The Pop Test – A comedy science quiz

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What is love? Who invented dinosaurs? How did life begin? What's the best lighting system for a football game played by snakes? Science asks big questions but only The Pop Test answers them in a comedy quiz format. Andy and Al ask some frankly impossible questions. It's up to a panel of scientists and comedians to give their funniest or most enlightening answer for Team Science.

03/25/2022

Plastics - A comedy science quiz

The best things about plastic, it’s durability and usefulness, are also the worst things, which makes plastic the perfect material for manufacturing double edged swords. Comedians Claire Hooper, Kirsty Webeck and science journalist Jacinta Bowler help us smother the ocean of ignorance with the plastic flotsam of knowledge.

25 min
03/18/2022

Reproduction - A comedy science quiz

To make sex unsexy, reproduction is just copying. That’s why it’s not allowed during exams. To understand how life has continued since the first single celled organism got a bit frisky we talk to comedian Lloyd Langford, broadcaster Beverly Wang and Dr Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist at Zoos Victoria.

25 min
03/11/2022

Time - A comedy science quiz

How can you stop time? What machine can’t move and only works half the time? Where on earth does time travel the slowest? Find out the answers in the 25 so-called ‘minutes’ of this mind-bending episode of the best science comedy podcast of all time Featuring Shaun Micallef, Claire Hooper and Astrophysics lecturer Katie Auchettl

25 min
03/04/2022

Marie Curie - A comedy science quiz

What convinced the Nobel judges to give her the first Nobel Prize? What's a little curie? What did she hoard in her youthful life of crime? It's time to laboriously stir our mix of pitchblende to find the uranium of truth. Featuring comedians Vidya Rajan, Alanta Colley and writer Laura Elvery

25 min
02/25/2022

Plastics - A comedy science quiz

The best things about plastic, it’s durability and usefulness, are also the worst things. Which makes plastic the perfect material for manufacturing double edged swords. Comedians Claire Hooper, Kirsty Webeck and science journalist Jacinta Bowler help us smother the ocean of ignorance with the plastic flotsam of knowledge.

25 min
02/18/2022

Electricity - A comedy science quiz

History, like electricity, illuminates the darkness and it's expensive to get a specialist in it to come to your house on a public holiday. Find out more about the science and the history behind you turning on a light switch. Featuring comedians Kirsty Webeck, broadcaster Beverly Wang and Jamie Evans, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne.

25 min
02/11/2022

Origin of Life - A comedy science quiz

How did life start? Was it a warm pond of foul smelling water, deep sea underwater vents or the divine work of the Lord God? Comedians Sami Shah, Jude Perl and cell Biologist Dr. Bianca Le attempt to answer (and be funny about) the most fundamental question of all time.

25 min
02/04/2022

The Elements - A comedy science quiz

Like nachos, burritos and tacos, the elements are unique in themselves, but are all made of the building blocks of Tex-Mex cuisine, just rearranged in different proportions. And also they can be organised neatly on a table. Featuring comedians Greg Larsen, Kirsty Webeck and Professor Mark Quigley from the University of Melbourne.

25 min

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yes

04/08/2021

Ovular cancer

great
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but most importantly you’ll learn

03/23/2021

Theguy22fgh

I’m honestly shocked that Andy and Al are capable of hosting two funny podcasts. I did not think they were capable of this, but I was pleasantly surprised.
How do whales work?

03/01/2021

RogowR

I hope to one day find out
It’s Fun

02/17/2021

cockadoodledoothecowsaysmoo

This podcast is really good and also fun. The best part is Andy and Al can finally afford to feed their families.

What is love? Who invented dinosaurs? How did life begin? What's the best lighting system for a football game played by snakes? Science asks big questions but only The Pop Test answers them in a comedy quiz format. Andy and Al ask some frankly impossible questions. It's up to a panel of scientists and comedians to give their funniest or most enlightening answer for Team Science.