About Technically Speaking | a science and engineering discussion
Dive deep into the world of science and engineering with engaging discussions and thought provoking debates. The team share insights from careers in science and engineering, combining expert knowledge and scientific thinking with a touch of humour to make even the most complex topics accessible and entertaining for both enthusiasts and casual listeners.
Sometimes we’re funny, often we’re opinionated, always we’re entertaining.
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What's more sustainable: sythetic or natural fragrance?
You often hear that natural is better but is this really true? Jasmin and Antonia discuss how some perfumes are made by considering the chemical processes used to extracted from flowers, and how it can be synthesised. They also consider the ethics behind collecting flowers such as jasmine.
Fact check:
News report into using illegal child labour on some farms
The video that Antonia mentions about how jasmine is picked
A patent explaining how a fragrance oil can be extracted
An overview of benzyl acetate and its production
Training microbes to make fragrance compounds
10 Sept 2026
Are weight loss drugs a good idea?
Known as GLP-1, they've been all over our news feed! Ellie, Jasmin and Laura look at how these drugs work, how effective they are, whether they could live with the side-effects, and consider whether they should be advertised.
Fact check:
How they work in the body
Some history, including when they were first used for type 2 diabetes
Evidence that most people regain a lot of weight when they stop using GLP-1
Side effects observed in clinical trials
How they're made from venom
20 Aug 2026
Why do killer whales act so strangely?
Also known as orcas, these large mammals have been observed doing some really weird stuff. Laura, Ellie and Jasmin talk about orca massages, wearing salmon as hats, hunting and more. They discuss how these behaviours might have started and consider what other weird behaviour we might not have seen yet.
Fact check:
Newly observed behaviour of making a dead fish explode
Using seaweed for massaging and grooming
Unintentionally sinking ships
Fun facts from the WWF
Being a fish specialist means orcas don't tend to roam too far for food
A clip on YouTube of orcas attempting to flip prey from ice floes
How much food they need
The law of the tongue
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Spotify
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
44
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
81
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