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Today I’m joined by Sally Le Page who is a biologist and full-time science YouTuber you may of seen some of her content including shed science, nature dates and the secrets of sex but there’s loads of content to explore on her channel which if you want to check it out is her name. PhD from the University of Oxford and specialises in breaking science to appeal to wider audience. We talk about what prompted her to start making science films for YouTube, the downsides of being a YouTuber and touch upon diversity in nature programmes like spring watch. Sally's Youtube Channel Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter

S2E12: Level Up Human is a podcast on a mission to redesign the human body. Simon and Rach chat to biologist and science YouTuber Sally Le Page and science communicator James Piercy . We discuss periods, expanding skulls and a rebooted ear. In the news Female female aggression in fruit flies: https://bit.ly/LUHfruitflies The new kilogram: physicsworld.com/a/new-definition-of-the-kilogram-comes-into-force/ Robots powered by the spines of rats: https://bit.ly/LUHRatSpines The pitches Sally wants selective ovulation, James wants a skull flap. There’s a suggestion from the audience for One Massive Ear and Simon is borrowing from the opossums which could hold the key to saving snakebite victims. Mentioned this episode Dragons’ Den: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006vq92 Lesbian lizard colonies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_whiptail Parthenogenesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis Decompressive craniectomy: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319755 Fontanelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontanelle Barn owl hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SI73-Ka51E Opossum’s natural immunity to snake venom: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150323-opossums-snakes-snakebites-venom-health-world-science/ Stay In for Towel Day: https://www.savetherhino.org/get-involved/events/stay-in-for-towel-day-2020/ Support us If you're enjoying the podcast, you can support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leveluphuman Leave us an iTunes review: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/level-up-human/id1096637285 …or join our newsletter: http://www.leveluphuman.com/keep-in-touch With thanks to the Physiological Society . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/leveluphuman . 
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