Steven Lee and Nick Evans

TheScienceShed

Science EN ↓ 162 episodes

A science podcast: join two research scientists - Steve and Nick - for an irreverent ramble through the undergrowth of academiafollow us on Twitter @SteveTheChemist and @theevanslab. Find us on iTunes (goo.gl/hwMEFG), and YouTube (goo.gl/GR6Vws)

Author

Steven Lee and Nick Evans

Category

Science

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Latest episode

Dec 24, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 11 - Nick gets naked & Steve's neanderthal DNA. 23.10.2016

Steve and Nick are back with another action-packed, anecdote-nuggeted science podcast. This time, find out why Nick's been getting naked in Austria and whether Steve's huge head means he's more Neanderthal than monkey.

Episode 10 - The temples of the syrinx. 09.10.2016

We made it to Episode 10! This week your favourite academic scientists Nick and Steve are talking about how the Canadian rock band Rush makes Nick a better podcaster, the politics of grant panels and how to judge a book by its cover, enjoy! Link to the paper (https://goo.gl/WVDiSq)

Episode 9 - Old paint cans and diffraction gratings. 26.09.2016

Another podcast from your friendly ScienceShed pals Steve and Nick. This week find out why Steve's been tearing up old paint cans, which science TV presenter Nick fancies, and why the new Cathedral of Science might be just slightly annoying.....

Episode 8 - Doctors and Biologists, a west side story. 11.09.2016

Your friendly neighbourhood scientists - Nick and Steve - are back in TheScienceShed, podcasting from south London. This week we ramble about presidential criminals, chimeric law cases and how to annoy classicists... enjoy!

Episode 7 - Why is Nick crying? 29.08.2016

Welcome back to TheScienceShed - This week Nick and Steve talk about building chemical stickmen, why you should all cry at clocks and we discuss the unusual diet of Edwardian amphibians.... Enjoy!

Episode 6 - How to hide gold from the Nazis. 14.08.2016

Your favourite bumbling academics - Nick and Steve - are back in TheScienceShed. This week we ramble about hiding gold from the Nazis, filling peppers with custard, and investigate whether Christian Bale needs an airbag - all in the name of science... enjoy!

Episode 5 - How does mosquito repellent work? 31.07.2016

It's podcast 5, and this time Nick and Steve are in the Big Smoke. Join them for a romp through a trip to Hong Kong, a chinwag about how mosquitoes smell, some more post-Brexit fall-out in Scienceland, and find out what's been annoying Nick. It involves nudity. Mmmmmm.

Episode 4 - Arts & Crafts - Scientists make posters? 17.07.2016

Come and join Nick and Steve for another irreverent digest of all things sciency. This week they'll be taking a look at scientific trolling, Microsoft's creepy clippy guy, and the most popular method of sharing research amongst world-leading scientists ...... crappy posters. Enjoy!

Episode 3 - Hard Rock & Harry Kroto. 01.07.2016

Join your friendly neighbourhood scientists Nick and Steve, podcasting this week from within the hallowed halls of The Royal Society in London. This week we talk about nanotechnology, thunderstruck by AC/DC and the work of Sir Harry Kroto, enjoy!

Episode 2 - Sound of the Police! 20.06.2016

Join Steve and Nick, for the second ramble through academia. This week we speak about the getting stopped by the police, using stem cells to harvest human organs from pigs and Nick's views on Brexit.

TheScienceShed Jingles - 1. Theme. 13.06.2016

That catchy theme music from your favourite academic scientists, Steve and Nick... enjoy! Update April 2017 - We've had a request for the lyrics: Science Shed, we're in TheScienceShed Science Shed, we're in TheScienceShed Come on Steve! Busen Burner Dolly The Sheep Internal Combustion Why Do We Need Sleep? Petri Dishes Lost in Space Isaac Newton Transplanted my face!

Episode 1 - Genesis: Are scientists weird? 12.06.2016

An irreverent ramble through the undergrowth of academia... The birth of a new science podcast; join two university academics - Steve and Nick - as we talk about alchemy, the martian and whether or not scientists are weird...

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