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What would you do if your hand developed a mind of its own? No, this isn’t sci-fi, this is a reality for people with Alien Hand Syndrome…  You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11910-016-0676-z https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19434588/ https://pn.bmj.com/content/practneurol/4/1/44.full.pdf https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11910-016-0676-z.pdf https://www.jsmf.org/meetings/2008/may/Mark%20VW%202008%20Alien%20hand%20syndrome.pdf https://n.neurology.org/content/91/11/527.long https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/65/3/366 https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/alien-hand.htm#pt3 https://www.goo

Stubbins Ffirth was a mess student who really went above and beyond to become a doctor, by using himself as a guinea pig to test the infectiousness of yellow fever… You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Yellow Fever 1. https://www.britannica.com/science/yellow-fever 2. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/yellow-fever 3. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/yellow-fever/ 4. https://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/vaccine/index.html 5. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/yellow-fever 6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892770/ Stubbins Ffirth and his experiments 1. https://wellcomecollection.org/works/mrme9h3v 2. http://content.time.com/time/magazine/articl

We know that some people can walk around while fast asleep, but how does it work? What else can you do in your sleep? What would happen if you broke the law?  Science might have the answers… You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Sleepwalking Basics https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleepwalking/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28363449/ https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)31288-0?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982218312880%3Fshowall%3Dtrue https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17931980/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-of-sleepwalking-97626685/ https://n.neurology.org/content/78/20/158

This week our patrons voted for Depersonalisation Derealisation Disorder and Dodie joined us to give her insight on the topic! CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of Drug Use between 44:38 and 47:53. Listen to dodie’s album: https://dodie.ffm.to/buildaproblem Unreal Charity: https://www.unrealuk.org/ You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Psychopathology (2019) Graham Davey Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (2011) David Eagleman https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24967634/ https://oce.ovid.com/article/00005053-199809000-00004/HTML https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16010029 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032716

You’ve probably heard of Vantablack, the black that was once the blackest in the world, but you probably haven’t heard of the war it started between two artists - Stuart Semple & Anish Kapoor. You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artist-only-person-banned-using-worlds-pinkest-pink-180961464/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NzVmtbPOrM https://www.surreynanosystems.com/about/vantablack https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-semple/ https://news.mit.edu/2019/blackest-black-material-cnt-0913 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-art-painting-delacroix-pigment-ancient-Egypt https://cultur

Rita Levi-Montalcini is probably one of the greatest scientists you’ve never heard of. She created a lab in a spare room when Jews were banned from science in WWII, continued to work when she was 100 years old, and fought against fascism! Oh, and she knew a lot about nerves… You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1986/levi-montalcini/facts/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rita-Levi-Montalcini https://www.pnas.org/content/110/13/4873 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/finding-the-good-rita-levi-montalcini/ https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2012/dec/30/rita-levi-montalcini https://www.nature.

What is at the centre of the planet? Surprisingly… We have a really good idea but we’re still not 100% sure. Turns out it’s pretty hard to get to. You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/story/20150306-journey-to-the-centre-of-earth/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190503-the-deepest-hole-we-have-ever-dug#:~:text=This%20is%20the%20Kola%20Superdeep,of%20souls%20tortured%20in%20hell. http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150814-what-is-at-the-centre-of-earth https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926751-800-unknown-earth-what-is-at-the-centre-of-the-earth/ https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/what-is-at-earths-core/ https://www.l

What happens when you cross a chimp with a man? Serious ethical concerns and an exile from the Soviet Union... Yes, someone actually tried to make a man-ape hybrid. It didn’t end well You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Hybrids https://www.britannica.com/science/hybrid https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/human-monkey-hybrid-china-organ-transplant-stem-cells-embryo-a9037506.html?amp Humans and Chimps https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-020-06962-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2464272/#!po=3.12500 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04789#ref-CR33 https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/human-origins

Wendy Lawrence may not have been the first lesbian in space, but she was at the centre of the first ever case of space fraud... or was she? There was a media frenzy around her alleged crime, but Wendy herself has a different story. You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Wendy Lawrence https://medium.com/the-vintage-space/gay-astronauts-a-final-frontier-9892d0987fa0 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/nhq202001130001.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/anne-c-mcclain/biography/ https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/23/politics/nasa-astronaut-bank-account-first-criminal-allegation-space/index.html https://www.armytimes.com/news

NoahFinnce joins us to celebrate our 2nd birthday! Our patrons have voted for gender as this month’s topic - we‘ll tell you how it works and how it doesn’t work... You can find Noah over on his channel: http://youtube.com/noahfinnce You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading What is Gender https://www.who.int/health-topics/gender#tab=tab_1 Biology of Gender https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139786/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139786/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939487/ Gender Studies  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2020.1729844 htt

Are you left handed or right handed? This week we talk about the benefits (and drawbacks) of being a southpaw - and why we even have Handedness in the first place... You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Handedness https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3258574/ https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.3758/bf03337470.pdf https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2016.1127 https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/B9780123851574004747?token=CAFE5C834602FE1A71A7FFB7ED77D96EA36F7B8B77F672CB614A08C764CFA5AF57851CCAD67BC439F9B58EC1B380D5F7 Origin of Handedness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb11oOHYNXM&t=396s https://www.bbc.co.uk

This week we chat about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the commonly misunderstood condition that affects millions of people worldwide! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading What is OCD https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/overview/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370844/ https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-when-unwanted-thoughts-take-over/20-mh-4676-ocd_150041.pdf https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0897190014521996 Psychopathology: Research Assessment and Treatment in Clinical Psychology - Graham Davey Cause of OCD https://www.cell.com/n

This week Eleanor Neale joins us to chat about forensics, and why it might not be as good as you think... Find Eleanor on her YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/EleanorNeale You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Basics of Forensics https://www.britannica.com/science/forensic-science https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zIRQOssWbaoC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=history+of+forensic+science&ots=wJZ2sXZM1X&sig=ME5kNe5qa4mWvb0f2Xig_ikUP4c#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20forensic%20science&f=false https://science.howstuffworks.com/forensic-lab-technique.htm https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/what-is

Well it’s come to this, the climax of Sci Guys! NoahFinnce, the 4th Sci Guy, joins us this week to chat about orgasms... Thank you to our patrons for the topic. Find Noah over on his channel: http://youtube.com/noahfinnce You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Orgasm Basics & Facts https://www.britannica.com/science/orgasm https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/100659-longest-orgasm-in-mammals https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26772-female-ejaculation-comes-in-two-forms-scientists-find/ https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sex-pleasure-and-sexual-dysfunction/sex-and-pleasure/orgasms https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-happe

It’s our hundredth episode & we’re finally giving you all the info you need to live on Mars! To celebrate 100 episodes we’re doing a MASSIVE giveaway! To enter just make sure you’re subscribed, like this video, and comment the first thing you’d do on Mars! The Martian Garden: https://www.themartiangarden.com/pn-shop-main Use code “PERSEVERANCE” for a 20% discount! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading Mars Info https://mars.nasa.gov/all-about-mars/facts https://mars.nasa.gov/all-about-mars/moons/summary/ Mars Missions https://www.space.com/13558-historic-mars-missions.html https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/?page=0&per_page=99&

Okay, hear us out... Jurassic Park, but with mammoths. You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading DNA https://www.britannica.com/science/DNA https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2012.1745 nature.com/news/dna-has-a-521-year-half-life-1.11555 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4031964/ The Mammoth Study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03224-9 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/mammoth-molars-yield-oldest-dna-ever-sequenced?utm_campaign=NewsfromScience&utm_source=Contractor&utm_medium=Twitter Some More on Mammoths https://www.britannica.com/animal/mammoth-extinct-mammal https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/

Magic might actually be real according to science... No really!  You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading What are Witchcraft & Wicca https://www.britannica.com/topic/Wicca https://www.britannica.com/topic/witchcraft/Contemporary-witchcraft https://www.history.com/topics/religion/wicca https://www.livescience.com/amp/39119-myths-about-witches-wiccans.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/subdivisions/wicca.shtml https://wiccaliving.com/beginners-guide-wicca-magic/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/a38ekg/i-tried-wiccan-spells-on-myself-for-a-month https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2000/oct/28/weekend7.weekend3 Wicca/Witchcraft &am

It’s LGBT+ history month in the U.K - a perfect time to talk about the first gay astronaut, Dr Sally Ride! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading The Life of Sally Ride https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/science/space/sally-ride-trailblazing-astronaut-dies-at-61.html https://www.biography.com/astronaut/sally-ride https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sally-ride https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/who-was-sally-ride-58.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sally-Ride https://www.space.com/16756-sally-ride-biography.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/sally-ride-blazed-trail-wome

Is lab grown meat really the future of animal products? Is it actually even vegan? This week Vegard joins us to chat about cultured meat & veganism... Find Vegard on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/vegardls You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod References & Further Reading What is Meat? https://www.britannica.com/topic/meat https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6689198/ https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1024/0300-9831/a000224 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566631930724X?via%3Dihub https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/why-meat-is-bad-for-the-environment/ Mycoprotein & Meat Substitutes https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemis

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