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The Sub Standard Model

The Sub Standard Model

Written by: Henry Leitch & Sam Pickett
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This is a subjectively comedic podcast by scientists for scientists.


"On this sciencey show, we answer the questions you never thought to ask, did not want to ask and did not ask."


This podcast has been carefully crafted after binging an alarming number of science shows and spotting the same pattern: everyone sticks to the safest, most mainstream topics, wheels out the same three analogies, and then tiptoes away from any actual depth. So we thought, “If you can’t beat them, join them" (but with tighter editing and more science). The result is clear, entertaining storytelling that goes properly deep, yet stays fun enough that you barely notice you’re learning until you have learned.


Intro: Sneaky Sonja, Luella Gren

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Episodes
  • E1: Cheesy Spider Botox

    E1: Cheesy Spider Botox
    Aug 3 2022
    1. How can Botox kill you?
    2. Why can kitchen sponges make things dirtier?
    3. How can you use dead spiders as tweezers?
    4. Can bacteria wear chainmail?
    5. What's the deal with those mites on your face, and why don't they have an anus?
    6. How can boa constrictors constrict their prey without suffocating themselves?
    7. Why are Nachos called Nachos?
    8. Why is bread more crunchy than bread dough?
    9. How can we stop ice cream from becoming too grainy?
    10. Why does ice melt into different shapes depending on the water temperature it is in?


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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • E2: Domesticated Jellybean Meteors

    E2: Domesticated Jellybean Meteors
    Aug 12 2022
    1. Why do we hiccup?
    2. How the heck does a wolf completely transform into a pug in a few thousand years?
    3. How can we force clouds to rain in a drought?
    4. Why do some male Kangaroos have pouches?
    5. How were we mugged?
    6. Why should you not hold in your farts?
    7. How can 10 meteors land in every square meter every year?
    8. Why has the Great Barrier Reef gotten better recently despite climate change?


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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • E3: Radio-Frequency Mosquito Saliva

    E3: Radio-Frequency Mosquito Saliva
    Sep 6 2022
    1. Why does owning a cat significantly increase your chances of dying in a motorcycle accident (is it due to a protocist infection)??
    2. Why is your lip skin different from the rest of your skin?
    3. Sorry, how many people did that mosquito kill?
    4. What are those scanners at the shop entrance?
    5. Why don't deers, dogs and cats have periods?
    6. Why do people make bird's nest soup?
    7. How fast is a hummingbird?
    8. What bird leads you to honey and why would it do that?


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    "On this sciencey show, we answer the questions you never thought to ask, did not want to ask and did not ask."

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    1 hr and 19 mins
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