This Is A Stupid Question But

In this episode we play a game of more or less where we use our skills of guess-timation to answer these questions! full of fun facts 

It's been a year of us answering yours and our stupid questions! In honour of our first anniversary, we've sat down in person for the first time and are doing what we love most, discussing fun facts! Thank you for sticking with us over our last 20 episodes and we have some exciting stuff coming for the next year too!

In this episode we are discussing the history and culture of alcohol as well as understanding what it is doing to our body to make us feel drunk. Enjoy this episode with your favourite alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage but remember, moderation is key!

In this month's episode we talk about the history and science of our favourite food: sugar. We invite you to get a slice of your favourite cake or sugary snack and settle in to listen!  TW: we discuss food, obesity, diets and diabetes

It's been a while since we sat down on our own and what better episode than one on everyone's favourite drug! We discuss caffeine and if it truly is an addictive substance. We also talk about the history of coffee and tea and the parallels between them. So grab a mug of your favourite coffee/tea and enjoy!

In this episode we talked to Laura Young, otherwise known as @lesswastelaura. Laura has a masters in environmental protection and management and is a climate activist and zero waste advocate. We discuss on the importance of reducing our waste and whether going vegan is sustainable and useful to our environment. We learnt so much this episode from our amazing guest and hope it can inspire others to enact small sustainable changes in their life through it. Accounts mentioned: @lesswastelaura @glasgowdairyco/ @maxlamanna/ @greenlabsbham

In this exciting and somewhat different episode for us, we invite Claire and Zoe of the Witches of Scotland podcast to discuss the witch trials and the unjust persecution and execution of women and men accused of witchcraft. We learn about the history of the witch trials as well as discuss the parallels to the modern day spread of conspiracy theories, their links with science as well as the continuous fight against the patriarchy.  Find the Witches of Scotland on: Instagram: @witches.of.scotland Twitter: @witchesofscotl1 Sign their petition: http://www.parliament.scot/gettinginvolved/petitions/witchesofscotland (Deadline March 17th, 2021)

In our continuing series of experts, we are joined with Nicole this week to discuss Dinosaurs and Jurassic Park! Nicole has a degree in zoology, is now doing a masters in wildlife conservation and wildlife management and has a particular interest in dinosaurs. Here, Nicole provides us with loads of dinosaur fun facts and answers all our stupid questions on fossils and tells us if we could actually bring dinosaurs back to life. Be prepared to be amazed by these amazing creatures that roamed our planet for millions of years. 

In our continuing series of experts, we are joined with Francesca this week to discuss eyes! Francesca works as an optometrist and helped answer all our stupid questions on the anatomy of eyes, diseases associated with sight as well as how informative and important routine eye checks are. This was genuinely a fascinating episode for us and we hope you enjoy it too!

This is our 1st episode of 2021 (and our first episode that we focus on the current pandemic)! This week we are talking with Dr Gavin Meehan who is an Immunologist in Glasgow. Gavin recently  took some time away from research to help set up and manage a COVID-19 testing lab in Glasgow. In this exciting episode, we discuss what kinds of tests we have to diagnose COVID-19 infections, how they work, the process samples go through from patient to result and more! 

This is officially our 10th episode so we thought we would make it a bit special by having our first guests on the show! This week we're talking with our PhD supervisors Dr. Payam Gammage and Dr. Ed Roberts about PhDs. We discuss the history of the PhD and what it involves and then have a Q&A with our supervisors on academia in general. We answer some stupid questions we have as well as some that you guys have sent to us! Enjoy the episode and we'll see you again in 2021!

Continuing on from last week, this episode Mahnoor asks Amy all about the immune system! We discuss how the immune system protects our bodies against infections and if we can actually 'boost' it. We also talk about Amy's project and the role of the immune system in cancer.

This week we've switched things up and Amy interviews Mahnoor on the mitochondria and her PhD project! We talk about how the mitochondria isn't JUST the powerhouse of the cell and the importance of mitochondrial DNA mutations in diseases including cancer.

This week we discuss emotions and the (complex) science behind them. We talk through the evolutionary benefit of having emotions as well as the biology and our understanding of different emotions. This episode is also an extension of our feature on First Time Films where we discuss the movie 'Inside Out' so do check that out as well!

This week we talk about all things rain! We tell you what rain is, the old myths behind what rain was, why certain places get more rainfall than others (e.g Scotland....) and how climate change is impacting normal rainfall patterns.

This week we talk about all things sleep! We'll discuss the circadian rhythm and why we sleep. We also talk about the benefits of sleep and why its so important for our well-being.

We decided to make “...What Is A Period?” into a two-part series considering how much there is to cover on a topic that affects half of the world's population! In part two, we talk about conditions associated with periods (endometriosis and PCOS) as well as how contraceptives impact the cycle.

We decided to make “...What Is A Period?” into a two-part series considering how much there is to cover on a topic that affects half of the world's population! In part one, we talk about the taboos associated with periods and how period poverty affects women everyday. We also explain what exactly happens during a woman's reproductive cycle and if PMS is real.

In this episode we discuss why we get sunburn, what are the consequences of sunburn and why the sun influences our skin colour. We also discuss the history of suncream development , what suncream actually is and tell you who should wear it (spoiler: the answer is everyone).

Today on This Is A Stupid Question But we answer “What Is Cancer?”. We look into the biology of cancer and the history of cancer discovery. We also talk about why people get cancer and will there ever be a cure?

This Is A Stupid Question But is a podcast hosted by two PhD students looking for answers to all of their stupid questions. In our first episode we'll be introducing ourselves and explaining what this podcast is going to be about. Spoiler: expect lots of science!