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  • Double Piston Pumped Science

    Double Piston Pumped Science
    Oct 16 2026
    # Hosts: Max, Issy, Peta, and Gabe (and Maximillian)

    Timestamps and Links:

    • 00:00:00 - Intro to Know Idea
    • 00:02:47 - Chemical Geology Vol. 721 w/ Gabe
    • 00:04:29 - On This Day w/ Max
    • 00:06:06 - REWIND: Question Time: Goldfish Memory and Distance w/ Peta from MPREG
    • 00:11:45 - Listening to Bouba: Chicks and Dogs w/ Gabe
    • 00:21:24 - Useful Brewery Waste w/ Max
    • 00:26:51 - REWIND: Defensive Poonado w/ Peta from Number 2
    • 00:35:42 - MotoRap w/ The Max’s
    • 00:50:13 - Nobel Prize: Kagan and Soai for mirroring asymmetry w/ Gabe
    • 00:59:46 - Bee Sting: Double Piston Pump w/ Issy
    • 01:04:35 - Space News w/ Max

    Science Links For the Diggers:

    • Look For New Science at EurkAlert, Science Daily, and Phys.org
    • For Free Science Article Search 'Sci-Hub' or Anna’s Archive
    • Check out the QS Rankings yourself here
    • Research Volunteering: @The University of Queensland
    • Our Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube

    Produced and recorded by Max for Know Idea at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

    Sound Effects Attributed to:

    • 13148 tape deck rewinding by Robinhood76 -- https://freesound.org/s/797690/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
    • Turntable Rewind by hydroxian -- https://freesound.org/s/753665/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
    • Reverse vinyl scratch / warp by al_sub -- https://freesound.org/s/647161/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
    • Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder Rewind + Stop‎ - 26 November ‎2011, ‏‎11:55:32 P.M. by crz1990 -- https://freesound.org/s/135871/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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    1 h et 8 min
  • #KNOW_IDEA

    #KNOW_IDEA
    Oct 9 2026
    # Hosts: Max, Issy, Peta, and Gabe (and Maximillian)

    Timestamps and Links:

    • 00:00:00 - Intro to Know Idea
    • 00:02:18 - 720BC to 2015AD w/ Gabe
    • 00:06:19 - Playing Fish Tinder Sim w/ Peta
    • 00:12:12 - Decyphering Elephant Grumbles w/ Gabe
    • 00:22:35 - Vagus: Stimulating Memory w/ Max
    • 00:27:44 - Throwing Shade on Corals w/ Peta
    • 00:32:51 - MotoRap w/ The Max’s
    • 00:48:06 - Why You Yellow Bellied Reptile!? Riboflavin w/ Issy
    • 00:52:04 - Niels Bohr: and the physics pecking order.
    • 00:53:07 - Nobel Prizes: Francis Halzen and his neutrino IceCube research
    • 00:56:56 - Nobel Prizes: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel "for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics."
    • 01:03:15 - Space News w/ Max
    • 01:05:29 - Support 4zzz!

    Science Links For the Diggers:

    • Look For New Science at EurkAlert, Science Daily, and Phys.org
    • For Free Science Article Search 'Sci-Hub' or Anna’s Archive
    • Check out the QS Rankings yourself here
    • Research Volunteering: @The University of Queensland
    • Our Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube

    Produced and recorded by Max for Know Idea at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.
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    1 h et 7 min
  • Supa Intelligence

    Supa Intelligence
    Oct 2 2026
    Hosts: Max, Issy, and Gabe (and Maximillian)

    Timestamps and Links:

    • 00:00 - Intro to Know Idea
    • 01:59 - 719% Rise w/ Gabe
    • 04:29 - Running with RAIBO2 w/ Peta
    • 08:53 - Operatic Singing Lemur w/ Gabe
    • 16:00 - AstroJAX Takes On HAL w/ Max
    • 23:09 - Listening with Sharks w/ Peta
    • 27:37 - Waiting Too Long To Listen w/ Gabe
    • 29:02 - Support 4zzz!
    • 31:03 - MotoRap w/ The Max’s
    • 46:03 - Europe v Asia: The Dawn of Bats w/ Gabe
    • 53:38 - Deadbeat Pigeon Dads Step Up w/ Issy
    • 57:22 - Space News w/ Max - Mars New Year, NASA, and Starship

    Science Links For the Diggers:

    • Look For New Science at EurkAlert, Science Daily, and Phys.org
    • For Free Science Article Search 'Sci-Hub' or Anna’s Archive
    • Check out the QS Rankings yourself here
    • Research Volunteering: @The University of Queensland
    • Our Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube

    Produced and recorded by Max for Know Idea at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

    Image Credit:

    • Fig 1. Set of 13 facial landmarks defined by Carugati et al. [64] for quantifying facial configuration in indris. The dotted line indicates the vertical mouth opening, calculated as the Euclidean distance between the Mouth_Top and Mouth_Bottom landmarks. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014781.g001
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    1 h et 1 min
  • Through The Eyes of Mice

    Through The Eyes of Mice
    Sep 25 2026
    # Hosts: Max, Issy, Peta, and Gabe (and Maximillian)

    Timestamps and Links:

    • 00:00:00 - Intro to Know Idea
    • 00:02:12 - Inconel 718 w/ Gabe
    • 00:04:54 - Through The Eyes Of Mice w/ Peta
    • 00:09:27 - The Male Wave w/ Gabe
    • 00:20:31 - A Junky Cup w/ Max
    • 00:27:34 - Stillbirth 'Grief' in Whale Mothers w/ Peta
    • 00:33:42 - Support 4zzz!
    • 00:35:12 - MotoRap w/ The Max’s
    • 00:45:10 - Historical Indigenous Australian Population Boom w/ Gabe
    • 00:56:59 - Buffering Fast Fashion Framework w/ Issy
    • 01:03:14 - Space News w/ Max

    Science Links For the Diggers:

    • Look For New Science at EurkAlert, Science Daily, and Phys.org
    • For Free Science Article Search 'Sci-Hub' or Anna’s Archive
    • Check out the QS Rankings yourself here
    • Research Volunteering: @The University of Queensland
    • Our Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube

    Produced and recorded by Max for Know Idea at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

    Sound Effects Attributed to:

    • 13148 tape deck rewinding by Robinhood76 -- https://freesound.org/s/797690/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
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    1 h et 7 min
  • Back With Wet Wetware: Dangerous Games

    Back With Wet Wetware: Dangerous Games
    Sep 18 2026
    Hosts: Max, Issy, Peta, and Gabe (and Maximillian)

    Timestamps and Links:

    • 00:00:00 - Intro to Know Idea
    • 00:02:03 - Boeing MD-80 w/ Gabe
    • 00:04:41 - Orcas: Danger[ous] Games w/ Peta
    • 00:12:49 - Love, Laugh, Betel Nut w/ Gabe
    • 00:20:20 - Wet Wet-Ware: Organoids w/ Max
    • 00:27:17 - Bubbles: The Vomit Eating Dolphin w/ Peta
    • 00:38:05 - MotoRap w/ The Max’s
    • 00:47:03 - David Klyne: Back Pain and Study w/ Gabe - email: nih-f@uq.edu.au
    • 01:00:47 - Support 4zzz!
    • 01:03:08 - Space News w/ Max

    Science Links For the Diggers:

    • Look For New Science at EurkAlert, Science Daily, and Phys.org
    • For Free Science Article Search 'Sci-Hub' or Anna’s Archive
    • Check out the QS Rankings yourself here
    • Research Volunteering: @The University of Queensland
    • Our Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube

    Produced and recorded by Max for Know Idea at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and audio and cover image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution via 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts) for Creative Broadcasters Limited.
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    1 h et 7 min
  • Ethical Ig Nobels

    Ethical Ig Nobels
    Sep 11 2026
    Hosts: Max, Issy, Peta, and Gabe (and Maximillian)

    Timestamps and Links:

    • 00:00:00 - Intro to Know Idea
    • 00:01:58 - 4U 1820-30 @ 716/second w/ Peta
    • 00:04:40 - Ig Nobel: Stealing Candy from Babies w/ Peta
    • 00:17:42 - Cookie µBites w/ Max
    • 00:23:00 - Probiotics for Heat Stress w/ Peta - Coral Reef Status
    • 00:33:20 - MotoRap w/ The Max’s
    • 00:46:04 - Ig Nobel: Stepping on Snakes for Science w/ Gabe
    • 01:01:31 - Space News w/ Max

    Science Links For the Diggers:

    • Look For New Science at EurkAlert, Science Daily, and Phys.org
    • For Free Science Article Search 'Sci-Hub' or Anna’s Archive
    • Check out the QS Rankings yourself here
    • Our Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube

    Produced and recorded by Max at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

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    1 h et 6 min
  • Your Brain On Pollution

    Your Brain On Pollution
    Sep 4 2026
    Hosts: Max, Issy, and Gabe (and Maximillian) Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Intro to Know Idea01:55 - 715 Health Check w/ Gabe04:06 - Paraborg Cybug Swarm w/ Gabe11:42 - Highway Pollution and Cognition w/ Max19:09 - 'One Size Fits Small' w/ Issy24:40 - Support 4zzz!26:41 - MotoRap w/ The Max’s36:38 - REWIND: Beached by Alzheimers w/ Peta from Oct 17 2025 - ±3 Papaya Party Prizes 47:43 - Defining Pristimantis w/ Gabe55:44 - Space News w/ Max Science Links For the Diggers: Look For New Science at EurkAlert, Science Daily, and Phys.orgFor Free Science Article Search 'Sci-Hub' or Anna’s ArchiveCheck out the QS Rankings yourself hereOur Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube Produced and recorded by Max for Know Idea at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Podcast audio and cover image edited by Tobi for Creative Broadcasters Limited and distributed by 4zzz Podcasts (@4zzzpodcasts). Image Credit: Figure 2: A - Overview of the terrestrial cyborg cockroach and its integrated hardware. The paramedic cockroach is equipped with compact components, including an AIM module for in situ drug-delivery, flexible pads and a PCB for electrical stimulation, and a LiPo battery powering both the AIM and PCB for wireless operation H. N. Le, P. T. Phan, L. Fitzgerald, P. R. McAree, T. N. Do, and T. T. Vo-Doan, "Paraborg: Paramedic Cyborg Insects for In Situ Emergency Drug-Delivery.” Advanced Science (2026): e76973. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.76973Figure 1: C - Live individual of P. latidiscus QCAZ-A 32128 from San Francisco, Durango road, Esmeraldas Province. Photographs of types in dorsal, ventral, and lateral views (from left to right). Note scapular ridges in both holotypes (arrows) and similarity of ventral pattern between the holotype of P. subsigillatus and P. latidiscus QCAZ-A 32128. Ron SR, Paredes-Aguirre P, Paucar DA, López Y, Apunte K, Ortega JA (2026) Long overdue: a new, widespread, species of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Chocó region and the synonymy of Pristimantis subsigillatus. ZooKeys 1286: 121-152. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1286.194383 Sound Effects Attributed to: 13148 tape deck rewinding by Robinhood76 -- https://freesound.org/s/797690/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0Turntable Rewind by hydroxian -- https://freesound.org/s/753665/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Reverse vinyl scratch / warp by al_sub -- https://freesound.org/s/647161/ -- License: Creative Commons 0Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder Rewind + Stop‎ - 26 November ‎2011, ‏‎11:55:32 P.M. by crz1990 -- https://freesound.org/s/135871/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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    58 min
  • DOOM, Draculas, and The Colour Purple.

    DOOM, Draculas, and The Colour Purple.
    Aug 28 2026
    Hosts: Max and Issy (and Maximillian)

    Timestamps and Links:

    • 00:53 - REWIND: Intro to Know Idea
    • 02:59 - REWIND: Flamingo Feeding Fashion w/ Gabe - from Bang Your Drum, 14 May 2025
    • 11:41 - Purple Is The New Black w/ Max
    • 16:31 - Finding Vegan Dracula x3 w/ Issy
    • 20:32 - REWIND: Waving at Cuttlefish w/ Peta - from Bang Your Drum, 14 May 2025
    • 31:45 - MotoRap w/ The Max’s
    • 46:49 - QuakeCon: 30 Years On and Doom on EVERYTHING: What's NeXT? w/ Maximillian
    • 56:31 - Space News w/ Max
    • 58:38 - Support 4zzz!

    Science Links For the Diggers:

    • Look For New Science at EurkAlert, Science Daily, and Phys.org
    • For Free Science Article Search 'Sci-Hub' or Anna’s Archive
    • Check out the QS Rankings yourself here
    • Our Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube

    Produced and recorded by Max at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

    Image Credit: The mouth of a juvenile Australian brook lamprey by DETSI Principal Scientist David Moffatt

    Sound Effects Attributed to:

    • 13148 tape deck rewinding by Robinhood76 -- https://freesound.org/s/797690/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
    • Turntable Rewind by hydroxian -- https://freesound.org/s/753665/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
    • Reverse vinyl scratch / warp by al_sub -- https://freesound.org/s/647161/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
    • Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder Rewind + Stop‎ - 26 November ‎2011, ‏‎11:55:32 P.M. by crz1990 -- https://freesound.org/s/135871/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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    1 h et 1 min