Episodes

  • Episode 20 – Protect Your Anus Ball (Lost episode #1 from 2017)

    Episode 20 – Protect Your Anus Ball (Lost episode #1 from 2017)
    Jul 3 2023
    Yes, we’re back! Sort of. The first of two “lost” episodes, this session was recorded on Oct 13, 2017. Graham and Raywat ask, is the world really overpopulated? How do we measure that? What’s this thing called the Demographic Transition? We run through our regular science trivia segment, which is where Graham schools us about…More
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  • Episode 19 – A Pox Upon Both Your Monkey Houses

    Episode 19 – A Pox Upon Both Your Monkey Houses
    Jun 1 2022
    After more than two years of podcasting silence, Science Monkey returns with a discussion of…. Monkeypox! Graham and Ray run down what we know of this disease, whether it really is a public health threat, and whether the poor monkeys really are to blame. Also: how much sex do men think women have on a…More
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  • Episode 18 – It’s Easy Being Good-Looking From Two Metres Away

    Episode 18 – It’s Easy Being Good-Looking From Two Metres Away
    Jun 27 2020
    As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, Science Monkey is once more brought to you from a distance, with Graham and Raywat recording from the comforts of their own homes. This is also our second ever video episode, which you can watch on YouTube. Or you can listen to audio version right here. In this episode,…More Science Monkey episode 18
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  • Episode 17 – Ma-Ma-Ma-My Corona

    Episode 17 – Ma-Ma-Ma-My Corona
    Apr 17 2020
    Science Monkey is back with a very special episode, from deep within the doldrums of pandemic quarantine. This is also our very first video podcast, which you can watch on YouTube. The audio was rendered from that Zoom video call so it is, shall we say, less than ideal. In the episode, we answer several…More Science Monkey episode 17
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  • Episode 16 – A Reasonable Number of Vaginas

    Episode 16 – A Reasonable Number of Vaginas
    Feb 26 2017
    Science Monkey is back! We took a lengthy sabbatical to mourn the passing of our mascot, Ouie the magical wonderdog, whose pawsteps are audible in this particular episode, which of course was recorded before his passing. On today’s show, we are joined by the erudite Dr Aparna Halpé for a session of The Facts and…More Science Monkey episode 16
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  • Episode 15 – Is Fluoride Safe?

    Episode 15 – Is Fluoride Safe?
    Sep 4 2016
    The government puts fluoride in our drinking water. What is the evidence that this is safe? We examine two studies that purport to show a connection between fluoride in our water and both thyroid disease and lower IQ. We also learn a little about so-called “ecological” studies, some stuff about statistics, and whose name is…More Science Monkey episode 15
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  • Episode 14 – Is Being Overweight Healthy? Fat Chance.

    Episode 14 – Is Being Overweight Healthy? Fat Chance.
    Aug 21 2016
    We go back to our roots and actually talk about the rigors (or lack thereof) of a scientific study. A famous JAMA paper suggested that slightly overweight people are healthier than “normal weight” people. Is that study rigorous…. or just ridiculous? We also learn where not to get stung by a bee, and why you…More Science Monkey episode 14
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  • Episode 13 – Two Facts, Too Furious(ly)

    Episode 13 – Two Facts, Too Furious(ly)
    Jul 31 2016
    Recorded outside (hence the sound of passing airplanes) and with Graham annoyingly smacking the microphone (he’s learning, people, he’s learning), today’s episode features our second session of rapid-fire facts, and just the facts (ma’am). You’ll never believe what Alfred Kinsey put into his urethra, or what gas Henry Ford kept in a vial, or which…More Science Monkey episode 13
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