What happens when you mix America’s Public Health Service with 399 men with untreated syphilis? Nothing, for 40 years. That’s right, America secretly ran a study on black men just to see why would happen if they didn’t treat their deadly and transmissible disease. 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 and Further Reading  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/16/youve-got-bad-blood-the-horror-of-the-tuskegee-syphilis-experiment/ https://www.history.com/news/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/index.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568718/ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vKFYAtcLAxgC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2607737/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/44448396?seq=1 https://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/23029 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/syphilis/ https://www.britannica.com/science/syphilis Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Vote 'Sci Guys' for the Listeners' Choice Award: vote.sciguys.co.uk You’ve heard of Albert Einstein but do you know the story of his stolen brain? This week we talk about Einstein’s greatest work and some things they probably won’t have taught you in school... 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 and Further Reading  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2014/04/21/the-tragic-story-of-how-einsteins-brain-was-stolen-and-wasnt-even-special/ https://www.britannica.com/science/E-mc2-equation https://www.britannica.com/science/relativity/Special-relativity#ref252878 https://www.newscientist.com/people/albert-einstein/#ixzz6QNpfEBWW https://www.britannica.com/science/photoelectric-effect https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Va5T2KcYiOw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0RApKeMGDnE https://www.newscientist.com/people/albert-einstein/# https://www.biography.com/scientist/albert-einstein https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/news/2017/06/einstein-relativity-lasers-solar-genius-science https://www.space.com/amp/15524-albert-einstein.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bpeins.html https://www.space.com/amp/36273-theory-special-relativity.html https://www.britannica.com/science/relativity/Special-relativity#ref252878 https://www.britannica.com/science/E-mc2-equation https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/01/23/the-three-meanings-of-emc2-einsteins-most-famous-equation/amp/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/was-einstein-the-first-to-invent-e-mc2/ Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

What is it that makes people gay? Have scientists actually found a gay gene? What do dolphins have to do with it? This pride themed episode has all the answers you need!  You can see more from Rowan here: http://youtube.com/muppetmadness 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 and Further Reading  https://www.britannica.com/topic/homosexuality https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22720828/ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/268/5219/1841.long https://science.sciencemag.org/content/284/5414/571 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771012/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animalshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animals https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2004/07/homosexual-animals-debate/ https://phys.org/news/2019-05-scientists-explore-evolution-animal-homosexuality.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02585-6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/articles/results/handedness.shtml https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325203/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332435-200-biologists-have-a-problem-with-homosexuality-they-should-get-over-it/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532684-400-same-sex-attraction-isnt-an-evolutionary-paradox-heres-why/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13674-evolution-myths-natural-selection-cannot-explain-homosexuality/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26089486 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/massive-study-finds-no-single-genetic-cause-of-same-sex-sexual-behavior/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2019/08/30/the-gay-gene-is-a-myth-but-being-gay-is-natural-say-scientists/#1f32645b7fa7 https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/linkage-between-dna-markers-x-chromosome-and-male-sexual-orientation-1993-dean-h-hamer-and https://www.nature.com/articles/ng1195-248 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13918830-300-gene-hunters-sound-warning-over-gay-link/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/epigenetic-influences-and-disease-895/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/ Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Is there a difference between male and female brains? Is that the cause of dysphoria? We delve into these questions and more with returning guest NoahFinnce! You can see more from Noah here: 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 and Further Reading  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28382847/?from_term=transgender&from_pos=3 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29732618/?from_term=transgender&from_pos=4 http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2016/gender-lines-science-transgender-identity/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/10/14/how-is-the-science-behind-gender-division-evolving/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07238-8 https://www.who.int/genomics/gender/en/index1.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01237-z https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5953012/ https://www.them.us/story/brain-scans-transgender-identity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23976-1 https://www.pnas.org/content/112/50/15468 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920301002 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/ http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC2669491&blobtype=pdf https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Sexual-Differentiation-of-the-Human-Brain%3A-Role-Bakker/402dbf3c223288f49fad94000487593a10c3c8c2 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29050504/?from_term=transgender&from_pos=5 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/nature/etc/hormones.html https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/sex-hormones-and-your-heart https://www.dana.org/article/hormones/ https://health.howstuffworks.com/sexual-health/sexuality/secondary-sex-characteristics.htm https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/mens-health/what-is-gynaecomastia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_steroid Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

5G could open up a whole new world of technology, and fundamentally change the way we live our lives, but what are the dangers of this Promethean technology? This week we break down the REAL reason you should be worried about 5G... 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 and Further Reading  https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/advice/what-is-5g https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/5g-what-is-health-risks-towers-technology-conspiracy-theory-coronavirus-a9455356.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48616174 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/07/how-false-claims-about-5g-health-risks-spread-into-the-mainstream https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03609-x https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/04/5g-mobile-networks-threat-to-world-weather-forecasting https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science-and-technology/2019/11/could-your-next-mobile-phone-wreck-our-weather-forecasts https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5g-could-disrupt-accurate-weather-forecasts/ https://www.wired.co.uk/article/5g-weather-reports https://www.wired.co.uk/article/5g-health-risks-concerns https://www.synopsys.com/5g/5g-vs-4g.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/17/tech/5g-technical-explainer/index.html https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kuppusamy_Peramandai_Govindasamy/publication/301789296_A_Comparative_Study_on_4G_and_5G_Technology_for_Wireless_Applications/links/5728768f08ae586b21e52fb9/A-Comparative-Study-on-4G-and-5G-Technology-for-Wireless-Applications.pdf?origin=publication_detail https://www.wired.com/story/5g-networks-could-throw-weather-forecasting-into-chaos/ https://www.who.int/peh-emf/about/WhatisEMF/en/ https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/physics/electromagnetic-radiation/wave-communication https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/communications/articles/how-ems-communication-has-changed-in-the-digital-age-rqlCHWFiTjouK5Qn/ https://www.who.int/peh-emf/publications/facts/fs304/en/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/52168096 https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-019-00009-7 https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/5g-mobile-networks-and-health Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Is truth dead in a world without video evidence? That’s just one of the questions we cover in this week’s episode on Deepfakes. This face swapping technology is still young, but it’s set to change the world... 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 and Further Reading  https://youtu.be/OCLaeBAkFAY https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/deepfake-slang-definition-examples https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/13/what-are-deepfakes-and-how-can-you-spot-them https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/kz4amx/fsgan-program-makes-it-even-easier-to-make-deepfakes https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/12/deep-fakes-fake-news-truth https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/technology/fake-videos-deepfakes.html https://www.creativelive.com/blog/tbt-photo-manipulation-before-photoshop/ https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/science/it-may-look-authentic-heres-how-to-tell-it-isnt.html http://iisjoa.org/sites/default/files/iisjoa/2017/PDF/11.%20Jitendra%20Sharma%20&%20Rohita%20Sharma.pdf http://www.alteredimagesbdc.org/national-geographic/ https://www.cc.gatech.edu/~beki/cs4001/history.pdf https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/calr107&div=51&id=&page= https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.08685 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8683164 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicephore-Niepce https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/83262/how-photo-retouching-worked-photoshop https://www.britannica.com/technology/photography Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

How many people can you fit in one head? We’re covering Dissociative Identity Disorder this week, a condition often misrepresented in media. Find out the science behind Split, Fight Club, and many more films! Thanks to our patrons for choosing this episode’s topic 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 and Further Reading  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24788904/?from_term=dissociative+identity+disorder&from_pos=1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24865199/?from_term=dissociative+identity+disorder&from_pos=2 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28745945/?from_term=dissociative+identity+disorder&from_pos=3 https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/bumc_2017_81_08 https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder#1 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dissociative-disorders/ https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/dissociative-disorders/what-are-dissociative-disorders https://www.sane.org/information-stories/facts-and-guides/dissociative-identity-disorder https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dissociative-disorders/symptoms-causes/syc-20355215 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4899-0310-5_16 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-06491-000 https://www.psych.theclinics.com/article/S0193-953X(05)00096-1/abstract https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.books.9781585625048.gg24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2zeOdE5GY&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxktavpRdzU https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder#4-8 https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders/about-dissociation/https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders/about-dissociation/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3233754/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/multiple-sclerosis/ https://youtu.be/uxktavpRdzU Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Thank you to Clear On Plastics for sponsoring this week’s podcast. Make sure you play this weeks Quick Fire Quiz on the Clear on Plastics Instagram page here: https://bit.ly/SciGuysClearOnPlastics (It’ll be saved as a highlight for you to play)   You can find out more about bio-plastics here: https://bit.ly/bioPlastics 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 and Further Reading https://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/3Rs%20Recycling%20Highlights%202015%20FINAL%20FOR%20PUBLICATION.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/environment/plastic https://www.sciencehistory.org/the-history-and-future-of-plastics https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/are-bioplastics-made-from-plants-better-for-environment-ocean-plastic/ https://www.bpf.co.uk/sustainability/plastics_recycling.aspx https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-knowledge/how-is-it-recycled/plastics https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27442625 https://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/plastics_history/default.aspx https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/are-bioplastics-made-from-plants-better-for-environment-ocean-plastic/ https://www.thoughtco.com/plastic-chemical-composition-608930 https://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/how-is-plastic-made.aspx https://www.activesustainability.com/environment/what-are-bioplastics/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-brief-history-of-plastic-world-conquest/ Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Did you know that bread could save your life? Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin and saved countless lives!  This week we cover the series of fortunate events that development of the first ever antibiotic... 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 and Further Reading https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/current-issues-in-health-and-medicine/antibiotics-and-antibiotic-resistance/a/antibiotics-an-overview https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/216798#history https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/antibiotics/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1945/fleming/biographical/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/the-real-story-behind-the-worlds-first-antibiotic https://www.kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/penicillin-found-functional-fungus/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/fleming_alexander.shtml https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5403050/ https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

You may know the Griffith Observatory from La La Land, but did you know the story of poison, betrayal, and attempted murder that led to its founding?  Corry gives you everything you need to know about his favourite place in the world, The Griffith Observatory! 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 and Further Reading https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2011-jun-12-la-me-0612-then-20110612-story.html https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/the-complex-life-of-griffith-j-griffith https://hollywoodforever.com/story/griffith-j-griffith/ http://www.griffithobservatory.org/exhibits/centralrotunda_griffithjgriffith.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatlife/8751943/The-Britons-who-made-their-mark-on-LA.html http://www.griffithobservatory.org http://griffithmedia.org/bigpicture/index.htm https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/33356-weight-on-planets-mars-moon.html Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk