It is my great pleasure to announce that Ask Science Dude officially has its own blog! For a while now Sinead and I have been talking about taking that next step, but as technology has not been kind to me lately, that slowed things down on my end. Expect more great things from Science Dude and the Angry Hippie, and be sure to subscribe to the new blog so you don’t miss out on any of the fact filled ranty goodness! In cased you missed the link up there, the address is http://asksciencedude.info . Enjoy!

Ask Science Dude – Biofilm and the Truth. Sinead takes time to explain about biofilms after the Angry Hippie discovered a worrisome article online about goo in the ocean off Alaska. After various directions that the discussion leads, Sinead wraps up with a further look at the peer review process for establishing scientific proof. And just because the episode is over, doesn’t mean that the discussion will end. If there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, please let us know so that we can address them in the future. You can listen to the show via the player to your right or click the link to download the episode.

Links from Sinead

biofilm primer!

psuedomonas!

quorum sensing!

myxococcus movies!

Open access journals!

Ask Science Dude – Ecosystems. Sinead takes time to explain ecosystems, and some current theories for ecosystem maintenance and preservation. Covering three different approaches to the problems we face in the light of deteriorating environments and ecosystems. And just because the episode is over, doesn’t mean that the discussion will end. If there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, please let us know so that we can address them in the future. You can listen to the show via the player to your right or click the link to download the episode.

Links from Sinead
The awesome book that I talked about during the segment on looking at ecosystems as insurance,
Can we afford the future? by Frank Ackerman

Also, here is a link to some of Dan Janzen’s Wild Garden stuff:
An article that discusses Wild Gardens
About the species in the rainforests

Ask Science Dude – Game Theory. Sinead takes time to explain game theory and it’s use in the explanation of behavior, by taking us through a few of the games used. And just because the episode is over, doesn’t mean that the discussion will end. If there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, please let us know so that we can address them in the future. You can listen to the show via the player to your right or click the link to download the episode.

Link from Sinead
Dialogues With Darwin

Ask Science Dude – Animal Testing. Sinead takes the gloves off and comes out swinging at the misinformation, with an honest discussion of Science’s use of animals in research from an abolitionist vegan perspective. And just because the episode is over, doesn’t mean that the discussion will end. If there are more questions that anyone has along these lines, please let us know so that we can address them in the future. You can listen to the show via the player to your right or click the link to download the episode.