Sot 12: The Honour Of The Cucumber

Published: June 9, 2011, 1:43 p.m.

\n

Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Dr. Shayne Joseph and Simon Taylor

\n

Topics covered:

\n

DNA Sequencing Germany's 'Super Toxic' E. coli bacteria, Emperor penguins do the Mexican wave, the deepest multi-celled animal ever found, a look at the latest 'link' between mobile phones and cancer, a new look at moral dilemmas in hospitals and how do babies distinguish race?

\n

Simon Taylor is a magician, comedian, entertainer and writer with a fascination for the mind. His latest project, Flim Flam, is a weekly comic strip taking a humorous look at pseudo-science and the paranormal. His website is mrsimontaylor.com, he blogs at mrsimontaylor.wordpress.com and tweets at @mrsimontaylor.

\n

Our theme music, Step On It, kindly provided by The Upstanding Members.

\n