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2020-06-27

  Episode 18 – It’s Easy Being Good-Looking From Two Metres Away

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, Science Monkey is once more brought to you from a distance, with Graham and Raywat recording from the comforts of their own homes. This is also our second ever video episode, which you can watch on YouTube. Or you can... 		  Science Monkey author
2020-04-17

  Episode 17 – Ma-Ma-Ma-My Corona

Science Monkey is back with a very special episode, from deep within the doldrums of pandemic quarantine. This is also our very first video podcast, which you can watch on YouTube. The audio was rendered from that Zoom video call so it is, shall we say... 		  Science Monkey author
2017-02-26

  Episode 16– A Reasonable Number of Vaginas

Science Monkey is back! We took a lengthy sabbatical to mourn the passing of our mascot, Ouie the magical wonderdog, whose pawsteps are audible in this particular episode, which of course was recorded before his passing. On today’s show, we are joined ... 		  Science Monkey author
2016-09-04

  Episode 15– Is Fluoride Safe?

The government puts fluoride in our drinking water. What is the evidence that this is safe? We examine two studies that purport to show a connection between fluoride in our water and both thyroid disease and lower IQ. We also learn a little about so-ca... 		  Science Monkey author
2016-08-21

  Episode 14– Is Being Overweight Healthy? Fat Chance.

We go back to our roots and actually talk about the rigors (or lack thereof) of a scientific study. A famous JAMA paper suggested that slightly overweight people are healthier than “normal weight” people. Is that study rigorous…. or just ridiculous? We... 		  Science Monkey author
2016-07-31

  Episode 13– Two Facts, Too Furious(ly)

Recorded outside (hence the sound of passing airplanes) and with Graham annoyingly smacking the microphone (he’s learning, people, he’s learning), today’s episode features our second session of rapid-fire facts, and just the facts (ma’am). You’ll never... 		  Science Monkey author
2016-07-12

  Episode 12– Sexual Fluidity Is So Homo (Sapiens)

In celebration of Pride Week, today’s episode tackles the question of whether female sexual fluidity has evolutionary origins, based on a controversial article by Satoshi Kanazawa (link below). We recorded this outside, so you will hear sounds of actua... 		  Science Monkey author
2016-06-25

  Episode 11– Homo Habitus (Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That)

Once again, a listener (Mary Ellen) asks us via Twitter to tackle a big topic: is there such a thing as free will? Graham and Ray examine this question from the perspectives of quantum physics, neurology, multiverse theory, semantics, and sociology. Th... 		  Science Monkey author
2016-05-24

  Episode 10– Boom Shakalaka! (Sweet, sweet potato)

Once more, the whiskey has begun to flow. In this episode, Graham and Ray tackle the question of how many published studies are likely invalid or not reproducible. We learn about Type I and Type II statistical errors, publication bias, the Proteus Phen... 		  Science Monkey author
2016-05-15

  Episode 9– The Facts and the Furious

Graham& Ray answer listener questions (yes, we have listeners now), including one from a dog who is very concerned about how dependent human civilization is on the existence of the sun. (Dogs are deep, man). We also answer that critical question cu... 		  Science Monkey author