6 episodes
The Cool Scientist Sean Duke, Science Journalist
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Sean Duke is a science journalist based in Dublin. This podcast features his weekly science news round-up slot on East Coast FM's Morning Show with Declan Meehan.
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Cows potty-trained in bid to tackle global warming; Vegan men fart more; Chances of alien life 'much more likely than first thought'
Science news round-up 16/09/2021
Cows potty-trained in bid to tackle global warming
Vegan men fart more
Changes of alien life 'more likely than first thought' -
Dogs can figure out human intentions; Space Station facing irreparable failures; Female octopuses throw shells at males annoying them; Stuttering due to brain wiring
Science News Round-Up 02/09/21
Dogs may be able to figure out human intentions
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/sep/01/german-scientists-find-fresh-evidence-of-canine-intelligence
Space Station facing irreparable failures
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58408911
Female Octopuses through shells at males annoying them
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/female-octopus-shells-target-male-b1910682.html
Stuttering is caused by brain wiring, not personality
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stuttering-stems-from-problems-in-brain-wiring-not-personalities/ -
SpaceX Starship lands then explodes; Procrastinating? Blame the pandemic; Obesity Risks for Covid-19; Why Some People Can't Shut Up;
Science News, 4th March
SpaceX Starship lands then explodes
Procrastinating? Blame the pandemic
Obesity risks for Covid-19
Why some people can't shut up -
Science seek dementia answers in cases of 'terminal lucidity'; Covid-19 Vaccine trials in children set to begin; Irish-built micro-gravity instrument launched to International Space Station
Science news - 25th Feb' '21
Scientists seek dementia answers in 'terminal lucidity'
Doctors stress need to vaccinate kids for Covid-19
Irish-built space instrument launched to the I.S.S. -
Robotic 'noses' to sniff out cancers; Quantum computers to solve 'unsolvable' problems; Mars rover to begin its search for life; Texas snowstorms due to polar warming
Science News - 18th Feb '21
Robotic 'noses' to sniff out cancers
Quantum computers to solve 'unsolvable' problems
Mars rover to begin its search for life
Texas snowstorms due to polar warming, scientists believe -
Reducing Covid-19 deaths; Anti-Obesity Drug; Women Better at 'Mind Reading'
Science news - 11th Feb' '21
An anti-arthritis drug reduces deaths from Covid-19 and speeds recovery times.
Women have been found to be better at 'mind reading'.
An anti-obesity drug reduces obese people's weight by 15%.