Science On Top 7 - Respect The Pill
May. 8th, 2011 10:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
clappamungusAnother week, another podcast (on Thursday) - download here.
I felt more prepared for this one than I ever have before. Which is why it was a bit more relaxed and freeform - especially from my end!
Topics:
Fire ants are not only evil - they can float!;
Using lasers (yes, I imagine it with a Dr Evil inflection EVERY TIME) to sample hair in forensics to create timelines;
The contraceptive pill and bloodclots;
A sociological experiment designed to mimic long-term space travel and its implications:
Theoretical="Respected scientist-turned-homeopath thinks bacteria can possibly produce radio signals;
And finally, a rant about homeopathy (I'm sorry to direct you to a Today Tonight segment, but a) Ed did it first and b) it's actually not a bad segment. For Today Tonight, anyway.
(I seriously still can't get over homeopathy and how fucking stupid it is....and how stupid people are for believing it...)
Oh, and I also rag on PETA in this episode, and possibly vegans...I don't actually have a problem with vegans unless they're the militant type (which unfortunately seems to be most of them) but I cannot stand PETA. Apologies if this offends you. Sort of.
RL update coming soon. I know I keep promising this, but eventually it will happen!
I felt more prepared for this one than I ever have before. Which is why it was a bit more relaxed and freeform - especially from my end!
Topics:
Fire ants are not only evil - they can float!;
Using lasers (yes, I imagine it with a Dr Evil inflection EVERY TIME) to sample hair in forensics to create timelines;
The contraceptive pill and bloodclots;
A sociological experiment designed to mimic long-term space travel and its implications:
Theoretical="Respected scientist-turned-homeopath thinks bacteria can possibly produce radio signals;
And finally, a rant about homeopathy (I'm sorry to direct you to a Today Tonight segment, but a) Ed did it first and b) it's actually not a bad segment. For Today Tonight, anyway.
(I seriously still can't get over homeopathy and how fucking stupid it is....and how stupid people are for believing it...)
Oh, and I also rag on PETA in this episode, and possibly vegans...I don't actually have a problem with vegans unless they're the militant type (which unfortunately seems to be most of them) but I cannot stand PETA. Apologies if this offends you. Sort of.
RL update coming soon. I know I keep promising this, but eventually it will happen!
