Spiders, pumpkins and witches… it’s THAT time of the year, and the Science Basement is here to get you through this dark scary night.Are you scared? Well that’s just fine… Read More »3.10 Treating fear with… an iPhone! – w/ Giuliano, Cecilia & Anja Zimmer
Plants are fascinating in countless ways—think about the magnificent giant trees in the forest ? or the beautiful roses in your grandma’s garden — plants are beautiful but also very important. Read my top five reasons for why you should appreciate the plants around you today.
Did you ever wonder how solar eruptions affect the space, as they travel away from the Sun? In this episode Eleanna Asvestari and Guliano Didio are interviewing Dr. Matti Ala-Lahti… Read More »3.6 Solar eruptions & sheath regions. SPOILER: they’re huge! -w/ Eleanna, Giuliano & Matti Ala-Lahti
How does the eye work?Well… Ehm… You have the eye of course, than the light goes inside the eye, through the pupil… and then the light hits the RETINA.Wait… the… Read More »3.5 A beautiful architecture in your eyes – The retina – w/ Giuliano, Cecilia & Laura Celotto
Ever wanted to know more about the magical landscape that covers the Scottish Highlands‽ In this episode Tomás and Katja talk with Liam Godwin about the importance of Peatlands, their… Read More »3.4 Fantastic Peats and where to find … salmon – w/ Tomás, Katja & Liam Godwin
Welcome back, you wonderful insightful creatures!Guess what! Here is another VERY SPECIAL episode! The third and last of our 3-episode miniseries made in collaboration with Cochrane, the international charitable organization… Read More »TSB-Cochrane series Ep3 – How should we assess scientific information?-w/ Eleanna, Katja & Jack Nunn
Welcome back, you sciency science-lovers!This is another VERY SPECIAL episode! The seconf of out 3-episode miniseries made in collaboration with Cochrane, the international charitable organization promoting evidence-informed health decision-making, by… Read More »TSB-Cochrane series Ep2 – Systematic reviews -w/ Giuliano, Elmo & Fiona Stewart
Welcome back, you sciency science-lovers!This is a VERY SPECIAL episode (I know… ALL our episodes are special, but this is even more special!)because it’s the first of a 3-episode miniseries… Read More »TSB-Cochrane series Ep1 – Cochrane reviews in times of COVID-19 – w/ Tomàs, Lea & John Lavis
Who would have thought that scientists can actually make a CT-Scan to see the “inner organs of the Earth”?
With seismic imaging scientists are looking inside the Earth trying to figure out what material is beneath our feet without digging a hole!
Lost in another ugly Facebook comments section? Online trolls and hate speech have unfortunately become commonplace encounters in our everyday lives. Our guest this week is the wonderful Annina Claesson (Twitter @AnninaClaesson, Instagram @thenannis), a grad student in Science Po in Paris and a freelance journalist and writer.