Ridiculous Research

S15E12 – Speedos Mean Party Time!

Archaeon 21/01/2018

News has such a loose meaning these days, and it’s our job to make sure that – at least for the science and technology parts – that status remains as silly as possible. Down with fake news! So what’s been happening this week? Well, one of the singers from ’90s […]

S14E22 – Pooh, The Honey Smuggler

Archaeon 02/08/2017

We return to the sacred halls of journalism to discover more strange wonders from science and technology news. This week our jumble of oddities includes a man stuck in an ATM, the scientific usage of “derpy”, a crackdown on Winnie the Pooh, Baboon-based power outages, Komodo Dragon blood, Tardigrades, US […]

S08E16 – Directing Art

Archaeon 04/05/2014

This week we decided to take a look at art direction, but first we need to find out what it actually is before we can work out why it’s important and how it affects every visual entertainment medium. Reviews – The Wolf Among Us Episode 3, FIFA World Cup 2014, […]

S08E08 – Animex 2014 Special Part 2

Archaeon 14/03/2014

Animex is arguably one of the most unique opportunities that students will have during their time at the University of Teesside (or any university for that matter), and while related festivals and copycats are appearing the world over, the original is still the best. Here at The Geek Show we […]

S08E02 – Disneyfication

Archaeon 25/01/2014

Disney have long been a force to be reckoned with in family entertainment, has the game really changed since their merger with Marvel Entertainment and purchase of Lucasfilm, will the company be able to recreate their silver-screen success in videogames, and what could they learn, or teach, studios like Ghibli? […]

S06E13 – Monsters!

Archaeon 19/06/2013

On this week’s episode we take a look at the weird and wonderful world of monsters  – and although we try to avoid the usual vampires, werewolves and zombies they do turn up in the midst of the giant lizards/reptiles/squids/sharks/spiders/snakes/scorpions/apes, things from outer space or the bottom of swamps, dragons, […]

S06E09 – SunnyCon Preview

Archaeon 03/05/2013

Apologies for the ongoing delays with episode downloads. We’re in a bit of a transitionary period at the moment, but we’ll catch up very soon. On this sunny episode we’re joined by guest-presenter Tucky who will be talking to us about SunnyCon 2 and the trials and tribulations of being […]

S05E22 – The Perfect Gift

Archaeon 24/12/2012

With only two weeks left until Christmas Day people have started their frenzied last-minute hunts for presents, but is what you get really what you want? Join us as we find out why a DVD or Blu-Ray gift can make or break you, what console would make the best Christmas […]

S05E17 – The Neural Network

Archaeon 20/11/2012

It’s well known that the brain is the organ that controls the body, but what would happen if it could control other things? On this episode we investigate the film-based neural technology that are most likely to appear in real life, try to work out if a physical augmentation can […]