Simon and Rach consider listener suggestions for human body improvements. This week, adjustable digestive tracts, floral farts, and retractable testicles.
&nbsp;
In the news
Elon Musk’s baby: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52557291
Ocea...

Simon and Rach consider listener suggestions for human body improvements. This week, adjustable digestive tracts, floral farts, and retractable testicles.&nbsp;In the newsElon Musk’s baby: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52557291" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52557291</a>Ocean warming: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242786-a-japanese-nuclear-power-plant-created-a-habitat-for-tropical-fish/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242786-a-japanese-nuclear-power-plant-created-a-habitat-for-tropical-fish/</a>Golden tongue: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52683468" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52683468</a>Wound healing blue-green algae: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243352-wound-healing-patch-of-blue-green-algae-mends-skin-quickly/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243352-wound-healing-patch-of-blue-green-algae-mends-skin-quickly/</a> Listener suggestions<a href="https://twitter.com/TraceyH100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TraceyH100</a> - retractable breasts and testicles<a href="https://twitter.com/KJames_IntBio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@KJames_IntBio</a> - a pause button for the digestive tract<a href="https://twitter.com/sheencr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sheencr</a> - floral farts Check out…In mice twitter account: <a href="https://twitter.com/justsaysinmice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/justsaysinmice</a>Kangaroos penis and testicles the other way round: <a href="https://grist.org/animals/kangaroo-genitals-are-weirder-than-you-ever-thought-possible-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grist.org/animals/kangaroo-genitals-are-weirder-than-you-ever-thought-possible-2/</a>Face lice with no anuses: <a href="https://www.livescience.com/65533-your-face-mites-never-poop.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.livescience.com/65533-your-face-mites-never-poop.html</a>Miracle berry: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum</a>Clare Jonas’s blog article: <a href="https://www.thatthinkingfeeling.co.uk/blog/smell-language-difficult-to-describe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thatthinkingfeeling.co.uk/blog/smell-language-difficult-to-describe</a>Does it fart?: <a href="https://amzn.to/2TkflxU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2TkflxU</a> Support usIf you're enjoying the podcast, you can support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman</a>Leave us an iTunes review: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285</a>…and join our newsletter: <a href="http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch</a>&nbsp;Follow usTwitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/leveluphuman</a>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/leveluphuman</a>Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.instagram.com/leveluphuman</a>

Level Up Human Extra - Listener Suggestions

S2E12: Level Up Human is a podcast on a mission to redesign the human body.


Simon&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rach&nbsp;chat to biologist and science YouTuber Sally Le Page&nbsp;and science communicator James Piercy.
We discuss periods, expanding s...

S2E12: Level Up Human is a podcast on a mission to redesign the human body. <a href="https://twitter.com/simondwatt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simon</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/RachelWheeley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rach</a>&nbsp;chat to biologist and science YouTuber <a href="http://sallylepage.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sally Le Page</a>&nbsp;and science communicator <a href="https://www.headway.org.uk/about-brain-injury/individuals/brain-injury-and-me/james-piercy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Piercy</a>.We discuss periods, expanding skulls and a rebooted ear. In the news&nbsp;Female female aggression in fruit flies: <a href="https://bit.ly/LUHfruitflies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/LUHfruitflies</a>The new kilogram: <a href="http://physicsworld.com/a/new-definition-of-the-kilogram-comes-into-force/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">physicsworld.com/a/new-definition-of-the-kilogram-comes-into-force/</a>Robots powered by the spines of rats: <a href="https://bit.ly/LUHRatSpines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/LUHRatSpines</a> The pitches&nbsp;Sally wants selective ovulation, James wants a skull flap. There’s a suggestion from the audience for One Massive Ear and Simon is borrowing from the opossums which could hold the key to saving snakebite victims. Mentioned this episode Dragons’ Den: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006vq92" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006vq92</a>Lesbian lizard colonies: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_whiptail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_whiptail</a>Parthenogenesis: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis</a>Decompressive craniectomy: <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319755" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319755</a>Fontanelle: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontanelle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontanelle</a>Barn owl hearing: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SI73-Ka51E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SI73-Ka51E</a>Opossum’s natural immunity to snake venom: <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150323-opossums-snakes-snakebites-venom-health-world-science/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150323-opossums-snakes-snakebites-venom-health-world-science/</a>Stay In for Towel Day:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.savetherhino.org/get-involved/events/stay-in-for-towel-day-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.savetherhino.org/get-involved/events/stay-in-for-towel-day-2020/</a> Support usIf you're enjoying the podcast, you can support us on Patreon:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman</a>Leave us an iTunes review:&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285</a>…or join our newsletter:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch</a> With thanks to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.physoc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Physiological Society</a>.

Level Up Human - Sally Le Page vs James Piercy

Simon and Rach consider regeneration. Humans are pretty rubbish at it. Some lizards, newts and salamanders are INCREDIBLE at it. How do we get it, and would we really want to?
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Check out…
The Shining: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/
THA...

Simon and Rach consider regeneration. Humans are pretty rubbish at it. Some lizards, newts and salamanders are INCREDIBLE at it. How do we get it, and would we really want to?&nbsp;Check out…The Shining: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/</a>THAT tweet: <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1256239815256797184" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1256239815256797184</a>Bee sniffing tech: <a href="https://phys.org/news/2010-03-bee-sniffing-technology-dangerous-vapors.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2010-03-bee-sniffing-technology-dangerous-vapors.html</a>FaceTime some Japanese eels: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-call-eels-tokyo-aquarium-so-they-dont-forget-people-2020-5?r=US&amp;IR=T" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.businessinsider.com/video-call-eels-tokyo-aquarium-so-they-dont-forget-people-2020-5?r=US&amp;IR=T</a>Zoo animals are lonely in lockdown: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52493750" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52493750</a>T1000 – Liquid Metal: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8h8d2XLWKY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8h8d2XLWKY</a>Teratoma: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratoma</a>Planarian worm: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarian</a>Combination of master and mistress is: Mastress. No, I don’t have a link for that. Support usIt would make Rach so happy if you would support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman</a>Give us a high-five with a 5* review: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285</a>Join our newsletter to get all our news first: <a href="http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch</a>&nbsp;Follow us&nbsp;Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/leveluphuman</a>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/leveluphuman</a>Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.instagram.com/leveluphuman</a>

Level Up Human Extra - Regeneration

S2E11: Level Up Human is a podcast on a mission to redesign the human body.
This week, Simon and Rach chat to naturalist and broadcaster&nbsp;Steve Backshall&nbsp;and visual perception scientist&nbsp;Kate Storrs.
We discuss enhanced vision,...

S2E11: Level Up Human is a podcast on a mission to redesign the human body.This week, <a href="https://twitter.com/simondwatt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simon</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/RachelWheeley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rach</a> chat to naturalist and broadcaster&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stevebackshall.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Backshall</a>&nbsp;and visual perception scientist&nbsp;<a href="https://www.katestorrs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kate Storrs</a>.We discuss enhanced vision, limb regeneration, gecko hands, super kidneys and re-breathing.Extended show notes including edited transcripts are available <a href="https://levelup-human.squarespace.com/episodes/2020/5/2/level-up-human-steve-backshall-vs-kate-storrs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.In the news&nbsp;Kate is tickled and baffled by a news story about MicrosoftSteve's news story is entitled, 'Venomous Frogs use Heads as Weapons.'Rach's levelled up human is Bertolt Meyer, who has hacked his prosthetic hand to hook it up to his synth.The pitches&nbsp;Steve wants to borrow the abilities of the Iberian sharp-ribbed newt, a type of salamander which can regenerate limbs and organs.Kate thinks the human body should be able to see the polarisation of lightPlus pitches from our audience and Mother Nature herself 🌱 Mentioned this episodeMicrosoft's new patent:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a32318654/microsoft-brainwaves-mine-cryptocurrency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a32318654/microsoft-brainwaves-mine-cryptocurrency</a>Venomous frogs use heads as weapons:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280753150_Venomous_Frogs_Use_Heads_as_Weapons" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280753150_Venomous_Frogs_Use_Heads_as_Weapons</a>Bertolt Meyer:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSKBtEBRWi4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSKBtEBRWi4</a>'Scuba-diving' lizard, Anolis aquaticus:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/bu-lc032019.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/bu-lc032019.php</a>Steve's Home Schooling (9.30am, Wednesdays):&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm-URP49TgSgyIU1rgh2m7A/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm-URP49TgSgyIU1rgh2m7A/videos</a>The Mirror Trap:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mirror-trap-online-tickets-104125171190" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mirror-trap-online-tickets-104125171190</a>Stay In for Towel Day:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.savetherhino.org/get-involved/events/stay-in-for-towel-day-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.savetherhino.org/get-involved/events/stay-in-for-towel-day-2020/</a> Support usIf you're enjoying the podcast, you can support us on Patreon:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman</a>Leave us an iTunes review:&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285</a>…or join our newsletter:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch</a> With thanks to the <a href="https://www.physoc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Physiological Society</a>.

Level Up Human S2E11 - Steve Backshall vs Kate Storrs

Episode summary
Simon and Rachel take a detailed look at flight. Why can’t we fly, how could we achieve it, and wouldn't it be exhausting?


An edited transcript is available here.


Mentioned this episode


Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingh...

Episode summarySimon and Rachel take a detailed look at flight. Why can’t we fly, how could we achieve it, and wouldn't it be exhausting? An edited transcript is available <a href="https://levelup-human.squarespace.com/episodes/2020/4/28/level-up-human-extra-flight" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Mentioned this episode Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, the most attractive man in the world, according to Simon: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZhCCu-2gbw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZhCCu-2gbw</a> Starlink: <a href="https://www.starlink.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.starlink.com/</a> Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy</a> The incredible, gliding Hoatzin – the Johnny Rotten of the bird world: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87_shPJxdns" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87_shPJxdns</a> Barotrauma: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barotrauma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barotrauma</a> Pentadactyl limb: <a href="https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/pentadactyl-limb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/pentadactyl-limb</a> Support usIf you're enjoying the podcast, you can support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman</a>&nbsp; Leave us an iTunes review: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285</a>&nbsp; …or join our newsletter: <a href="http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch</a> Follow usTwitter: <a href="http:" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/leveluphuman</a>&nbsp; Facebook: <a href="http:" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/leveluphuman</a>&nbsp; Instagram: <a href="http:" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/leveluphuman</a>&nbsp;

Level Up Human Extra - Flight

Simon and Rachel recap Episode 10 of Series 2, where we chatted with immunologist Professor Sheena Cruickshank and microbiologist Dr. Chloe James. Plus Simon has good news for Eurovision fans.


We dive deeper into what RNA is, how to train bacteriopha...

Simon and Rachel recap Episode 10 of Series 2, where we chatted with immunologist Professor Sheena Cruickshank and microbiologist Dr. Chloe James. Plus Simon has good news for Eurovision fans. We dive deeper into what RNA is, how to train bacteriophages, and how we know humans are still evolving. An edited transcript is available <a href="http://leveluphuman.com/episodes/2020/4/20/level-up-human-extra-rna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Mentioned this episode 2001: A Space Odyssey: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)</a>Patrick Moore’s Gamesmaster: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCuPX_tmOOo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCuPX_tmOOo</a>Ribonucleic acid (RNA): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA</a>&nbsp;Messenger RNA: <a href="https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/messenger-rna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/messenger-rna</a>Transfer RNA: <a href="https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Transfer-RNA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Transfer-RNA</a>Are we evolving to survive Alzheimers?: <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/alzheimers-asthma-high-cholesterol-eradicated-natural-selection-plos-biology-research-a7932566.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/alzheimers-asthma-high-cholesterol-eradicated-natural-selection-plos-biology-research-a7932566.html</a>Thunderdome (featuring Tina Turner): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HeZrI5Giw4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HeZrI5Giw4</a>Cytokine: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine</a>Cytokine storm: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/term/cytokine-storm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/term/cytokine-storm/</a>The AI Eurovision Song Contest: <a href="https://www.vprobroadcast.com/titles/ai-songcontest.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.vprobroadcast.com/titles/ai-songcontest.html</a>Boris: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_(band)</a> Support us&nbsp;If you're enjoying the podcast, you can support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman</a>Or leave us an iTunes review: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285</a>&nbsp;Follow us&nbsp;Twitter: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/3db08af8-ac21-4e1a-b8df-dcb91619721c/twitter.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/leveluphuman</a>Facebook: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/3db08af8-ac21-4e1a-b8df-dcb91619721c/facebook.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/leveluphuman</a>Instagram: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/3db08af8-ac21-4e1a-b8df-dcb91619721c/instagram.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/leveluphuman</a>

Level Up Human Extra - RNA

Rachel and Simon are locked down in London. Joining them from Liverpool and Manchester are microbiologist Dr. Chloe James and immunologist Professor Sheena Cruickshank.


A full transcript is available here.
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Episode summary
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Rachel and Simon are locked down in London. Joining them from Liverpool and Manchester are microbiologist Dr. Chloe James and immunologist Professor Sheena Cruickshank. A full transcript is available <a href="http://leveluphuman.com/self-scratching-back-transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;Episode summary&nbsp;We discuss if it’s possible for scientists to work from home, cytokine storms and a brand new 'magic' toilet.&nbsp;Our panellists this week make pitches for command over our internal armies of bacteria phages and reprogramming our immune cells.&nbsp;The audience want self-scratching backs and bodies we can repair ourselves.&nbsp;Which will make it onto the shortlist? Which pitch will win? Listen to find out!&nbsp;Mentioned this episode&nbsp;NHS Covid-19 advice: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/</a>Quantitative PCR machine: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_PCR_instrument" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_PCR_instrument</a>Magic toilet: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/06/magic-toilet-could-monitor-users-health-say-researchers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/06/magic-toilet-could-monitor-users-health-say-researchers</a>Bacteria found in gut might help boost physical performance: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/24/bacteria-found-in-gut-could-help-boost-physical-performance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/24/bacteria-found-in-gut-could-help-boost-physical-performance</a>Withnail and I: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withnail_and_I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withnail_and_I</a>How stress causes gray hair: <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200122135313.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200122135313.htm</a>Barbara Woodhouse “I took to dog training when I had to give up cows”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic5fe7M_Sys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic5fe7M_Sys</a>Cytokine storm: <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/term/cytokine-storm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/term/cytokine-storm/</a> Support us&nbsp;If you're enjoying the podcast, you can support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman</a>Or leave us an iTunes review: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285</a>&nbsp;Follow us&nbsp;Twitter: <a href="twitter.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/leveluphuman</a>Facebook: <a href="facebook.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/leveluphuman</a>Instagram: <a href="instagram.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/leveluphuman</a>

Level Up Human S2E10 - Self-scratching backs

In the last of our Barbican centre recordings from November 2019, Simon and Rachel are souping up the homo sapien once again. Our guest experts are professor of experimental psychopathology from the university of Birkbeck, Naz Derakshan, and Hephzi Tag...

In the last of our Barbican centre recordings from November 2019, Simon and Rachel are souping up the homo sapien once again. Our guest experts are professor of experimental psychopathology from the university of Birkbeck, Naz Derakshan, and Hephzi Tagoe, a skin specialist from Queen Mary, University of London.&nbsp;Episode summary&nbsp;We discuss resilience as well as the impacts of skin conditions on psychological health and wellbeing. Rach has news of an ant with a six legged gallop.&nbsp;In our pitches for human body redesign, Naz wants a boost to resilience and Hephzi pitches snake skin.&nbsp;The audience want gecko hands, improved brain plasticity and there’s a pitch from Simon stolen from C. Elegans.&nbsp;Which will make it onto the shortlist? Which pitch will win? Listen to find out!&nbsp;Mentioned this episodeBuilding Resilience in Breast Cancer (BRIC) centre: <a href="http://briccentre.bbk.ac.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://briccentre.bbk.ac.uk</a>The fastest ant in the world: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/16/fastest-ants-in-world-northern-sahara" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/16/fastest-ants-in-world-northern-sahara</a>Ichthyosis: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyosis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyosis</a>C. Elegans: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenorhabditis_elegans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenorhabditis_elegans</a>Support us&nbsp;If you're enjoying the podcast, you can support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leveluphumanOr leave us an iTunes review: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285&nbsp;Follow us&nbsp;Twitter: twitter.com/leveluphumanFacebook: facebook.com/leveluphumanInstagram: instagram.com/leveluphuman

Level Up Human S2E9 - Snake skin

Simon and Rachel report from their respective bunkers during the March 2020 coronavirus pandemic. We take a long hard look at disease. Are humans a particularly diseased species? What can we learn from pandemics and is panic buying inevitable?
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Simon and Rachel report from their respective bunkers during the March 2020 coronavirus pandemic. We take a long hard look at disease. Are humans a particularly diseased species? What can we learn from pandemics and is panic buying inevitable?&nbsp;Mentioned this episode NHS advice on coronavirus: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/</a>&nbsp;Pandemic board game: <a href="https://www.zmangames.com/en/games/pandemic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.zmangames.com/en/games/pandemic/</a>28 Days Later: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_Days_Later" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_Days_Later</a>Outbreak: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak_(film)</a>Contagion: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1598778/</a>Global village: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_village" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_village</a>Darwinian medicine: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_medicine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_medicine</a>The Tragedy of the Commons: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons</a>Syphilis: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/syphilis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/syphilis/</a>Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_Toulouse-Lautrec" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_Toulouse-Lautrec</a>Édouard Manet: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet</a>Paul Gaugin: <a href="https://hyperallergic.com/111730/posthumous-prognosis-for-supposedly-syphilitic-gauguin-via-his-teeth/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hyperallergic.com/111730/posthumous-prognosis-for-supposedly-syphilitic-gauguin-via-his-teeth/</a>Oscar Wilde: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/no-oscar-wilde-probably-didnt-die-of-syphilis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/no-oscar-wilde-probably-didnt-die-of-syphilis</a>Thermal imaging cameras in airports: <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/30523865/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/how-thermal-imaging-cameras-spot-flu-fevers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.nbcnews.com/id/30523865/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/how-thermal-imaging-cameras-spot-flu-fevers</a>Socialised medicine: <a href="https://time.com/5794672/health-insurance-deductibles-coronavirus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://time.com/5794672/health-insurance-deductibles-coronavirus/</a>Universal Basic Income: <a href="https://time.com/5804656/ubi-yang-coronavirus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://time.com/5804656/ubi-yang-coronavirus/</a>Experts are back in fashion: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/15/experts-fashion-covid-19-reality-bites-trump-johnson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/15/experts-fashion-covid-19-reality-bites-trump-johnson</a> Support us&nbsp;If you're enjoying the podcast, you can support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman</a>Or leave us an iTunes review: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285</a>&nbsp;Follow us&nbsp;Twitter: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/b65d55a5-ce24-41e5-bc86-a6121a1fadec/twitter.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/leveluphuman</a>Facebook: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/b65d55a5-ce24-41e5-bc86-a6121a1fadec/facebook.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/leveluphuman</a>Instagram: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/b65d55a5-ce24-41e5-bc86-a6121a1fadec/instagram.com/leveluphuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/leveluphuman</a>

Level Up Human Extra - COVID-19 and Disease

Experts redesign the human body.

"Dragons Den for Nerds" Simon Watt and Rachel Wheeley invite academics to pitch good ideas for the human body.