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Month: February 2016

  • Episode 091: Protagonist of Humanity

    Episode 091: Protagonist of Humanity

    This episode contains: All sci-fi, Valentines Day, early celebration, bad food, screwing up filet mignon, bland food, Steven’s non-Valentines, gifts Deadpool: theater too busy, ticket refunds, wine tasting, Devon: 4/5, first Wolverine movie,  funnier than expected, 4th wall, actors playing Professor X, Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds, Steven: 3/5, marketing, straight forward plot, Ant Man, Captain…

  • Episode 090: Act of Vishnu

    Episode 090: Act of Vishnu

    This episode contains: Forgetting names, Periscope, podcast influences, The Skeptics Guide to the Universe, Skeptoid, Stuff You Should Know The Buzz About Bees: Bee virus is human made—driven by European honey bees, virus is natural, the spread is human, Varroa virus, wing deformity, mites, eating larva, transporting bees for pollination, bee population decline factors, preventative…

  • Episode 089: Immaculate Lunar Conception

    Episode 089: Immaculate Lunar Conception

    This episode contains: Working double shifts at the law factory, turnover at work, cool kids at work, job security Update: Volkswagen scandal, 44,000 healthy years lost in Europe, illegal emissions, couple of hours per person, tobacco industry, LA gas leak, forgetting about important issues due to news cycle, Devon’s skepticism, what’s the point?, #nolivesmatter http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160203090940.htm…

  • Episode 088: Nationally Notifiable Condition

    Episode 088: Nationally Notifiable Condition

    This episode contains: “Lumosity” correction, tardigrades correction, early Futurama quote, Steven’s baby learning new words, Episode 4-7, Undercover Boss at Starkiller Base, Solo family comic strip, Devon’s grandma saw Ep 7, memory and getting old Please Don’t Kill Me Evil Robot Skynet Overlords: Google taught computer to play Go, 2,500 year old game, no brute…