The Pseudoscientists

Jack, Belinda, Tom and special guest/former panelist Alastair Tait look into Italian scientists being arrested for negligent science communication, some recent geological discoveries made by the Curiosity Mars Rover, experimental evidence for a new model of enzyme evolution, and whether or not heterosexual men and women can ever be just friends.  Plus, two brand-new segments! The first is Jargonautes, where we dispel ambiguity about commonly-heard, but uncommonly-understood, scientific jargon: the words this week are "eukaryote" and "prokaryote". The second new segment is as-yet-unnamed, but it's where we get YOUR opinions on a specific topic or question every week and read out your answers on the next show. This week, mandatory science classes: should senior high school students be forced to take science subjects, in an effort to improve science literacy in the general public? Why/why not?