Venom, Bites, Snakes, Scorpions, Pain

Searching for compassion within the terror of uncertainty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Daisy Fancourt is a professor at UCL who studies how taking part in arts and creative activities affects our mental and physical health, stress, wellbeing and social connection. Her new book, Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health, explores the growing scienti ... Show More

Aperol Spritz, the sweat of a stressed Accountant and a Chimney Sweeps scrotum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

<p>Predatory. Sneaky. Deadly. Lifesavers? You think you don’t care about cone snails. But that’s about to change. Conotoxinologists Dr. Sabah Ul-Hasan and Dr. Joshua Torres study these spiral-shelled hunters of the sea. Why all the fuss? Because their venom -– and the microbes th ... Show More

This week, mind reading children, scientists find a new gene in the lung cancer cocktail, and satnav or map-nav - what's greener? Plus we become biological weapons inspectors and explore nature's arsenal of venoms, poisons and toxins, including a scorpion's sting that can highlig ... Show More

Whilst watching a documentary about some poisonous frogs, Curio Janni in Amsterdam, started to wonder what would happen if a frog licked itself or another frog of the same species. She asks Dr Adam Rutherford and Professor Hannah Fry to investigate whether an animal would react b ... Show More

Venom can kill ... or it can cure. From killer sea snails to platypuses and slow lorises, marine chemical biologist Mandë Holford shares her research into animal venom and explores its potential to one day treat human diseases like cancer. Although the mechanism behind this power ... Show More

Venom can kill ... or it can cure. From killer sea snails to platypuses and slow lorises, marine chemical biologist Mandë Holford shares her research into animal venom and explores its potential to one day treat human diseases like cancer. Although the mechanism behind this power ... Show More

Venomous snakes entranced medieval Europe. And although bites were rare, this didn’t stop 14th century doctors from using everything but the kitchen sink to make snake bite treatments. We’re talking weasels, birds — even the pee of a young man. So was it all for snakes and giggle ... Show More

How do you feel about snakes? What about highly venomous ones?For Mark O’Shea, close encounters with the world’s most rare and deadly snakes are not only his profession, but his passion. Mark is a Professor of Herpetology - the area of zoology focusing on reptiles and amphibians ... Show More

In case you ever get bitten or stung by a spider, snake, or scorpion it would be good to know what to do.  How dangerous is it?  What precautions can you take?  What should you do if you’re bitten or stung?  In this episode, Dr. Nedd will cover: Simple ways to tell if a snake...