So Cultured Podcast

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What if you travelled at light speed?! + lab meetings are HELL Jun 17, 2026

Show notes

😬 WHAT IF you travelled at the speed of light? Would reality remain the same or bend into something unrecognisable, would you survive specks of dust? What is the twin paradox, time dilation and gravity and how do they relate to this topic?! Tune into find out!

🪐 DID YOU KNOW we have a brand new website?! you can check it out www.socultured.com where you can find so cultured MERCHANDISE! We’re super excited to see you repping the so cultured podcast merch around your lab/office so please do tag us on Instagram! 👚

📝Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

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🩷 Please don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like, and subscribe! If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating, it helps us out SOO much (we're just two STEM girlies tryna make it).

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0:00 intro

4:50 What if you travelled at light speed?!

36:40 Lab meetings are HELL

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

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9. What if humans kept evolving? + publishing in my husbands name... Jun 10, 2026

Show notes

🐵This season we are asking… What if the biggest “what ifs” actually happened?

We’re gonna be diving into the science behind humanity’s most existential questions. What if I fell into a black hole, what if bacteria are controlling us, What if we stop ageing, and more!

This week we’re talking human evolution… Have we stopped evolving? Superhumans…? Controlling our evolution…? How might we evolve? Tune in to find out!

We’re also back this week with a listener dilemma, we’re talking author names on papers, how do you pick your name. tune in to find out, and ladies this one is for you!!

Guys… we also have a brand new website socultured.com !

And on there you can find… spoiler alert!!! OUR MERCH! We’re super excited to see you repping the so cultured podcast merch around your lab/office so please do tag us on Instagram! 👚

Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : go to our website socultured.com or you can use our old anon google doc https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform

🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!

0:00 intro

4:25 What if humans keep evolving?

40:40 publishing papers in my husbands name….

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

#sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast #humanevolution

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8. What if only YOU exist? + my supervisor GHOSTED me Jun 03, 2026

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😬 what if you are the only REAL person on earth?! how can we ever be sure of anyone else's conciousness? today we're discussing the theory of other minds and solopsism and how the brain works!

📝Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : go to our website socultured.com or you can use our old google doc https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...

🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!

0:00 intro

4:56 What if only you exist?

52:50 my supervisor GHOSTED me

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

#sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast

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7. What If Bacteria Are Controlling Us? + speed dating at a conference?! May 27, 2026

Show notes

🧫This season we are asking… What if the biggest “what ifs” actually happened?

We’re gonna be diving into the science behind humanity’s most existential questions. What if I fell into a black hole, what if humans are still evolving, What if we stop ageing, and more!

This week we’re talking mind control… What if bacteria were controlling us? If so, how are they doing it? What effects do they have? And how intense actually is it? Tune in to find out!

We’re also back this week with PEER REVIEW THIS TAKE! This season you guys are giving us your hottest takes and we determine whether it deserves minor revisions, major revisions, or a straight up reject!

Guys… we also have a brand new website socultured.com !

And on there you can find… spoiler alert!!! OUR MERCH! We’re super excited to see you repping the so cultured podcast merch around your lab/office so please do tag us on Instagram! 👚

Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!

0:00 intro

2:50 What if bacteria were controlling us?

46:30 speed dating at a conference?!

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

#sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast #microbiome

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6. What if you were your own twin? + my entire PhD lab are sabotaging me... May 20, 2026

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👯‍♂️what if you are your OWN TWIN?! today we are talking all about tetragametic chimersim, an extremely rare case where you can end up with two DNA sets in your body. We're also discussing epigenetics, mosaicism and even CATS. tune into hear all about it...

📝Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : go to our website socultured.com or you can use our old google doc https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...

🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!

0:00 intro

4:29 What if you are your own twin?!

38:01 my entire PhD lab is sabotaging me...

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

#sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast

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5. What If There Was Another Pandemic?! + a lab love triangle?! May 12, 2026

Show notes

🦠This season we are asking… What if the biggest “what ifs” actually happened?

We’re gonna be diving into the science behind humanity’s most existential questions. What if I fell into a black hole, what if AI takes over, What if we stop ageing, and more!

This week we’re talking global pandemic… What if there was another pandemic? When could we expect it? Could it happen? Are we more prepared? Tune in to find out!

We’re also back this week with some hot goss, is our listener just dealing with a lab triangle situ… with a twist?! Calling all STEMfluencers, you may want to take notes..

Guys… we also have a brand new website socultured.com !

And on there you can find… spoiler alert!!! OUR MERCH! We’re super excited to see you repping the so cultured podcast merch around your lab/office so please do tag us on Instagram! 👚

Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!

0:00 intro

3:00 What if there was another pandemic?

43:00 help! I’m in a lab love triangle..

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

#sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast

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4. What if all insects dissapeared? + doing a PhD for the WRONG reasons? May 06, 2026

Show notes

🐛In todays episode, we are discussing what if all insects dissapeared? We're exploring the weird world of insects, talking about some interesting beetles and wasps who do unimaginable things, delving into some ecology and telling you why insects prevent the earth from being one GIANT GRAVEYARD.

📝Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : go to our website socultured.com or you can use our old google doc https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform

🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!

0:00 intro

4:06 What if all insects dissapeared?

36:06 PEER REVIEW this take

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

#sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast

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3. What If We Stopped Aging? + my lab tech is sabotaging me... Apr 29, 2026

Show notes

👵🏻This season we are asking… What if the biggest “what ifs” actually happened?

We’re gonna be diving into the science behind humanity’s most existential questions. What if I fell into a black hole, what if AI takes over, What if we stop ageing, and more!

This week we’re talking AGEING! What if we just completely stopped ageing? Is this a legitimate thing? Could it happen? What science is making this possible? Tune in to find out!

We’re also back this week with some hot goss, is our listener just dealing with a colleague with a big ego, or do they have a secret agenda against them?!

Guys… we also have a brand new website socultured.com !

And on there you can find… spoiler alert!!! OUR MERCH! We’re super excited to see you repping the so cultured podcast merch around your lab/office so please do tag us on Instagram! 👚

Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!

0:00 intro

5:30 What if we stopped ageing?

59:00 my lab tech is sabotaging me…

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

#sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast

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2. What If We Found Life On Another Planet? + kicked out for EXPOSING my supervisor... Apr 22, 2026

Show notes

👽 WELCOME TO EPISODE 2 OF 'WHAT IF'! Our brand new season where we're tacking the craziest WHAT if questions in STEM. In todays episode, we are discussing WHAT would happen if we found life on another planet?! What might we find, what would it mean and what would society do next?! On the menu... extremophiles, exoplanets, technosignatures and MORE!

🪐 DID YOU KNOW we have a brand new website?! you can check it out www.socultured.com where you can find so cultured MERCHANDISE! We’re super excited to see you repping the so cultured podcast merch around your lab/office so please do tag us on Instagram! 👚

📝Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!

0:00 intro

5:32 What if we found life on another planet?

47.10 I got kicked out for exposing my PI!!

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

#sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast

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1. What If I Fell Into A Black Hole? + I'm not coding anymore... Apr 15, 2026

Show notes

🤯 Ahhhh! Welcome to the eighth season of the So Cultured Podcast. You guys know by now that every season we mix up our theme to keep it fun and fresh. This season we are asking… What if the biggest “what ifs” actually happened?

We’re gonna be diving into the science behind humanity’s most existential questions. What if I fell into a black hole, what if AI takes over, What if we stop ageing, and more!

We basically already ask these questions every episode, so we decided to dedicate a whole series to answering them!

We are super excited for this series, not only because it’s a brand new theme but we also have a brand new website socultured.com !

And on there you can find… spoiler alert!!! OUR MERCH! We’re super excited to see you repping the so cultured podcast merch around your lab/office so please do tag us on Instagram! 👚

Not only that, we have a fresh LaboraTEA segment where we’ll be peer reviewing your hot takes, so head over to our website to submit your hot takes on the LaboraTEA page 🫖

Thank you to Scite for sponsoring this season of the So Cultured Podcast. If you guys would like to check out scite, head to scite.ai and use the code SCP for 50% off your first month or year!

🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more!

0:00 intro

5:00 What if I fell into a black hole?

39:00 I don’t write code anymore

𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

💌 Reach out to us at ⁠socultured.com or soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠

#sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast

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