
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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Aug 21, 2023 • 1h 26min
227: The Science of Sleep Deprivation
Do you get enough sleep? Try listening to this episode. Even if it doesn't work, at least you'll be more motivated to snooze!
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References & Further Reading
Sleep Basics
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-understanding-sleep
Sleep Deprivation Basics
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-deprivation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449130/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940073/
Marie de Manacéïne
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41563419_Some_Notes_on_the_Biography_of_Maria_Manasseina
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9322273/
https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/pdf/b21975917
Peter Tripp
https://study.com/learn/lesson/peter-tripp-sleep-deprivation-experiment.html
https://www.reelradio.com/gifts/wmgmtripp.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MT8ekBGyM4
https://www.wbur.org/npr/562305141/eleven-days-without-sleep-the-haunting-effects-of-a-record-breaking-stunt
How Sleep Deprivation Kills
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2928625/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6857280/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2928622/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32502393/

Aug 14, 2023 • 1h 20min
226: The Science of Social Interaction (Transactional Analysis)
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Luke takes the reins this week to guide us through transactional analysis, the pop psychology of social interaction...
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References & Further Reading
https://www.simplypsychology.org/transactional-analysis-eric-berne.html
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321111663_Scientific_evidence_base_for_transactional_analysis_in_the_year_2010
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/transactional-analysis.html
https://www.simplypsychology.org/transactional-analysis-eric-berne.html#The-Ego-States
https://mcpt.co.uk/transactional-analysis-and-ego-states/#:~:text=The%20parent%20ego%20state%20contains,the%20%27oughts”%20of%20life.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a39489576/what-is-weaponised-incompetence/
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/memberarticles/a-brief-introduction-to-transactional-analysis
https://www.gp-training.net/transactional-analysis/parent-adult-child-ego-states/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transactional_analysis
https://youtu.be/nKNyFSLJy6o

Aug 7, 2023 • 1h 17min
225: The Science of Tuberculosis
John Green started an online war against J&J, all over a drug for Tuberculosis. So this week we're delving into the science of TB, and digging into the controversy surrounding it…
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References & Further Reading
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tuberculosis-tb/
https://www.cdc.gov/tb/default.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441916/
Tuberculosis Treatment Patents
https://wellcome.org/news/tuberculosis-curable-and-preventable-why-do-millions-still-die
https://time.com/6295511/how-an-innovative-deal-will-give-millions-access-to-cheaper-tuberculosis-drugs/
https://www.science.org/content/article/major-drug-company-bends-battle-over-access-key-tb-treatment
Gram Staining
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857177/

Jul 31, 2023 • 1h 22min
224: The Science of Psychological Manipulation
You're a bad person if you don't listen to this episode... Either that or this was just an example of this week's topic, psychological manipulation!
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References & Further Reading
https://psycnet.apa.org/home
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/are-we-all-manipulative/
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00974/full
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886906004776?via%3Dihub
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-manipulation/
http://openpsychometrics.org/tests/MACH-IV/1.php
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00454/full
https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/31801
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipulation_(psychology)
https://www.worldcat.org/title/991673448
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244020971615
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00454/full
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/communication-success/201510/14-signs-psychological-and-emotional-manipulation

Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 11min
223: Oppenheimer & The Science of Atomic Bombs
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References & Further Reading
https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/oral-histories/j-robert-oppenheimers-interview
https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/j-robert-oppenheimerhttps://ee.stanford.edu/~hellman/sts152_02/handout02.pdf
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/trinity-test
https://web.archive.org/web/20140904084107/http://www.wsmr.army.mil/PAO/Trinity/Pages/RalphSmithseyewitnessaccountoftheTrinitytriptowatchblast.aspx
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/science-behind-atom-bomb

Jul 17, 2023 • 1h 5min
222: The Antivenom Conspiracy
Snake bites can be deadly, but luckily we have an incredibly effective treatment in antivenom. So why do thousands still die from snake venom annually? This week, we're slithering our way to the bottom of the antivenom conspiracy!
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References & Further Reading
https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/antivenom-made-precious/
https://www.who.int/teams/control-of-neglected-tropical-diseases/snakebite-envenoming/antivenoms#:~:text=They%20are%20made%20by%20immunizing,defences%20to%20eliminate%20these%20toxins
https://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/sw-091613-bitingback.pdf
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/antibody-initiative/antivenom
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/g561/how-to-make-antivenom-why-the-world-is-running-out/?slide=1
https://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/september-october-2022/Pages/antivenom-brief-history.aspx
https://www.britannica.com/science/venom
https://www.britannica.com/science/antibody

Jul 10, 2023 • 56min
221: The Science of Sigmund Freud (with NOAHFINNCE)
From Oedipus to Electra, envying members, and superegos - this week we dive into the life of Sigmund Freud with the 5th Sci Guy, NoahFinnce!
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References & Further Reading
Freud Biography
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigmund-Freud
https://www.biography.com/scientists/sigmund-freud
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/freud_sigmund.shtml
Freudian Theories
https://www.livescience.com/54723-sigmund-freud-biography.html
https://journalpsyche.org/the-freudian-theory-of-personality/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3115290/
https://www.freud.org.uk/2003/06/12/homophobia/
https://www.livescience.com/why-freud-was-wrong.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/freud_sigmund.shtml
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sigmund-Freud/Toward-a-general-theory

Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 12min
220: The Science of the Titan Sub Implosion
OceanGate's Titan Sub recently suffered a catastrophic implosion whilst attempting to visit the Titanic. This week we're parsing through the science & answering your questions on this entirely avoidable incident
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References & Further Reading
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Titanic/Aftermath-and-investigation
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/23/what-is-a-catastrophic-implosion-all-about-the-titanic-sub
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/06/23/catastrophic-implosion-graphics-explain-how-the-search-for-the-lost-titanic-sub-titan-unfolded/70345807007/
https://www.reuters.com/world/search-intensifies-titanic-sub-with-only-hours-oxygen-left-2023-06-22/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29co_Hksk6o&t=447s
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/worlds-first-deep-diving-submarine-plans-tourists-see-titanic-180972179/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65934887
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183976726/titan-titanic-sub-implosion-navy
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/20/1183273102/titan-missing-sub-titanic-rescue-oceangate
https://web.archive.org/web/20210804224656/http://www.compositesworld.com/articles/composite-submersibles-under-pressure-in-deep-deep-waters
https://web.archive.org/web/20210416163438/https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/deepsea-submersible-incorporates-composite-pressure-capsule
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11291994/Sir-Richard-Branson-quietly-shelves-Virgin-submarine-plan.html
https://apnews.com/article/titan-titanic-submersible-design-49b8c2a713f316ce5987a394a27d23e8
https://www.insider.com/titanic-sub-banging-sounds-experts-noises-theories-for-source-titan-2023-6

Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 29min
219: The Science of Bisexual Women (with Shaaba)
Are all women a little bit bi? According to the news, that's what science says... Shaaba joins us this week to separate fact from fibs, as we dive into research of bisexuality in women!
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References & Further Reading
https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2015-48448-001.pdf?auth_token=1932f885720642ba6bd5b07f11d27e0f3ed59bbf
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34744903
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/women-are-never-straight-they-are-either-gay-or-bisexual-study-suggests-a6723276.html
https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2023/02/02/women-are-more-likely-to-identify-as-bisexual-can-research-into-sexual-arousal-tell-us-why
https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/riege57202/gerulf-rieger
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-18372-0

Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 39min
218: The Science of Trans Athletes (with Schuyler Bailar - PinkMantaray)
Schuyler Bailar, an expert on the science of trans athletes and trans inclusion in sport, joins the hosts to discuss controversies, laws, and regulations surrounding trans athletes. They also explore the erasure of trans men in these discussions, challenge assumptions and misinformation, debunk the myth of male athletic superiority, and emphasize the need for inclusivity and fair competition in sports.
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