PODCAST

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours

grant balfour

ex scientia, sono

science & medicine

All Episodes

Science Art: Bisphenalenyl Biradical Ball, by Jynto,...

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/09/08

I found this illustration in the Wikimedia Commons “Category: Radicals” collection – it stood out from the other diagrams and models. Maybe because it looks a little… Read the rest “Science Art: Bisphenalenyl Biradical Ball, by Jynto, 2011” The post Science Art: Bisphenalenyl Biradical Ball, by Jynto, 2011 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Giant black-hole binaries spinning in star graveyard

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/09/05

Space brings us new analyses of stellar graveyards, which astronomers study to discover how stars develop and, eventually, die – turning into dense neutron stars or denser black… Read the rest “Giant black-hole binaries spinning in star graveyard” The post Giant black-hole binaries spinning in star graveyard first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Dirty love: Soil steering our emotions

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/09/05

PhysOrg reports on Flinders University researchers who have found that soil microbes can affect our gut biota, which in turn can influence our emotional lives, including our feelings … Read the rest “Dirty love: Soil steering our emotions” The post Dirty love: Soil steering our emotions first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Science Art: If Resolution and Recognizability are...

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/08/31

A General Electrodynamics Corporation ad for a television camera vidicon, a video camera tube – a thing that works like an old-fashioned television screen, scanning a ray of electrons… Read the rest “Science Art: If Resolution and Recognizability are Important to You…, 1966”The post Science Art: If Resolution and Recognizability are Important to You…, 1966 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

“Brain coral terrain” tells a story of Martian history.

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/08/26

The Planetary Science Institute reports on what space missions have learned from studying a strange, sinuous series of formations on the surface of Mars that resemble the curves and folds… Read the rest ““Brain coral terrain” tells a story of Martian history.” The post “Brain coral terrain” tells a story of Martian history. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Science Art: How ChatGPT visualizes itself.webp, by...

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/08/25

Yes, this is AI art. But it is AI art that is by AI and about AI. From the image description on Wikimedia Commons: ChatGPT 4 generated this image based on the following prompt: “Generate … Read the rest “Science Art: How ChatGPT visualizes itself.webp, by ChatGPT” The post Science Art: How ChatGPT visualizes itself.webp, by ChatGPT first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

SONG: Jet Lagged

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/08/25

SONG: “Jet Lagged”. (OGG version here.) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “Depression linked to ‘internal jet lag’, study finds,” University … Read the rest “SONG: Jet Lagged” The post SONG: Jet Lagged first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Our cannibal grandparents

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/08/22

PhysOrg shares evidence that Neolithic humans — the farmers of the Stone Age — were a lot more into eating each other than previously thought: Francesc Marginedas at the Catalan … Read the rest “Our cannibal grandparents” The post Our cannibal grandparents first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

The covid pandemic rewired teens’ brains

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/08/19

I mean, parents already kinda know this, but now Translational Psychiatry has studied (and is continuing to study) a group of teens from before the pandemic to now and found that the stress… Read the rest “The covid pandemic rewired teens’ brains” The post The covid pandemic rewired teens’ brains first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Science Art: A four stage sequential game with a...

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/07/28

This is a game theory diagram from the paper, “Limited backward induction: foresight and behavior in sequential games,” though I found it on Wikimedia Commons. It’s… Read the rest “Science Art: A four stage sequential game with a foresight bound, Marco Mantovani” The post Science Art: A four stage sequential game with a foresight bound, Marco Mantovani first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

SONG: Something’s Knocking on the Door

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/07/24

SONG: “Something’s Knocking on the Door”. (OGG version here.) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “Read the rest “SONG: Something’s Knocking on the Door” The post SONG: Something’s Knocking on the Door first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Science Art: A New Hummingbird From Ecuador, 1926

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/07/20

From the pages of the November-December 1926 issue of Natural History magazine (found on archive.org) flies “The Aethereal Sylph (Cyanolesbia coelestis aetherius Chapman)”.… Read the rest “Science Art: A New Hummingbird From Ecuador, 1926”The post Science Art: A New Hummingbird From Ecuador, 1926 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Hungry caterpillars eat plastic pollution

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/07/12

IFL Science introduces us to “plastivores” — a species of waxworm caterpillars (often thought of as beehive pests) that get fat gorging themselves on plastic waste… Read the rest “Hungry caterpillars eat plastic pollution”The post Hungry caterpillars eat plastic pollution first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Shrooms ease cancer-patient depression for two years.

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/07/11

Science Daily looks at an American Cancer Society study that found psilocybin mushrooms can help lift depression symptoms in cancer patients for as long as two years after a single psychedelic… Read the rest “Shrooms ease cancer-patient depression for two years.” The post Shrooms ease cancer-patient depression for two years. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Why fund weird science.

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/07/11

American Scientist provides a spirited defense against funding cuts for research into oddball subjects … by listing a lot of strange projects that suddenly led to world-changing… Read the rest “Why fund weird science.” The post Why fund weird science. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Looking Denisovans in the face for the first time.

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/07/10

Cell reconstructs a prehistoric face, thanks to DNA analysis of an unusual skull that proved to be the first-known skull of a Denisovan, the other prehistoric human besides Neanderthals… Read the rest “Looking Denisovans in the face for the first time.” The post Looking Denisovans in the face for the first time. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Science Art: Figures preparing the Sutton Hoo ship...

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/06/29

This is an illustration from the British Museum’s Sutton Hoo Collection, studying the grave (and buried treasures) of a “Very Important Person” laid to rest in the … Read the rest “Science Art: Figures preparing the Sutton Hoo ship for burial, Craig Williams”The post Science Art: Figures preparing the Sutton Hoo ship for burial, Craig Williams first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

SONG: The Temples Resurrect These Fallen Trees.

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/06/25

SONG: “The Temples Resurrect These Fallen Trees”. (OGG version here.) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on “Thousands of endangered trees preserved for centuries inside… Read the rest “SONG: The Temples Resurrect These Fallen Trees.” The post SONG: The Temples Resurrect These Fallen Trees. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Eating sea otters is giving wolves mercury poisoning.

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/06/23

Mongabay reports on a survey of data going back 25 years that show Alaskan coastal wolves have changed their diet from deer to sea otters — and have acquired toxic levels of mercury … Read the rest “Eating sea otters is giving wolves mercury poisoning.” The post Eating sea otters is giving wolves mercury poisoning. first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

Honda has entered Space Race 2.0

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours ·

2025/06/20

The Verge reports on a new competitor to Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic in the reusable rocket game – one with a slightly longer legacy of success in mass-produced mechanical-engineering… Read the rest “Honda has entered Space Race 2.0”The post Honda has entered Space Race 2.0 first appeared on The Guild of Scientific Troubadours.

en-US

159 results

The Guild of Scientific Troubadours

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

科学史评话最新专辑

科学史评话

Hablando con Científicos - Cienciaes.com

cienciaes.com

天方烨谈

基因频道

The Permaculture Podcast

Scott Mann

汪诘：科学有故事（主打）

科学有故事