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The EUSci podcast is lovingly crafted (well... carefully crafted, well crafted at least), by our crack team of podcasters every two weeks. Read a bit about the team's exploits below, and tune in or jump on board yourself!

EUSci Podcast #74

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2012-10-25 13:23

This show features the best science stories of the last couple of weeks; from black mamba venom to multifunctional glue we’ve got it covered. This week Sarah will be covering Tregs and their role in pregnancy while Mike will be looking at a newly discovered star orbiting a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. We have a discussion on space exploration as this week sees the first docking of a commercial cargo ship to the international space station. Our EuWhat features Jon looking at the HPV vaccinations and sexual promiscuity.

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EUSci Podcast #73

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2012-10-14 16:43
Alzheimer's, antibodies, and the amazing space-time crystal

In this episode host Jon guides you through some of the most exciting science news stories of the last few weeks. In our correspondent pieces Sarah explores the intriguing links between Alzheimers and diabetes, Alasdair looks at some new insights into how antibodies neutralise viruses, and resident physicist Joe tells us us how something called a 'space time crystal' might keep time- forever. Freya's here too, filling us in with results of the annual igNobel awards, and don't forget the usual mixture of stories in our news and roundup sections.

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EUSci Podcast #72

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2012-09-30 15:34
Results from the amazing ENCODE project, new uses for DNA, and where is Voyager 1?

In this show, we have taken on a bit of a DNA theme following the recent release of the ENCODE results. However, we still have the latest stories from all areas of science including an update on the Voyager space probes and why you should never be mean to a crow. Add to that the usual titbits in our news and roundup sections, and we hope we have a recipe you will enjoy.

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EUSci Podcast Extra - Keira Daley at the Fringe

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2012-09-10 23:49
Keira Daley interviewed quized from women in science to video games

The star of the LadyNerd show at Fringe Festival, Keira Daley is a writer, singer, actress, and most importantly a nerd! Our producer Chris interviewed her about her show, about ladies in science--past, present and future-- and her favourite video games!

This is the full verion of an interview you may have heard an excerpt of in our Fringe Special.

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EUSci Podcast Extra - Richard Wiseman at the Fringe

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2012-09-10 23:30
An interview with popular psychology superstar Richard Wiseman

During the Edinburgh Fringe our producer Chris caught up with Professor Richard Wiseman, psychologist, magician, author, sceptic and YouTube phenomenon. You may have heard a snippet of this on our Fringe special- but here's the whole shebang.

They talk about his Fringe show 'Psychobable', his books, his journal articles and the nature of psychology as a science.

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