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Welcome to The Sceptically Inclined Science Podcast where we talk about science, particularly human sciences, by looking at papers that are both unusual and serious. We hope to have a friendly, light hearted discussion in which we interweave stories from our lives. We don‘t need you to have a huge background in science so please give us a listen and enjoy!
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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Join the lads as they reflect on an important milestone, 10 episodes of Sceptically Inclined! As well as celebrating this milestone, the guys discuss the link between moths and stealth missions and the potential for a new Jurassic World movie to be set in Ireland.
In their main stories, Tom delves into nanomedicine and its potential for treating human disease while Evan discusses the new Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and the implications of their new announcements.
So join us for episode 10 with humour, discussion and much more.
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
On Episode 9 of the podcast, Tom tests Evan's knowledge of all things Polish after the country celebrates its Independence Day. In news headlines, the guys discuss mice on DMT, HIV prophylaxis drugs and how mink are altering the SARS-COV-2 genotype.
Tom discusses the possibilities of growing teeth in a lab and Evan does a deep dive into the new Pfizer vaccine and examines what they are claiming but, more importantly, what they are not... yet.
All topped off with some humour, discussion and now John as a regular guest.
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
On today's episode the guys get into the Halloween spirit by discussing their favourite weird and unusual science stories - the dancing plague and the disorder known as prosopagnosia.
Tom examines a new method to get mice swole and how it could help astronauts in space while Evan can't hide his smugness when his skepticism of Remdesivir proves to be correct.
All topped off with some news headlines, discussion, humour and space expert John.
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
On today's episode, Sceptically Inclined is joined by special guest Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prize and editor of the Annals of Improbable Research.
The guys find out the concept behind the Ig Nobel Prizes, the process of becoming a winner and how it is seen within the science community. Marc discusses this years ceremony and the logistics of organising a ceremony during a pandemic. Evan and Tom reflect on the 2020 winners with Marc which vary from misophonia and narcissism to knives made of poo.
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
On today's episode the guys discuss romance gone wrong in Neanderthal times and sniffer dogs being used in a way you wouldn't think.
Evan examines so called 'Rapid Tests' being unveiled to aid in the quick diagnosis of COVID-19 while Tom investigates Type II Diabetes - whether genetics play a role and the risk of loneliness as a risk factor in developing diabetes.
All topped off with some humour and discussion.
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
On today's episode the guys reveal the reason behind the delayed episode and discuss if aliens are hiding out on Venus. Tom looks into an innovative approach in reversing inherited eye diseases while Evan investigates the new field of forensic genealogy and the implications it has for unsolved crimes. All topped off with discussion and humour.
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Today Evan and Tom discuss their challenges within academia, the difficulties in finding internships and hidden effects of lockdown. Evan opens the new school year investigating the possible risks for children returning to school in a Covid-19 world. Tom talks about the differences between a generic approach to drugs and therapy and personalised medicine, while asking if personalised medicine is useful in tackling rare genetic diseases. All topped off with news headlines, discussion and some humour.
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
On today's episode Evan puts Tom's Irishness to the test. Tom covers a spike in COVID19 cases possibly linked to a new dominant form of SARS-CoV-2, the new COVID19 vaccine produced by Moderna gives Evan fever and makes him doubt its effectiveness. Special guest John takes Sceptically Inclined on a quick spin to Mars, he gives us some insight into the Mars missions being launched by NASA and others. All topped off with some science news, humour and discussion.
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Join us in Episode 2 where Tom has a shocking revelation, Evan discusses Remdesivir and it’s recent criticisms, and Tom talks about T-cell immunity in Covid-19 . All of this topped off with a generous helping of the latest science news.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Join us on the first episode of the Sceptically Inclined Science Podcast where we mispronounce the word hydroxychloroquine and talk about the saga of it being touted as a miracle drug and then being discontinued in trials investigating Covid-19 treatments.
Tom discusses a seroprevalence study in Spain and the concept of herd immunity as it relates to Covid-19.
In science news, we talk about a potential Covid-19 vaccine, the separation of the CDC and the Federal US Government, ancient poo and the use of pigs in helping lung regeneration.
We round up our first episode by talking about the Covid-19 tracker app that was recently released in Ireland.
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