Synopsis
An irreverent exploration of the latest bizarre, quirky and weird science news from award-winning podcast duo Lliana Bird & Dr Jack Lewis.iTunes Best New Podcast 2014. A perfect podcast for those that enjoy the lighter side of science (stuff like mind-controlled turtles, real vulcan telepathy and diamonds made from peanut butter) and for those that simply want to whip out a few impressive "did you knows".
Episodes
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Episode 42: Johnny Mnemonic Brain Chips, Batband Headphones and Warbling Mice.
19/09/2015 Duration: 21minSummer is Over and WE ARE BACK! In a new season of Geek Chic Weird Science the team return to discuss Johnny Mnemonic Brain Chips, Batband Headphones and Warbling Mice. @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 41: Marine Special - The Jellyfish Apocalypse (and other weird tales from the sea)
10/08/2015 Duration: 38minA summer special of Geek Chic sees Birdy and Dr Jack joined by the enigma known as the blowfish looking at The Jellyfish Apocalypse and other weird tales from the sea. @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 40: Killer robots, magic mirrors, lego roads and Pluto's tail
31/07/2015 Duration: 27minIn this killer robot-dodging installment of Geek Chic's Weird Science the team investigate magic medical mirrors, building roads with lego-like recycled plastic bricks and the latest discoveries from the New Horizon Probe's Plutonic flyby @GCweirdscience @LlianaBird @drjacklewis
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Episode 39: The Hunt For E.T., Happy Moon-iversary, Pimp My Horn and the Oldest Sperm In The World
24/07/2015 Duration: 26minThis week the Geek Chic team look at the weird and wonderful stories of the week which include The Hunt For E.T., Happy Moon-iversary, Pimping rhino's Horns and the Oldest Sperm In The World Featuring Special Guest Noel Fielding as 'The Moon' @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 38: Pluto, A new Ice Age, Cocaine against a woman's brain and growing a mini heart
20/07/2015 Duration: 26minSalutations, this week the team look at the pluto flyby, the possibilities of an impendng ice age, why cocaine may have more effect on a woman's brain instead of a man's and the process of growing mini hearts. @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 37: Heavy metal makes you happy, reversing memory loss, underwater strawberry farming and Pluto revealed
11/07/2015 Duration: 19minThis week the Geek Chic team look at the possibility of Heavy metal making you happy, reversing memory loss, underwater strawberry farming and Pluto up close and personal revealed @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 36: Seeing in tongues, vitamin acne bombs & the ever-present threat posed by skinny jeans
06/07/2015 Duration: 25minGeek Chic returns, as the team look at the weird and wonderful news stories of the week. this week includes, Seeing in tongues, vitamin acne bombs & the ever-present threat posed by skinny jeans @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 35: dogs holding grudges, Wild chimps brewing wine, kittens making us happy, the horror of internet rationing and...the return of Philae!
19/06/2015 Duration: 24minOn this weeks episode the team looks at dogs holding grudges, Wild chimps brewing wine, kittens making us happy, the horror of internet rationing and...the return of Philae! @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 34: Chimp chefs, starlight-propelled spacecraft and grow-your-own drugs
12/06/2015 Duration: 21minThis week the Geek Chic team look at Chimp chefs, starlight-propelled spacecraft and growing-your-own drugs (using bioengineered yeast) @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 33: The Science Of Rock And Roll
05/06/2015 Duration: 37minBabies on acid?! - In the final part of our science of hedonism triology, the science of rock and roll asks...How do we hear music? Why does it affect us? Can we hear colours? and why exactly are babies on acid?!!! @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO THE WONDERFUL EZRA LEVIN, 1910 - 2015
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Episode 32: The Science Of Drugs
22/05/2015 Duration: 31minWARNING: THIS PODCAST CONTAINS SUBJECTS OF AN ADULT NATURE Drugs Special: in the second part of a trilogy of specials the Geek Chic Team once again interview Zoe Cormier, author of Sex, Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll, this time on the topic of recreational Drugs. NB Geek Chic’s Weird Science does not condone the recreational use of banned substances @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 31: The Science Of Sex
15/05/2015 Duration: 37minWARNING: this podcast contains discussions of a very adult nature including sexual violence which some listeners may find upsetting. In the first of a trilogy of specials, the Geek Chic team interview Zoe Cormier, author of Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll: The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science. Part 1 Covers the science of sex. @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 30: Late Night Snacking, Ear Worms And Insomnia
08/05/2015 Duration: 22minWhy is late night snacking so tempting? How can we get rid of ear worms? And is there a new cure for insomnia? And will 1 in 6 species be extinct in 85 years time? The Geek Chic team tackles these questions as they mull over the latest news of scientific research! @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 29: A Dolphin And Whale Special
26/04/2015 Duration: 31minNew research into whales and dolphins has prompted scientists to propose new "personhood rights" for them. Expert Laura Bridgeman tells the Geek Chic team why. @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 28: Brontosaurus, Aliens and Fast Food
10/04/2015 Duration: 19minThis week the team look at The return of the brontosaurus, the possibilities of alien life and the extraordinary question of whether fast food is actually good for you! @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 27: Classical Cats, Healthier and Tastier Chocolate and Robot Birds
03/04/2015 Duration: 19minThis week the team looks at why cats and classical music could be making surgery safer, how to make chocolate healthier (and yummier) and robot birds. Happy Easter from The Geek Chic Team. @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 26: Rainbow Gravity, Antibiotic Mayhem and precious metal poo panning
27/03/2015 Duration: 21minThe team this look take a look at the weird and wonderful world of science in the news this week. This week looks at Rainbow Gravity, Antibiotic Mayhem and precious metal poo panning… @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 25: Flying Cars, Powdered Alcohol and Happy Accidents
20/03/2015 Duration: 20minThis week, Birdy and Dr Jack look at the manufacture of flying cars, just in time for the year in which back to the future part II is set, The science of powdered alcohol and how scientific accidents can help the battle against cancer. @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 24: Cyborg Cockroaches, Human Urine as renewable energy and flying a plane with your mind.
13/03/2015 Duration: 19minThe futures bright, the futures.......wee coloured? Dr jack and Birdy explore why human urine is the latest in renewable energies, and ask how a women flew a plane with her mind, and why we're creating cyborg cockroaches. @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience
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Episode 23: Biomusic Special
27/02/2015 Duration: 19minThe team interview Professor Miranda on how music and technology can collide with some extraordinary results - Including mood control, and a possible new way to communicate with pets. @GCWeirdScience #GeekChicWeirdScience