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Science of the Times Podcast

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Podcast: Tim & Syma will discuss in non-technical language and in a fun and engaging style, recently published science findings. Our guests will include leading scientists who are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge

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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Great to be recording season 2 of @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social podcast. One thing that has amazed me is how many people tell me and @sykhalid.bsky.social that they listen. Latest episode, all about mites, is out. Snippet in video, full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/3Zp4....
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
@scienceofthetimes.bsky.social is back after the summer break! We talk to @joanstrassmann.bsky.social about her fabulous new book "The Social Life of Birds". If you like the podcast: subscribe, like, share! We enjoy making it but have no idea how many folk listen! scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm
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Do you want to learn a little more about topical science findings? Do many of the science stories you hear leave you with unanswered questions? Syma and Tim will discuss in non-technical language and ...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Syma discusses how zooplankton help in the fight against global warming in this short explainer video: Explainer: How do zooplankton help in the fight against global warming? youtu.be/eJOwZPMLX7s @timcoulson.bsky.social @streamingspires.bsky.social #globalwarming #scienceoutreach
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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
How do we study planets in other solar systems? @timcoulson.bsky.social & I talk to Ray Pierrehumbert @climatebook.bsky.social about his work on exoplanets. Watch or listen here! youtu.be/oqcxlO5Lc_A open.spotify.com/show/1pL5UoZ...
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Science Of The Times Ep 23 - Planet Hunters: Secrets of the Exoplanet Boom
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
A very happy birthday to our very own, inimitable @timcoulson.bsky.social Have a great day Tim! @streamingspires.bsky.social
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The story that Adam tells is incredible. From Effective Altruism, to the AI singularity, to humans conquering the cosmos, this is a bunch of Silicon Valley tech bros championing science fiction as science in a way to line their own pockets further. A must listen episode.
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The podcast is now live: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
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The Madness of the Silicon Valley Ultra-rich
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
More Everything Forever by Adam Becker is a brilliantly told shocking tale of dodgy philosophy, impossible science, & self-serving by some wealthy tech bros. We interview Adam in our next episode Out today 11am UK time. scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm
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Do you want to learn a little more about topical science findings? Do many of the science stories you hear leave you with unanswered questions? Syma and Tim will discuss in non-technical language and ...
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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
@timcoulson.bsky.social & I talk to dinosaur expert Roger Benson about his work. How did dinosaurs live? Why were they huge? Why are they still relevant today? Join us to learn more about these animals from the past…or were they only in the past? 🦖 @streamingspires.bsky.social youtu.be/0lGABEJ8LnU
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Science of the times EP21 - Fossils and Feathers: Rethinking What We Know About Dinosaurs
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Left or right handed? How does biology choose? The excellent Tom Richards talks to @sykhalid.bsky.social & @timcoulson.bsky.social about his work that could provide the answer. Listen/watch and please subscribe: youtu.be/ynplwk6C7_Y brought to you by @streamingspires.bsky.social
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Science of the Times EP18 - Life’s Left Turn The Strange Science Behind Molecular Asymmetry
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Life is left-handed? WTF does that mean? You know what it means? Either way, want to know more? Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s.... The brilliant Tom Richards talks to @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social podcast. Listen, like, subscribe, share, and become even more educated.
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Life’s Left Turn: The Strange Science Behind Molecular Asymmetry
Podcast Episode · Science Of The Times · 26/06/2025 · 34m
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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
This was a really fun episode to record- perhaps because some aspects also felt personal to me, my parents migrated to England from Pakistan.
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Our latest podcast is live! We talk the #science of #migration with @iangoldin.bsky.social. Listen here scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/the... and please like, subscribe and share if you enjoy it. @sykhalid.bsky.social @timcoulson.bsky.social @streamingspires.bsky.social
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Science Of The Times | The Good the Bad and the Migrant
Migration is in the news continuously and everyone has an opinion. What does the science of migration reveal? Tim and Syma talk to Ian Goldin, an expert on the pros and cons of migration and migran...
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Next Science of the Times podcast on Thurs 19th is about human migration, a nuanced subject. Here's a taster. Migrants bring economic positives to the lands they settle, but are often despised. #Migrants #Science #humanity SUBSCRIBE scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/subscribe @iangoldin.bsky.social
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Have a listen to our latest podcast. here the brilliant @maxjtelford.bsky.social talk about how #life became so astonishing #diverse. Also available on Youtube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wryI...
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Science Of The Times EP20 - How did the diversity of life come about? #treeoflife #diversity
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Our latest podcast is out! scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm. Listen to the amazing @maxjtelford.bsky.social talk about the Tree of Life, the title of his new book. #Evolution #Genetics #History #Worm. @timcoulson.bsky.social @sykhalid.bsky.social @streamingspires.bsky.social
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Do you want to learn a little more about topical science findings? Do many of the science stories you hear leave you with unanswered questions? Syma and Tim will discuss in non-technical language and ...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The UK will be getting a new national supercomputer! £750m has been pledged after the spending review. This is what it means for biomolecular simulation (please repost) @philbiggin.bsky.social @sykhalid.bsky.social @timcoulson.bsky.social @streamingspires.bsky.social youtu.be/-yFU_FJsT1A
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Investment for new national supercomputer #supercomputers
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Our latest science explainer is out! Syma chats with world renowned volcanologist, David Pyle, about the latest eruption of Mount Etna.@sykhalid.bsky.social @davidmpyle.bsky.social @streamingspires.bsky.social @timcoulson.bsky.social @stannescollege.bsky.social youtu.be/4h4ri8NXSy8
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Science Explainer : Mount Etna eruption #mountetna
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Please consider subscribing (its free) youtube.com/@scienceofth...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
If you missed our episode on bird sings with @sheldonbirds.bsky.social and @nilomr.bsky.social here is an excerpt. Full video here: youtu.be/XYr5P3bk2ek @timcoulson.bsky.social @sykhalid.bsky.social @streamingspires.bsky.social
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Here’s a sneak peek: youtu.be/Q87bZdbb5nc?...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Want to learn about the science of football? Want to see @timcoulson.bsky.social & @sykhalid.bsky.social trying out some footballing skills tests? Check out our latest episode: youtu.be/Q87bZdbb5nc
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Science Of The Times EP18 - Is There a science to football? - #FootballScience
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Thank you to all of our followers & subscribers - we’ve hit 1000 subscribers on YouTube. Please write in with your suggestions for topics & guests and any questions you have on the existing episodes. Engagement with our community is very important to us @sykhalid.bsky.social @timcoulson.bsky.social
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Lots of exciting full episodes & explainers coming up, including a full episode on the science of football- which will feature video coverage of @sykhalid.bsky.social & @timcoulson.bsky.social doing some football training ⚽️ Subscribe today, so you don’t miss out! youtube.com/@scienceofth...
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Do you want to learn a little more about topical science findings? Do many of the science stories you hear leave you with unanswered questions? Syma and Tim will discuss in non-technical language and ...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
A little spoiler of a forthcoming explainer in which @sykhalid.bsky.social explains why its so hard to kill bacteria. If this appeals - please do consider subscribing to our podcast via YouTube: youtube.com/@scienceofth...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The story of the wolves of Yellowstone National park is fascinating. Completely irradiated for 70 years and then reintroduced - what was the impact on the fauna and flora of the surroundings? youtu.be/KmXvs9CSqv0?... join @sykhalid.bsky.social & @timcoulson.bsky.social as they chat to Dan McNulty
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Science Of The Times EP17 - Why Wolves Don't Change Rivers: focus on #yellowstonenationalpark
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Streaming Spires Podcast Network @streamingspires.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Science Of The Times: Why Wolves Don’t Change Rivers. Have a listen:
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Why Wolves Don’t Change Rivers
Dan MacNulty has studied the wildlife in Yellowstone National Park since...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Does academia owe society? @timcoulson.bsky.social debates this in the context of improving biodiversity - has and should academia make a practical difference? youtube.com/shorts/UstZy... youtu.be/1ewUo7lgOB8?... #biodiversity #academia #savetheplanet
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What does academia owe to society? #podcast #academia #science #scienceofthetimespodcast
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 21/05/2025
Congratulations again to all the winners of Nature's 2025 #ScientistAtWork photo competition, including our overall winner taken by Emma Vogel. See all the winning photographs here: go.nature.com/439Xc96 #Academicsky #SciArt 🧪
The overall winner is a photo of biologist Audun Rikardsen, taken by his PhD student Emma Vogel, scanning the waters for whales near fishing trawlers in the fjords of northern Norway.
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Matthew Freeman @mjafreeman.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Pretty amazing graphic to go with the @financialtimes.com article about the cost of Trump's attack on US science NIH is HUGE! www.ft.com/content/67fd...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
A huge congratulations from @sykhalid.bsky.social and @timcoulson.bsky.social to all the newly elected FRS! royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...
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Exceptional scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society | Royal Society
Over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world have this year been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
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Syma Khalid @sykhalid.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Preparing for a @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social podcast episode tomorrow afternoon/evening with @timcoulson.bsky.social
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
@sykhalid.bsky.social introduces our latest episode with @paulbehrens.bsky.social and related article by @timcoulson.bsky.social in the European the-european.eu/story-45781/...
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Streaming Spires Podcast Network @streamingspires.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Love Science? Join @timcoulson.bsky.social Tim Coulson and @sykhalid.bsky.social and their fantastic podcast that is 'Science Of The Times'. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Y...
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Do you want to learn a little more about topical science findings? Do many of the science stories you hear leave you with unanswered questions? Syma and Tim will discuss in non-technical language and ...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
why some cats are ginger, some wolves are black, and why a few cells that lack pigment in the back of my eyes means my eyes wobble and I don't see so good. share.transistor.fm/s/853891ad
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Why Ginger Cats Are Mostly Boys (and Why Some Wolves Are Black!) | Science Of The Times | Episode
In this third quick hit explainer of the week. Why are most ginger cats male? Simple genetics — the orange fur gene is on the X chromosome. Males only need one to flaunt that fiery coat, while females...
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
really exciting podcast episode on journeys to a sustainable world.
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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Was great joining @timcoulson.bsky.social and @sykhalid.bsky.social for a Science of the Times episode - we covered a lot of ground, from why we’ll be eating more plants in the future to the materials needed for the energy transition! Check it out below 👇
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
New podcast episode just dropped! How to build a #sustainable world - with guest scientist, @paulbehrens.bsky.social. Paul discusses everything from plant-based foods to the production of Lego! @timcoulson.bsky.social @sykhalid.bsky.social scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/how...
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Science Of The Times | How To Build A Sustainable World
If we don’t build a more sustainable world our civilisation will collapse, potentially in the coming decades. Paul Behrens spends his time researching our impact on the world, and working out how c...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Check out our YouTube channel folks, a whole bunch of new content including ‘shorts’ - for example: youtube.com/shorts/PXB-3...
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The Quantum Revolution: Lee Smolin’s Bold Theory to Unite Physics. #quantumfieldtheory
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
#Quantum #mechanics is science's most successful theories. It is not complete. @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social chatted to leading Theoretical Physicist, Lee Smolin, on what quantum mechanics is and how to produce a theory of everything. @biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk @oxfordphysics.bsky.social
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Science Of The Times | The Quantum Revolution: Lee Smolin’s Bold Theory to Unite Physics
Theoretical physics has two theories at its core that are not straightforward to link – quantum mechanics and general relativity. Lee Smolin, one of the world’s greatest living theoretical physicis...
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
My challenges as a #sex symbol. @sykhalid.bsky.social @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
One of our most popular shorts: Tim and Syma discuss the science behind the zombies in the Last of Us youtube.com/shorts/k4x5t... @skynewsrss.bsky.social follow our lead with their own article news.sky.com/story/the-la...
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Zombie Ants!!!! #scienceofthetimes
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Good to see the New York Times folding our example with a focus on the dire wolves story 😉 Our podcast episodes on this topic are available at: scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/nat... @sykhalid.bsky.social @timcoulson.bsky.social
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
The 2nd part of @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social on Colossal's dire wolves is now released. In part one, we heard from Professor Bridgett vonHoldt while in part 2 we hear from Professor Pete Hudson FRS. The two halves bring nuance to an intriguing story scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/nat...
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Science Of The Times | Natural and artificial genetic hybrids: dogs, coyotes and dire wolves. PART 2
Colossal Bioscience has brought genetic variation back from the grave. It is a remarkable technological achievement, but is it species de-extinction? In this second part of this podcast we talk to ...
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
What are you going to do to relax this is Easter? Chill with our podcast scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
A (not exhaustive) summary of our podcasting experience so far. A huge amount of fun. Thanks to all our listeners/subscribers and guests. From Syma & Tim and our production guru, Rich @sykhalid.bsky.social @timcoulson.bsky.social @streamingspires.bsky.social
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Yesterday evening @timcoulson.bsky.social & @sykhalid.bsky.social recorded a 2-part podcast episode with expert guests on questions of de-extinction. Can we, should we, & what else could we do with the technology? Part 1 with Bridgett vonHoldt: scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/nat...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Don’t they look terribly serious? @timcoulson.bsky.social and @sykhalid.bsky.social in action in the recording booth at the @streamingspires.bsky.social studio
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Tim Coulson @timcoulson.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
How fungi will turn us all into Zombies. Or not.... #TheLastOfUs #LastOfUs #interview #podcast @sykhalid.bsky.social @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm
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Do you want to learn a little more about topical science findings? Do many of the science stories you hear leave you with unanswered questions? Syma and Tim will discuss in non-technical language and ...
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Bonus episode: Will zombie ants be the last of us? @timcoulson.bsky.social & @sykhalid.bsky.social discuss the science behind the zombies in the hit dystopian drama The Last of Us scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/wil... - its all about killer fungi and zombie ants 🐜🧟
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