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.

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Sinead found this illustration on a blog that really exemplifies the discussion we had on the episode about climategate. Click on the link or the image to see the follow up diagram.

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.

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.

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A few Links from the Dude

Online exhibit about the evolution of vertebrate flight! Hours and hours of fun, but it won’t make you fly.

Darwin’s finches!

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.

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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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.

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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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.

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.

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Links from Sinead

• biofilm primer!
• psuedomonas!
• quorum sensing!
• myxococcus movies!
• Open access journals!

Sinead takes time to explain ecosystems, and some current theories for ecosystem maintenance and preservation. Covering three different approaches to the problems we face in the light of deteriorating environments and ecosystems. 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.

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Links from Sinead

• The awesome book that I talked about during the segment on looking at ecosystems as insurance, Can we afford the future? by Frank Ackerman
• Links to some of Dan Janzen’s Wild Garden stuff:
• An article that discusses Wild Gardens
• About the species in the rainforests

Sinead takes time to explain game theory and it’s use in the explanation of behavior, by taking us through a few of the games used. 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.

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Links from Sinead

• Dialogues With Darwin

Sinead takes the gloves off and comes out swinging at the misinformation, with an honest discussion of Science’s use of animals in research from an abolitionist vegan perspective. 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.

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Once again, Sinead and the Angry Hippie join forces to wrap up the two part gender discussion. Here in part two, Sinead explains the ways in which science deals with gender, and how poorly they address it. This completes this leg of the discussion, but if there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, or that this two-part talk has sparked let us know.

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Links from Sinead

• Here’s the link to TS-Si, the awesome science journalism Sinead mentioned. The downloadable PDF on how to interpret genome association studies is on this page as well.
• Julia Serano’s web page where she talks about the problems with the way we look at transsexuality.

Once again, Sinead and the Angry Hippie join forces to begin a two part gender discussion. Here in part one, Sinead explains the science of sex determination, while the Angry Hippie tries to catch on and sound half-way intelligent. Sinead shines, Rob, not so much.

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