So Cultured Podcast

 💥 We’re BACK with the fifth episode of… OVERLOOKED - this series we are looking on the other side of HIS-tory at some of the most iconic women in stem. This was a highly requested theme so we can’t wait for you to listen! This week we are talking all about a woman who discovered something that could light up cities … or … destroy them. Whilst she never sought recognition, scientists believ...

☢️It’s Episode 4 of OVERLOOKED , and we’re diving into one of the eeriest, most haunting stories in the history of science... The Radium Girls . The year is 1917, and across America, hundreds of young women are hired to paint glow-in-the-dark watch dials. They’re told it’s safe… even good for them. They twirl the brushes between their lips to get a perfect point, unknowingly swallowing small doses...

🌔 We’re BACK with the third episode of… OVERLOOKED - this series we are looking on the other side of HIS-tory at some of the most iconic women in stem This was a highly requested theme so we can’t wait for you to listen! This week we are highlighting a very resilient woman. The woman who coined the term “software engineering”, and ensure Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon during th...

💉 #sciencepodcast #stempodcast #womeninstem Welcome to Episode 2 of OVERLOOKED! This series is all about diving into the forgotten side of his-tory , the women in STEM who made massive contributions but didn’t get the credit they deserved! 🥲This week, we’re talking about one of the most iconic scientists of the 20th century: Rosalind Franklin!! 🧬 You’ve probably heard her name in passing, maybe...

 💉 We’re BACK with the FIRST episode of… OVERLOOKED - this series we are looking on the other side of HIS-tory at some of the most iconic women in stem. Now these women’s achievements have usually been overlooked in the past so we want to shed light on these amazing women and their contributions to stem. This was a highly requested theme so we can’t wait for you to listen! This week we are h...

 ✈️ We’re BACK with the FINAL episode of… DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. This week we are diving into one of the more recent conspiracy theories… are CHEMTRAILS real? Well we investigate the aerosol bioweapons, weather manipulation, the physics of contrails, and whether the government are actually using planes to release chemi...

⏰ omgosh.. we are on the penultimate episode of debunked.. we cannot believe it. This week we are talking all about DINOSAURS and the mysterious ASTEROID that apparently wiped them all out… is it a myth or real life? Well, lets talk all things fossils, iridium + evolution to figure this mystery out! 😳 for this weeks gosss, a listener witnessed a peer stealing GOLD from their professor mid lectur...

 💉 We’re BACK with the 6th episode of… DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. This week we are diving into one of the more recent conspiracy theories… are there MICROCHIPS IN VACCINES? Well we investigate the current vaccine technology, why 5G is relevant, and  whether this would TRULY be possible! CHECK OUT AUDEMIC:  https...

⏰ IT'S episode 5 of DEBUNKED and today we're diving into the question 'IS TIME TRAVEL POSSIBLE'? from wormholes, to the international space station to a 'real life' time traveller spotted in Kiev, Ukraine? we're unpacking it all today and talking about the SCIENCE behind time travel. CHECK OUT AUDEMIC: https://audemic.io/?utm_source=liinks.. . and you can use code ' SOCULTURED20' for 20% off! 😳...

🌍 We’re BACK with the fourth episode of… DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. This week we are diving into one of the more wildddd conspiracy theories… IS THE EARTH FLAT? Well, we investigate the history and “science” behind why the earth might be flat… featuring a scientist named Samuel Rowbotham! 🔬 😳 We also have some brand new labo...

🚀 WELCOME BACK, CULTURED ONES! This week we’re diving into E3 of DEBUNKED and this one’s a mind bender . Today, we’re asking: Are we living in a simulation? 🧠 from glitchy déjà vu to evidence quantum electrons acting SUS, we’re exploring the scientific evidence behind the Simulation Hypothesis. Could reality as we know it be a sophisticated computer program? We’re breaking down theories from qua...

🦠 We’re BACK with the second episode of… DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. This week we are diving into one of the most requested conspiracy theories… WAS SARS-CoV-2 LEAKED FROM A LAB? Well we investigate the wuhan virology institute and their activities leading up to the pandemic, virus engineering, and dodgy initial health reports…...

🚀 WELCOME BACK! This is the FIRST episode of SERIES 5 , DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. First up, we are tackling the theory that the MOON LANDING WAS A HOAX. We dive into the photograph anomalies, the hidden clues left in horror films and talk all about the van allen radiation belts🔬 CHECK OUT AUDEMIC: https://audemic.io/?utm_sou...

🛜 WHAT? IT'S THE LAST EPISODE OF season four 'ORIGINS' and today we are talking all about the INTERNET 🌐.. ❓How the hell did the internet start? WHO started it? We're covering the history of the internet from start to finish! We also talk about how playboy helped with JPEG & Google's new Sycamore x CHIP! 😳And for our last listener story of the season, we read an email from a listener all a...

🧠 welcome the penultimate episode of season 4 of the @SoCulturedPodcast ! This season is all about discovering science through the lens of history, and in today’s episode we are delving into the origins of Consciousness!   ❓What is consciousness? How did it evolve? Are animals conscious? Why haven’t we evolved to think logically like computers? Is AI conscious? Could we be living in a simul...

🧬 EPISODE 6, ALREADY?! Yes, today's episode is all about THE ORIGINS OF DNA! ❓What if we could rewind time to the very first spark of life? What would we find? How did DNA—the molecule that defines every living thing—come to be? Today, we explore all of these questions and talk about the wacky experiments and scientists who helped us answer them. 😳and for todays LaboraTEA... we are bringing you...

🍆 welcome BACK to season 4 episode 5 of the @SoCulturedPodcast ! This season is all about discovering science through the lens of history, and in today’s episode we are delving into the origins of Sex! ❓Where did Sex originate? Where did humans think babies came from through time? Why did we think tiny humans were in sperm cells? How has it evolved from small cellular organisms to today? We’re e...

🤖 we're on episode 4 BABY! today's episode is all about THE ORIGINS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. You guys apparently LOVE our space themed episodes, sooo we listened to your feedback and today we're bringing you ANOTHER. ❓In todays episode, we're exploring how our very own solar system originated. Who were the key figures in answering these questions? What theories have existed and how have they changed...

💤 welcome BACK to season 4 episode 3 of the @SoCulturedPodcast ! This season is all about discovering science through the lens of history, and in today’s episode we are delving into the origins of Sleep!   ❓Where did Sleep originate? How has it evolved from small cellular organisms to today? How is artificial light changing the game? Who were the key figures in the field? We’re exploring it...

🤖 welcome BACK to season 4 episode 2 of the @SoCulturedPodcast ! This season is all about discovering science through the lens of history, and todays episode we are delving into the origins of AI! ❓Where did AI get its start? Who were the key figures in the field? How has it progressed over time!? We’re exploring it all today! 😳We are also bringing you our crazy ‘would you rather?’ ST...

🦠Hey guys! Welcome to the FIRST episode of SERIES 4 of the So Cultured Podcast! This series we delve into the ORIGINS- looking at science through the lens of history! In This episode we are discussing the Origins of Viruses 🦠🔬 ❓Where did viruses come from? What did ancient civilisations think of viruses and disease? What does “hair of the dog” have to do with viruses…? 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 😳N...

Hey So Cultured fammm! IT’S THE LAST EPISODE OF THE SERIES…CRY!!!!! In this final week we are exposing a less known Sci Fi film (imo anyway)… GATTACA! Now I’m gonna go ahead and say that this is probably the most scientifically accurate film as it dives into the world of genetically edited babies and a dystopian future where your class depends on whether you’re ‘In utero’ or ‘In vitro’. Is it real...

It’s that time of the week again… time to expose some sci fi science with your STEM besties + this week we’re delving into the film ‘INTERSTELLAR’. One of the best sci fi movies of ALL time (we think). Join us as we discuss what wormholes are + if they’re REAL, whether we could transport embryos to space and if we could survive falling into a black hole! There’s a lot to unpack so, let’s get into...

Episode 6 will take us beneath the waves… Today we will be exploring the scientific accuracies… and inaccuracies of The Meg. This episode dives deep into whether a megalodon could still be lurking in our ocean and how the film matches up to the science. Could we ever see the return of this extinct species? This weeks laboratea sees the polls return! We’ve had such a positive response from the last...

It's time for another hour of science with your STEM besties! 🩷🧬🪐aannnddd this week, we are exposing the science behind the ICONIC franchise STAR WARS! Are midochlorians based on real science? Could we have our very own lightsabers one day and was space depicted accurately in the films? Let's dive straight into it. and obviouslyyyy, we are bringing you the laboraTEA! Our listener is pre...