Normal Science Podcast

Episode 2: Getting Wet with DNA and Cannibals

It's our August 2017 episode and it's only a day late! In this episode, Dan and John discuss a paper looking at the chiral hydrogen-bonding of water to DNA and how seasonality effects cannibalism of damselfly larvae. In the discussion, John tries to remember something and finds a news article to prove he's not crazy which we link to below. References: doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.7b00100 doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1010-3 nature.com/news/2000/000622/full/news000622-10.html Music: “Flying Jellyfishes” by Kevin MacLeod

Episode 1: Cactus Flies and Apple Chromatography

It's our first official episode! From here going forward we'll be putting out a new episode on the last day of each month.  In this episode, Dan and John discuss a paper looking at the preference and performance of flies on different cactus hosts and a paper describing a method to determine the amount of a key compound found in apples. References: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2993 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2017.03.030 Music: “Flying Jellyfishes” by Kevin MacLeod

Pilot Episode 2: Frozen Rubber Sponges and Great Tit Personality

In our second pilot episode, Dan and John discuss a paper looking at how absorbing water and freezing it affects a rubber polymer and how different assays may give different insights to the personality of the bird Great Tit. References: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsomega.6b00443 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000334721630210X Music: “Flying Jellyfishes” by Kevin MacLeod

Pilot Episode 1: Sun Basking Ants and Theoretical Buffer Gas Systems

In our first pilot episode, we discuss a paper on sun basking in wood ants and a simulation of a buffer gas cell! References: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0170570 aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/1.4974253 Music: "Flying Jellyfishes" by Kevin MacLeod