Type 1 Error Podcast

09/01/2023

Hey folks! No episode again this week as it's been silly season and difficult to wriggle in interviews with guests between drinks and celebrations. Don't worry, new episodes on the horizon soon for 2023... see you all soon, nerds. x

12/12/2022

With many unanswered questions about Jeff Goldb- sorry, Jurassic Park - we welcome evolutionary development ("Evo Devo") biologist Dr Qamariya Nasrullah to Type I Error to unravel the challenges of dinosaur DNA and cloning. Audio issues aside, we have a fascinating talk about good science communication, Jeff Goldblum's obvious thirst trap, cloning, why the mosquito sucks as a DNA source, the world's last thylacine Benjamin and the real life attempts to use living species to revive the dead.
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Follow Dr Qamariya Nasrullah on Twitter Jurassic Park's "Mr DNA" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h58lRIVHhGc
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Email ([email protected]).

28/11/2022

I welcome Zac Holmes - fourth year PhD student in laser physics - onto the pod to talk about the technical woes and engineering labours of Star Wars' famous weapon - the lightsaber.Learn about why mistreating the prequels is a crime, why lightsabers should be plasma-sabers instead, what makes them coloured (spoiler: Jedi only do it for the Insta) and why you'd need a special lightsaber to get through Darth Vader's suit. And we talk briefly about the Darth Jar Jar theory (meesa sorry).
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Follow Zac on Twitter (if it still exists) at more about OzGrav https://www.ozgrav.org/
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Facebook (Type 1 Error Podcast)
Facebook discussion group ("The Type 1 Errors")
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Email ([email protected]).

25/11/2022

🚨 New episode Monday 🚨

PhD candidate in laser physics Zac Holmes and I talk about how light sabers could work in Star Wars!

15/11/2022

We welcome back parasitoid wasp researcher Dr Erinn-Fagan Jeffries to round out our discussion of Alien’s Xenomorph.
We talk: the adult and queen Xenomorphs, 3D glasses on praying mantids (it’s a real study), what chiton and spiracles are, why lanky bois can breathe better, a Game of Thrones in the eusocial insect world, and our brilliant spinoff idea of the Xenomorph’s tongue hyperparasitoid.
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More links:
Seminar on 3D glasses on praying mantids by Dr Vivek Nityananda - https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ee-webinar-stereo-vision-and-prey-detection-praying-mantis .
Video on fish tongue parasitoid by Michael Moseley (BBC Earth Lab) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okbpTwHZtao .

15/11/2022

With power back on and ready to leave the Xenomorph behind (with the rest of the crew), please welcome back Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries to round out our discussion of Alien's Xenomorph, focussing on the adult and queen life stages.

We discuss: the adult and queen Xenomorphs, 3D glasses on praying mantids (it’s a real study), what chiton and spiracles are, why lanky bois can breathe better, a Game of Thrones in the eusocial insect world, and our brilliant spinoff idea of the Xenomorph’s tongue hyperparasitoid.

Follow Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries on Twitter .

Follow Type 1 Error on Facebook (Type 1 Error Podcast), Twitter () and Instagram () or connect by email ([email protected]). For community discussion, join “The Type 1 Errors” page.

Episode links:

- Seminar on 3D glasses on praying mantids by Dr Vivek Nityananda - https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ee-webinar-stereo-vision-and-prey-detection-praying-mantis .
- Video on fish tongue parasitoid by Michael Moseley (BBC Earth Lab) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okbpTwHZtao .

https://type1errorpodcast.podbean.com/e/3-the-adult-and-queen-bee-sorry-xenomorph-part-2-w-dr-erinn-fagan-jeffries-alien-entomology/

We welcome back parasitoid wasp researcher Dr Erinn-Fagan Jeffries to round out our discussion of Alien’s Xenomorph. We talk: the adult and queen Xenomorphs, 3D glasses on praying mantids (it’s a real study), what chiton and spiracles are, why lanky bois can breathe better, a Game of Thrones in ...

13/11/2022

After yesterday’s enthusiastic announcement about Monday’s upcoming episode - we have promptly had a power outage like much of South Australia! 28 hours of no power and counting… ⚡️

With final edits and episode upload not possible until I can charge my laptop at work tomorrow, Part 2 of our chat with Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries likely won’t be released until Tuesday morning.

Sorry about this! Can’t wait to share the new ep soon.

~ N

12/11/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMG-LWyNcAs

"Are they finally done talking about aliens and wasps?" you ask, waspishly.

NOPE. THINK AGAIN.

Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries returns on Monday's episode to round out our discussion of the Xenomorph from Alien and its uncanny resemblance to a parasitoid wasp.

Here's a clip of the real life chestbursters from National Geographic.

A parasitic wasp has injected her eggs into a caterpillar -- and now they're ready to hatch.In the Womb: Extreme Animals : http://channel.nationalgeographic....

31/10/2022

Parasitoid wasp researcher and taxonomist Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries comes onto the pod to talk with me about the insect-origins of Alien's Xenomorph.

We talk: what keeping to the code is for taxonomists, why tardigrades don’t need to drink 8 glasses of water a day, why rove beetles are toxic in your life, why Pompillid wasps are great mums and terrible enemies, why fly larvae have a PR problem and how a virus and a wasp work together to take down caterpillars.

Follow Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries on Twitter .

Follow Type 1 Error on Facebook (Type 1 Error Podcast), Twitter () and Instagram () or connect by email ([email protected]). For community discussion, join "The Type 1 Errors" page.

Parasitoid wasp researcher and taxonomist Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries comes onto the pod to talk with me about the insect-origins of Alien's Xenomorph. We talk: what keeping to the code is for taxonomists, why tardigrades don’t need to drink 8 glasses of water a day, why rove beetles are toxic in your...

30/10/2022

What does a wasp and the Alien franchise's Xenomorph have in common?

Find out tomorrow! New episode dropping with Dr Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, the researcher who discovered and named the parasitoid wasp Dolichogenidea xenomorph, in tribute to the Xenomorph.

19/10/2022

Welcome... to Jurassic Park!

Listen to our chat with palaeontology researcher and self-professed dinosaur nerd about the evolutionary relationships (phylogeny) and palaeontology of the Jurassic Park dinosaurs.

We talk: Ash's childhood of dinosaurs, why hips DO lie when it comes to evolution, whether you should fight a pack of dog-sized velociraptors or a T-rex with a sword, what on Earth are Voorhies fossils, the safety implications of a perfect skeleton, why we need to apologise to Jurassic World's Giganotosaurus and Atrociraptor and why Fantasia is fantastic.

And yep, we're up and running from velociraptors on Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio and Podbean now!

https://open.spotify.com/show/1fRdK17nyg8HFIIjcwOYXb

Much like the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park, a lot of work has gone into birthing this goliath of a first episode. I welcome soon-to-be PhD palaeontology researcher Ash Turner on to discuss the evolutionary relationships (phylogeny) and palaeontology of Jurassic Park's dinosaurs. We talk: Ash's childho...

16/10/2022

It's not a podcast without art and theme music, right? 👽

Listen to Episode 0 here: https://type1errorpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-0-welcome-to-type-1-error/ or by scanning the QR code, depending on how you're watching this video.

Logo design by Alex Brown, music by Natalie Brown.

16/10/2022

Welcome to Type I Error, the podcast where I (Natalie Brown) bring on science experts and professionals to discuss the scientific fact or fiction behind your favourite sci-fi pop culture.

Early episodes include:

- De-extinction technology in Jurassic Park: could we really bring the dinosaurs back?
- How does Alien's Xenomorph resemble a giant parasitoid wasp?

Whether you're a scientist shaking your fist at inaccuracies in the latest blockbuster, or a nerd desperate to learn the science behind your favourite movie - this is the podcast for you.

Listen to Episode 0 now on:

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https://type1errorpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-0-welcome-to-type-1-error/

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