Science Monkey Podcast
1) Episode 18 – It’s Easy Being Good-Looking From Two Metres Away
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, Science Monkey is once more brought to you from a distance, with Graham and Raywat recording from the comforts of their own homes. This is also our second ever video...Show More
2) Episode 17 – Ma-Ma-Ma-My Corona
Science Monkey is back with a very special episode, from deep within the doldrums of pandemic quarantine. This is also our very first video podcast, which you can watch on YouTube. The audio was rende...Show More
3) Episode 16 – A Reasonable Number of Vaginas
Science Monkey is back! We took a lengthy sabbatical to mourn the passing of our mascot, Ouie the magical wonderdog, whose pawsteps are audible in this particular episode, which of course was recorded...Show More
4) Episode 15 – Is Fluoride Safe?
The government puts fluoride in our drinking water. What is the evidence that this is safe? We examine two studies that purport to show a connection between fluoride in our water and both thyroid dise...Show More
5) Episode 14 – Is Being Overweight Healthy? Fat Chance.
We go back to our roots and actually talk about the rigors (or lack thereof) of a scientific study. A famous JAMA paper suggested that slightly overweight people are healthier than “normal weigh...Show More
6) Episode 13 – Two Facts, Too Furious(ly)
Recorded outside (hence the sound of passing airplanes) and with Graham annoyingly smacking the microphone (he’s learning, people, he’s learning), today’s episode features our second...Show More
7) Episode 12 – Sexual Fluidity Is So Homo (Sapiens)
In celebration of Pride Week, today’s episode tackles the question of whether female sexual fluidity has evolutionary origins, based on a controversial article by Satoshi Kanazawa (link below). ...Show More
8) Episode 11 – Homo Habitus (Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That)
Once again, a listener (Mary Ellen) asks us via Twitter to tackle a big topic: is there such a thing as free will? Graham and Ray examine this question from the perspectives of quantum physics, neurol...Show More
9) Episode 10 – Boom Shakalaka! (Sweet, sweet potato)
Once more, the whiskey has begun to flow. In this episode, Graham and Ray tackle the question of how many published studies are likely invalid or not reproducible. We learn about Type I and Type II st...Show More
10) Episode 9 – The Facts and the Furious
Graham & Ray answer listener questions (yes, we have listeners now), including one from a dog who is very concerned about how dependent human civilization is on the existence of the sun. (Dogs are dee...Show More