
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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Dec 27, 2021 • 2h 2min
141: Memory Machine (Best of 2021)
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To celebrate the end of the year - we visit our best moments of 2021 using a very scientific Memory Machine…
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Dec 20, 2021 • 1h 17min
140: The Science of Asexuality
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Our patrons voted for it and so we’ve done it, an episode on scientific studies surrounding asexuality!
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References & Further Reading
What is Asexuality?
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/six-ways-be-ally-asexual-people
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/artslaw/openresearch/2021/asexuality.aspx
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/japp.12472
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/teens/ask-experts/is-there-a-medical-reason-for-asexuality
Asexuality Research
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0959353512443668?journalCode=fapa
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2015.1015713?scroll=top&needAccess=true
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-008-9434-x
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251074
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251074
HSDD
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sex-pleasure-and-sexual-dysfunction/sexual-dysfunction/premature-ejaculation

Dec 13, 2021 • 1h 9min
139: The Science of Spider-Man
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In honour of Spider-Man: No Way Home we have taken it upon ourselves to create a real life Spider-Man. Or at the very least, figure out how what might be possible.
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References & Further Reading
Spider-Man
https://www.britannica.com/art/comic-book
Spiders
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/invertebrates/facts/spiders
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/09/ask-grown-up-spiders-stick-walls-ceilings
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trade-secret-of-sticky-sp/
Radiation
https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-basics
https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-health-effects
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/060418-chernobyl-wildlife-thirty-year-anniversary-science
Soft Exosuits
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/exosuit-sri-robotics-darpa-soldiers
Spider Silk
https://www.britannica.com/science/elasticity-physics
https://www.britannica.com/science/tensile-strength
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html
Gecko Gloves
https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/november/gecko-inspired-device-112114.html
Spider Sense
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/02/23/prototype-suit-gives-you-real-life-spider-sense/amp/

Dec 6, 2021 • 1h 20min
138: The Science of Gay Sex (with Iain Gillespie)
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Iain joins us this week to talk about their research into queer people, sex, and losing your virginity!
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References & Further Reading
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2021.1960944
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/lgbtq-inclusive-education-everything-you-need-know
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cacc0b40-c3a4-473b-86cc-11863c0b3f30
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-17341-2_2

Nov 29, 2021 • 1h 6min
137: The Science of Cults
Our patrons decided that cults would be the topic of this week’s episode, so here you go! A little lighter on the heavy science this week as we delve into what cults are, how they work, and why people might join them...
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References & Further Reading
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797620971654
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jamie-Raines
http://repository.essex.ac.uk/29565/1/Being%20Transgender-%20Effects%20of%20Behaviour%2C%20Arousal%20and%20Wellbeing%20JR%20Thesis%2022.12.20.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/15/style/the-psychology-of-the-cult-experience.html
https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov02/cults.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2540138/?page=1
https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov03/jonestown
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1356&context=theses_dissertations
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178116319941
https://www.openculture.com/2020/10/why-do-people-join-cults.html
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178116319941
http://cultresearch.org/definition-and-explanation-of-the-word-cult/
http://vivianlawry.com/psychology-of-cults/
http://www.psychology.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/image_tool/images/117/Elizabeth.Ligthelm.pdf
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/07/12/what-makes-a-cult-a-cult/amp

Nov 22, 2021 • 1h 15min
136: The Science of Transgender Sexuality (with JammiDodger)
Dr Jamie Raines joins us to talk through some of his groundbreaking research with trans men, and how gender affects arousal.
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References & Further Reading
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797620971654
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jamie-Raines
http://repository.essex.ac.uk/29565/1/Being%20Transgender-%20Effects%20of%20Behaviour%2C%20Arousal%20and%20Wellbeing%20JR%20Thesis%2022.12.20.pdf

Nov 15, 2021 • 1h 20min
135: Sleep Paralysis Therapy & Dream Science (with Dr Baland Jalal)
This week sleep science expert Dr Baland Jalal joins us to chat about sleep paralysis & dig into his research!
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References & Further Reading
Dr Baland Jalal
https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/baland-jalal
https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?bj272
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Baland-Jalal/publication/262397186_Evidence_for_Tai_Chi_as_a_Therapeutic_Mind-Body_Intervention_for_Sleep_A_Commentary_on_Raman_et_al/links/0c9605379e7ea0f3c8000000/Evidence-for-Tai-Chi-as-a-Therapeutic-Mind-Body-Intervention-for-Sleep-A-Commentary-on-Raman-et-al.pdf
MR Therapy
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00028/full
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.00922/full
Sleep Paralysis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060736/#!po=22.4138
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00207148108409169?needAccess=true
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1363461505050710?url_ver=Z39.88-2003
https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/a-neuroscientist-tried-to-help-me-overcome-my-sleep-paralysis.html
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Baland-Jalal/publication/258831277_A_Comparison_of_Self-Report_and_Interview_Methods_for_Assessing_Sleep_Paralysis_A_Pilot_Investigation_in_Denmark_and_the_United_States/links/0deec52ff95124e325000000/A-Comparison-of-Self-Report-and-Interview-Methods-for-Assessing-Sleep-Paralysis-A-Pilot-Investigation-in-Denmark-and-the-United-States.pdf

Nov 8, 2021 • 1h 1min
134: The Science of Gene Editing & Treating Blindness
For the first time ever we’ve used CRISPR to edit someone’s genes INSIDE THEIR BODY! So far we’ve been able to reverse some effects of rare genetic eye disease that results in blindness, and this is only the beginning!
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References & Further Reading
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/leber-congenital-amaurosis/
https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/634/leber-congenital-amaurosis
https://luxturna.com
Gene Therapy
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06195-6
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-0493-4
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41573-019-0012-9
The EDIT-101 Trial
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT03872479
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0327-9
https://text.npr.org/2021/09/29/1040879179/vision-loss-crispr-treatment
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00655-8https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00655-8
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764428https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764428

Nov 1, 2021 • 57min
133: The Real Frankenstein?
In this spooky episode of Sci Guys we explore the life of Johann Konrad Dippel - a mad scientist that some credit as the inspiration for Mary Shelley’s Dr Frankenstein… Despite the pack of any evidence.
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References & Further Reading
Johann Konrad Dippel
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1034731/?page=5
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1034731/?page=5
https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1308/147363513X13500508916973
Alchemy & Frankenstein
https://www.britannica.com/topic/alchemy/Modern-alchemy
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Frankenstein

Oct 25, 2021 • 1h 26min
132: The Shocking Science of Boredom
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References & Further Reading
Scientific Studies & Papers
https://www.science.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.1250830
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178116301524?via%3Dihub
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0963721419884309
News & Magazine Articles
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28130690.amp
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-boredom-is-anything-but-boring/
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/what-does-boredom-do-to-us-and-for-us