Thescienceshed

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 68:50:03
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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

  • Episode 17 - Are you like Supervet?

    29/01/2017 Duration: 34min

    This week TheScienceShed is 'dooun the cut' in the Black Country. Steve tells us about the rigours of academic life and the reason why meetings should sometimes be held at 7am. Nick vividly recounts a recent visit of the SuperVet to Southampton, and some recent advances in prosthetic legs. Oh, and we repay Brian Brain another visit.... twitter @SteveTheChemist @theevanslab @TheScienceShed

  • Episode 16 - Nick & his horny toads...

    15/01/2017 Duration: 33min

    TheScienceShed is on location! We're in the BFI on the Southbank in London podcasting from a bin. Join Nick and Steve as they talk about explosive glassware, horny toads and why the Express thinks Steve has solved Alzheimer's disease. Subscribe, Review on iTunes and Enjoy! Twitter @SteveTheChemist @theevanslab @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg

  • Swapcast - Masterpiece Bookshelf.

    01/01/2017 Duration: 53min

    Nick & Steve have guests in TheScienceShed! As a New Year's treat we are joined by fellow podcasters Dr. Steve Cross and Gregory Akerman who have a book podcast called Masterpiece Bookshelf. While working our way through Frankenstein we talk about creating life, the joy of being a lazy chemist and introduce everyone to our old friends - The Nanoputians. Share, Favourite, Review, Subscribe.... Enjoy! Twitter @SteveTheChemist @theevanslab @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg Masterpiece Bookshelf - https://goo.gl/91AEPE Twitter @steve_x @gregory_akerman

  • Christmas Special 2016.

    27/12/2016 Duration: 51min

    Glad Tidings to you and your king! Nick and Steve are in TheScienceShed for a Christmas special - with wine! This week we talk about the science behind Champagne, we exchange festive gifts, talk about dissolving diamonds and listen to the sound of two black holes colliding. We hope you had a fantastic 2016 and wish that all your controls experiments come true in the new year! Cheers! Here's the YouTube link: https://goo.gl/tK3QXa twitter @SteveTheChemist @theevanslab @TheScienceShed

  • Episode 15 - Scale bar violence & Russian Revolutions.

    18/12/2016 Duration: 27min

    Steve gets physical in Episode 15 and recounts a tale of punching a PhD student in the face. To lighten the mood, Nick draws Steve into a discussion of the things that inspired us to do science. We also find out how science helped prevent a murder in the Russian revolution, and Nick loses his rag over 'the roundest object in the universe'. Twitter @SteveTheChemist @theevanslab @TheScienceShed www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg

  • Episode 14 - Master system games & How to make a cup of boiling ice...

    03/12/2016 Duration: 34min

    Yep you guessed it, Steve and Nick are back in TheScienceShed! This week - Nick makes canapés, we delve deep into understanding how to make bad tea, Nick nearly vomits at the MIT media lab, and we reminisce about an old Master System game.... Like favourite, subscribe share, enjoy! Twitter @SteveTheChemist @theevanslab @TheScienceShed https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv6XjH8pzmWMVuE_pwz1mg

  • Episode 13 - Water FIGHT!

    20/11/2016 Duration: 32min

    Nick and Steve are back again, and this week Nick almost gets annoyed to the point of violence in an argument over whether distilled water can kill you! Steve explains why he once drop-kicked a glass jar across a lab and you'll find out whether Superman really could have made the Earth spin backwards.

  • Episode 12 - How does a stereo vinyl work?

    06/11/2016 Duration: 36min

    We're knees deep in the sawdust of academic detritus that is TheScienceShed. In this week's ramble - Steve makes Nick work out how long the track on a record is and whether there are better regional accents for the lord of the rings characters... Plus there's a new jingle, enjoy! Here's the link to the YouTube clip we talk about (https://goo.gl/u5I4DZ)

  • Nobel Special 2016.

    23/10/2016 Duration: 41min

    Join your friendly neighbourhood academics Dr. Nick Evans and Dr. Steven Lee as you've never seen them before.....with Video! This is best enjoyed on YouTube rather than a podcast, so please check us out there (goo.gl/WKfu9J). In the first of our specials we talk about this year's Nobel announcements: nanorobots to fix Nick's earphones, David Bowie and Steve gets annoyed about dimensions. Enjoy...

  • Episode 11 - Nick gets naked & Steve's neanderthal DNA.

    23/10/2016 Duration: 33min

    Steve and Nick are back with another action-packed, anecdote-nuggeted science podcast. This time, find out why Nick's been getting naked in Austria and whether Steve's huge head means he's more Neanderthal than monkey.

  • Episode 10 - The temples of the syrinx.

    09/10/2016 Duration: 30min

    We made it to Episode 10! This week your favourite academic scientists Nick and Steve are talking about how the Canadian rock band Rush makes Nick a better podcaster, the politics of grant panels and how to judge a book by its cover, enjoy! Link to the paper (https://goo.gl/WVDiSq)

  • Episode 9 - Old paint cans and diffraction gratings.

    26/09/2016 Duration: 39min

    Another podcast from your friendly ScienceShed pals Steve and Nick. This week find out why Steve's been tearing up old paint cans, which science TV presenter Nick fancies, and why the new Cathedral of Science might be just slightly annoying.....

  • Episode 8 - Doctors and Biologists, a west side story.

    11/09/2016 Duration: 33min

    Your friendly neighbourhood scientists - Nick and Steve - are back in TheScienceShed, podcasting from south London. This week we ramble about presidential criminals, chimeric law cases and how to annoy classicists... enjoy!

  • Episode 7 - Why is Nick crying?

    29/08/2016 Duration: 36min

    Welcome back to TheScienceShed - This week Nick and Steve talk about building chemical stickmen, why you should all cry at clocks and we discuss the unusual diet of Edwardian amphibians.... Enjoy!

  • Episode 6 - How to hide gold from the Nazis.

    14/08/2016 Duration: 33min

    Your favourite bumbling academics - Nick and Steve - are back in TheScienceShed. This week we ramble about hiding gold from the Nazis, filling peppers with custard, and investigate whether Christian Bale needs an airbag - all in the name of science... enjoy!

  • Episode 5 - How does mosquito repellent work?

    31/07/2016 Duration: 33min

    It's podcast 5, and this time Nick and Steve are in the Big Smoke. Join them for a romp through a trip to Hong Kong, a chinwag about how mosquitoes smell, some more post-Brexit fall-out in Scienceland, and find out what's been annoying Nick. It involves nudity. Mmmmmm.

  • Episode 4 - Arts & Crafts - Scientists make posters?

    17/07/2016 Duration: 36min

    Come and join Nick and Steve for another irreverent digest of all things sciency. This week they'll be taking a look at scientific trolling, Microsoft's creepy clippy guy, and the most popular method of sharing research amongst world-leading scientists ...... crappy posters. Enjoy!

  • Episode 3 - Hard Rock & Harry Kroto.

    01/07/2016 Duration: 45min

    Join your friendly neighbourhood scientists Nick and Steve, podcasting this week from within the hallowed halls of The Royal Society in London. This week we talk about nanotechnology, thunderstruck by AC/DC and the work of Sir Harry Kroto, enjoy!

  • Episode 2 - Sound of the Police!

    20/06/2016 Duration: 31min

    Join Steve and Nick, for the second ramble through academia. This week we speak about the getting stopped by the police, using stem cells to harvest human organs from pigs and Nick's views on Brexit.

  • TheScienceShed Jingles - 1. Theme.

    13/06/2016 Duration: 33s

    That catchy theme music from your favourite academic scientists, Steve and Nick... enjoy! Update April 2017 - We've had a request for the lyrics: Science Shed, we're in TheScienceShed Science Shed, we're in TheScienceShed Come on Steve! Busen Burner Dolly The Sheep Internal Combustion Why Do We Need Sleep? Petri Dishes Lost in Space Isaac Newton Transplanted my face!

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