When we started this episode we were going to be talking a lot more science news than we ended up doing, all we can say is that the ranting is justified.

Stories covered this episode:

• Where did Mel go

• How did Mags make a mushroom cloud in her classroom

• Science funding / Medical Research Fund

• Group crowd funds the recovery of a historic probe: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/20/space_hackers_prepare_to_reactivate_antiquated_spacecraft/

• Are we biased against single cell lifeforms? http://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/abstract/S0169-5347%2814%2900064-0 

• Drinkable sunscreen? Yeah no: http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/may/20/hard-to-swallow-the-worlds-first-drinkable-sunscreen