Listen "What has Matthew McConaughey ever done for us? A recap of the last 10 years in science"
Episode Synopsis
We end the decade of research with highlighting the supposedly biggest discoveries in science. Alongside those, we brought some other topics that we found interesting and worth chatting about. Stay excited for the best and worst enzyme on the planet, new directions for antidepressants, some practical tips for time travellers and car-driving rats.
Full list of time stamps and topics:
0:00 - Intro
3:16 - RuBisCO: the best and worst enzyme on the planet
13:15 - The 5 greatest discoveries of the last decade
51:25 - Quantum computing - yes or no?
57:40 - Genome-wide association replacing candidate gene studies
1:01:23 - Street drugs as antidepressants
1:14:46 - Science for time travellers
1:24:28 - Car-driving rats / Outro
1:26:56 - Additional: Bathroom break chat
Full list of time stamps and topics:
0:00 - Intro
3:16 - RuBisCO: the best and worst enzyme on the planet
13:15 - The 5 greatest discoveries of the last decade
51:25 - Quantum computing - yes or no?
57:40 - Genome-wide association replacing candidate gene studies
1:01:23 - Street drugs as antidepressants
1:14:46 - Science for time travellers
1:24:28 - Car-driving rats / Outro
1:26:56 - Additional: Bathroom break chat
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