Episode 08: Lab Vibrators, Thirst Traps & Facebook’s Switch Up
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The crew is back and filled to the brim with more interesting science and tech stories.
We look into #ReviewForScience: the hashtag where scientists repurpose everyday items for science work and then review them. Everything from collecting whale snot with paint poles to lab credit cards being used to buy sex toys.
Plus, Suhail discusses how Facebook's plans to change how users interact online could mean big things for fake news and mental health.
And, as an added bonus, Oz explains the science of Instagram thirst trap accounts.
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