Sci-gasm Podcast

You're using some sort of computer to listen to this now, but have you heard of quantum computing? Wade goes through the ins and outs of this new technology and Byrne compares the majesty of bird-song to the creepiness that is fish-song

In this instalment we discuss the many ways animals use different senses to communicate with each other. In other news, Indian frogs spotted having tantric sex.

New findings suggest life's origins are probably older than we thought and Wade gets into the details of how vaccines work and why everyone should be vaccinated.

In this episode: Scientists have discovered the longest living vertebrate and we welcome new additions to the Periodic Table. Byrne and Wade also look at the dark side of Science including Nazi scientists, grave robbers and the world's worst inventor Thomas Midgley Jr... wait till you hear some of the shit this guy invented.

We discuss some of the (reasonable) questions asked on a recent post from our facebook page. See it here: http://ow.ly/hShJ303oqmU What's the difference between a law and a theory? Why Evolution a scientific theory?

Think Geology is boring? In this episode, Byrne explains how geologists are happier, funnier and use better names than other scientists.

In this episode Wade and Byrne talk about how science communication might be letting you down and the hybridisation of wolves and coyotes. They also get into the science and meaning of black holes..... in space.

In this episode Byrne attempts (and succeeds) to stump Wade with a variety of Paradoxes ranging from the human body all the way to the Universe and our place in it. Wade can't hold back his excitement about Monkeys entering the Stone Age and Byrne also explains how it is now possible to have three parents.

In this episode Byrne & Wade discuss the accuracy of certain Sci-Fi classics when it comes to predicting technology and which superheroes have the most realistic powers. The guys also discuss what was so special about that had the censors(and the ladies) going crazy!

Sci-gasm is back for more! In this episode Byrne and Wade discuss the idea of infinity and what scientist mean when they talk about our Universe being infinitely large!

You've probably heard from popular media that recent Science has found that meat causes cancer. In this episode we discuss what the World Health Organisation actually found and what it means for your Bacon and Egg roll.

In this episode we talk about the Science of Video Games; do they make people violent and how gamers are helping solve big questions and cure diseases. We also talk about why people need their morning coffee and if it actually enhances mental and physical performance........spoiler alert: it doesn't.

In massive news, NASA declared they had detected liquid water on Mars! Sci-gasm has decided to dedicate this episode to discussing how they found it and why this discovery is such a big deal for Earthlings and David Bowie.

As well as our regular news segment, in this episode we go through Wade's top 5 Animals with Superpowers.