• From Taking Dye a Little Too Literally: A History of Food Colourants
    May 26 2024

    A little bonus instalment of 'What you Don't Know Might Kill You' using all the unused research uncovered for the last episode. Since no knowledge acquired is wasted, I am making it available to clutter your brain space as well!

    Loz is currently soaking up the very last of summer (?) in Fiji, so this is a solo episode to ensure our hot scientists are getting their fortnightly dose of us!

    Unfortunately the sound quality this week is a little lower than normal because while Melbourne provides beautiful sites, sound proof solo work spaces are few and far between. I hope that you can endure the poorer quality as i had to while editing, and can forgive us for it.

    We will be back as scheduled together next week so if you are missing Loz's input you wont have to wait too much longer!

    Stay hot science xx

    References as always below

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wk7ctjZSnHq_HDwI-EG2-mnNKIWKgH0-eTpASOgbKdc/edit?usp=sharing

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    39 mins
  • ADHD: Did i just Drink the Red Cool-Aid
    May 12 2024

    For the second instalment of "what you don't know might kill you", we talk all things food colourings and its mildly suspicious link to ADHD?

    Is there a link, or are we just drinking someone else's (brown) cool-aid; the anti-artificial agenda trying to ruin our fun and make our children normal brained :(

    Join us as we unpack the ever forgotten nuance that often helps us make the most informed choice.

    Find our references at the link below!

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1enz8phA9fVnNALkkmA-rlJ8AS_MwC-6Kjw2Fq2pPpwg/edit?usp=sharing

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • MSG: Is there anything wrong with a meal, a succulent chinese meal?
    Apr 28 2024

    The first episode of our series: What you don't know might harm you, we're talking all things that salty umami goodness MSG!

    Monosodium glutamate; a well contested and well stigmatised compound is now well and truely researched, and we hope you enjoy the science!

    References can be found at the link below:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mz_DWw3ENXPe5haJ8JiX8YrpwAZQ2pWkp28WIb88-AM/edit?usp=sharing

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    58 mins