
Sci Guys
Sci Guys is a podcast all about the weird and unbelievable ways that scientists learn about the world around us. Each week, Corry (@notcorry) tells the story of a particularly strange scientific study while his cohost Luke (@lukecutforth) does his best to derail the conversation with questions, jokes, and whatever nonsense he can think of.
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Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 10min
151: The Australian Cane Toad Invasion
Australia's wildlife is known for being dangerous, but humans introduced a creature that gave them all a run for their money. The Cane Toad is an invasive species that has singlehandedly taken over Australia in only a few years...
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References & Further Reading
Invasive Species
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/invasive-species/
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-are-invasive-species.html
Cane Toads
https://media.nature.com/original/magazine-assets/d41586-021-02317-9/d41586-021-02317-9.pdf
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/facts/cane-toad
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/frogs/cane-toad/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/invasive-australian-cane-toads-are-more-cannibalistic-their-south-american-counterparts-180978558/
Introduction to Australia
https://pestsmart.org.au/toolkit-resource/how-did-the-cane-toad-arrive-in-australia/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39348313.amp
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/26/australian-water-rats-cut-cane-toads-open-with-surgical-precision-to-feast-on-their-hearts
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18271722/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20919631/
https://www.pnas.org/content/101/49/17150
http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/100_worst.php

Feb 28, 2022 • 1h 37min
150: The Science of Autism (with Cyarine)
Cyarine joins us this week to chat about the science of Autism!
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References & Further Reading
Autism
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)61539-1/fulltext
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3513682/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/what-is-autism/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/signs/adults/
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-02445082
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352928#:~:text=Genetics.,risk%20of%20autism%20spectrum%20disorder.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn.2017.112
https://www.bma.org.uk/what-we-do/population-health/improving-the-health-of-specific-groups/autism-spectrum-disorder#:~:text=It%20is%20estimated%20that%20around,diagnosis%20of%20autism%20spectrum%20disorder.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/other-conditions/
https://autisme.nl/media/120192/artikel_erfelijkehid_autisme.pdf
Aspergers
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Asperger-Syndrome-Information-Page
Causes
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21299355/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25222596/
Gender & Sex Differences
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284309/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11920-019-1006-3
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5925757/
Treatments
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/autism-and-everyday-life/fake-and-harmful-treatments/
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/autism/conditioninfo/treatments

Feb 21, 2022 • 59min
149: The 5 Stages of Grief: The Kübler-Ross Model
The 5 Stages of Grief are almost omnipresent in pop culture, but is the science behind it sound? Let's find out!
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References & Further Reading
Grief & the Kubler Ross-Model
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507885/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/gestaltreview.16.3.0312
https://www.sth.nhs.uk/clientfiles/File/Theory%20of%20Loss.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31746715/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0030222818809766
https://www.britannica.com/science/thanatology
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6844541/
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
https://time.com/3946458/kubler-ross-history/?amp=true
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-53267505.amp
https://www.ekrfoundation.org/elisabeth-kubler-ross/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264310506_Elisabeth_Kubler-Ross
Kubler-Ross Alternatives
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7797418/

Feb 14, 2022 • 1h 8min
148: The Science of Love Languages
Love languages have become a staple in pop culture, but is there any science behind them? That's what we're taking a look at in this Valentine's special!
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References & Further Reading
https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24020933/
https://archive.org/details/fivelovelanguage00chap
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/fashion/can-gary-chapman-save-your-marriage-this-life.html
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17464090500535822?scroll=top&needAccess=true
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17531984/
https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/600283/
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.psichi.org/resource/resmgr/journal_2020/25_3_hughes.pdf
https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-algorithm-mental-health-psychology/amp

Feb 7, 2022 • 44min
147: The Science of ASMR
ASMR seemed to take over the world in the 2010s... but is there any science behind it? That's what we're digging into this week!
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References & Further Reading
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/magazine/how-asmr-videos-became-a-sensation-youtube.html
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/asmr-more-than-a-feeling/amp/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-asmr-real-or-just-a-pseudoscience/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29924796/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33232904/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31128572/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34769976/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33174254/
https://peerj.com/articles/851/

Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 15min
146: The Science of Octopus Sentience
Are octopusses sentient? According to the UK government, yes! Although that may not mean exactly what you think...
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References & Further Reading
Review of Cephalopod & Crustacean Sentience
1. https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/News-Assets/PDFs/2021/Sentience-in-Cephalopod-Molluscs-and-Decapod-Crustaceans-Final-Report-November-2021.pdf
2. https://www.livescience.com/39481-time-to-declare-animal-sentience.html
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494450/
Octopus Info
1. https://www.britannica.com/animal/octopus-mollusk
Sentience
1. https://science.rspca.org.uk/sciencegroup/sentience
Habituation
1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/habituation
UK Government Sentience Bill
1. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/18/octopuses-and-lobsters-have-feelings-include-them-in-sentience-bill-urge-mps
2. https://www.livescience.com/cephalopods-and-crustaceans-recognised-as-sentient-in-uk
3. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lobsters-octopus-and-crabs-recognised-as-sentient-beings

Jan 24, 2022 • 1h 14min
145: The Science of Beards (with Ellie Spigariol)
Why do humans have beards? And why is it predominantly men that are able to grow them? Scientists knuckled down and attempted to figure out the answer!
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References & Further Reading
1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/beard
2. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160418-the-real-reason-men-grow-beards
3. https://www.improbable.com
4. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090513817302660

Jan 17, 2022 • 1h 5min
144: The Science of Empathy (And Rats)
Can rats feel empathy? It’s a tough question to tackle, and many scientists have worked on it over the years… but is it even possible to find the answer?
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References & Further Reading
https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1210789
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10071-013-0692-1
https://www.britannica.com/science/empathy
https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-16999-6_158-1
https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-981-287-080-3_69-1
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1962-00569-001
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-019-0572-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151454/

Jan 10, 2022 • 1h 29min
143: Xenobots: Science of Living Robots (That Reproduce?)
Is a robot a robot when it’s made of living cells? Scientists took frog cells and made them into tiny living robots with the apparent ability to build more of themselves from other cells!
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References & Further Reading
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/49/e2112672118
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32364479/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043553
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/4/1853
News Articles
https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/team-builds-first-living-robots-that-can-reproduce/
https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/01/1060027395/robots-xenobots-living-self-replicating-copy
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-unveiled-the-worlds-first-living-robots-last-year-now-they-can-now-reproduce-180979150/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newscientist.com/article/2299252-living-robots-made-from-frog-cells-can-replicate-themselves-in-a-dish/amp/
https://www.uvm.edu/news/story/team-builds-first-living-robots

Jan 3, 2022 • 1h 19min
142: The Moon Landing
For our first episode of 2022, we’re looking back at the first man on the moon! Join us on the journey as we look at the real story behind Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s (and Michael Collins’) giant step for mankind!
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References & Further Reading
Moon Landing Videos
https://youtu.be/S9HdPi9Ikhk
https://youtu.be/INQlaTnN2cg
Michael Collins
https://youtu.be/SWVgUwMTHEU
Wright Brothers
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wright-brothers
The Moon
https://www.space.com/amp/before-apollo-what-we-didnt-know-about-moon.html
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/overview/
https://www.space.com/amp/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html
https://www.space.com/amp/27029-moon-gravity-falling-astronauts.html
Kennedy Speech
https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/ricetalk.htm
Pen Story
https://youtu.be/qGOrt_CRz_M
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/50-years-pen-saved-apollo-11/story?id=64228723
Apollo Missions
https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/space-exploration/moon-landing-1969
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html
https://www.nasa.gov/wav/62284main_onesmall2.wav
https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/moon-landings/z6bd382
https://www.history.com/.amp/news/moon-landing-apollo-11-facts
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2019/06/16/5-things-you-likely-never-knew-about-apollo-11/?sh=35b9a23ccecf
https://airandspace.si.edu/apollo-to-the-moon/online/apollo-11/about-the-spacecraft.cfm