
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 22, 2021 • 1h 24min
101: The Science of Orgasms (with NoahFinnce)
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.
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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-happens-to-your-brain-when-you-orgasm
Female vs Male Orgasm
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17165-six-things-science-has-revealed-about-the-female-orgasm/
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/04/orgasm
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/new-theory-suggests-female-orgasms-are-evolutionary-leftover
https://www.livescience.com/female-orgasm-mystery.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087698/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150625-the-mystery-of-the-female-orgasm
Orgasms in Animals
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/are-we-the-only-species-with-females-that-experience-orgasm/
https://www.livescience.com/9631-animals-enjoy-sex.html
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/yes-other-animals-do-have-sex-for-fun
Faking It, FDS, and Anorgasmia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4816679/
https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/sexual-health/what-can-cause-orgasm-problems-in-women/
Orgasm Studies
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28213723/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29082366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2128033/pdf/9448525.pdf
Death by Orgasm
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/06/cop-dies-during-3-way-sex-widow-wins-3-million/1#.YEo9RZP7S3I
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Mar 15, 2021 • 1h 20min
100: Mission to Mars
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!
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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&order=date+desc&search=
https://www.space.com/china-mars-orbit-tianwen-1-spacecraft-video
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56060890
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/uae-hope
Terraforming Mars
https://www.businessinsider.com/infographic-first-steps-to-terraforming-mars-2017-10?r=US&IR=T
https://www.space.com/41318-we-cant-terraform-mars.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-018-0529-6.epdf
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20141030-five-steps-to-colonising-mars
https://www.livescience.com/56462-how-to-travel-to-mars.html
Growing Plants on Mars (and in Space)
https://youtu.be/rBPLgtfouIs
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/can-plants-grow-with-mars-soil
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/98EO00309
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B:ORIG.0000043129.68196.5f
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/40339(206)54
https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2018/cg_4.html
https://www.themartiangarden.com
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-to-grow-vegetables-on-mars/
https://eatlikeamartian.org/2019_NewSpace_MarsFood.pdf
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018AAS...23140106G/abstract
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Mar 8, 2021 • 46min
99: A Mammoth Episode
Okay, hear us out... Jurassic Park, but with mammoths.
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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/2013/06/700000-year-old-horse-becomes-oldest-creature-sequenced-genome
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/6/eaaw5873
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/oldest-dna-africa-offers-clues-mysterious-ancient-culture
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/last-lonely-woolly-mammoths-faced-genomic-meltdown
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/last-mammoths.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/woolly-mammoth-evolution#:~:text=Modern%20elephants%20and%20woolly%20mammoths,years%20ago%2C%20the%20study%20reports.&text=Then%20just%20440%2C000%20years%20later,into%20their%20own%20separate%20species.
Mammoth Revival
https://www.dw.com/en/japanese-scientists-make-breakthrough-in-cloning-a-woolly-mammoth/a-48063060
https://www.livescience.com/64998-mammoth-cells-inserted-in-mouse-eggs.html
https://www.livescience.com/23861-fossil-dna-half-life.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/woolly-mammoths-extinction-cloning-genetics
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Mar 1, 2021 • 1h 23min
98: The Science of Witchcraft
Magic might actually be real according to science... No really!
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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 & Science
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/long-reads/witchcraft-wicca-rise-anti-science-halloween-b1421710.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3560124/
Optimism Bias & Attention Bias
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982211011912
https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/optimism-bias/
https://web.archive.org/web/20111125061440/http://www.psych.ufl.edu/~shepperd/articles/PsychBelgica2002.pdf
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/09654280110402080/full/html
http://www.crossingdialogues.com/Ms-A14-09.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027273581000019X
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161121/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28780313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6369522/
https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:eae25fc5-1644-44f6-8f3c-8f25e5707d22/download_file?file_format=pdf&safe_filename=THESIS01&type_of_work=Thesis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901130/
https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/attentional-bias/
Placebo Effect
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24909245/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26272535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6013051/
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Feb 22, 2021 • 60min
97: Gays in Space: Dr Sally Ride
It’s LGBT+ history month in the U.K - a perfect time to talk about the first gay astronaut, Dr Sally Ride!
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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-women-astronauts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwu-zSdNiLI&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD6vzRd0rhY&feature=share
Video Interviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6vw9AmiLs&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRo2_HqZ3HQ&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z7PWRZHEnA&feature=share
Astronaut Requirements
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-an-astronaut/

Feb 15, 2021 • 1h 8min
96: The Science of Lab Grown Meat (with Vegard)
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...
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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/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/mycoprotein
Intro to Cultured Meat
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31441608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7162467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7722853/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343407455_Culture_meat_and_cultured_meat
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336309485_TRENDS_IN_CULTURED_MEAT
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lab-grown-meat/
https://www.newscientist.com/term/lab-grown-meat/
Benefits & Drawbacks of Cultured Meat
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6322360/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342318440_Progress_and_Challenges_in_Cultured_Meat
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2020.00007/full?utm_campaign=Deep%20thoughts&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_PwgSHbogOycilJfBWU45yAEb3o32nJ2D_Oj47k7H3BlroY9Xv47pBPBiNivvyCb84k9Vp
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Feb 8, 2021 • 1h 5min
95: How to Make Life In a Jar
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Feb 1, 2021 • 1h 11min
94: The Science of Taste (with Guy Larsen)
Guy Larsen joins us this week to eat lemons, chat about netball, and discuss the science of taste!
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References and Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279408/
https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/taste.htm
https://people.howstuffworks.com/flavor-tripping.htm
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26162535/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25314134/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Synsepalum+dulcificum&filter=simsearch2.ffrft
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27129026/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23886383/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29950553/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31362499/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30654496/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30895915/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29729324/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=taste%20receptor&filter=simsearch2.ffrft
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27174610/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30484669/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31836661/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28327968/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31480669/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31310579/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30475657/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31140574/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21885776/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32541708/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16213813/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31509575/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24362474/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28792937/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25662267/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20696704/
https://arxiv.org/abs/1209.2096
https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/brushing-and-flossing/orange-juice-and-toothpaste-why-they-dont-mix
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdcgpg8
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/miraculin
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805144/

Jan 25, 2021 • 1h 23min
93: Mandela Effect: The Science of False Memories
Have you ever remembered something that didn’t happen? Turns out false memories are actually pretty common, in fact they’re the reason that so many people believe that Nelson Mandela died in prison...
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References:
Memory Basics
https://snl.salk.edu/~eagleman/papers/EaglemanMontagueModelsofLM.pdf
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/human-memory1.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160517131928.htm
False Memories Basics & Seminal Papers
https://www.businessinsider.com/science-of-false-memories-2017-12?r=US&IR=T
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2776349
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319895/
https://webs.wofford.edu/steinmetzkr/Teaching/Psy150/Lecture%20PDFs/Roediger.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30550338/
https://www.healio.com/psychiatry/journals/psycann/1995-12-25-12/%7B2060e727-5296-43bd-8580-55b09b96f074%7D/the-formation-of-false-memories#divReadThis
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702617724424
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279598056_Tricks_of_Memory
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227673242_False_memories_What_the_hell_are_they_for
https://www.gold.ac.uk/media/documents-by-section/departments/research-centres-and-units/research-units/anomalistic-psychology-research/2003-french-fantastic.pdf
https://staff.washington.edu/eloftus/Articles/sciam.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20100619082741/http://www.psych.umn.edu/courses/fall07/brunnquelld/psy8542/Session%2015/Loftus%20-Lost%20in%20the%20Mall%20-%20Misrepresentations%20and%20misubders.pdf
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614562862#aff-2
High Risk Demographics & Potential Consequences
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614534694
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6892757/
https://cognitiveresearchjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41235-020-00262-1
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/acp.2350090302
https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-8624.00064
https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=824601
Further Reading & Interesting Papers
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6749930/
https://indiarxiv.org/gjtfk/\
Incognito - David Eagleman
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Jan 18, 2021 • 1h 2min
92: Richard Shope and the Spanish Flu
The Spanish Flu was the worst pandemic of the 20th century, but it took us a decade to figure out what was causing it. This week we cover a little bit of the Spanish Flu and a lot of the man that discovered the culprit. Spoiler, it probably wasn’t Spain...
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References and Further Reading
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1951634/?page=1
http://centennial.rucares.org/index.php?page=Influenza
http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/shope-richard.pdf
https://digitalcommons.rockefeller.edu/harvey-lectures/21/
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(seasonal)
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-commemoration/1918-pandemic-history.htm
https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/world-war-i/1918-flu-pandemic
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2118275/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/spanish-flu.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2720273/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/flu3.htm
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