Synopsis
A science podcast: join two research scientists - Steve and Nick - for an irreverent ramble through the undergrowth of academiafollow us on Twitter @SteveTheChemist and @theevanslab. Find us on iTunes (goo.gl/hwMEFG), and YouTube (goo.gl/GR6Vws)
Episodes
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CupOfCovid 34 - Churning Out Absolute Rubbish
18/11/2020 Duration: 07minFrank's not feeling well and Steve and Nick are back for another COVID cuppa, this time were going back to look at a previous covid podcast which has already changed... science moves fast! If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab, & @TheScienceShed
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CupOfCovid 33 - Besmirching Our Winged Brethren
16/11/2020 Duration: 07minThis is the science podcast you need, it's the one you deserve. Nick and Steve and back with a COVID cuppa talking about BATS! Please Share!
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CupOfCovid 32 - Fake News! 13 Times Tables
13/11/2020 Duration: 07minNick and Steven are waking you up with a cup of covid. Steve's roof is leaking and smart people are better at detecting fake scientific statements... it must be nearly christmas! If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed TheScienceShed is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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CupOfCovid 31 - It Doesn't Work
12/11/2020 Duration: 05minNick and Steve are back with a COVID cuppa - checking out a report that on the face of it is a waste of time?
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CupOfCovid 30 - Eggs, lovely eggs. And vaccines.
18/10/2020 Duration: 11minNick takes us on a journey of the history of vaccine production. Starting with his breakfast. What have milkmaids, rabid dogs, rabbit testicles and a million eggs a day got to do with vaccines to viruses? Listen in and find out. Here's a link to Norkin's virology site https://norkinvirology.wordpress.com/
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CupOfCovid 29 - Anders Tegnell, Swedish hero?
18/10/2020 Duration: 10minAfter a brief chin wag about the recent Nobel prizes (sorry Steve, still no phone call), we discuss Anders Tegnell, Swedish virologist and architect of Sweden's COVID response. Do masks work? Have Sweden got it right? Listen in to find out what we think.
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CupOfCovid 28 - Trump is cured!
18/10/2020 Duration: 07minToday we delve into the therapeutic that cured Trump, and discuss the insane mouse genetics technology that allowed it to be made....
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CupOfCovid 27 - Dogs sniffing COVID-19
10/08/2020 Duration: 09minToday Nick investigates whether Steve's dog could be trained to sniff out COVID-19 in people. He agrees it probably requires a dog with proper certification for hunting....
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CupOfCovid 26 - Test Kit Part 2
10/08/2020 Duration: 07minHas Nick had COVID? Find out today in this live reveal! Warning - there is blood.
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CupOfCovid 25 - Trump in the Office
10/08/2020 Duration: 06minSteve investigates claims that the US of A is really the best, oh yes, when it comes to COVID-19 response. According to his friend the big Don....
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CupofCovid 24 - Nick is one of the chosen few...
10/08/2020 Duration: 10minIn this episode, Nick receives an important letter in the post requesting he joins the fight against COVID!! Steve has never been pregnant and therefore finds out for the first time what a 'Lateral Flow Assay' is.
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CupOfCovid 23 - Lee Lab Trump Science
26/07/2020 Duration: 07minReal science on coronavirus features this week from Steve's lab to back up some of Donald Trump's ideas! Find out what he's been up to and why Nick's* sceptical. *he's just bitter cos he hasn't done any covid science....
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CupOfCovid 22 - 5G Whackjobs
26/07/2020 Duration: 09minToday Steve finds an interesting paper on 5G and how it might induce coronavirus. Nick takes a measured approach to whacky papers in science. There is some swearing towards the end, be warned.
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CupOfCovid 21 - The R Number
26/07/2020 Duration: 09minToday, Nick flies into a rage about the R number and what the hell it means. Steve calms him down with science. Argentinian dogs feature.
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CupOfCovid 20 - Dexamethasone
21/07/2020 Duration: 08minIn impacts of science on patients, this was massive. Find out today about how dexamethasone was found to be useful in COVID-19 at lunchtime and was saving patients' lives by bedtime.
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CupOfCovid 19 - Football Special
21/07/2020 Duration: 08minWolves may not be going to the Champions' League next season (yet!!) but they're clearly ahead of the pack in terms of COVID-19 testing. Find out a bit more about some football-related coronavirus trivia in today's pod.
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CupOfCovid 18 - Mandarin Madness
21/07/2020 Duration: 06minToday Steve does some sleuth-work to uncover the most-cited paper on COVID-19. Similarly to most organic chemistry synthesis papers, it's pretty unintelligible, but not for the reasons you think!!!
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CupOfCovid 17 - Cellular Farts
15/07/2020 Duration: 06minIt's a CupOfCovid in TheScienceShed. The Interferons are coming to get us all! Luckily Nick is the here to help protect the innocent. If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!
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CupOfCovid 16 - Exponential Hippos
14/07/2020 Duration: 08minIt's a CupOfCovid in TheScienceShed. Steve is annoyed that people don.t know how to fit data... Nick laughs If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab, & @TheScienceShed
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CupOfCovid 15 - Llama Vs Shark
13/07/2020 Duration: 11minIt's a CupOfCovid in TheScienceShed. Nick and Steve discuss how shark farms will save us from the evil virus If you like TheScienceShed, the best thing you can do is share it on social media, and to follow us all on twitter, and please leave us a rating or review on iTunes! twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab, & @TheScienceShed