Spores at the ready! In this thrilling episode of Small Screen Science podcast dives into the fungal apocalypse of HBO's hit series, The Last of Us. We explore the fascinating science behind this critically acclaimed adaptation of the popular video game that took the world by storm in 2023 and ask, could a fungal pandemic really happen? How accurate is the show's portrayal of fungal behaviour? And why oh why do we just LOVE Joel and Ellie's relationship?

Hosted and produced by Karen Collins and Emma Brisdion. Edited by Merlin Mee. Created with support from GCSE Pod.

Hold on to your hoods, folks, we’re pulling up a seat at the round table to chat about the BBC’s hugely popular reality show, Traitors. We're diving into the science of sociopaths, asking if psychology can help us spot (or be!) a good traitor, and wondering what chemistry goes into the extreme shininess of Claudia Winkelman's fringe.

Hosted and produced by Karen Collins and Emma Brisdion. Edited by Merlin Mee. Created with support from GCSE Pod.

Can you learn more about the world around us through the medium of our small screens? As it turns out, absolutely! Coming up in this series, we’ve taken the microscope to Ted Lasso, The Last of Us, Traitors and even Dr Who. Join Karen and Emma for fortnightly episodes to explore the brilliant (and silly) science behind some of our favourite TV shows.

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