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Synopsis
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 friends Jamp (@jampkin) and Luke (@lukecutforth) do their best to derail the conversation with questions, jokes, and whatever nonsense they can think of.
Episodes
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167: Metoidioplasty: The Science of Bottom Surgery (with Dr Jamie Raines)
27/06/2022 Duration: 01h01minJammidodger returns to the podcast this week as we cover metoidioplasty, a type of lower surgery mostly for transgender men and trasnmasc people! A huge thank you to our patrons for voting on this topic. Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sciguys Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.gendergp.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/NHS-Gender-Protocol.pdf https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21668-metoidioplasty https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.760284/full#B11 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6626308/ https://onlinelibrary.w
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166: The Science of Bisexual Men (with AreTheyGay)
20/06/2022 Duration: 01h07minDo bisexual men exist? Noted bisexual, "Are They Gay" joins us this week as we cover the studies that claimed to prove that bisexual men were, in fact, a myth. AreTheyGay's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AreTheyGay Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sciguys Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Arousal Pattern Studies & Articles https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/05/health/straight-gay-or-lying-bisexuality-revisited.html https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01578.x?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubme
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165: Physics is Gay: The Science of LGBT+ Scientists (with Dr Ramón S. Barthelemy & Dr Timothy Atherton)
13/06/2022 Duration: 01h17minBrilliant scientists, Ramon S Barthelemy & Timothy Atherton join us this week to discuss their recent work looking at LGBT (and other marginalised) people in physics! Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sciguys Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://journals.aps.org/prper/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.010124 First paper - European Journal of Physics https://twitter.com/remakingstem https://www.aps.org/careers/physicists/profiles/barthelemy.cfm https://faculty.utah.edu/u6025022-RAMON_BARTHELEMY/research/index.hml https://physicsworld.com/a/why-google-buil
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164: Biohacking: The Science of DIY HIV Treatment
06/06/2022 Duration: 01h02minWould you change your genetic code at home if you could? One man decided to try in an attempt to cure his HIV.... Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sciguys Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Tristran Roberts & The Treament https://twitter.com/aitherick?s=21 https://www.futurefrontiers.co/speakers/tristan-roberts/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/19/style/biohacker-death-aaron-traywick.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43973588.amp https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/aaron-traywick-death-ascendance-biomedical/559745/ https://gizmodo.com/this-
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163: The Science of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
30/05/2022 Duration: 01h06minMunchausen By Proxy Syndrome (or, more correctly, Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another) is a condition wherein a person does almost everything they can to make someone else appear seriously ill. Portrayed persistently in pop culture, particularly with the case of Gypsy Rose - FDIA is widely known but not very well understood... Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sciguys Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/fabricated-or-induced-illness/overview/ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/fabricated-or-induced-illness/signs/ ht
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162: Training Surgeons Like Dogs
23/05/2022 Duration: 54minTurns out training people to perform surgery is actually quite difficult, so some scientists decided to copy animal trainers to see if it made a difference... Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sciguys Twitter http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod Instagram http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod Facebook http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773331/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1473025/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/positive-reinforcement-helps-surgeons-learn/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/positive-reinforcement-helps-surgeons-learn/ https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.h
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161: The Science of Atomic Gardens
16/05/2022 Duration: 01h13minScientists in the 20th century were looking for a way to use radiation that helped humanity instead of hurting it. So they decided to blast food with radiation to see if they could make it better. Here's how that worked out... Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading By Nepenthes - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12137858 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/13/growing-atomically-energised-plants-james-wong https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/atomic-gardening/ https://www.naro.go.jp/english/laboratory/nics/
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160: The Science of The Schmidt Pain Scale
09/05/2022 Duration: 01h03minJustin Schmidt has been stung by over 100 insects. Being a scientist, he used his experience to create a scale for measuring the pain of insect stings. You won't believe what some people do with the most painful sting we've found.... Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.nhm.ac.uk/scroller-schmidt-painscale/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/magazine/the-connoisseur-of-pain.html https://entomologytoday.org/2016/09/30/a-peek-into-the-mind-of-the-creator-of-the-schmidt-sting-pain-index/ https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.or
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159: The Science of Extra Thumbs
02/05/2022 Duration: 56minScientists created a third thumb to help you with everyday tasks, here's the science behind it! Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/may/robotic-third-thumb-use-can-alter-brain-representation-hand?utm_source=Portico&utm_medium=Print&utm_campaign=Portico2021 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TY6Dm4Klumc https://www.ucl.ac.uk/icn/people/tamar-makin https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abd7935 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.3000729 https://plasticity-lab.com/body-augmenta
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158: The Science of Swallowing Shrews
25/04/2022 Duration: 51minWhat happened to the scientist who swallowed a shrew? Find out in this week’s episode! Why did he do it? Find out in this week’s episode! Was it worth it? You know where to find out… Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/030544039590008X?token=2AD5CCE378AA407CB7D48BD3909243E42FB91C109A3C51013D4CC284A751D8352AD33368BBB8589D13CA3A71D0A6ACFA&originRegion=eu-west-1&originCreation=20220329231748 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2008/jul/01/improbableresearch.highereducation https://www.science.org/content/ar
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157: The Science of Gender Dysphoria (with NOAHFINNCE)
18/04/2022 Duration: 01h54minSci Guys is 3 years old & our patrons chose Gender Dysphoria as the topic for this anniversary episode! NoahFinnce joins us to give his perspective on this as we discuss how gender dysphoria can affect trans (and sometimes cis) people! Check out Noah’s music: https://open.spotify.com/album/41d02ZUTdg1D67AAFZ8UuI?si=2BGi_SIRRgO0fPVNSDqBjg The videos mentioned: Is Sex Binary: https://youtu.be/UpA42REDV8w The Science of Gender: https://youtu.be/GrNRD2TkdBw Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Gender Dysphoria https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysph
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156: The Science of Sleep Disorders
11/04/2022 Duration: 59minGrab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/circadian-rhythm-disorders#:~:text=Circadian%20rhythm%20disorders%20are%20problems,to%20sleep%20and%20wake%20up. https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/non-24-hour-sleep-wake-disorder/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-020-0694-0 https://www.theravive.com/therapedia/circadian-rhythm-sleep-disorder-dsm--5-307.45-(icd--9--cm%2C-multiple-codes)
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155: What Happens When You Die?
04/04/2022 Duration: 01h06minNo one knows what happens when you die, but scientists may be a step closer to changing that... Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.livescience.com/first-ever-scan-of-dying-brain https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2022.813531/full?utm_source=fweb&utm_medium=nblog&utm_campaign=ba-sci-fnagi-what-happens-in-the-brain-when-we-die https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50601-6 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-science-of-near-death-experiences/386231/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wha
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154: The Science of Vanishing Twin Syndrome
28/03/2022 Duration: 01h06minSometimes twins can battle it out while in the womb, resulting in one of them just... disappearing. This is vanishing twin syndrome, and it's far more common than you may first think. Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Twins & Pregnancy https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/identical-twins https://www.twins.org.au/twins-and-families/about-twins/171-mirror-image-twins https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/finding-out/pregnant-with-twins/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/ Vanishing Twins https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563220/#:~:text=Vanis
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153: Xenotransplants: The Man With a Pig Heart
21/03/2022 Duration: 01h19minHuman organs are in short supply - but this year scientists decided to genetically modify a pig heart to save the life of a man with terminal heart disease. This xentoransplant is brand new science & had never been done before. This week we go over the crazy experiments and mind-blowing science that led to this medical marvel. Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Xenotransplantation https://archive.bio.org/articles/xenotransplantation-benefits-and-risks-special-organ-transplantation https://www.omixon.com/brief-history-xenotransplantation/ https://ww
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152: The Science of Hysterical Pregnancies (with NOAHFINNCE)
14/03/2022 Duration: 01h11minWhat happpens when you're pregnant, but without actually being pregnant? These are hysterical pregnancies, and they are totally real. Find out more about these odd phantom foetuses in today's episode. Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Hysterical Pregnancies https://www.psychdb.com/somatic/pseudocyesis https://www.cureus.com/articles/40598-a-rare-case-of-pseudocyesis-in-a-patient-with-bipolar-disorder https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738334/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3674939/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3
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151: The Australian Cane Toad Invasion
07/03/2022 Duration: 01h10minAustralia's wildlife is known for being dangerous, but humans introduced a creature that gave them all a run for their money. The Cane Toad is an invasive species that has singlehandedly taken over Australia in only a few years... Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Invasive Species https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/invasive-species/ https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-are-invasive-species.html Cane Toads https://media.nature.com/original/magazine-assets/d41586-021-02317-9/d41586-021-02317-9.pdf https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animal
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150: The Science of Autism (with Cyarine)
28/02/2022 Duration: 01h37minCyarine joins us this week to chat about the science of Autism! Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Autism https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)61539-1/fulltext https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3513682/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/what-is-autism/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/signs/adults/ https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-02445082 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757918/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352928#:~:t
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149: The 5 Stages of Grief: The Kübler-Ross Model
21/02/2022 Duration: 59minThe 5 Stages of Grief are almost omnipresent in pop culture, but is the science behind it sound? Let's find out! Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Grief & the Kubler Ross-Model https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507885/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/gestaltreview.16.3.0312 https://www.sth.nhs.uk/clientfiles/File/Theory%20of%20Loss.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31746715/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0030222818809766 https://www.britannica.com/science/thanatology https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6844541/
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148: The Science of Love Languages
14/02/2022 Duration: 01h07minLove languages have become a staple in pop culture, but is there any science behind them? That's what we're taking a look at in this Valentine's special! Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on 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 Follow the SCI GUYS @notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24020933/ https://archive.org/details/fivelovelanguage00chap https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/fashion/can-gary-chapman-save-your-marriage-this-life.html https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17464090500535822?scroll=top&needAccess=true https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/175