Scicast
Season 2024
Because science has to be fun.
Where to Watch Season 2024
52 Episodes
- SciKids (SciCast #573)
E1SciKids (SciCast #573)In the first episode of the year we will understand why toys and many other things are produced in China; Are the bones all the same shape? Why do we see the horizon straight? And finally, we made a counterfactual about our planet. Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Juliana Vilela, Ramon Carollo Sarabia Neto. - What if there was no anesthesia? (SciCast #574)
E2What if there was no anesthesia? (SciCast #574)Imagine going to the dentist without anesthesia? Imagine having a surgical procedure without anesthesia? Imagine performing surgery on a non-human animal without anesthesia? Well, this torture scenario is what we talked about in this episode of SciCast/Contrafactual. What would surgeries be like nowadays? What other techniques would we use in a world without anesthesia? Would intensive therapy still exist? Would plastic surgery still exist? How would pediatrics and veterinary medicine be impacted? Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Gabriel Lima, Lucas Valente, Gabriel Orsi. - Philosophy of Justice in One Piece (SciCast #575)
E3Philosophy of Justice in One Piece (SciCast #575)Philosophy and One Piece mix once again in this crossover between OPex and SciCast. Let's use One Piece as an excuse to talk about the philosophy of justice (or use philosophy of justice as an excuse to talk about One Piece, depending on your preference). Recording team: André Trapani, Chico, Durval, Gabriel Lima, Rita Kujawski. - Spider silk and ChatGPT (SciCast #576)
E4Spider silk and ChatGPT (SciCast #576)In this week's SciCast we brought experts to talk about biomaterials and how genetically modified animals can make super resistant fabric; We also talked about new uses of AI’s and ChatGPT! Find out why the profile of the programmer nerd has changed and now corresponds to a “robot hacker”. Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Roberto Spinelli, Matheus Vilche Berlandi. - The Pure Theory of Law (SciCast #577)
E5The Pure Theory of Law (SciCast #577)For a long time, the theoretical knowledge generated about law was predominantly philosophical, but with capitalism comes the need for technical and dogmatic knowledge that gives the right the security that commercial transactions need. In view of this, the theory of law appears and, within the context of the birth of social sciences as a science, the so-called “Pure Theory of Law” designed by the Austrian Hans Kelsen. Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, André Trapani, Túlio Monegatto Tonheiro, Tiago Protti Spinato - Food prices, IUDs and Niobium (SciCast #578)
E6Food prices, IUDs and Niobium (SciCast #578)Have you noticed the variation in food prices at the market? How does food inflation work? Can a hospital refuse to insert an IUD? Is this considered an abortifacient method? Does Brazil really have the world's largest niobium reserves? Why does Niobium add so many specific and interesting properties to glass? Recording Team: André Trapani, Matheus Berlandi, Samantha Martins, Túlio Monegatto Tonheiro. - The History of Arctic Exploration (SciCast #579)
E7The History of Arctic Exploration (SciCast #579)The planet's poles, the Arctic and its frozen ocean and Antarctica, a continent buried under glaciers, have fascinated people since ancient times. Scientists and adventurers have been venturing into its waters for a long time. Here is a brief snapshot of these adventures, one focusing on the Arctic and the search for the "Northwest Passage" and the other, coming soon, focusing on Antarctica and its disputed race to the planet's magnetic pole. For this expedition, we invited the intrepid explorers of GeoPizza, in an unprecedented crossover with Scicast. Come with us and freeze to the bone! Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, Anderson Couto, Matheus Silveira, Rodrigo Zottis, Alexander Desmouceaux. - What if there were no airplanes? (SciCast #580)
E8What if there were no airplanes? (SciCast #580)What would be the impact on humanity if airplanes simply no longer existed? Or worse, what if they had never existed? Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Guilherme Dinnebier, Lennon Ruhnke, Crhisllane Vasconcelos. - What if it were possible to hack into people's brains? (SciCast #583)
E11What if it were possible to hack into people's brains? (SciCast #583)Counterfactual: what if it were possible to hack into people's brains? What would you do with that ability? What would be the consequences for people's mental health and for society? How would this invasion work? What would be the possibilities for modifying or introducing information? Recording team: Isabela Fontanella, Iara Grisi, Patrick Buchman, Juliana Vilela. - Klara Castanho, Indemnification and Tik Tok in the USA (SciCast #584)
E12Klara Castanho, Indemnification and Tik Tok in the USA (SciCast #584)What are the developments in the case of actress Klara Castanho and her medical data leaked by a large hospital chain? Why is this the way compensation is paid in Brazil? Why can Tik Tok be banned in the USA? What does China have to do with it? How can the elections influence this issue? Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, Marcos Sorrilha, Túlio Monegatto Tonheiro. - SciKids (SciCast #585)
E13SciKids (SciCast #585)Can puppies and kittens eat Easter eggs? What about white chocolate? Is there a reason why the universe exists? But surely there must be a reason why rabbits jump so much? And what about your reflection in the mirror? Recording team: Tarik Fernandes and Fernando Malta. - Conspiracy Theories (SciCast #586)
E14Conspiracy Theories (SciCast #586)How do conspiracy theories "hook" attention and convince people of the most varied stories, even in an age of widespread access to information? What psychological factors are involved in this process? How can understanding these issues help us as a society to combat fake news? Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Daniele Silva, Antônio Lucas, João Victor Nizer , Livia Nádia da Costa Leite. - Intellectual Property: Patents (SciCast #587)
E15Intellectual Property: Patents (SciCast #587)What is intellectual property? What are patents? What are patents for? Can we patent anything or any idea? How to file a patent? Recording Team: André Trapani, Tiago Protti Spinato, Fernanda Spinato, Ramon Carollo Sarabia Neto, Marcelo de Matos. - Counterfactual: what if humans could have an animal version? (SciCast #588)
E16Counterfactual: what if humans could have an animal version? (SciCast #588)This week's SciCast is actually a Counterfactual where we play with the possibility of being animagus. What would your animal version be? How would this possibility change the way we relate to each other in society? What would be the impact on laws and customs relating to non-human animals? What non-human abilities would benefit us? Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Fernando Malta, Matheus Berlandi, Isabela Fontanella. - Determinism (SciCast #589)
E17Determinism (SciCast #589)Are you free to make your own choices? Or are they already determined? Did you actually choose to listen to this cast, or did your entire life story, along with the history of the universe, lead you to it? A philosophical debate about what it means to live in a deterministic world, and the theoretical and practical repercussions of this. Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, André Trapani, Roberto Spinelli, Felipe Novaes and Anna Rita Erthal. - The History of Antarctic Exploration (SciCast #590)
E18The History of Antarctic Exploration (SciCast #590)The planet's poles, the Arctic (in SciCast 579) and its frozen ocean and Antarctica, a continent buried under glaciers, have fascinated people since ancient times. Scientists and adventurers have been venturing into its waters for a long time. Here we bring you a brief snapshot of these adventures in Antarctica and their disputed race to the planet's magnetic pole. For this expedition, we invited the intrepid explorers of GeoPizza, in an unprecedented crossover with Scicast. Come with us to freeze to the bone and learn about the brave men who gave their lives in the name of exploration and discovery in these inhospitable regions! Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Roberto Spinelli, Rodrigo Zottis, Alexander Desmouceaux, Anderson Couto. - Manufacturing: Taylorism, Fordism and Toyotism (SciCast #591)
E19Manufacturing: Taylorism, Fordism and Toyotism (SciCast #591)Welcome to the annals of industrial history, where the forces of production not only shaped machines, but also sculpted the contours of the economy. From the last decades of the 19th century to the heyday of the 1980s, we witnessed a symphony of innovations, from the principles of Taylor's Scientific Management to the cutting edge of the Toyota Production System. Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Fernando Malta, Roberto Spinelli, Guilherme Dinnebier, Giullian Nóbrega. - The 3 Body Problem (SciCast #592)
E20The 3 Body Problem (SciCast #592)A very complicated physics problem that has driven many people to madness and death to find a solution. It has to do with gravity and the movement of planets and stars. It ended up gaining notoriety because of Liu Cixin's book. But this scicast isn't about the book... it's about the problem! Recording Team: André Trapani, Marcelo de Matos, Roberto Spinelli, Glaucia Souza Silva, Lennon Ruhnke. - RPG in education (SciCast #593/RPGuaxa #165)
E21RPG in education (SciCast #593/RPGuaxa #165)RPGs are, for many people, fun, a hobby, a way of socializing with friends, but beyond that, they can teach us lessons about life, the universe and everything else, simulate situations that can help us see the world through the eyes of others or even think about problems to anticipate solutions that we'll use in real life. On this anniversary of the best RPG podcast out there, we're going to talk about how RPGs can be used in education, both formal and informal. Recording team: André Trapani, Marcelo de Matos, Allan Penoni, Mônica de Faria, Leonardo Souza, Felipe Xavier, Marcelo Guaxinim. - Essential Elements of the State: Territory (SciCast #596)
E24Essential Elements of the State: Territory (SciCast #596)Every state has its territory, but this goes far beyond what we see on the map. Let's travel from land to sea and up into space to understand how far a state's domains extend. Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, André Trapani, Willian Spengler, Fernando Malta, Marcelo Valença. - Climate Change (SciCast #598)
E26Climate Change (SciCast #598)We're going to talk about how climate change is already affecting our daily lives and how it's going to affect us even more throughout the 21st century. To draw up this agenda, we consulted IPCC reports, texts from news portals and scientific articles that show us some very inconvenient and uncomfortable truths. We will see that climate change acts as an intensifier of existing inequalities. This debate is very extensive and will become more complex in the coming years, through new observations and discoveries that will be made by the scientific community. It is therefore very likely that this topic will be discussed in future episodes of SciCast. Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, Ramon Carollo Sarabia Neto, Izabella Pereira, Samantha Martins. - Bioluminescence (SciCast #599)
E27Bioluminescence (SciCast #599)Is glowing in the dark synonymous with bioluminescence? What are the functions of bioluminescence in ecology? Which organisms have this characteristic? Recording team: André Trapani, Caio Ferreira, Rita Kujawski, Marcelo de Matos, Ramon Carollo Sarabia Neto. - Counterfactual: What if Vampires existed? (SciCast #600)
E28Counterfactual: What if Vampires existed? (SciCast #600)In this vacation period, SciCast brings you a Counterfactual: what if vampires existed? Would they be a normal part of society? Would there be segregation? Would they need to feed on human blood? What are the other implications of having immortal beings living with us? And much more... Recording team: Isabela Fontanella, Yuri Motoyama, Ramon Carollo Sarabia Neto, Tiago Protti Spinato. - Polymers (SciCast #601)
E29Polymers (SciCast #601)What is a polymer? Where are they in our daily lives? What are the types of polymers? How do we differentiate between the different structures? And much more! Recording team: Fernando Malta, Marcelo de Matos, Francisco Serafini, Ramon Carollo Sarabia Neto. - Cardioversion, Chinese Cars and the Decriminalization of Marijuana (SciCast #602)
E30Cardioversion, Chinese Cars and the Decriminalization of Marijuana (SciCast #602)What is the difference between cardioversion and defibrillation? What's new about cardioversion? Do Chinese electric cars threaten the global market and the American market? Has marijuana been released in Brazil? What legal techniques were used in the recent STF ruling on the decriminalization of marijuana possession? Recording team: André Trapani, Gabriel Lima, Guilherme Dinnebier. - Cinema's mistakes about space (SciCast #603)
E31Cinema's mistakes about space (SciCast #603)Science fiction is, at its core, art and entertainment. Its content doesn't have to be scientifically accurate, but only its language and theme. In science fiction, real or imagined science (Asimov's psychohistory and robotics, for example) plays more of a framing and setting role than the main character. Science in sci fi allows the plot to exist, creates space for the plot to unfold... creates the environment in which the characters (scientists or not) will move. Of course, a lot of basic science has been systematically sacrificed for the sake of poetic freedom. Let's take a surgical look at these scientific errors in great works of sci fi. Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Roberto Spinelli, Naelton de Araújo, Lennon Ruhnke. - Sharks with cocaine, arid Brazil and precarious Angra (SciCast #604)
E32Sharks with cocaine, arid Brazil and precarious Angra (SciCast #604)Research finds high amounts of cocaine in sharks in Rio de Janeiro. A region in the north of Bahia goes from semi-arid to arid. The privatization of Eletrobrás is affecting thermonuclear energy in Brazil. Find out more in our spinzão. Equipe de Gravação: André Trapani, Rita Kujawski, Guilherme Dinnebier, Marcelo de Matos, Izabella Pereira. - What if Brazil developed an atomic bomb? (SciCast #605)
E33What if Brazil developed an atomic bomb? (SciCast #605)What if Brazil developed an atomic bomb? At what point in Brazilian history would this be possible? What would be the causes and consequences for South American politics? What are the internal consequences? Would we have a war with Argentina? What would the US position be in this scenario? And much more... Recording team: Isabela Fontanella, Fernando Malta, Willian Spengler, Marcos Sorrilha. - Geopolitics of Materials (SciCast #606)
E34Geopolitics of Materials (SciCast #606)Key global strategic resources (raw materials, extraction) and their impact on global geopolitics. The cast will talk about why these resources are strategic, how they are extracted and transformed and how they enter into the political calculus of powers and nations involved directly and indirectly. Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, André Trapani, Fernando Malta, Francisco Serafini. - Planned Economy (SciCast #608)
E36Planned Economy (SciCast #608)In this episode we delve into the fascinating world of the planned economy. Positioning itself as an opposing force to the free market, the planned economy offers both solutions and challenges. We'll discuss how planned economic systems work, their advantages and disadvantages, and how they compare to free market models. In addition, we will analyze historical and contemporary examples of planned economies, discussing their successes and failures. Snuggle in, get comfortable as we unravel the mechanisms and motivations behind centralized resource allocation and the lessons we can learn from these systems. This episode promises to enrich your understanding of one of the fundamental pillars of economic science. Recording team: André Trapani, Marcelo de Matos, Fernando Malta, Willian Spengler, Guilherme Dinnebier, Livia Nádia da Costa Leite. - Cost of SUS, PrEP, Suspension of X and Quota Law (SciCast #609)
E37Cost of SUS, PrEP, Suspension of X and Quota Law (SciCast #609)Did you know that SUS can cost less than a coxinha? Why has X (twitter) been suspended in Brazil? What is the legal basis for challenging the quota law in Brazil in 2024? Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, André Trapani, Túlio Monegatto Tonheiro, Antônio Lucas. - African Slavery in Brazil 2: Forms of Resistance (SciCast #610)
E38African Slavery in Brazil 2: Forms of Resistance (SciCast #610)A phenomenon that lies at the heart of the formation of identity and, above all, of the Brazilian people, African slavery began in a context where the European powers saw the colonization of the newly discovered lands on this side of the Atlantic only as an extractive venture at first, and mercantilist in a second phase, when powers such as England found themselves impelled to conquer new consumer markets for the products that resulted from their industrial revolution. Recording team: André Trapani, Maria Oliveira, Marcelo Silva, Tágila Mendes. - The Manhattan Project (SciCast #611)
E39The Manhattan Project (SciCast #611)We enter once and for all the extraordinary and almost final Manthattan Project. What was this great project? What were the scientific advances of that period? Who were the main names involved? And what challenges did they face? Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, Roberto Spinelli, Glaucia Souza Silva, Willian Spengler, Lennon Ruhnke. - Late Motherhood (SciCast #612)
E40Late Motherhood (SciCast #612)Why are more and more women having children later? We've talked about the issues of prioritizing professional development and stabilizing before becoming pregnant. But even so, there are many challenges that mothers face in their academic careers. There are fewer mothers on postgraduate courses, expectations are unfair (on all sides). Being a mother is a challenge in itself, but being a mother in academia is even more challenging. Recording team: Isabela Fontanella, Tágila Mendes, Samantha Martins, Daniele Perondi. - I've never seen 1 pseudoscientist (SciCast #613)
E41I've never seen 1 pseudoscientist (SciCast #613)What happens when scientific thinking takes a wrong turn? Today we're going to talk about pseudoscience, its origins and effects. And why, in a society full of information, it still exists, and who gains from it. We invited scientists and science communicators Laura Marise and Ana Bonassa from the Never Seen a Scientist channel. Recording team: André Trapani, Lennon Ruhnke, Roberto Spinelli, Ana Bonassa, Laura Marise, Túlio Monegatto Tonheiro. - Gender violence, sports betting and religious freedom (SciCast #614)
E42Gender violence, sports betting and religious freedom (SciCast #614)How does climate change affect the dynamics of gender violence? What impact does sports betting have on the macro and micro economy? And on people's daily lives? Can a person, because of their religion, refuse to receive or give a blood transfusion to a child, for example? Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Izabella Pereira, Fernanda Spinato, Túlio Monegatto Tonheiro. - Brazilian Folklore: Saci (SciCast #616)
E44Brazilian Folklore: Saci (SciCast #616)A shrill whistle in the forest, the origin of which cannot be determined, makes the blood of the lonely traveler through the backlands of Brazil run cold in his veins! Objects that disappear without a trace! Exhausted horses with braided manes first thing in the morning! Noises in the woods, the sound of laughter and more pranks and scares played on the unwary! It's Saci! Who is this mythical creature, who can be so dangerous and terrifying, as well as so amusing and irreverent that he has become a character in children's stories? And not only that! It got its own day! It falls exactly on American Halloween, to remind us that in Brazil, we have our own myths! And they're not half bad compared to the gringos! In today's Scicast we're going to find out about the possible origins of this Brazilian folk myth! Recording team: André Trapani, Marcelo de Matos, Willian Spengler, Roberto Spinelli, Livia Nádia da Costa Leite, Anderson Couto. - US Electoral System (SciCast #617)
E45US Electoral System (SciCast #617)The electoral system in the United States is one of the most complex and unique in the world, the result of a long history of compromises and political debates. On Election Day, the SciCast explored the system on three main fronts: suffrage (who can vote and the barriers to voting), legislative elections (how members of Congress are elected) and presidential elections (including the controversial indirect voting system). Finally, we look at the midterm elections, which play a crucial role in the balance of power in the US. Recording Team:Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, Fernando Malta, Marcos Sorrilha, Gustavo Rebello, André Trapani. - Home invasion, RPGs, Bats, Dogs and Raccoons (SciCast #618)
E46Home invasion, RPGs, Bats, Dogs and Raccoons (SciCast #618)In this week's SciCast, in remembrance of 11 years of SciCast, we brought together Fencas, Jujuba, Guaxa, Tarik and André for a Spinzão! We talked about a rather unusual home invasion; how role-playing can be important for the autistic population; how much we can connect emotionally with our dogs and cats? What can bats running on treadmills do to help them understand better? And how was an anime responsible for the invasion of raccoons in Japan? Equipe de Gravação: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, André Trapani, Fernando Malta, Juliana Vilela. - AI judges, ethical guidelines for AIs and is it a crime to plan to kill someone? (SciCast #619)
E47AI judges, ethical guidelines for AIs and is it a crime to plan to kill someone? (SciCast #619)In this spinzão learn more about AIs being used in the judiciary to speed up decisions, people planning to kill the president (is that a crime?) and the G20 debates on ethical guidelines for the use of AIs. Recording team: André Trapani, Tiago Protti Spinato, Túlio Monegatto Tonheiro, Fernanda Ribeiro. - Oceanography and planktonic Foraminifera, with Rita Kujawski (SciCast #620)
E48Oceanography and planktonic Foraminifera, with Rita Kujawski (SciCast #620)In this special episode of SciCast, we invited oceanographer Rita Kujawski to explain her work on Foraminifera and her academic career; we also talked about the oceanography course at USP, her personal and professional life. Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, André Trapani, Marcelo de Matos, Rita Kujawski. - How do animals know what they can eat? (SciKids) (SciCast #621)
E49How do animals know what they can eat? (SciKids) (SciCast #621)Does it make sense for a battery not to be plugged in and still transmit energy? Which is harder: walking or swimming? Where do animals learn what they can eat? Do they really know? Can't sharks really stop swimming? Scikids! Our scientists answering the best questions from intrepid little askers! Recording team: Tarik Fernandes, Juliana Vilela, Marcelo de Matos. - Roller coasters (SciCast #622)
E50Roller coasters (SciCast #622)Roller coasters are an attraction capable of capturing thousands of people, always bringing up a series of feelings and questions: is it safe? Can I stand it without getting sick? Is this wood not rotten and this steel not rusty? But when did roller coasters come into being? And how do they work? Recording Team: Tarik Fernandes, Marcelo de Matos, Roberto Spinelli, Francisco Serafini, Willian Spengler, Yasmim Pussente. - CAR-T, Bitcoins and don't make memes about CAPS (SciCast #623)
E51CAR-T, Bitcoins and don't make memes about CAPS (SciCast #623)Have you heard about Brazilian scientific research with CAR-T that promises a new way to fight certain types of cancer? And what about Bitcoins with the election of Donald Trump? Do you know CAPS? But for real? Beyond memes? If you don't know what I'm talking about, come and listen to this spin-off! Recording team: André Trapani, João Ferreira, Tiago Protti Spinato, Antônio Lucas. - Special: best of 2024 (SciCast #624)
E52Special: best of 2024 (SciCast #624)What were the most listened-to SciCast episodes of the year? And your favorites? Are the episodes most voted for by listeners really the most listened to? Come and talk to us about what happened at SciCast 2024: behind the scenes, challenges and the team's preferences. Recording Team: André Trapani, Tarik Fernandes, Juliana Vilela, Marcelo de Matos.
