Join PhD student and biologist Maria with some very funny guests to discuss and laugh over some science confessions from the public - from bodily fluids, university experiences, floods, explosions, contaminations to screaming at your boss - you'll hear it all! Perfect not only for scientists but anyone who wants to have a laugh over some hilarious mishaps in the workplace.
Faeces freckles, decomposing pigs and bones - Dr Rhys Williams
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guest, Bioarchaeologist Dr Rhys Williams, as they discuss some hilarious science confessions including getting covered in faeces during a dissection, what to do with decomposing pigs, placental accidents and smelling urine. Alongside of course some helpful tips and advice from Rhys about surviving academic research! It was a really *blessed* episode....
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
Find out more about Rhys at:
TWITTER: @williamsrhy
INSTAGRAM: @re.wills
11 Feb 2022
Red rooms, finger sandwiches and lab parties - Joe Festa
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guest Joe Festa as they discuss some hilarious science confessions including creating your own photograph red rooms, aggressively fingering a supervisor's sandwich (yes - it's as grim as it sounds!) and stealing lab equipment to use at lab parties.
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
Find out more about Joe at:
INSTAGRAM: @festa.science
PODCAST: The Research Lounge
TWITTER: festafitness
28 Jan 2022
Unexplained contamination and Dr Photoshop - Dr Molly Williams
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guest Dr Molly Williams as they discuss some hilarious science confessions including catching a post-doc cheating with some photoshop, poking some gels and smashing some chemical stains.
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
Find out more about Molly at:
INSTAGRAM: @_dr_molly
TWITTER: @WilliamsMolly_9
14 Jan 2022
Colons, boobs and other parts - Laura Taylor
Fly in the lab - sharing fun science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guest Laura Taylor as they discuss some hilarious science confessions including dissecting colons, fainting, mispronounced names, and also share some pathology lab stories!
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
Find out more about Laura at:
INSTAGRAM: @techingonscience
HARROGATE PATHOLOGY SERVICES: @hdftpathology
31 Dec 2021
Whaling, worms and code MARIA10 - BONUS Festive Boyfriend Episode
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this very festive bonus episode, join Maria and special guest, her boyfriend Connor, as they discuss some hilarious science confessions including whaling discussions, liquid nitrogen explosions, changing your worms, and if you're in the mood for a drinking game... take a shot every time Connor mentions discount code MARIA10. Hope you all enjoy! PS - bonus points if you can tell where we had to do a choppy edit because we were accidentally talking about someone we work/worked with...!
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
17 Dec 2021
Horses, laxatives and irritable bowels - Abbi McGlennon
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guest Abbi McGlennon as they discuss some hilarious science confessions including hungover horse days, risky laxative choices and allllll of the irritable bowel stories from your favourite podcast host...
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
Find out more about Abbi at:
INSTAGRAM: @anotherphdstudent
3 Dec 2021
Car crashes, violent chemicals and boozy meetings - Brad Richardson
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guest Brad Richardson as they discuss some hilarious science confessions including catching your friends cheating on tests, crashing your car into your boss' car, creating violent chemical reactions and having a boozy run-in with your supervisor.
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
Find out more about Brad at:
TWITTER @B_D_Richardson
19 Nov 2021
E.coli explosions, orange urine and undergrad disasters - Hannah Parle
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guest Hannah Parle as they discuss some hilarious science confessions including watching E.coli explode, peeing orange urine, and lots of other first year biomedical science student disasters.
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
Find out more about Hannah at:
INSTAGRAM: brain.spotting
5 Nov 2021
Brown fluids, poker faces and sharps - Beth Webb
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guest Beth Webb as they discuss some hilarious science confessions including getting your own back on patients during blood work, brown fluids and checking out your nose bacteria.
If you want to get I touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
Find out more about Beth at:
INSTAGRAM/TWITTER: @_bethology
BLOG: https://bethology.co.uk
22 Oct 2021
Nibs in the office ink and justice for Jill - Rebecca & Jodi (The Academinist)
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guests from The Academinist podcast, Rebecca Casterton and Jodi Parslow, as they discuss some science confessions including mixing up fly stocks, blaming the students and catching your boss cheating.
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
Find more on about the girls at:
INSTAGRAM/TWITTER: Jodi - @notbrainscience, Rebecca: @r_casterton
PODCAST: The Academinist
7 Oct 2021
Wotsits, vandalising mugs and egging cars - Livy Grant
Fly in the lab - sharing funny science confessions and mishaps to demystify working in science.
In this episode, join Maria and special guest Livy Grant as they dish out some PhD advice and discuss some science confessions including throwing wotsits at your boss, vandalising some mugs, and egging cars.
If you want to get in touch with the show here's how:
EMAIL: flyinthelab@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @flyinthelab or @abioblog
You can find Livy at:
INSTAGRAM: @agenomicsphd
PODCAST: The Genomics Lab
28 Sept 2021
Fly In The Lab - The Trailer
Welcome to Fly in the lab! I'm Maria, a PhD student and biologist on a mission to make science fun and accessible to all. Join me and some very special guests to discuss and laugh at anonymous science confessions and mishaps sent in by the public – there’s going to be polls and plenty of secrets - from swearing at and getting back at a difficult PI, flooding the lab, throwing maggots, weird smells, and of course the odd explosion, breakage and breakdown! Scientists are real people who make stupid mistakes, but honestly, that’s half the fun of it.
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