This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore both Earth and Resource sciences! The boys start off with some news of the world as per usual relating to measuring the smallest distance ever and CRISPR in action. Then get ready to be introduced to the world of resource science as Mitch explores how science is used to best utilise the natural resources of the world in the most sustainable manner. We explore what Dymaxion Houses are, their advantages compared to...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Tom and Mitch as they explore the greatest scientific award that can be bestowed: The Nobel Prize. The boys start off strong this week with their news, but tangents are not far behind! Find out about the Chinese lunar rocks, where time did or did not begin and more in this week’s news! Back on track, the boys explore what the Nobel Prize is in the first place and the history behind it. The guys take us through the categories while Tom explores...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they decode the world of genetic engineering and CRISPR before your eyes. As is the norm, the boys start off with some news of the world: What quantum discoveries have been made this week?! Then the boys crack on with gene editing and CRISPR! What is it in the first place? The boys take us through the technology that is CRISPR-Cas9 and how it works. Mitch then teaches us the history of the amazing technology and where it has come...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they hitch a ride with some animal migrators! The boys start of strong this week with talking about some netflix shows that you should watch #NotSponseredButIfYoureListening;). They get back on track with some current news of the world and out of this world! Finally, onto the topic at hand the boys give some fun facts about migration, they explore what animal migration is, and why animals may migrate in the first place! One of...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they talk about stress! The boys take a tour of what it is to be human this week, for as much as it is a pain, stress is a part of life. But how much stress is too much? What happens to the body when we stress? Is our modern world leaving us in a place of more stress than is healthy for us? Tom breaks down what stress is while mitch dives into the fight flight response. The boys debate the topics of emotional and physical stress...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they revisit the senses! The boys start off strong by tangent-ing right away about what it might be like to experience music if you had synaesthesia! Back on track though, they start out as normal with some weekly news and facts of the week relating to senses! Mitch brings up some exciting new research about how our brains try and predict the future of songs that we have not heard before to try and make sense of the world. Tom...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they revisit: Time! They last delved into time over two years ago where they melted their brains, let's see if they can hold it together this time. The boys open with an interesting debate that as the Earth's rotation slows down, does our experience of time as well? They try and give a simple effort of defining time before Mitch takes us on a tour of relativity and spacetime. How does our movement affect how time can be...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they revisit human evolution! Just as the course of evolution is never simple the boys start off with a bit of a tangent today but pull it back on track to discuss current news of the world! Mitch takes a look at what evolution is and the three methods through which it occurs. Mitch then explores new human evolution in the form of new arteries in our arms and the boys discuss how human evolution may change in a connected world....

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they start revisiting things! After 2 years of talking about various topics the boys thought it was time to revisit some topics and update our knowledge! This week, simulation theory is on the cards! Mitch tells us what simulation theory is and Tom gives us a quick rundown on what we covered last episode! The boys have an open debate about whether the Truman Show is a good representation of Simulation Theory and if we are in a...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore why we age! Depressing for some and enlightening for others why we age, how we age, and should we stop ageing if we had the ability are all questioned in today’s show! Tom kicks off with the 9 hallmarks of ageing, these processes cause us to go through the ageing process. Mitch lets us know what physically happens to us as we age and explores the weird life of the Hydra: an animal that never dies of old age. Tom...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Tom and Mitch as they break down the latest IPCC climate report! As usual the boys start off the show with some news. This week you can go to mars and anti-parasite caterpillars are talk of the town. Then the boys look at the newly published released 6th report on climate change from The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The 5th edition heavily influenced the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015 but how have we been doing to stop /...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Tom and Mitch back at the Olympics as they use it as a springboard to explore strange science! Hopefully this time the boys can stay a bit more on track... okay enough with the puns. Tom created a random event generator to create Imgur's crazy triathlon, see what events are pulled to make a super triathlon and which animals the boys think would be best suited! Mitch talks about how humans can jump so far in the long jump and the boys discuss how...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they go for gold! That's right, the boys rock up at the Olympics this week with the aim to talk about some events and discuss which animals might be most suited for that event and the science behind it! While the boys get gold for effort, they'd be lucky to scrape a bronze for time keeping!! Mitch and Tom cover the 100m sprint: why are humans so adapted for running and which animals are the fastest over 100m? Mitch then takes a...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they talk plants! The boys start off with their news and facts as per usual and then Tom breaks down exactly what we can consider plants to be. Mitch talks bamboo. What makes it grow so fast and how do the varieties differ? The boys take an in depth look at photosynthesis, how do plants take sunlight and turn it into food and energy for themselves? Lastly, Mitch explains how trees employ a variety of methods to disperse their...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore genes and inheritance! As per usual the boys kick off the show with some news and facts before getting down to the nitty gritty: what makes us the way we are?! Mitch and Tom explain what genes are, how they are related to DNA, and where chromosomes come into it. Trying to keep this episode simple and on track, do they manage it? Tom then takes a look at genes in a bit further detail and explains to us how genes are...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, get out your Bunsen burners as Mitch and Tom explore the field of chemistry! The boys get to grips with what chemistry actually is and Tom starts off by taking us through the different disciplines within chemistry from inorganic and organic to biochemistry and analytical. Mitch explains to us the most fundamental principles of chemistry in the form of bonds! What are they, how do they work, and what are the different kinds?! Tom puts Mitch in the hot...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they combat heat! What exactly is heat in the first place? Tom takes us through the properties of heat, heat transfer, and why some things are better or worse at keeping their heat. Mitch dives into the current climate issue facing North America and Pakistan with their intense heat waves. What is causing them and what can we do? The boys discuss how bad they are at adapting to different heat scenarios but in general how amazing...

Today on The Conduct Science Podcast, Mitch and Tom are joined by Dr. A. C. Lambourne. He is a researcher, lecturer, and author who is studying the future of human reproduction rates. Some of the most developed countries in the world such as Japan, Singapore, and lots of Europe are reaching a point where their reproduction rate is not enough to sustain the population. What might be causing this within our society and is this bad? We've heard all these years that global overpopulation is a bad...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore the world of terraforming! They kick off the show with an exciting announcement and some news as per usual. Then Mitch describes what terraforming is and how it has been studied throughout history! Is it becoming fact rather than fiction? Tom then looks at what the end goal of is, how it is done, and possible candidates for terraforming other planets in our solar system. Lastly, Mitch takes us down the philosophical...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they make their way through the final episode of the apocalypse series: Climate change. This one hits a little bit closer to home compared to the others but join the boys as they explore some of their favourite climate disaster movies and the science behind them. Of course, The Day After Tomorrow cannot go unmentioned in this list but just how accurate is it? Mitch teaches us how to keep warm and cool through insulation while Tom...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they stare down the zombie apocalypse! In the third instalment of the Apocalypse series the boys look at the famed zombie scenario and break down the science behind it. What are zombies in the first place and where did they originate human culture? The boys tick off their favourite zombie films and some that you should definitely check out if you haven't seen yet. After that Tom introduces the science of zombies talking about...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they stare down the robot apocalypse! Yes, continuing their apocalypse theme, this week they discuss just how likely it might actually be for robots to take over humanity. Decades ago they predicted 2005, then 2030, now is it sooner or later?! The boys start out with their favourite robot movies then moving into robotic automation taking over various industries and how this could help humanity in the long run. But will our...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they enter the world of the alien apocalypse! What would actually happen if aliens turned up with the intent to harvest or invade Earth and what is the science behind it? Mitch takes us down the route of War of the Worlds. What are EMPs and how do we combat them? Would you be able to survive in a world decimated by aliens? Tom explores the biology and genetics of rebuilding the human population. We often see two people are left...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore the awesome, and maybe slightly weird, world of corals! As per usual the boys start off with some news, Tom got a bit carried away this week so apologies in advance! Finally getting into corals the boys explore exactly what they are in the first place! Plants? Animals? Both? Interesting there are a few types of coral reefs that form in different ways and a few different types of corals themselves! Lastly get ready to...

This week on The Conduct Science Podcast, join Mitch and Tom as they explore the frozen expanses of ice ages. What classifies an ice age, how long do they last, how do they start in the first place? Did you know we are technically still in the same ice age in which woolly mammoths roamed the Earth?! Mitch explains Milankovitch cycles and other possible causes for ice ages while time takes us through the major ice ages in Earth's history. With a lot of interesting tangents along the way join...