Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet?
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Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet?
Join Hana, Suhail, Oz, and Alex for the podcast that mixes science & tech with a sprinkle of pop culture. With 2 PhDs and years of journalism between them, they dissect, discuss and dive into the most interesting stories, topics, and concepts in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
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Episode 52: Spinning Electrons and Eating Cake (ft. Jess Wade)
We've got physicist/author/Wikipedia nerd Dr Jess Wade in the studio to find out how putting your hands on top of one other could hold the key to unde...
Episode 51: Fighting The Infodemic (ft. Science Sam)
For more than 18 months, the global COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every part of society. And with more and more data being shared by the minut...
Episode 50: The Science of Heartbreak
We're back for Episode 50!
Break ups can be hard for everyone but eventually, you get over them. Right?
This week, we take a deep dive int...
Episode 49: Baked Off
This week, we find out what Suhail has been doing for all the months he's spent in lockdown.
From navigating work and sex during a global health...
Episode 48: Down the K-Hole (ft. Suzi Gage)
This week, Dr Suzi Gage takes us on a deep dive into the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation surrounding drugs.
Plus, we find out about je...
Episode 47: Dementia
This is the final episode in our mini-series exploring health conditions.
Oz sat down with Shaheen to find out about her expierences with her mu...
Episode 46: Infertility
We're on the third episode of our mini-series looking at health conditions.
This week, we're chatting to Roma Agrawal (engineer/author/build-er...
Episode 45: Autism
The second episode in our new series where we explore various aspects of health!
This episode, we're joined by Tyla Grant - an autism advocate b...
Episode 44: Endometriosis
We're embarking on a new series where we explore various aspects of health!
To wave goodbye to its awareness month in March, we're looking into...
Episode 43: The Big Issue (ft. George Anderson)
This week, Suhail chats to George Anderson about his life.
The 2008 Financial Crisis left George homeless and wandering the streets of London. N...
Episode 42: Coronavirus (ft. Shivani Dave)
We're joined in the studio by journalist Shivani Dave to discuss the current Coronavirus outbreak that has spread internationally from Wuhan, China. W...
Episode 41: No New Sperm
This week, we're talking about the male contraceptive injection. RISUG (Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance) has passed clinical trials and...
Episode 40: Virginity Check
For the last episode of 2019, we're talking about T.I taking his daughter for an annual "virginity check", the sociology of sex, and how white feminis...
Episode 39: Elections & Social Media
This week, we're back in the studio to discuss all things political. Now that the UK is gearing up to a General Election, we've got voting on the mind...
Episode 38: Cocaine Eels
We're back in the studio for a flying visit and talking about the amount of cocaine found in London and how it's affecting the local animals.
Yo...
Episode 37: The Clapback (ft. Elijah Lawal)
This week, we're joined in the studio by Elijah Lawal to discuss his new book - "The Clapback: Your Guide to Calling Out Racist Stereotypes"
Episode 36: You Live With Your Parents?
This week, we talk rent.
In the UK, the minimum cost of living by yourself is anything from £18,000 - £27,000 per year. It's of little surprise...
Episode 35: UK Black Pride
This week, Oz is joined by Cerys Bradley from The Coming Out Tapes to talk about the history of bad science involving the LGBTQ+ community. We talk ab...
Episode 34: Is The Shard Finished? (ft. Roma Agrawal MBE)
This week, we've got Roma Agrawal in the studio to talk about her life in engineering and how she ended up spending 6 years of her life building the S...
Episode 33: Black People Don't Need Vaccines
In a 2018 interview, Akon stated that Black people don't need to be vaccinated in order to go to Africa. This week, we discuss the role of culture in...
Episode 32: Superior (ft. Angela Saini)
This week, we're live at the Royal Institution with journalist and author Angela Saini to discuss her new book Superior: The Return of Race Science. <...
Episode 31: Black People Don't Get Depressed
This week, we discuss our journeys with mental health and what it means to seek help when your culture doesn't acknowledge mental health issues.
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Episode 30: Afrotech Fest (Part II)
We're still at Afrotech Fest! We speak to one of the youngest people teaching people how to code globally and chat about using machine learning to hel...
Episode 29: Afrotech Fest (Part I)
This week, we're at Afrotech Fest and chatting about Fyre Festival, what it's like to be a single parent, and how designing a product is a lot harder...
Episode 28: Swipe Right
This week, we're diving into the world of dating as we discuss how websites and apps have changed the dating landscape.
With social media platfo...
Episode 27: The Internet Is A Repository of Evil (ft. Alex Fefegha)
This week, we've got Alex Fefegha in the studio to chat about how he uses emerging technology to make society better. We chat human-digital interactio...
Episode 26: Viruses & Visas (ft. Furaha Asani)
This week, we chat to Dr Furaha Asani about medical misinformation, drug trials, and how we can prevent people with HIV from getting other infections....
Episode 25: Migration Trail Revisited (ft. Alison Killing)
We're returning to Migration Trail - the immersive web experience using maps, data and audio to chronicle the journey of migrants across Europe and be...
Episode 24: Inferior
This week, we're discussing how James Watson, winner of the Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA, caught heat for making comments about ra...
Episode 23: Film Facts Don't Matter (ft. Kwasi Kwakwa)
This week, we're joined by Dr Kwasi Kwakwa to talk about microscopes, physics, and why Hana thinks scientists should stop trying to ruin films. Suhail...
Episode 22: Smart Drugs
This week, we look into the world of so-called "smart drugs" - from caffeine to modafinil. Alex makes Oz and Suhail trial cognitive enhancing suppleme...
Episode 21: Binaural Head (ft. Nikhil Mistry & Charlie House)
This week, Alex and Suhail travel to the University of Southampton to meet with Nikhil and Charlie - two researchers at the Institute of Sound and Vib...
Episode 20: Robot Wars
This week, Alex goes to see Robot Wars (and drags along Simon and Dan).
Back in the studio we talk about real robot wars - the use of robotics i...
Episode 19: Why Aren't You White? (Live in Bristol)
This is our live show in Bristol from our tour last month.
In the run up to our episodes on genetic testing, we discuss ancestry tests and Alex...
Episode 18: Migration Trail
Migration Trail is a project that uses maps, data and audio to chronicle the journey of migrants across Europe and beyond. Although the characters (Da...
Episode 17: Gastrophysics (ft. Jozef Youssef)
We talk to Jozef Youssef - Chef and founder of Kitchen Theory - about the psychology behind food, the importance of our senses and what the future of...
Episode 16: Trapped in the Gangs Matrix & The War on Plastics
This week, Alex breaks down the Gangs Matrix. Launched in London by the Metropolitan Police in 2012, this database of suspected Gang members has come...
Episode 15: Airport Tech
This week, we get sad that Oz is leaving us to go to Portland for a while. To commemorate this, we break down the science and tech involved in travell...
Episode 14: The Order of Time
This week, we review Carlo Rovelli's book - The Order of Time. Join us as we delve into the philosophy of time, quantum physics and the limitations of...
Episode 13: Sunscreen & Ancient Art
This week, we talk about the latest news in science and tech. We go into how ethnic minority people have to wear sunscreen (and how the guys never do)...