The Science Basement Podcast

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Episodes: 102

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We are a team of scientists based in Helsinki and we want to show you how cool science is! Follow us having semi-serious conversations with our sci-guests. New episode every month.

Episode Date
6.4 Inside Muscle Recovery: The Science Behind Repair, Strength, and Ageing
May 05, 2026
6.3 The Science of Conversation
Apr 07, 2026
6.2 The ghost-like particle: What are neutrinos and why are the so elusive?
Mar 03, 2026
6.1 The Science Basement Roundtable: 2025 in Review
Feb 03, 2026
5.9 On Thin Ice: How Data and Models Reveal Antarctic Sea-Ice Thickness/ w Shreya Trivedi, Sujai & Touqeer
Dec 26, 2025
5.8 Journey from Junior Researcher to Principal Investigator- w/ Heli, Nidal, Veijo & Rhiannon
Nov 14, 2025
5.7 Seeds of the Sky: From Boreal Forests to Penguin Poop w/ Zoé, Matthew, Sujai & Touqeer
Oct 06, 2025
5.6. Ancient Clues, Modern Risks: How Paleontology tells the future-w/ David Polly, Emmi & Rhiannon
Sep 09, 2025
5.5. Why Science? The Motivations, Challenges, and Triumphs- w/ Victor & Roselydiah
Jul 11, 2025
5.4 Breast Milk, Babies, and the Microbiome- w/ Dollwin, Roselydiah & Rhiannon
Jun 06, 2025
5.3 ReproducibiliTea: Grassroots Action for Open Science w/ Vootele, Anastasiia, & Sujai
May 02, 2025
5.2 Unlocking puberty: How does the onset of puberty begin? w/ Nidhi, Rhiannon & Uranbaigal
Apr 04, 2025
5.1 Birds, Bees, & Sustainability: A Year in Review with the Basement Crew w/Sujai, Emmi, Uranbaigal
Mar 07, 2025
The Innovation Journey: From Academia to Impact w/ Sarah, Rhiannon & Rose
Dec 19, 2024
Into the wild: A Biologist’s Notes on wildlife adaptation to climate change w/ Katja, Sujai & Emmi
Dec 02, 2024
Does high-impact equal high quality in scientific publishing? w/ Pekka, Rafael, Rhiannon, & Sujai
Nov 19, 2024
4.13 Twisted Spaces: A Look at Quasi-conformal geometry – w/ Jonathan, Sujai & Rhiannon
Nov 04, 2024
4.12 Engineering hope: Cancer treatment & synthetic biology – w/ Nisa, Ardalan, Sujai & Rhiannon
Oct 01, 2024
4.11 Tackling scientific misinformation using iHealthFacts – w/ Paula, Rhiannon & Rose
Sep 03, 2024
4.10 Fresh for Longer: How Packaging Extends Agri-Produce Shelf Life – w/ Kateřina, Rhiannon & Rose
Aug 05, 2024
4.9 Tiny Tech, Big Impact: The World of Biosensors – w/ Martin, Katja & Rhiannon
Jun 03, 2024
4.8 The first five days of embryo development: the key to IVF success – w/ Nina, Rhiannon & Rose
May 06, 2024
4.7 Closing the loop: How your discarded clothes get a new life- w/ Anubhuti, Rhiannon & Sujai
Apr 08, 2024
4.6 Growing mini-brains as models for Alzheimer's disease - w/ Alejandra, Giuliano & Pritakshi
Mar 13, 2024
4.5 The Anatomy of Agony: Deciphering Pain Perception
Feb 13, 2024
4.4 Our favourite episodes of 2023 - w/ Anastasiia, Eleanna, Rhiannon, & Sujai
Dec 11, 2023
Societal impact of research | HiLIFE series Ep5 w/ Marjo Saastamoinen & Kirsi Mikkonen
Nov 26, 2023
Research support with leadership and infrastructure | HiLIFE Ep4 w/ Juha Huiskonen&Maria Vartiainen
Nov 12, 2023
Mentoring scientific talents | HiLIFE series Ep3 w/ Rhiannon, Anastasiia, E.Castrén & O.Pietiläinen
Oct 30, 2023
At the crossroads of research and business | HiLIFE series Ep2 w/ Andrea Ganna & Johan Lundin
Oct 15, 2023
Leading a big academic institution | HiLIFE mini-series Ep1 w/ Eleanna, Anastasiia & Jari Koistinaho
Oct 02, 2023
4.3 Quantum computing: safeguarding data in photon parcels -w/Eleanna,Anastasiia&Valentin Averchenko
Sep 24, 2023
4.2 From friends to foes: the origins and struggles of mitochondrial diseases -w/Rohit Verma
Sep 18, 2023
Let's talk about harassment in academia | Spinoff Episode 6 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna
Sep 11, 2023
4.1 The secrets of ants' resilience to changing climate - w/ Eleanna, Katja & Beatriz Portinha
Aug 27, 2023
Let's talk about an epidemic of misinformation | Spinoff Episode 5 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna
Aug 14, 2023
3.27 Vegan diet in children - w/ Anastasiia, Rhiannon and Topi Hovinen
Jun 25, 2023
Let's talk about why people run from academia | Spinoff Episode 4 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna
Jun 16, 2023
3.26 Magnifying nature: expressing your science in an art book - w/ Christopher Jackson
May 28, 2023
Let's talk about the art of networking | Spinoff Episode 3 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna
May 15, 2023
3.25 Killer electrons in space - w/ Eleanna, Tomàs & Harriet George
Apr 23, 2023
Let’s talk about supervising and being supervised | Spinoff Episode 2 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna
Apr 10, 2023
3.24 Self-medicating ants - w/ Katja, Pritakshi & Jason Rissanen
Mar 26, 2023
Let's talk about choosing your future group | Spinoff Episode 1 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna
Mar 12, 2023
3.23 The ups and downs of doing a PhD - w/ Anastasiia, Katja & Laura Suominen
Feb 26, 2023
3.22 Diabetes: can stem cells be a solution? - w/ Giuliano, Rhiannon & Tom Barsby
Jan 29, 2023
3.21 Top 3 scientific highlights of 2022 - w/ Anastasiia, Rhiannon & Giuliano
Dec 18, 2022
3.20 Happiness explained - w/ Anastasiia, Rhiannon & Jennifer De Paola
Nov 27, 2022
3.19 ADHD and the VR quest for diagnosis - w/ Giuliano, Katja & Liya Merzon
Oct 30, 2022
3.18 Rogue mitochondria: A rare disease story - w/ Anastasiia, Eleanna & Prof.Anu Wartiovaara
Sep 21, 2022
3.17 Casual chat on scicomm ...& a cat - w/ Giuliano, Eleanna Tomàs & Anastasiia
Aug 01, 2022
3.16 Psychedelics vs Addiction? - w/ Giuliano, Eleanna & Lauri Elsilä
May 15, 2022
3.15 University branding: defining and expressing identity - w/ Eleanna, Katja & Ari-Matti Erjansola
May 01, 2022
3.14 Can we recycle CO2? - w/ Giuliano, Tomàs & Todd Elliott
Apr 17, 2022
TSB-iCAN Ep5 - The creative future of cancer research - w/ Giuliano, Katja & Prof Vincenzo Cerullo
Apr 03, 2022
TSB-iCAN series Ep4 - AI in cancer research - w/ Eleanna, Rhiannon & Dr. Dmitrii Bychkov
Mar 20, 2022
TSB-iCAN series Ep3 - What is personalised cancer care? - w/ Eleanna, Katja & Dr. Anniina Färkkilä
Mar 06, 2022
TSB-iCAN series Ep2 - Finding new ways to beat cancer - w/ Giuliano, Tomàs & Prof. Sirpa Leppä
Feb 20, 2022
TSB-iCAN series Ep1 - Can we beat cancer? - w/ Tomàs, Eleanna & Prof. Tomi Mäkelä
Feb 03, 2022
3.13 Holiday Special - w/ Tomás, Giuliano, Katja & Steve
Dec 30, 2021
3.12 Evil... as a mass phenomenon - w/ Eleanna, Giuliano & Marianna Saartio-Itkonen
Dec 05, 2021
3.11 Virus vs Cancer! - w/ Giuliano, Eleanna & Manlio Fusciello
Nov 14, 2021
3.10 Treating fear with... an iPhone! - w/ Giuliano, Cecilia & Anja Zimmer
Oct 29, 2021
3.9 Gold Dragonflies and odd chemistry - w/ Tomás, Giuliano & Eduardo García Padilla
Oct 17, 2021
3.8 Treating depression with... Psychedelics? - w/ Giuliano, Eleanna & Rafael Moliner
Oct 03, 2021
3.7 Sleeping cells - w/ Tomás, Eleanna & Sarah Steffens
Jul 25, 2021
3.6 Solar eruptions & sheath regions. SPOILER: they're huge! -w/ Eleanna, Giuliano & Matti Ala-Lahti
Jul 11, 2021
3.5 A beautiful architecture in your eyes - The retina - w/ Giuliano, Cecilia & Laura Celotto
Jun 27, 2021
3.4 Fantastic Peats and where to find … salmon - w/ Tomás, Katja & Liam Godwin
Jun 13, 2021
TSB-Cochrane series Ep3 - How should we assess scientific information?-w/ Eleanna, Katja & Jack Nunn
May 31, 2021
TSB-Cochrane series Ep2 - Systematic reviews -w/ Giuliano, Elmo & Fiona Stewart
May 16, 2021
TSB-Cochrane series Ep1 - Cochrane reviews in times of COVID-19 - w/ Tomàs, Lea & John Lavis
May 02, 2021
3.3 Seismic imaging: "seeing" the inside of the Earth - w/ Eleanna, Tomàs & Christina
Apr 05, 2021
3.2 Online trolls, journalism, and armies of love - w/ Katja, Annina & Giuliano
Mar 01, 2021
3.1 We're back! - w/ Giuliano, Stephany & Erika
Feb 01, 2021
26. Plastic brains for adults - w/ Giuliano Didio
Feb 14, 2019
25. The dark side of the Moon - w/ Markku Alho
Jan 31, 2019
24. In social sciences your data can look back at you - w/ Anastasia Diatlova
Dec 24, 2018
23. Plants are leaking gas all the time - w/ Arnaud Praplan
Nov 28, 2018
22. If a huge solar storm comes we can be left without social media - w/ Diana Morosan
Nov 20, 2018
21. Shooting X-rays at things - w/ Ari-Pekka Honkanen
Oct 31, 2018
20. Epigenome, DNA, and pineapple on pizza - w/ Chiara Facciotto
Oct 22, 2018
19. Nobody is allowed to steal plutonium - w/ Camille Bélanger-Champagne
Oct 03, 2018
18. We are going to Mercury! - w/ Juhani Huovelin
Sep 20, 2018
17. Looking for gravitational waves - w/ David Weir
Sep 05, 2018
Summer Special - Science stories with the students from ICPS2018
Aug 23, 2018
16. Working with 4500 salmon - w/ Andrew House
Jun 19, 2018
15. How to brew stem cells - w/ Shibani Ratnayake
Jun 09, 2018
14. Polluting the air whilst cooking - w/ Lubna Dada
May 23, 2018
13. Flying around a comet with Rosetta - w/ Minna Myllys
May 09, 2018
12. From chicken bones to bone music - w/ Alexander Meaney
Apr 25, 2018
11. Did you know about MITO? - w/ Juan Landoni
Apr 11, 2018
10. Glaciers are very fast runners - w/ Yongmei Gong
Mar 28, 2018
9. The science of #howatomsmove - w/ Ekaterina Baibuz
Mar 14, 2018
8. There is dark and cold dust between stars - w/ Elisabetta Micelotta
Feb 28, 2018
7. A lemming once threatened me and my plants - w/ Friederike Gehrmann
Feb 14, 2018
6. Biofortified at an early stage: the story of a tuber - w/ Daniel Wasonga
Jan 31, 2018
5. You shouldn't smuggle a sandwich into space - w/ Urs Ganse
Jan 17, 2018
4. Some antennas work for right-handed people only - w/ Casimir Ehrenborg
Jan 03, 2018
3. The best instrument to study snow is your sleeve - w/ Jussi Tiira
Dec 20, 2017
2. Cancer cells are anarchic - w/ Alok Jaiswal
Dec 06, 2017
1. I like lakes so I study lakes - w/ Joonatan Ala-Könni
Nov 22, 2017