Talking of Science
Tackling big topics with small humans
Podcasting since 2025 • 10 episodes
Talking of Science
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Is coral a plant or a rock?
Well... no. Or, kinda, maybe.Another chin-scratcher from Dr C in this episode, where we dive into the blue to explore the fascinating world beneath the sea and learn all anyone could want to know about corals and their importance. We are...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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42:36
If I graze my knee every day, would I eventually run out of blood?
As always, a deceptively simple question that opens the door to a hilarious exploration of how our bodies make blood. Find out what happens when you scrape your knee and how the body keeps itself cleverly supplied with just the right amount of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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37:04
What's the craziest experiment a scientist has ever done?
What's the craziest experiment you could imagine doing? Now go crazier. And you're still probably not thinking about anything as crazy as the experiments that Kristoffer Frøkjær has written about in his book The Man Who Had His Brain Sliced. In...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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49:20
Can you wake up a frozen mammoth by shocking it with lightning?
Storybooks can impact the imagination of a child in so many ways. In this episode, we meet Professor Eline Lorenzen to try and get to the bottom of whether David Walliam’s award-winning children’s novel The Ice Monster might be even the teensie...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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38:50
Why didn’t they play fair?
What do rigged fencing swords, blue grass, and menstrual cycle coaches tell us about human behaviour? Quite a lot, actually! In this episode of Talking of Science, Helen Frost and Dr. C are joined by trivia king James Harkin and a live audience...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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48:25