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In each episode, Duncan and Dominic talk to a medical researcher about what they do, and believe us, if we can understand this stuff then so can you.

Duncan and Dominic


    • Feb 8, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 34 EPISODES


    Latest episodes from Not Exactly Rocket Science

    Adam Zeman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 29:34


    Adam researches disorders of visual imagery, such as that exhibited by one of your hosts. We talked to him about understanding ourselves better, a form of epilepsy that makes you forget, and what his research field actually is (it's not cognitive and neural biology…)

    Adam Zeman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 29:34


    Adam researches disorders of visual imagery, such as that exhibited by one of your hosts. We talked to him about understanding ourselves better, a form of epilepsy that makes you forget, and what his research field actually is (it’s not cognitive and neural biology…)

    Kate O'Donnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 29:30


    Kate researches primary care, and she was kind enough to talk to us about what primary care is and how it's changing, how much more NHS24 does now than when it started and how migrants accessing the NHS is making it work better for everyone

    Kate O'Donnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 29:30


    Kate researches primary care, and she was kind enough to talk to us about what primary care is and how it’s changing, how much more NHS24 does now than when it started and how migrants accessing the NHS is making it work better for everyone

    Will Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 34:42


    Will researches repair & regeneration, and he chatted to us about wound signalling, cells that level up, genetic powerhouses and a death star for flies

    Will Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 34:42


    Will researches repair & regeneration, and he chatted to us about wound signalling, cells that level up, genetic powerhouses and a death star for flies

    Rachael Jack

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 28:36


    Rachael works on understanding what people say without speaking, and she talked to us about cultural expressions, the “other race effect”, and how her computer can't pull funny faces

    Rachael Jack

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 28:36


    Rachael works on understanding what people say without speaking, and she talked to us about cultural expressions, the “other race effect”, and how her computer can’t pull funny faces

    Lisa McDaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 28:23


    Lisa is a social scientist at Glasgow, and she talked to us about how your community affects your health, poverty safari, and the difference that science can make to real people

    Lisa McDaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 28:23


    Lisa is a social scientist at Glasgow, and she talked to us about how your community affects your health, poverty safari, and the difference that science can make to real people

    Lynn Paterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 29:55


    In a special Not Exactly Brain Surgery episode, biologists Philip and Clara talked to Lynn, a lecturer in physics at Heriot Watt. They talked about optical tweezers, being knocked over by sunlight and the tweezability of yeast

    Lynn Paterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 29:55


    In a special Not Exactly Brain Surgery episode, biologists Philip and Clara talked to Lynn, a lecturer in physics at Heriot Watt. They talked about optical tweezers, being knocked over by sunlight and the tweezability of yeast

    Poppy Lamberton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 29:54


    Poppy works in neglected tropical diseases, and she spoke to us about discrete choice experiments, worms that come out of snails, and how children can poo on demand

    Poppy Lamberton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 29:54


    Poppy works in neglected tropical diseases, and she spoke to us about discrete choice experiments, worms that come out of snails, and how children can poo on demand

    Karen Faulds

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 28:43


    Karen is working with nanoparticles to see cells in a new way, and she spoke to us about having to learn how to talk to medics, accidental discoveries, and emailing strangers

    Karen Faulds

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 28:43


    Karen is working with nanoparticles to see cells in a new way, and she spoke to us about having to learn how to talk to medics, accidental discoveries, and emailing strangers

    Gail McConnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 29:28


    Gail is actually a physicist, and she talked to us about a lens as big as your arm, sending hard drives through the post, and the difficulty of advertising DVD on VHS

    Gail McConnell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 29:28


    Gail is actually a physicist, and she talked to us about a lens as big as your arm, sending hard drives through the post, and the difficulty of advertising DVD on VHS

    Elaine Dzierzak

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 28:29


    Elaine is trying to make stem cells, and she was kind enough to talk to us about the importance of finding a question that drives you, tiny little mouse hearts, and Vegas slots

    Elaine Dzierzak

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 28:29


    Elaine is trying to make stem cells, and she was kind enough to talk to us about the importance of finding a question that drives you, tiny little mouse hearts, and Vegas slots

    David Henderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 28:33


    David is looking at the links between multimorbidity and social care, and he spoke to us about wrangling massive datasets, calling 999 from 111 and drumming in the infantry

    David Henderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 28:33


    David is looking at the links between multimorbidity and social care, and he spoke to us about wrangling massive datasets, calling 999 from 111 and drumming in the infantry

    Origin Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 30:01


    This one is just the two of us, talking to each other about what we used to do and how we got here. Listen out for Indian flag cosplay, prosthetic hands and some seagulls in the background

    Origin Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 30:01


    This one is just the two of us, talking to each other about what we used to do and how we got here. Listen out for Indian flag cosplay, prosthetic hands and some seagulls in the background

    Adriano Rossi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 30:00


    Adriano is researching the mechanisms of inflammation, and he was kind enough to talk to us about white blood cells, zebrafish and how we're just here to serve our gut bacteria overlords

    Adriano Rossi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 30:00


    Adriano is researching the mechanisms of inflammation, and he was kind enough to talk to us about white blood cells, zebrafish and how we’re just here to serve our gut bacteria overlords

    Philippa Saunders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 30:01


    Philippa works on sex steroids, and she was kind enough to talk to us about Arnold Schwarznegger, her rather unusual PhD viva, and the extraordinary growth of pig blastocysts

    Philippa Saunders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 30:01


    Philippa works on sex steroids, and she was kind enough to talk to us about Arnold Schwarznegger, her rather unusual PhD viva, and the extraordinary growth of pig blastocysts

    Henry McSorley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018 29:59


    Henry is isolating compounds from parasites in the hope that they might be useful in the treatment of allergies and immune disorders, and he was kind enough to talk to us about whale guts, medical uses for Tabasco sauce, and the way that mummies are all full of worms

    Henry McSorley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 29:59


    Henry is isolating compounds from parasites in the hope that they might be useful in the treatment of allergies and immune disorders, and he was kind enough to talk to us about whale guts, medical uses for Tabasco sauce, and the way that mummies are all full of worms

    Chris Gregory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018 30:01


    Chris works with cancer and inflammation, and we talked to him about apoptosis, Prometheus and treacherous big-eaters

    Chris Gregory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 30:01


    Chris works with cancer and inflammation, and we talked to him about apoptosis, Prometheus and treacherous big-eaters

    Margarete Heck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 30:01


    Margarete works on a protein she discovered called invadolysin, and she kindly talked to us about genetics, flyverine, mitosis and getting flies in the post

    Margarete Heck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 30:01


    Margarete works on a protein she discovered called invadolysin, and she kindly talked to us about genetics, flyverine, mitosis and getting flies in the post

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