This week Corry tells the story of actual cyborg Kevin Warwick AKA Captain Cyborg (no really). We also chat about an artist who uses technology to hear colours. Tune in to find out about all the different ways you can upgrade yourself! References and Further Reading 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warwick 2. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/784743 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Harbisson 4. http://business-review.eu/br-exclusive/br-exclusive-kevin-warwick-in-10-15-years-we-will-have-robots-with-human-size-brains-187977 5. https://www.techworld.com/apps-wearables/professor-cyborg-reveals-secrets-of-cybernetic-communication-3659400/ 6. http://www.kevinwarwick.com/i-cyborg/ 7. http://www.kevinwarwick.com/project-cyborg-1-0/ 8. Carvalko, Joseph (2012). The Techno-human Shell-A Jump in the Evolutionary Gap. Sunbury Press. 9. http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news_features/2005/eyeborg.shtml 10. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pacemaker-implantation/ 11. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hearing-loss/treatment/ 12. https://youtu.be/KOJnOCdBr4s 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/SciGuys Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/SciGuys Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

In this episode, Corry talks us through the very real science behind the living dead. Not only do we cover zombie pigs, but we’ve also give a step-by-step guide to keeping your dog alive forever! References and a Further Reading 1. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1099-1 2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47960874 3. https://youtu.be/K_T8OuYIfhM 4. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/04/pig-brains-partially-revived-what-it-means-for-medicine-death-ethics/ 5. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11673-013-9450-y 6. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Brukhonenko 7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2772257/ 8. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/brain-death/ 9. https://assets.cambridge.org/97805216/80547/excerpt/9780521680547_excerpt.pdf 10. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-viruses-alive-2004/ Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/SciGuys Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/SciGuys Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

This week we cover the history of animal astronauts, a tiny squid with an unbelievable super power, and how to survive in space. Listen and find out why we love flinging things off the planet! References & Further Reading: 1. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=959 2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_in_space 3. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190107153413.htm 4. https://experiment.com/projects/squid-in-space-symbiosis-and-innate-immunity 5. http://jeb.biologists.org/content/217/9/1588 6. Rexfort, A.; Mutterlose, J. (2006). "Stable isotope records from Sepia officinalis—a key to understanding the ecology of belemnites?" Earth and Planetary Science Letters.  7.  https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19660005052.pdf 8. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214552419300033 9. http://spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=52266 10. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/octopuses-and-kin/hawaiian-bobtail-squid 11. https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/getSharedSiteSession?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cell.com%2Fcurrent-biology%2Fpdf%2FS0960-9822%2808%2901137-8.pdf&rc=0 12.  https://medium.com/hhmi-science-media/natures-cutest-symbiosis-the-bobtail-squid-583a171d4eb4 13. https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/bobtail-squid Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/SciGuys Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/SciGuys Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

In our first episode, Corry tells the story of an Australian scientist that drank a beaker of bacteria just to prove a point! We also discuss how Easter cured stomach ulcers and, of course, what Luke’s therapist has been saying... References & Further Reading 1. "In pursuit of diseases that have no name" 2. "The Doctor Who Drank Infectious Broth, Gave Himself an Ulcer, and Solved a Medical Mystery" 3. BarryJ Marshall, J.Robin Warren, UNIDENTIFIED CURVED BACILLI IN THE STOMACH OF PATIENTS WITH GASTRITIS AND PEPTIC ULCERATION, The Lancet 4. "Helicobacter pylori - Chapter 3 - 2016 Yellow Book | Travelers' Health | CDC".  5. Barry, Marshall (2005). "Autobiography". Nobel Foundation.  6. Marshall BJ, Warren JR (June 1984). "Unidentified curved bacilli in the  stomach of patients with gastritis and peptic ulceration". Lancet. 1  7. Konturek JW (December 2003). "Discovery by Jaworski of Helicobacter pylori and its pathogenetic role in peptic ulcer, gastritis and gastric cancer"  8. Steer HW (August 1975). "Ultrastructure of cell migration through the gastric epithelium and its relationship to bacteria"  9. Atwood IV KC (2004). "Bacteria, Ulcers, and Ostracism? H. pylori and the making of a myth" Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/SciGuys Watch us on YouTube: youtube.com/SciGuys Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth