A Little Bit Of Science podcast

A Little Bit Of Science

From tales of historical idiocracy and scientific genius to weird and wacky cultural phenomena, Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant are here to take you on a wild conversational journey, deep diving into the crevices of science, history and culture that you never knew existed. 

From tales of historical idiocracy and scientific genius to weird and wacky cultural phenomena, Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant are here to take you on a wild conversational journey, deep diving into the crevices of science, history and culture that you never knew existed. 

 

#408

Poetry for AI Hacking, Flatulent Foods as Aphrodisiacs and Penile Tuberculosis

A Rome-based research team discovered poetry can jailbreak AI systems by bypassing safety ... more

09 Dec 2025

37 MINS

37:41

09 Dec 2025


#407

Interspecies Love, Annual Frozen Dead Guy Day, and Stinky Brazilian Butt Lifts

Sika deer on Japan's Yakushima Island let macaque monkeys groom them in exchange for food ... more

02 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:24

02 Dec 2025


#406

Mad Scientist Misadventures, Mind-Reading AI, and the Fishy Origins of Fingers

Horseshoe theory proposes that political extremes loop back around until far-left and far-... more

25 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:04

25 Nov 2025


#405

Atomic Gardening, Microwave Conspiracies and the Rise of Phubbing

Scientists in the mid-20th century created "atomic gardens" where they bombarded plants wi... more

18 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:21

18 Nov 2025


#404

Living Without a Stomach, Simulation Theory, and Forensic DNA in the Air

A woman survived without a stomach or small bowel after a catastrophic medical episode at ... more

12 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:25

12 Nov 2025


#403

Trump’s Sketchy Nuclear Restarts, Greenhushing Explained and Driverless Car Death Predictions

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04 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:21

04 Nov 2025


#402

Bizarre Metrics, Gamer Kids' IQs, and The Trust Barometer

Correlation doesn't equal causation, but patterns emerge in the strangest places - like Pe... more

28 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:55

28 Oct 2025


#401

Naps Unlock Genius, AI Peer Review Fraud and Microplastics in Penis Implants

Your grandmother was right - a 20-minute nap really can unlock creative genius and trigger... more

21 Oct 2025

12 MINS

12:51

21 Oct 2025


#400

YouTubers Beat Astronauts, Babies Named After Weapons and the Most Boring Invention

A third of kids now want to be YouTubers instead of astronauts and half of those kids will... more

14 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:39

14 Oct 2025


#399

Covert Consciousness Horrors, Trump’s Space Shield Fantasy and Innovative Sports Cheating

This week's stories reveal disturbing realities that sound like dystopian fiction but are ... more

07 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:37

07 Oct 2025


#398

Absurd Statistical Links, Human Obedience Experiments, and Mice Perform CPR on Friends

This week's science stories prove that statistics can be meaningless and humans are distur... more

30 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:32

30 Sep 2025


#397

Wind Theft, Ancient Chinese Climate Poetry, and Maddening Silence Chambers

This week's science stories prove that good intentions create unexpected problems and the ... more

23 Sep 2025

23 MINS

23:38

23 Sep 2025


#396

Immortal Oligarchs, AI Love Affairs, and Headless Animal Survivors

This week's science stories reveal disturbing trends in human intelligence and technology ... more

16 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:10

16 Sep 2025


#395

Raw Milk Reality Check, Proton Beam to the Face, AI Animal Translators and The Enhanced Games

If you’ve got a raw milk enthusiast friend, they might be conveniently forgetting th... more

10 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:05

10 Sep 2025


#394

Down Side To Dong Size, Yoghurt-Cooled House, and Drowning In Space

This week's little bits of science challenge long-held assumptions and reveal the unexpect... more

02 Sep 2025

46 MINS

46:40

02 Sep 2025


#393

AI Only Reads Fox News, Insane Browser Hoarding, and Suspicious Russian Defenestration

Truth Social's AI chatbot thinks "balanced news" means exclusively quoting Fox News, which... more

26 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:58

26 Aug 2025


#392

AI Prescribes Victorian Poison, Accidental Canal Unplugging, and Self-Defense Penises

What is this bizarre world we're living in where AI chatbots are literally poisoning peopl... more

19 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:33

19 Aug 2025


#391

Cancelled Satellite Missions, Treasure Hunting Laws, and The Pineapple's Epic Fall From Grace

The White House just cancelled two perfectly functioning climate satellites for mysterious... more

12 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:17

12 Aug 2025


#390

Ozzy Osbourne’s Genetic Superpowers, Radioactive Wasp Nests, and Racist Dogs

Ozzy Osbourne's DNA has become one of the most studied genomes in history. Scientists are ... more

05 Aug 2025

49 MINS

49:41

05 Aug 2025


#389

Melting Ice Unplugs Volcanoes, Medieval Medical Madness, and The Original Technocrat

Today, we’re talking about the explosive side effects of climate change - literally.... more

31 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:31

31 Jul 2025


#388

Hurricane Conspiracies, Screaming Plants, and Turnspit Dogs

What is this bizarre world that we’re living in where meteorologists are getting dea... more

22 Jul 2025

46 MINS

46:00

22 Jul 2025


#387

Human Skin Books, AI Psychosis, and Self-Cloning Crayfish

People are literally going insane from chatting with AI too much, crayfish are cloning the... more

15 Jul 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:41

15 Jul 2025


#386

Hitler’s Horsepower Fail, Giant Dolphin Testicles and Beer-Bonking Beetles

Say what you like about Hitler, but he was one driven man. The guy was dead serious about ... more

08 Jul 2025

45 MINS

45:06

08 Jul 2025


#385

Ice Cream Prevents Diabetes, CIA Sex Parties, and Microplastic Madness

What if we told you that ice cream might prevent diabetes, the CIA used to throw LSD-fuell... more

03 Jul 2025

37 MINS

37:20

03 Jul 2025


#384

A Really Old Poo, Sycophantic ChatBots, The Ugly Law, Sperm Racing

What do a thousand-year-old Viking turd, dangerously agreeable chatbots, laws that literal... more

23 Jun 2025

32 MINS

32:18

23 Jun 2025


#383

AI Romance, Sperm-Stealing Salamanders, and Curious Whale Bubbles

Ever caught someone on public transport having what looks like an intimate text conversati... more

17 Jun 2025

41 MINS

41:22

17 Jun 2025


#382

Sheep Gut Condoms, TSA Touch Tech, and Boring People

What do you get when you cross a sheep’s intestine, a TSA agent’s glove, and t... more

10 Jun 2025

44 MINS

44:05

10 Jun 2025


#381

Bio Photons, Marshmallow-Tested Cuttlefish, and Friendly Shark Feasts

From humans secretly glowing like discount glow sticks to sharks displaying better table m... more

03 Jun 2025

38 MINS

38:55

03 Jun 2025