S2-5 The Science of Tits

S2-9 Milky Titbits

Short and sweet for you this week! Frances has been on holiday - without Brenda, the nerve! So in lieu of full blown episode, enjoy these bits and pieces lovely Sciencetits Communititty! As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch! Our email address: Sciencetitspod@outlook.com Follow us on all the socials! Instagram and Tiktok- @sciencetitspod BlueSky - @sciencetitspod.bsky.social Content outlined and presented by Brenda Finney and Frances Hall. Music from audiojungle.net – Konstantin Kasyanov References: 1.  https://open.lib.umn.edu/largeanimalsurgery/chapter/udder-anatomy/ [https://open.lib.umn.edu/largeanimalsurgery/chapter/udder-anatomy/] 2. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://uwmril.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/306/2021/08/1_TECH_1_CowIntroUdderAnatomy.pdf 3.  https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office [https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office] As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch! Email: Sciencetitspod@outlook.com Instagram & Tiktok- @sciencetitspod BlueSky - @sciencetitspod.bsky.social Content outlined and presented by Brenda Finney and Frances Hall. Music from audiojungle.net – Konstantin Kasyanov ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S2-8 Tits Fashion Baby!

This week on Sciencetits, we, Dr. Brenda Finney and Dr. Frances Hall gleefully abandon the lab coats (but not the curiosity) to explore a different kind of science altogether: the science of getting dressed without wanting to cry in a fitting room. And to guide us through the complex equations of style, confidence, and chest‑related mysteries, we welcome the brilliant and endlessly delightful Anna Berkeley. Anna isn’t just a stylist — she’s basically the Marie Curie of clothes, minus the radiation and plus some extremely chic trousers. With nearly 30 years in the fashion trenches, she’s worked with over 130 global brands, spent seven years buying designer denim at Selfridges, jet‑setted to fashion weeks around the world, and written for a lineup of publications so impressive it makes the rest of us feel like we’ve wasted our lives (The Times, The Telegraph, FT, Stella, Red, etc.). In 2023, she took all that expertise and distilled it into Think Shape, the groundbreaking app that helps women understand fit, proportion, and why that top you loved on the hanger makes you look like a disgruntled lampshade. In this episode, we rewind all the way back to Anna’s early days in fashion buying, where she discovered what women actually want from clothes (spoiler: things that fit) and how working behind the glamorous storefronts, with other stylists and hundreds of women gave her a PhD‑level understanding of body shapes and how to help us find our style. Then we dive into the big question: Why did the world need Think Shape? Anna talks about the experiences that sparked the app, the recurring frustrations she saw in women’s shopping experiences, and the realisation that figuring out your proportions shouldn’t require a protractor, an anthropology degree, and three glasses of wine. We also get into the hot topic of the moment: how modern fashion often ignores the glorious diversity of women’s chests. (Don’t worry, it’s all aboveboard and scientifically phrased.) Anna breaks down how her Body Map process finally gives women vocabulary — and solutions — for understanding their upper‑half architecture. Necklines, structure, balance… it’s basically the TED Talk you didn’t know you needed. From there, we explore what it was like for Anna to transform her stylist superpowers into software. She shares the weirdest challenges of making an app that feels personal, not judgemental, and how she managed to keep Think Shape empowering instead of becoming yet another digital gremlin whispering, “Have you tried being smaller?” Finally, Anna reflects on the unexpected joys (and shocks) of becoming a tech founder, plus the early user feedback that shaped Think Shape into the game‑changing tool it is today. It’s funny, it’s warm, it’s surprisingly educational, and it might just change the way you get dressed tomorrow morning. LINKS: 1. https://www.annaberkeley.com/ [https://www.annaberkeley.com/] 2. https://www.think-shape.com/ [https://www.think-shape.com/] As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch! Our email address: Sciencetitspod@outlook.com Follow us on all the socials! Instagram and Tiktok- @sciencetitspod BlueSky - @sciencetitspod.bsky.social Content outlined and presented by Brenda Finney and Frances Hall. Music from audiojungle.net – Konstantin Kasyanov As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch! Email: Sciencetitspod@outlook.com Instagram & Tiktok- @sciencetitspod BlueSky - @sciencetitspod.bsky.social Content outlined and presented by Brenda Finney and Frances Hall. Music from audiojungle.net – Konstantin Kasyanov ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S2-7 What is Tit good for?

Our guest this episode once got told off for breastfeeding in a kiddie pool... Join us this week as we talk to Dr. Ellie Syddall, A&E doctor and breastfeeding advocate for her patients and fellow doctors. Incidentally, where is the weirdest place you have breastfed? In this lively and heartfelt episode, we dive into what it really looks like to balance medical training with the realities of raising a young family. Dr. Ellie shares candid stories from her years in A&E—sometimes pumping between shifts, sometimes studying for exams with a baby attached—and the resilience it takes to navigate a system that isn’t always designed with parents in mind. We explore how becoming a mother reshaped her identity as a doctor, giving her deeper empathy for patients and a sharper awareness of how healthcare can better support new parents. From latch struggles to public‑feeding confrontations, we unpack the trials of breastfeeding with warmth and humour, including the myths that stubbornly refuse to disappear—from “you have nipple thrush” to “lanolin is great for sore nipples” Ellie helps debunk each one with evidence, clarity, and the occasional eye‑roll. We also talk about what genuine support looks like, whether you’re a partner, friend, colleague, or a stranger in the supermarket. Spoiler: unsolicited advice isn’t helpful, but turning up with brownies almost always is. Finally, we revisit our own early breastfeeding days, sharing the awkward, chaotic, and unexpectedly joyful moments that come with learning how to use your boobs for the purpose they were actually designed for. This episode is equal parts informative and hilarious—a celebration of the messy magic of feeding babies, the communities that lift us up, and the women who manage to do it all while saving lives on the side. As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch! Our email address: Sciencetitspod@outlook.com Follow us on all the socials! Instagram and Tiktok- @sciencetitspod BlueSky - @sciencetitspod.bsky.social Content outlined and presented by Brenda Finney and Frances Hall. Music from audiojungle.net – Konstantin Kasyanov Links: 1.     MiLC – Medics Lactation Community, https://www.facebook.com/groups/480916214609440/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/480916214609440/] 2.     IBCLC = International Board of Lactation Consultants 3.     The boob remembers! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/616670 [https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/616670] 4.     National Breastfeeding Helpline – (UK) 0300 100 0212, https://www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk/ [https://www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk/] 5.     National Women’s Health and Breastfeeding Helpline – (USA) 1-800-994-9662 As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch! Email: Sciencetitspod@outlook.com Instagram & Tiktok- @sciencetitspod BlueSky - @sciencetitspod.bsky.social Content outlined and presented by Brenda Finney and Frances Hall. Music from audiojungle.net – Konstantin Kasyanov ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S2-6 Science of Tits 2

This episode we do a rundown on the key stages of how breasts develop from the fetus to puberty. WITHOUT trying to spend too much time remembering how much of a horror show puberty was… Anyway, Brenda also found some statements about this process from across the internet and poses them to Frances throughout, and some of them are truly unhinged (Toothpaste?!). Making us want to reiterate, DO NOT believe everything you see on the internet. 1.     https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3706056/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3706056/] a.     Breast development review 2.     https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6234077/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6234077/] a.     General genital development 3.     https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2863107/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2863107/] a.     Longitudinal tracking of development 4.     https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3483246/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3483246/] a.     Genes and Breasts 5.     https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/135/6/995/65043/Mammary-development-in-the-embryo-and-adult-a [https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/135/6/995/65043/Mammary-development-in-the-embryo-and-adult-a] 6.     https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2397847320936281 [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2397847320936281] a.     Hormones in meat and growth As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch! Email: Sciencetitspod@outlook.com Instagram & Tiktok- @sciencetitspod BlueSky - @sciencetitspod.bsky.social Content outlined and presented by Brenda Finney and Frances Hall. Music from audiojungle.net – Konstantin Kasyanov ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S2-5 The Science of Tits

Ever wondered why mammals are called mammals? Spoiler: it’s all about the milk. In this episode of Sciencetits, we venture into the evolutionary origins of the mammary gland. We trace the timeline back to when glands first started secreting nutritious goo and as the theory goes not just for offspring, long before marketing made cleavage a cultural phenomenon. Where did milk come from? Turns out, it wasn’t invented by cows—it likely began as a skin secretion to keep eggs moist (talk about multitasking). Over millions of years, evolution said, “Let’s make this dinner, for the kids” and voilà: lactation. But here’s the kicker—why do humans have breasts that stick around even when we’re not nursing? Most mammals only flaunt them during feeding season. We explore theories ranging from sexual selection (thanks, Darwin) to fat storage and signaling fertility. It’s science, it’s history, and yes, it’s a little cheeky. Tune in for an episode that proves evolution has a sense of humor—and a soft spot for mammary innovation. As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch! Our email address: Sciencetitspod@outlook.com Follow us on all the socials! Instagram and Tiktok- @sciencetitspod BlueSky - @sciencetitspod.bsky.social Content outlined and presented by Brenda Finney and Frances Hall. Music from audiojungle.net – Konstantin Kasyanov Links/Refrences: 1. Oftedal, OT. The Evolution of Milk Secretion and its Ancient Origins. Animal, 6:3, 355-368, 2012 2. Capuco, AV and Akers RM. The Origin and Evolution of Lactation. J. Biol, 8:37, 2009 3. thenode.biologists.com, Exploring Mammary Gland Development and Evolution with Organoid Technology 4. Pawlowski, B and Zelazniewicz, A. The evolution of perennially enlarged breasts in women: a critical review and a novel hypothesis, Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc, 96:6, 2021 As always if you have questions or suggestions please get in touch! Email: Sciencetitspod@outlook.com Instagram & Tiktok- @sciencetitspod BlueSky - @sciencetitspod.bsky.social Content outlined and presented by Brenda Finney and Frances Hall. Music from audiojungle.net – Konstantin Kasyanov ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.