EUSci: Edinburgh University Science Podcast #8

Our studio was filled again this week, and even Matthew's broken arm didn't keep him from podcasting. That's how dedicated we are to bringing you your biweekly science fix. Here's our take on the eclectic mix of science stories that made the headlines (or at least the science pages) of newspaper over the past couple of weeks.

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What's in today's show:

Headlines

• One Step Closer to Finding the Higgs


• Human Echolocation


• Smaller Particle Colliders May Be The Way Forward


• Brown Fat Found in Adults


• Quantum Theory May Explain Wishful Thinking


• Axon Regeneration Achieved


• Carbon Emissions of Spam Revealed

News Roundup and Discussion:

• The Link Between Meat and Mating


• Did Reducing Sulfur Emissions Cause Global Warming?

Feature:

This week, we bring you not one, but three features:

• Miracle Cures: An alternative to antibiotics and a stem cell treatment for diabetes.


• Ants: Ant slavery and ant cloning (!)


• Robot Scientists: Eureka Machine finds physical laws and Adam the robot performs genetic experiments.

EU-What?!

• Alert the Press, spending too much time on Facebook can cause your grades to drop.
  

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