EUSci: Edinburgh University Science Podcast #26

Exciting news: EUSci has had its first controversy! Find out about Gingergate and more, as our host Bethan Lowder guides us through stories about a new DNA code, the mystery of water, how Math can help solve crimes, and much more. So sit back and enjoy our take on the illicit trickle of science stories that made the headlines (or at least the science pages) of newspapers over the past couple of weeks.

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What's in today's show:-

Gingergate Special:

• EUSci Issue containing the original article by Emily Pritchard
• Coverage by The Times Online (good)
• Coverage by The Daily Mail (bad)
• Coverage by The Scottish Sun (ugly)
• Good Overview by The 21st Floor

News:

• Lasers Used to Grow Crystals
• Promiscuous Fruitflies
• Identifying People by their... Nose?
• Pigeons Out-Perform Humans on the Monty Hall Problem
• Skin Touchscreen Technology Uses Infrasonic Detectors
• fMRI Gets even more Powerful with the Use of Biological Physics

Correspondent Reports:

• New DNA Code
• Tracking Water Molecules May Unlock the Secret of Life
• Using Maths to Help Fight Crime

Feature:

Bethan Lowder interviews Gareth Mitchell, science journalist and broadcaster of Digital Planet fame.

EU-What?!

• Misogyny special this week, as we find out that men like looking at curves and men like bigger breasts.

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