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Episode 622: A Third of a Good LEGO Set
This week on Science Faction, we’re confronting the inevitable decline of both man and machine. Steven’s 3D printer is showing its age, patches are becoming increasingly relatable, and Ben has some thoughts about games that aren’t quite what they first appear to be. We also dig into new Star Wars and Marvel trailers, a pair…
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Episode 621: A Block of Wood
This week, we bounce from questionable kindergarten teaching techniques and a tour through old movies to a pile of upcoming sci-fi and superhero projects. Then, in Future or Now, AI gives hurricane forecasters a potentially huge advantage, NASA pulls off another bit of engineering wizardry to keep Voyager 2 alive, and the cast of The…
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Episode 620: See It In IMAX
This week the crew dives into everything from the enduring appeal of Star Trek and classic science fiction to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Saturday morning superheroes, and the ever-growing spoiler problem surrounding the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then it’s on to the Future or Now segment, where Linux experiments with collaborative computing, the Large Hadron Collider…
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Episode 619: Trash With Linux Glitter On It
This week on Science Faction, life milestones collide with pop culture as Ben celebrates finally paying off over two decades of student loans while Devon contemplates a lifetime of payments. The crew also dives into Star Trek, Mothership, San Diego Comic-Con reveals, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cowboy Bebop, and an unexpectedly deep rabbit hole exploring…
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Episode 618: Beyond Beads
This week on Science Faction, summer is in full swing as the hosts swap stories about kids, water parks, drama camp, and surviving the relentless heat. From AI writing Firefox extensions and Apple’s latest legal battle with OpenAI to why horror suddenly clicks for one of the hosts, the conversation bounces between technology, entertainment, and…
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Episode 617: More Effort than a Prompt
This week the crew covers everything from beach vacations and superhero movies to fascinating new discoveries about the human brain and the future of artificial intelligence. Devon reports back from a family-filled Mississippi beach trip, Steven shares his thoughts on Supergirl, Ben highlights listener feedback and celebrates a birthday, and the science discussion dives into…
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Episode 616: The Existential Horror Of Being A Sentient Toy
This week, Steven is away, leaving Ben and Devon to hold down the fort. That means plenty of movie reviews, travel plans, museum science, unexpected tsunami discoveries, and, naturally, a healthy dose of Star Trek discussion. Real Life Devon is getting ready for a family vacation to Long Beach, Mississippi, where a whole group of…
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Episode 615: Spreading the Word (of Totally Local AI)
This week’s episode is a celebration of birthdays, geeky gifts, local AI experimentation, and some genuinely fascinating science. We dive into everything from Pride Month festivities and House of the Dragon’s return to California’s new law against obnoxiously loud streaming ads, before wrapping up with a beautiful cosmic mystery finally solved by the James Webb…
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Episode 614: Not Even the Crickets Laughed
This week we talk Father’s Day, lightsaber obsessions, swimming pools, Gravity Falls, cyberpunk light bulbs, Spider-Man, Star Trek, and the sci-fi shows and movies our families can’t stop watching. Real Life Father’s Day was in the air this week, and Devon assumes his son was probably excited about it, though kids have a funny way…
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Episode 613: Intonation and Isolation
This week it’s just Steven and Devon holding down the fort while Ben is away, which means the conversation somehow manages to jump from guitar maintenance to Star Wars collectibles to post-apocalyptic murder mysteries without missing a beat. Real Life Devon spent part of the week giving some attention to an old Kelly-style guitar that…
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