what we are discussing.
So without further ado, we present a special Halloween treat, Ask Science Dude : Zombie Apocalypse! In this episode Sinead looks at epidemiological modeling in terms of projecting infectious diseases through the use of differential equations and a survival guide to the zombie apocalypse.
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For those of you who listened to the last episode of the show, you heard us mention that the next episode would be covering an explanation of how disease spreads so rapidly and easily in today’s society, through use of a chapter from a book on Infectious Disease Modeling. The chapter is called, When Zombies Attack!: A Mathematical Modelling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection. And below is a downloadable PDF copy of the chapter so that anyone who wishes can check it out before the episode and follow the conversation a little easier as you listen.
The link to the chapter is here:
Zombie Infection Model
Sinead brings in a fellow expert, Jayna Raghwani to discuss the finer points of the Swine Flu and the behavior of viruses in general. After several delays, the episode was recorded, and after a few more delays, it is now up and running. And just because the episode is over, doesn’t mean that the discussion will end. If there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, please let us know so that we can address them in the future.
Ask Science Dude is mostly a podcast. On this website, you can find audio files of the podcasts, plus (sometimes) a little something I’ve written to go along with them. You can also send questions to Science Dude, which I will do my very best to cover in a podcast, or answer here.
Hello…
I guess I should say a bit more than that, so here goes. My name is Rob and I go by the handle, the Angry Hippie. I wanted to come by and introduce myself, talk about the show, and my amazing Co-Host and creative mastermind behind this whole dealio. As a kid I was always fascinated with Science, and as I got older the fascination didn’t necessarily fade, as much as it just sort of stifled there with a general lack of an outlet. Then I met Sinead and all of that changed…
Sinead takes time to explain about biofilms after the Angry Hippie discovered a worrisome article online about goo in the ocean off Alaska. After various directions that the discussion leads, Sinead wraps up with a further look at the peer review process for establishing scientific proof. And just because the episode is over, doesn’t mean that the discussion will end. If there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, please let us know so that we can address them in the future.
