The Sub Standard Model

• Sleep and The Brain part 2: Vital Admin

  In part two, we dive ever deeper into the science of sleep, from the chemistry of caffeine, to the ticking cellular clock, to the meaningless lives of cave catfish.Don't forget to leave us a review! We actively take feedback into future episodes."On this sciencey show, we answer the questions you never thought to ask, did not want to ask and did not ask." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Sleep and The Brain part 1: Do Fruit Flies Dream of Banana Sheep?

  In part one (after some enlightening preamble) we tackle the question of why mother nature in her wisdom would force nearly every complex animal to spend a third of their lives unconscious.Don't forget to leave us a review! We actively take feedback into future episodes."On this sciencey show, we answer the questions you never thought to ask, did not want to ask and did not ask." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Alice Through The Chiral Glass

  Step through the looking-glass and into the strange world of molecular handedness, where sugars twist light into rainbows, amino acids choose sides, and life itself leans decisively in one direction.Alongside a reimagined journey with Alice, we follow the clues hidden in chirality and homochirality, uncovering how a tiny asymmetry shaped every cell on Earth. And then we turn the mirror around: what would a world of opposite-handed life look like, and what risks might it bring?Don't forget to leave us a review! We actively take feedback into future episodes."On this sciencey show, we answer the questions you never thought to ask, did not want to ask and did not ask." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The Mush Room

  Of the three great eukaryote kingdoms, fungi are so often left behind, shunned and disregarded by mainstream media. How long they have slumbered in their soily beds, waiting for the day a pair of British podcasters will appreciate them for what they truly are.Don't forget to leave us a review! We actively take feedback into future episodes."On this sciencey show, we answer the questions you never thought to ask, did not want to ask and did not ask." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The Fallacy Of Gulls And Whales

  Grey Whales are migrating across the pacific. Some do not return.It's 1945, war planes are flying into battle. Some do not return.This episode is the first of a series of facts where we tried experimenting with video.Don't forget to leave us a review! We actively take feedback into future episodes."On this sciencey show, we answer the questions you never thought to ask, did not want to ask and did not ask." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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