CO2 in blood and artificial dinosaur eggs
From Lost in Science by Chris Lassig, Stuart Burns, Claire Farrugia and Linden Ashcroft.
March 25, 2026
About this episode
The episode discusses rising carbon dioxide levels in human blood and a study on artificial dinosaur eggs.
This week, Chris checks out a study showing carbon dioxide levels in human blood rising with greenhouse gas emissions, and contemplates the health effects; and Linden unearths a Taiwanese study that crafted artificial dinosaur eggs to determine whether the oviraptor Heyuannia sat on their nest to incubate them.
People in this episode
Host: Chris
Topics covered
- carbon dioxide
- greenhouse gas emissions
- health effects
- artificial dinosaur eggs
- oviraptor
- incubation
Keywords
- Taiwanese study
- Heyuannia
- nest incubation
Mentioned in this episode
Products: artificial dinosaur eggs
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