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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TheScienceShed - LIVE!!!!
28/05/2018 Duration: 17minWe've got more visitors to the Shed than ever before, it's TheScienceShed: LIVE!!!!Recorded as a part of the years pint of science #pint18 in Southampton, Nick and Steve act like idiots for others entertainment. This week were talking about the science of Gin and Tonics and we get hot under collar talking about spice. Apologies for the sound quality, Nick's fault (as usual) LOVE YOU BYE!! 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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Episode 45 - Data Thugs, Cake And More Marathons
15/05/2018 Duration: 29minEpisode 45, and ahead of Nick and Steve's first LIVE podcast on Wed 16th of May, they chat about data thugs, why people might want to bake a version of their PhD, and whether marathons are good for your health.
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Episode 44 - The Three Pointless Tales Of Steven Lee
29/04/2018 Duration: 25minEpisode 44 of TheScienceShed, this week is all about Steve and its all about pointless stories. Were talking break beaks, breaking glass and breaking out with three pointless tales. 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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Episode 43 - Novichok Nerve Agent Special
16/04/2018 Duration: 31minWe're back in the shed podcasting from Steve's new flat in Finny P. This week Nick's teaching Steve about biochemistry, marathons and spy poisoning. It's a nerve agent special LOVE YOU BYE! Buy tickets to TheScienceShed LIVE at this years Pint of Science here https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/through-the-lens 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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Episode 42 - What's the most annoying sound in the world?
11/03/2018 Duration: 31minSpring has sprung in TheScienceShed with the help of Norman! This week Nick and Steve are taking on the science of internet dating and Nick channels his inner Harry and Lloyd looking for the world's most annoying sound... ENJOY love you bye! 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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Episode 41 - We are going to DIE!!!!
25/02/2018 Duration: 34minNick and Steven sink a birdie on the golf course of ignorance that is TheScienceShed - Episode 41. This week were talking about how catnip works, venomous centipedes and Nick finally find something Steve isn't lefty-liberal about, Love you bye! 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 Show Notes: Chemical Structure of Catnip: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepetalactone Catnap paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3834921 Poisonous Centipede: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/01/12/1714760115
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Swapcast - Science Mixtape
12/02/2018 Duration: 33minWE'VE GOT GUESTS! This week is a special podcast cross-over swapcast edition, where we're joined by Matilda Hay (@haymatilda) and Kyle Major (@wombatbutt )from Science Mixtape (https://audioboom.com/channel/sciencemixtape). Nick and Steve recently got to torture their listeners with their 'eclectic' musical taste, and so this is a chance for the 'tape twosome to get even. We chat all things podcasts, with a bit of alien communication, plastic-chat and baby-talk thrown in. Enjoy! Here's the link to us on ScienceMixtape https://goo.gl/3TkU6S 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 www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 40 - Fitting An Elephant
28/01/2018 Duration: 32minTheScienceShed appears in the valleys this week in front of Owen. In episode 40: Steve's mania gets to new heights, Nick manages to crowbar in 90s SciFi with research in his lab and Steve finds two papers in history corner about elephants. Love you Bye! Here's the links to the elephant papers http://aapt.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1119/1.3254017 & Dyson's meeting https://www.nature.com/articles/427297a 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 www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 39 - Why don't rocket engines melt?
14/01/2018 Duration: 28minCome and put away your rusty lawnmower of knowledge in TheScienceShed Episode 39! Steve and Nick are back in Guys Hospital podcasting from the 29th Floor; this week were talking about the evolution of semantics in Papua New Guinea, deep sea diving and we share a nerdgasm in engineering about the space shuttle. Love you! Please like, share and subscribe to TheScienceShed! If you enjoy what we do please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 38 - A lacklustre festive podcast; is Stomzy a rambler?
31/12/2017 Duration: 45minHO, HO, HO! Glad Tidings to you and your king. It's TheScienceShed Christmas podcast! This year Nick and Steve talk about finding PhD thesis in charity shops and we introduce Christmas 'quick fire' science based around our favourite album of the year. Happy 2018! Please like, share and subscribe to TheScienceShed! If you enjoy what we do please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 37 - Sat at home in my pants with a crown.
17/12/2017 Duration: 36minThe obnoxious narcissists are back in TheScienceShed. This week Steve talks about the chemistry of dentistry and his first experience doing a stand up comedy set at the first ever History Smashdown. Nick talks about Surgeon X and reviews a paper that he's not too happy with.... Please like, share and subscribe to TheScienceShed! If you enjoy what we do please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 36 - Stuff Banging Together!
03/12/2017 Duration: 32minSteve and Nick hang ten on the gnarly wave that is TheScienceShed. This week - we're talking about the lack of toilets in rural Scotland, Steve get's angry about the molecular mechanism of Alzheimer's Disease and Nick explains how genetic therapies are no long the stuff of science fiction. Please like, share and subscribe to TheScienceShed! If you enjoy what we do please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 35 - The Mushroom Odyssey
19/11/2017 Duration: 33minWe're BACK!!! Nick and Steve (& Brian) are back ScienceSheding from the 28th Floor of Guys Hospital in KCL. This week Nick takes us on on fungal safari as we learn what how alcoholics shouldn't eat mushrooms and why books should never be trusted. LOVE YOU! - Steve and Nick If you like TheScienceShed please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 34 - Best Bits, Mega Mixes and Fan Favourites
23/10/2017 Duration: 35minNick got married and Steve's in San Fransisco wearing flowers in his hair. To celebrate we have asked YOU to vote on your favourite things we've ever spoken about and these came top. No spoilers ;) But there is a new mega jingle for all the die hard #shedlings. Don't worry we'll get back to normal soon. LOVE YOU! - Steve and Nick If you like TheScienceShed please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 33 - BUG Special Pt 2: They may live in your balls!
09/10/2017 Duration: 25minIt's the second part to our @AdamBuxton BUG Special, this week, Steve is drunk applying for jobs at one of the worlds most foremost technology firms and Nick gets down and dirty with the Science of cats, instagram will be pleased.... Here's the link to the flea treatment compound https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Lufenuron_200.svg If you like TheScienceShed please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 32 - BUG special: How do yeast smell?
24/09/2017 Duration: 32minNick and Steve are visiting London to see Adam Buxton's BUG show, so we thought we crowbar in some 'bug' related science. This week we're talking about Craft beers, naughty websites and mechanical computers. here's a link to the computer bug (http://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NMAH-92-13129) LOVE YOU BYE! If you like TheScienceShed please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 31 - Are you heavier in the morning?
10/09/2017 Duration: 28minEveryone’s favourite university academics, Nick and Steve return again to the TheScienceShed achieving what no other science podcast can: the no science, science podcast! It’s our summer holidays but that never stopped us talking about Monte Carlo simulations for cricket problems, Gin that contains a very special ingredient and we introduce the patented ScienceShed weight loss programme. LOVE YOU BYE! Like and Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher then tell us on twitter: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=150099&refid=stpr twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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NerdBabble 1 - Surgeon
27/08/2017 Duration: 29minHello to all the Shedlings! Nick and Steve have been hard at work in TheScienceShed development kitchen to create our latest new venture, NerdBabble; an extended conversation with interesting people about what their job is like and what they do. This week in the first NerdBabble we're talking to Dr Dave Gibbs about what it's like to be a surgeon. Don't worry regularly scheduled programming will resume soon LOVE YOU BYE! If you like TheScienceShed please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 30 - I'm in love with the (chemical) shape of you
13/08/2017 Duration: 35minNick and Steve (and our number one fan Brian) are back in TheScienceShed; This week we're talking about imposter syndrome and how the same molecule can be completely different... we're so meta, Enjoy! LOVE YOU BYE! Chemical Structure of Limonene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonene If you like TheScienceShed please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg
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Episode 29 - How can chemistry help you hide from submarines?
29/07/2017 Duration: 32minWelcome to academia's best kept secret, TheScienceShed. Live from our underground test facility Steve and Nick speak about Bowie, birds and bonding! This week were in Nick's new gaff talking about DIY mishaps, how to stop it raining and more reasons why scientist are both poor and pig headed. LOVE YOU BYE! If you like TheScienceShed please leave us a rating or review on iTunes, follow us here... twitter @SteveTheChemist, @theevanslab & @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg