Lockdown Science

Eleanor Bladon and Andrew Bladon
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What happens when two biologists isolate together? As a break from meticulously studying the behaviour of their cat, Ellie and Andrew will be bringing you a lighthearted round-up of the best science they've found this week - from the groundbreaking and life-changing to the downright weird and wonderful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2021/05/07

    Football Lads of the Sea

    In the last episode of this series, we’re taking tips on Instagram fame from the bird world, finding out about the history of Antarctica from a small green rock, getting sticky with some bacterial nets, traumatising bilbies for the sake of conservation, splashing down with a historic space mission, and deciding whether dolphins deserve their good reputation. If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @LockdownSciencePodcast on Instagram. King et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22668-1  Moseby et al. (2012): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.023 Siddoway et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-9151 Thömmes and Hayn-Leichsenring (2021): https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695211003585  Pint of Science: https://pintofscience.co.uk/pint21 Climate change and conservation after the COVID-19 pandemic: what’s next?: https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/climate-change-and-conservation-after-the-covid-19-pandemic  Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 分鐘

  2. 2021/04/22

    Parachuting Beavers

    This week we’re finding out whether our morning espresso is safe from climate change, getting acquainted with a droopy creature that enjoys a cold bath, being dazzled by some high-tech paint, hearing about Geronimo the hero beaver, asking what monkeys can tell us about making friends after the pandemic, and trying not to yawn along with a pride of lions. If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @LockdownSciencePodcast on Instagram. Casetta et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.02.010 Heter et al (1950): https://doi.org/10.2307/3796322 (and a video of the parachuting beavers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrOE-m7sX9E  Li et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c02368 Plumptre et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.626635 Testard et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.029   Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 分鐘

  3. 2021/04/08

    The One That Causes Fear

    This week we’re asking whether octopuses dream of punching fish, finding out how the Amazon rainforest was born, wondering whether we’re heading for a fiery asteroid-generated doom, learning about how major corporations are turning their backs on deep-sea mining, slipping between the pages of an ancient book to find a butterfly, working out what an April fool can tell us about ecological modelling, and getting acquainted with a fearsome new dinosaur. If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @LockdownSciencePodcast on Instagram. Brunk et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109081 Carvalho et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf1969 Gianechini et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2020.1877151 de Souza Medeiros et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102223  Warren et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13591  Matt Hayes’ guide for iRecord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFbLiPV2UaY Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 分鐘

  4. 2021/03/25

    Stinkin' Jim

    This week we’re finding out how the moon is powering cars in the Shetlands, asking if cats value kindness, investigating whether a sperm-filled solar-powered lunar ark is viable, wondering whether sleepiness is to blame for a walrus on the Welsh coast, and learning some social skills from a very sneaky beetle. If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @LockdownSciencePodcast on Instagram. Journal Club Chijiiwa et al (2021): https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.08.01.03.2021  von Beeren and Tishechkin (2017): https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-016-0010-x  Isolation Recommendations www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/battle-beasts www.earthoptimism.cambridgeconservation.org  Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 分鐘

  5. 2021/03/11

    The Most Extreme Detox

    This week we’re finding out whether the magnetic poles flipping killed the Neanderthals, asking how a bird species could hide for 170 years, marvelling at a swarm of tiny robot bees, wondering how two species of sea slugs manage to lose their heads but keep their cool, having a disco party with some glowing sharks, and wishing a very Happy Mother’s Day to the world’s oldest bird mum. If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @LockdownSciencePodcast on Instagram. Bioluminescent sharks: Mallefet et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.633582 Insect drones: YuFeng Chen et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1109/TRO.2021.3053647 & video: https://news.mit.edu/2021/researchers-introduce-new-generation-tiny-agile-drones-0302 Black-browed babbler: Akbar et al. (2020): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c1a9e03f407b482a158da87/t/6034c09a3440914018d3c306/1614071211606/Black-browed-Babbler.pdf Adams Transitional Geomagnetic Event: Cooper, Turney et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb8677 Autotomising sea slugs: Mitoh and Yusa (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.014  The Brilliant Abyss: Helen Scales: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-brilliant-abyss-9781472966865/  Us and STEMM: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-and-stemm/id1547268807  Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 分鐘

  6. 2021/02/25

    A Proper Funnel-head

    This week we’re asking what a sarcastic fringehead is, nerding out about Perseverance’s flashy gadgets, finding out how much tyrannical power a naked mole-rat queen has, cooing over an adorable clone, checking if thylacines are back from the dead, and marvelling at Europe’s most active volcano blowing its load. If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @LockdownSciencePodcast on Instagram. Barker et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc6588  Yorzinski (2020): https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0786 Know Your Pollinators: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/f229629c-c0c5-11ea-855a-01aa75ed71a1# Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 分鐘

  7. 2021/02/11

    One Heck of a Spicy Bath

    This week we’re asking whether science can solve one of the world’s greatest conspiracy theories, checking if groundhogs can live forever, delving into Greek myths to find out more about butterflies, being dazzled by a new shade of blue, electrifying ourselves with some genuinely stunning eel research, and finding out what the world’s tiniest chameleon’s rather large secret is. If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on @LockdownScience on Twitter and @LockdownSciencePodcast on Instagram. Bastos et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7121  Gaume and Puzrin (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00081-8  Glaw et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80955-1  O’Mara et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.12.042  Yang et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SM01230K Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 分鐘

  8. 2021/01/28

    Monkey Economics

    This week we’re finding out how to make your Burns Night stellar, deciding whether we have what it takes to control a herd of bison, discovering what’s causing sci-fi blue jets visible from the ISS, asking whether Suki can recognise us from voice alone, and working out how much we now need to fear the criminal potential of macaques. If you find some fun science that you think deserves its place on the show, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with us at lockdownsciencepodcast@gmail.com! Brumm et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd4648 Leca et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0677  Neubert et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03122-6 Saito and Shinozuka (2013): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-013-0620-4  Simmons et al. (2021): http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/7249  Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 分鐘
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簡介

What happens when two biologists isolate together? As a break from meticulously studying the behaviour of their cat, Ellie and Andrew will be bringing you a lighthearted round-up of the best science they've found this week - from the groundbreaking and life-changing to the downright weird and wonderful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

資訊

  • 創作者
    Eleanor Bladon and Andrew Bladon
  • 活躍年代
    2020年 - 2021年
  • 集數
    20
  • 年齡分級
    兒少適宜
  • 版權
    © Eleanor Bladon and Andrew Bladon
  • 節目網站
    Lockdown Science