The first evictions have taken place and so sadly we have to say goodbye to 11 scientists as they leave the competition (although they can still talk with students in live chats if they want!).

Scientists evicted:

Brain Zone – Michael

Digital Zone – Angela

Drug Development Zone – Jon

Food Science Zone – Grant

Health Zone – Jill

Medical Physics Zone – Charlotte

Space Zone – Usman

Technetium Zone – Nicola

Ruthenium Zone – Nathan

Rhodium Zone – Sandra

Palladium Zone – Simon

 
It was a competitive day of chats as the scientists fought to stay in the running for the prize money, here are some highlights:

Did you know…

Believe it or not, these are miracle berries! Image by: Hamale Lyman

• Miracle berries can make anything taste sweet:

kjt2000 : Whats the most interesting food, in your opinion?

racheledwardsstuart : I like the miracle berry. It turns acidic foods sweet – its really crazy! If you eat a lime after you have eaten the berry is becomes the sweetest fruitiest thing ever!

• Heads don’t really explode in space:

sylwiasci4 : why do heads explode in space

sophieholles : that rumor has come about because there is no pressure in space, but your head wouldn’t explode because your skin and bone are strong enough to hold your insides in.. the change in pressure from here to space is actually about the same as here to 10m below sea level! If you bring a fish up to the surface too quickly from reaaaally deep then its swim bladder bursts.. so you might get a barotrauma injury (like lungs expanding too quickly so it ruptures) if you went into space

Questions, questions, questions

From fried chicken and the moon to memory, the mind, tastebuds and evolution:

• If all chickens on the planet were fried and chopped up, would it fill enough bargain buckets to go to the moon and back three times?
• When someone dies do they lose all their memory when they get brought back to life?
• If a human has the ability to imagine an event in their mind whenever they want, do animals and insects have the same ability to do so?
• Could you edit my tastebuds so I couldn’t like peas?
• How confident are you that medical trials are mostly correct?

Lots more in each of the zones so do check them out.

With some scientists already voted out you’ll need to keep voting to save your favourites!