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Welcome to Eurekanerd, bringing you the finest and funniest in science news. We are Leah and Will, two nerds going through the press releases collected in Eurekalert mailing lists and sharing the gems we find. Find all this and more at eurekanerd.com
Questions? Comments? Leave them below, or email us at [email protected], and find us on twitter, @eurekanerdcast
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2020
Episode 36: Summer Science Spectacular!
It seems like everyone in every institute press office is winding down for their summer holidays, which means it's time to clear out the piles of press releases in a mad dash for the beach. Who's goi…
00:32:04 |
Sun 27 May 2018
Episode 35: vs Sharks ft Melissa Cristina Márquez
In episode 32, we talked about whales and how big they can get. Y'know what else lives in the water and can get real big? Well, lots of things, but let's start with sharks.
Melissa is the founder o…
00:28:31 |
Sun 13 May 2018
Episode 34: Sounding scientific, smiles and smooth moves
Gather round, one and all, for some top performance tricks for any aspiring science communicators, youtubers, podcasters, performers, Pint of Science types... Just about anyone who has information th…
00:32:50 |
Sun 29 Apr 2018
Episode 33: Lemurs and Chickens and Whales! Oh my!
There's nothing the internet loves more than heartwarming animal content, so come cosy up with the latest news about optimistic chickens, friendly lemurs and cultured whales. Internet gold.
Question…
00:30:51 |
Sun 15 Apr 2018
Episode 32: Gun control, legal weed and lessons from history
As America-centric as this episodes title may seem, rest assured that the science within applies all of us across the globe. We are all as one, united in our admiration of majestic whales, and fear o…
00:32:34 |
Sun 01 Apr 2018
Episode 31: Save the world
So, here's the answers everyone has been looking for. How can we stop climate change, reduce air pollution, make money for everyone and feel happier?
With science! Also, a dog!
Questions? Comments…
00:38:41 |
Sun 18 Mar 2018
Episode 30 // Wiki Walking
Yknow that other podcast we've been working on? It's back! So, get to know more about it, and more about us too. In a break with talking about science about science all the time, listen to us talk ab…
00:57:06 |
Sat 03 Mar 2018
Episode 29: Booze, brews and bottled bubbles
Attention: This episode is for adults only - we talk about some grown-up subject matter, which no kids should hear. Stuff like alcohol and... well, mostly alcohol. Almost entirely alcohol. Oh, and so…
00:29:51 |
Sun 18 Feb 2018
Episode 28: Children versus ecology, videogames and Facebook
As a heads up: While we've got some dumb stories in this one about pounding Red Bull and signature weapons of the Saints Row series, we also talk about depression, alcohol abuse and bullying.
It's …
00:32:20 |
Sun 04 Feb 2018
Episode 27: Blockchain, economics, and saving the world
It's a new year, a new episode, and some new science for your ears only. And, I know we've said it a lot before, but we're both fans of saving the world. Would you like to save the world too? Thought…
00:31:24 |
Sun 21 Jan 2018
Episode 26: vs Breast Cancer
Whilst intercontinental audio transmission may not be reliable for clarity or quality, the work of the hundreds of researchers getting together at annual scientific congresses is usually pretty sound…
00:33:03 |
Sun 10 Dec 2017
Episode 25: Quantum questions answered ft. Scary Boots
We've made no secret of our physics failings in the past, but Scary ( @schrodingerskit ) is here to answer all our quantum queries. We've got nanoscale antennae, we've got winners and losers, and we'…
00:45:53 |
Sun 26 Nov 2017
Episode 24: Stress, sleep, and 4000 bees
Following the revelations in episode 11 that we are owed £200,000 by the NHS, we discover that some beeswax might also suffice. So long as it from actual bees.
Questions? Comments? Email us at eure…
00:36:17 |
Sun 12 Nov 2017
Episode 23: The Ig Nobel Prizes 2017
We're back! And what better way to start off this second season (are we calling it that?) of science than the Ig Nobel Prizes. We've got fluid felines, gambling gators and elongated ears. Plus, a sp…
00:29:41 |
Sun 29 Oct 2017
Episode 22: Anniversaries, avocado, and abyssal depths
Happy birthday to us! And to Estonia! We've been recording podcasts for a whole year, and what a year it's been. In so, so many ways. Join us for a recap of all the most timely events of the last yea…
00:37:19 |
Sun 27 Aug 2017
Episode 21: Scheming, swearing, sleeping and soccer
While this episode may end up with an awful lot of bleeping out swears, it's all still very serious stuff. The plotting babies? Serious. Fruit fly intercourse? Very serious. Salmon herpes? You guesse…
00:31:50 |
Sun 13 Aug 2017
Episode 20: Bilingual babies, plastic planets and $100
We've got 90s nostalgia, tips to save the world and mountains of plastic. Is it Comic-con? No, it's science!
Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter as @eurekan…
00:27:24 |
Sat 29 Jul 2017
Episode 19: Kinky DNA, kinky diatoms, and how to win tennis
This episode features quantum tennis, regular tennis, and a billion dead shellfish. Just your regular Sunday science.
Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find us on twitter a…
00:33:59 |
Sun 16 Jul 2017
Episode 18 ft PhDrinking : Bird brains, smarter smiles and science for girls
This episode features special guest Sadie Witkowski of PhDrinking, Inception and Ringo Starr. An all-star line-up if ever I saw one.
Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected], find u…
00:40:43 |
Sun 02 Jul 2017
Episode 17: Pokeballs, yoga balls, golden balls
Revel in our rejection of a life without cheese. Delight in our naming of new types of pokemon. Celebrate our golden balls! All this, and more...
Questions? Comments? Email us at eurekanerdcast@gma…
00:31:18 |
Sun 18 Jun 2017
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