Having teased you with an excerpt in podcast 66, here is the full version of our interview with Sean Roberts.

Correlation is the statistical relationship involving dependence of one variable to the other. Scientist observe and use correlations every day to generate hypotheses and interpret raw data. But apart from the well know mantra "correlation doesn't imply causation", the explanatory power of correlational studies is limited and we should be aware of those limitations. In this special episode of the podcast our producer Chris is talking to Sean Roberts from the University of Edinburgh about "spurious" correlations: how almost any variable can be correlated to any other. To prove that point Chris challenges Sean to find a correlation between two seemingly random variables: the basic word order of the language people use, and the number of children they have.

We're one digit short of the number of the beast this week, as we reach episode 66 of the EUSci podcast. Prepare to be amazed at quantum computers inside diamonds, the stem cell research that could repair your heart in the future, and at how wind turbines are NOT necessarily the bird-blenders they are sometimes made out to be. Our discussion asks if participants in medical research should be informed of incidental findings related to their health, and we have some significant information to impart in a great Feature interview by Chris featuring linguist Sean Roberts.

We tend to think about ideas, concepts and feelings as abstract constructions that exist in our brains and are shared (more or less) with everyone else on the planet. However this is not necessarily true. In this special episode of the EUSci podcast, our producer Chris is interviewing Daniel Casasanto, a cognitive scientist at the New School For Social Research about how differences in language, culture and even our bodies give rise to different ways of thinking about the world.

The biologists dominate our correspondents this episode, with stories on the use of antibodies in cancer treatment, what mice are telling us about the imact of memories on our experience of events, and a funky mechanism of UV light sensing in plants.

It's been an exciting few weeks for physics in the news, however, with Wolf and Chris guiding you through stories from robotic hummingbirds to bleeding plastics. Being this close to easter we couldn't resist a chocolate story, and what do you know, it's good for you- as we tell you in our EUWhat. As an extra special treat we have an excerpt of a fascinating interview with cognitive scientist Daniel Casasanto (full interview to follow). Enjoy!

Novel treatments for stroke are in the offing this week as Alasdair covers some exciting research, with Wolf representing the physical sciences with a story about the origin of the moon's magnetic field. Our intrepid newscasters have explosive stories on, amongst other things, hog farms and nuclear fusion, and Jon looks at the phenomenon of 'relational violence' in movies on behaviour in women. If that wasn't enough our discussion covers the intriguing question- how dead would you want to be before you donated your organs? Enjoy, and don't forget to get in touch with any feedback on the usual channels.

This episode our in-pod newscasters kick things off with a selection of fascinating stories including new developments that might soon allow you to 'spray on' an antenna, and the plants grown from seeds buried by forgetful squirrels thousands of years ago. Recent rapid advances in sequencing technology are on Jon's mind as he considers the advent of a sequencer the size of a USB key in our correspondents section, accompanied by Alasdair on the novel discovery of egg-producing stem cells in women, and Wolf with news of what secrets your heartbeat could conceal.

Our discussion covers a problem identified for the veggie in the room- that of animal products in our medicine.

Finally, Chris rounds things off with the EUWhat, telling us what effect wealth can have on bad attitudes.

Another new voice in the pod this week as we welcome Wolf, who with Steph covers news stories including new perspectives on the origin of life, quantum dots and viral diagnostics. Our correspondents cover memory formation in fruit flies, how changes in our intelligence over our lifespans are linked to our genome, and the researchers challenging consensus on how humans acquire language.

Our discussion this week centres on the implications for SETI of the discovery of exoplanets, and Frank is in his element covering the EUWhat spot- which this episode centres on the effect of aftershave on the sex life of tigers. Enjoy!

The EUSci family grows again this episode, as new science star Steph joins the crew to tell us about the weird and wonderful lives lead by spiders. Our other correspondents cover the surprisingly modern features of hunter-gatherer social networks and a very expensive way to make vodka stronger, while our discussion centres around two recent stories to do with our energy problems. Finally our EUWhat tells you something you've always wanted to know: is it more pleasurable to scratch your back, or your ankle? We hope you enjoy the show.

Candles all-round as the EUSci podcast reaches its 60th episode! But we've not rested on our proverbial laurels, and we're back this week with some amazing science for your auditory pleasure. The news spot features new insights into the brains of mice, and the pill that might one day take you from sober to drunk in minutes. Our correspondents investigate how supercomputers have been applied to common puzzles, and clever new developments in silk manufacture, the EUWhat covers the effect of increased speed limits, and our discussion tackles the thorny issue (for the journals at least) of open-access publishing.