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Scientists in the 20th century were looking for a way to use radiation that helped humanity instead of hurting it. So they decided to blast food with radiation to see if they could make it better. Here's how that worked out... Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading By Nepenthes - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12137858 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/13/growing-atomically-energised-plants-james-wong https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/atomic-gardening/ https://www.naro.go.jp/english/laboratory/nics/radbreedlab/index.html https://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/archive/nias/eng/org/GR/IRB/#:~:text=The%20Institute%20of%20Radiation%20Breeding,Co%20source%20at%20the%20center. https://www.popsci.com/science/what-is-an-atomic-garden/ https://www.atomicgardening.com/1958/10/01/rebuilding-plants/ https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/seeds/learn-about-irradiating-seeds.htm https://www.ediblegeography.com/strange-and-beautiful-seeds-from-the-atom/ https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Global-impact-of-mutation-derived-varieties-Ahloowalia-Maluszynski/6b80382ab33c62f9cb3e1028b473aa8b105207d4 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/science/28crop.html https://pruned.blogspot.com/2011/04/atomic-gardens.html http://www.atomicgardening.com/downloads/atomic-gardening-for-the-layman/ http://www.atomicgardening.com/1960/02/21/the-atomic-gardening-society/ https://www.google.com/search?q=why+does+radiationc+ause+mutation&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB727GB727&oq=why+does+radiationc+ause+mutation&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13j0i22i30l4j0i8i13i30l2j0i390l2.4312j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218706/#:~:text=Ionizing%20radiation%20damages%20the%20genetic,transmitted%20from%20generation%20to%20generation. https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/what-is-radiation https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/what_is.html https://www.sciencealert.com/fruits-vegetables-before-domestication-photos-genetically-modified-food-natural genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Mutation

Justin Schmidt has been stung by over 100 insects. Being a scientist, he used his experience to create a scale for measuring the pain of insect stings. You won't believe what some people do with the most painful sting we've found.... Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.nhm.ac.uk/scroller-schmidt-painscale/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/magazine/the-connoisseur-of-pain.html https://entomologytoday.org/2016/09/30/a-peek-into-the-mind-of-the-creator-of-the-schmidt-sting-pain-index/ https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2016/05/15/477852486/stung-by-83-different-insects-biologist-rates-his-pain-on-a-scale-of-1-to-ow https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Justin-O-Schmidt-40012997 https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/11/experience-i-have-been-stung-by-150-species-of-insect https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/arch.940010205 https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/amp/news/2019/2/king-of-sting-rates-most-painful-insects-558529 https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/insect-stings https://www.thoughtco.com/bullet-ant-sting-facts-4174296

Scientists created a third thumb to help you with everyday tasks, here's the science behind it! Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/may/robotic-third-thumb-use-can-alter-brain-representation-hand?utm_source=Portico&utm_medium=Print&utm_campaign=Portico2021 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TY6Dm4Klumc https://www.ucl.ac.uk/icn/people/tamar-makin https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abd7935 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.3000729 https://plasticity-lab.com/body-augmentation https://plasticity-lab.com/ https://www.daniclodedesign.com/thethirdthumb https://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/05/controllable-third-thumb-lets-wearers-extend-natural-abilities-royal-college-art-design-graduates/# https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abd7935# https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=TY6Dm4Klumc

What happened to the scientist who swallowed a shrew? Find out in this week’s episode! Why did he do it? Find out in this week’s episode! Was it worth it? You know where to find out… Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/030544039590008X?token=2AD5CCE378AA407CB7D48BD3909243E42FB91C109A3C51013D4CC284A751D8352AD33368BBB8589D13CA3A71D0A6ACFA&originRegion=eu-west-1&originCreation=20220329231748 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2008/jul/01/improbableresearch.highereducation https://www.science.org/content/article/crappy-navigation-system-and-shrew-swallowing-win-sciences-highest-dishonor https://improbable.com/ig/winners/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2421143

Sci Guys is 3 years old & our patrons chose Gender Dysphoria as the topic for this anniversary episode! NoahFinnce joins us to give his perspective on this as we discuss how gender dysphoria can affect trans (and sometimes cis) people! Check out Noah’s music: https://open.spotify.com/album/41d02ZUTdg1D67AAFZ8UuI?si=2BGi_SIRRgO0fPVNSDqBjg The videos mentioned: Is Sex Binary: https://youtu.be/UpA42REDV8w The Science of Gender: https://youtu.be/GrNRD2TkdBw Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Gender Dysphoria https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/ https://www.britannica.com/science/gender-dysphoria https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532313/ https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/cultural-competency/education/transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-patients/gender-dysphoria-diagnosis https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/symptoms/ https://gic.nhs.uk/info-support/gender-dysphoria/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296700032_The_DSM-5_Diagnostic_Criteria_for_Gender_Dysphoriahttps://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gender-development-service-children-adolescents.pdf History of Gender Dysphoria https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22844818/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/political-minds/202010/the-weird-history-gender-dysphoria-research?amp Cause of Gender Dysphoria https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191202135655.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7415463/ Male vs Female Brains https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2017spring/how-mens-and-womens-brains-are-different.html#:~:text=Adjusted%20for%20total%20brain%20size,is%20bigger%20than%20a%20woman's. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00677-x https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=locus https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939487/ UK Gender Dysphoria Treatment Protocol https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/better-mh-policy/college-reports/cr181-good-practice-guidelines-for-the-assessment-and-treatment-of-adults-with-gender-dysphoria.pdf https://www.gendergp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/NHS-Gender-Protocol.pdf https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/treatment/ Sex https://dictionary.apa.org/sex-characteristic

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No one knows what happens when you die, but scientists may be a step closer to changing that... Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.livescience.com/first-ever-scan-of-dying-brain https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2022.813531/full?utm_source=fweb&utm_medium=nblog&utm_campaign=ba-sci-fnagi-what-happens-in-the-brain-when-we-die https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50601-6 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-science-of-near-death-experiences/386231/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-near-death-experiences-reveal-about-the-brain/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139799/

Sometimes twins can battle it out while in the womb, resulting in one of them just... disappearing. This is vanishing twin syndrome, and it's far more common than you may first think.  Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Twins & Pregnancy https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/identical-twins https://www.twins.org.au/twins-and-families/about-twins/171-mirror-image-twins https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/finding-out/pregnant-with-twins/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/ Vanishing Twins https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563220/#:~:text=Vanishing%20twin%20syndrome%2C%20as%20the,image%20of%20a%20vanishing%20twin. https://time.com/4091210/chimera-twins/ https://www.livescience.com/teens-twin-found-inside-adbomen-fetus-in-fetu.html Gestational Sac https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551624/

Human organs are in short supply - but this year scientists decided to genetically modify a pig heart to save the life of a man with terminal heart disease. This xentoransplant is brand new science & had never been done before. This week we go over the crazy experiments and mind-blowing science that led to this medical marvel. Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Xenotransplantation https://archive.bio.org/articles/xenotransplantation-benefits-and-risks-special-organ-transplantation https://www.omixon.com/brief-history-xenotransplantation/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3246856/ https://www.who.int/ethics/en/ETH_Nuffiled_xenotransplantation.pdf https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.03060/full https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/xenotransplantation https://www.groomers-online.com/professional-c1/scissors-c22/left-handed-scissors-c265/groomers-elite-45-straight-left-handed-bull-nosed-scissors-p755 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34697231/ Organ Donation & Transplants https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/helping-you-to-decide/about-organ-donation/statistics-about-organ-donation/ https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/helping-you-to-decide/about-organ-donation/living-donation/ https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/what-we-do/transplantation-services/organ-donation-and-transplantation/ First Pig Heart Transplant https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2022/01/15/the-science-behind-the-first-successful-pig-to-human-heart-transplant https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59944889.amp https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00111-9 https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/consumeSsoCookie?redirectUri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelancet.com%2Faction%2FconsumeSharedSessionAction%3FJSESSIONID%3DaaaBetSmryb39fIGYw37x%26MAID%3DcerwNnXJRoDD37sdGKDXfw%253D%253D%26SERVER%3DWZ6myaEXBLFD8VbcQEfOcg%253D%253D%26I2KBRCK%3D1%26ORIGIN%3D695817921%26RD%3DRD%26exp%3DTEn4cY9Dbt214rWTophWGQ%25253D%25253D&code=null&acw=Secure;SameSite=None&utt= https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/03/german-researchers-to-breed-pigs-for-human-heart-transplants

What happpens when you're pregnant, but without actually being pregnant? These are hysterical pregnancies, and they are totally real. Find out more about these odd phantom foetuses in today's episode. Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Hysterical Pregnancies https://www.psychdb.com/somatic/pseudocyesis https://www.cureus.com/articles/40598-a-rare-case-of-pseudocyesis-in-a-patient-with-bipolar-disorder https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738334/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3674939/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361851/#__ffn_sectitle https://www.britannica.com/science/false-pregnancy https://www.britannica.com/science/hydatidiform-mole https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5894469/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4133423/ https://americanpregnancy.org/getting-pregnant/infertility/false-pregnancy/ Somatic Symptom Disorders https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/somatic-symptom-disorder/what-is-somatic-symptom-disorder https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990557/ https://www.psychdb.com/somatic/dsm-5/z-other-specified