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Charlie’s Angels, The Powerpuff Girls, Destiny’s Child - three amazing groups of women. This week, we’re talking about a trio that trumps them all (at least in primatology). In this triptych, we tell the stories of three women who pushed their field farther than anyone else in history. This is the story of the Trimates - Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birutė Galdikas 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://science.sciencemag.org/content/260/5106/420 https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/she-walks-with-apes https://www.biography.com/scientist/jane-goodall https://www.biography.com/scientist/louis-leakey https://www.biography.com/scientist/dian-fossey https://drbirute.wordpress.com/bio/ https://blog.rsb.org.uk/orangutans-birute-galdikas/ https://orangutan.org/about/dr-birute-mary-galdikas/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-quest-to-save-the-orangutan-70378473/ https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/16/magazine/leakeys-last-angel.html https://leakeyfoundation.org/about/history/ Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Do you want to live forever?  This week we talk about the immortal jellyfish, brain back ups, and all of the different ways humans could become immortal!  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://immortal-jellyfish.com https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/can-a-jellyfish-unlock-the-secret-of-immortality.html https://www.newscientist.com/article/2097379-jellyfish-as-youve-never-seen-them-meet-the-underwater-aliens/amp/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20827861-700-extreme-survival-meet-the-immortals/amp/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627631-100-immortal-avatars-back-up-your-brain-never-die/amp/ https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death https://www.the-scientist.com/features/how-we-age-35872/amp https://www.businessinsider.com/biology-of-aging-why-bodies-get-old-2018-8?amp&r=US&IR=T https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2016/oct/11/chatbot-talk-to-dead-grief Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Our very first redux! Since our last episode the coronavirus has raced around the globe. Panic and misinformation are spreading like wildfire. It’s hard to know what’s true and what’s not. That’s why, this week, we’ve answered all of your questions about COVID-19 with just the facts! This information is correct as of 17/3/20 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.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coronavirus https://www.who.int/gho/hiv/epidemic_status/deaths_text/en/ https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973?query=featured_home https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/18/what-is-uk-government-advice-on-social-distancing-and-isolation-coronavirus https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/government-publishes-full-list-those-17941423 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.13.990226v1 New Scientist 7.3.2020 New Scientist 8.2.2020 Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Do you draw a blank whenever you’re asked to picture something in your head? You might have aphantasia - which is exactly what we’re talking about this week, LIVE from VIDCON LONDON! If you missed the show tune in and find out the science behind a blind mind!  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: 1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34039054 2. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-the-minds-eye-is-blind1/ 3. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2083706-my-minds-eye-is-blind-so-whats-going-on-in-my-brain/ 4. https://aphantasia.com/binocular-rivalry/ 5. https://aphantasia.com/vviq-aphantasia-test Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Find Rachel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelKiki_ Find Rachel on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rachelkeeks 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: 1. https://www.famousscientists.org/marie-curie/ https://www.biography.com/scientist/marie-curie https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Curie/Death-of-Pierre-and-second-Nobel-Prize https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/our-history/marie-curie-the-scientist https://www.biography.com/news/marie-curie-biography-facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/ https://history.aip.org/exhibits/curie/polgirl2.htm https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-secret-sex-life-of-marie-curie-1586244.html Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Way back in the 1940s a man, Bertold Wiesner, started a fertility clinic with his wife and helped in the conception 1500 children.  He had a slightly more hands on approach than most, because he used his own sperm to conceive 600 of those kids. We have Rachel Kiki on to talk about this as they are Wiesner’s grandchild! We also go into the invention of artificial insemination and IVF Find Rachel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelKiki_ Find Rachel on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rachelkeeks 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: 1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9193014/British-man-fathered-600-children-at-own-fertility-clinic.html 2. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bertold-wiesner-british-man-fathered-600-children-kids-sperm-donations_n_1412849?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJeKnY9JOS0iN9zrwMMeziDvXCncnSMYjOiG90rNjfkQU64p8U2O3DbgyYAXaRwoor9MdKxejpouh6zZ2A4IGaal6S1C56oT_x3HmR_MBaHL4RWO1AwqOIWSqLNDtjoQgrKPQSSkoI-Q0PvPomNdpHyJr39uFuAMsAn-z9Ie4Fg9 3. https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-04-09/bertold-wiesner-british-fertility-clinic-owner-allegedly-fathered-600-children 4. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ivf/what-happens/ 5. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ivf/ 6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140213/ 7. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/jul/12/story-ivf-five-million-babies Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

They often say that opposites attract, but how true is that? Aspen, our very first guest host, gives us all the answers!  You can find Aspen on her YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/aspenabroad You can see more of Noah on his YouTube channel: https://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: 1. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face# 2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/brain-wise/201408/the-science-attraction 3. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-surprising-scientific-reason-behind-physical-attraction/ Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

During the Great Dinosaur Rush of the 1800s two men met and started such a venomous rivalry that their decades long feud has come to be known as “The Bone Wars”. Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope were not only mortal enemies, but also two of the most prolific palaeontologists of all time! You can see more of Noah on his YouTube channel: https://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: 1. https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/the-bone-wars-how-a-bitter-rivalry-drove-progress-in-palaeontology/amp/ 2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-second-jurassic-dinosaur-rush-78519329/ 3. https://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/dinosaur-discoveries3.htm 4. https://ansp.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/stories/bone-wars-the-cope-marsh-rivalry/ 5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02t674k 6. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2015/04/15/battle-for-the-bone-wars-beasts/ 7. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-are-fossils-formed.html 8. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-are-dinosaurs.html 9. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dinosaur-rivalry/ 10. https://youtu.be/iP_3PF-FOV0 Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

People often complain about a lack of representation of women in STEM industries, but there is one woman that has made her mark on some of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the past 70 years. However this happened entirely unbeknownst to her. Henrietta Lacks was at the centre of one of the biggest controversies surrounding ethics in science  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 1. https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/cb_93021013?lang=en&region=GB&gclid=CjwKCAiAjrXxBRAPEiwAiM3DQqQ_lkf6gTng7zMlzEJgEXzxLmGiFIHgfgl4XtP1JPkC-1C6q7AUZRoCnHoQAvD_BwE 2. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/jun/23/henrietta-lacks-cells-medical-advances 3. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/henrietta-lacks-immortal-cells-6421299/ 4. https://www.biography.com/scientist/henrietta-lacks 5. https://www.npr.org/2010/02/02/123232331/henrietta-lacks-a-donors-immortal-legacy?t=1580046347420 6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Hela 7. https://www.archivesofpathology.org/doi/10.1043/1543-2165-133.9.1463?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed 8. https://www.nature.com/news/deal-done-over-hela-cell-line-1.13511 9. https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/hela-cell.htm 10. https://www.immunology.org/hela-cells-1951 Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk

Cases of Coronavirus are being reported around the world and anxiety about a deadly outbreak is rising, but is there actually anything to worry about? What is coronavirus? Is the world on the verge of a pandemic? The Sci Guys discuss this and previous global outbreaks in an all new episode! 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: 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/world/china-coronavirus.html 2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51254523 3. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/about/symptoms.html 4. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/symptoms.html 5. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/26/coronavirus-could-infect-100000-globally-experts-warn 6. https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/virus-human1.htm 7. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet.pdf 8. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sars/ Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth sciguys.co.uk