Sciencism Episode 023 – 01/04/2012

This week in Sciencism, Isotopes cause problems for scientists, the brain is mapped out and could we find life on Enceladus? We also examine the origins of april fools day.
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Sciencism Episode 020 – 30/01/2012

The Sciencism team report the latest science news including the shrinking northern star and new developments in alzheimers and prion research. The team discuss issues in science including ways to get children interested in science and the value of the recent flu research.

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Sciencism Episode 019 – 26/01/2012

The Sciencism team discus seaweed biofuels, fruit fly genomes, embryonic stem cell trials and solar activity. Urban legends about star gazing and last week in the past.

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Sciencism Episode 016 – 7/12/2011

In Sciencism this week host Ross Balch is joined by Dan Abrahmsen and Natalie McKirdy. In the news; earthquake predicting toads, poo and inteligence, crabs farm their own dinner, entangled diamonds, immune booster and suppressant, sugar loving cancer and new elements named. Can poppy seeds skew a drugs test? Did you know the earth weighs 6.6 x 10e21 metric tonnes? We play fact or fiction and Dan tells us what happened last week in the past.

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Sciencism Episode 015 – 29/11/2011

In Sciencism this week, Ross Balch is joined by Dan Abrahmsen and Natalie McKirdy, in the news we talk about finding the worlds oldest fish hook, radiation treatment, alzheimer’s treatment and the launch of the new NASA Mars rover. Do your fingernails and hair continue to grow after you die? Did you know about shark fossils. Dan takes over fact or fiction this week and we discuss last week in the past.

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