EUSci Podcast #58

We're starting to feel Christmassy already this episode, bringing you a doublet of chilly stories from Antarctica and Mongolia, and with Dave getting all materialistic about some funky new substances. Brand-new podder Alasdair has a story on some novel GM rice, we have news including nocturnal orchids and bionic rabbits, a EUWhat on the misuse of antibiotics, and a discussion close to host Jon's heart- do computer games alter our brains?

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This week's stories:

News

• Colors of 47-million year old moths revealed
• New organic glass-like material
• Discovery of a funky orchid that only flowers at night
• Super cool heads-up display contact lenses (for rabbits....)

Correspondents

Fantastic materials

• Artificial glaciers created in the winter to keep cities cool in the summer
• Solving the mystery of antarctic mountains- how new-looking mountains are present (under miles of ice) in a very old land mass

GM rice to produce human blood

Discussion

The impact of video gaming on the brain. See this excellent review for reading material.

EUWhat

A quarter of people believe antibiotics cure all coughs and colds

Roundup

• Smallest "car" ever
• How frogs jump so far
• Possible source of error eliminated in faster-than-light neutrino story
• Smallest "car" ever
• BPA Danger may be greater than from tin cans than from water bootles