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Month: November 2017

  • Episode 179: Steam Powered Rockets Can’t Save Us From Aliens

    Episode 179: Steam Powered Rockets Can’t Save Us From Aliens

    This episode contains: We are thankful for stuff. Steven still has a kid. For the first time, we both picked the same article so we only have one science topic. This Week in Space: We have detected an interstellar asteroid for the first time. The asteroid was detected after it had already reached the closest…

  • Episode 178: Flat Earth Failures

    Episode 178: Flat Earth Failures

    This episode contains: We’ve recorded on the weekend again. Life gets in the way, whatcha gon’ do? Devon did a four hour birthing class, and is a changed man. Steven recommends not looking down during the birthing process. Devon recommends “Life in Pieces” on Netflix. It’s a Crap!: Flat Earthers just had an international conference…

  • Episode 177: Stranger Movies

    Episode 177: Stranger Movies

    This Episode Contains: Devon has a huge sweet tooth so is going through sugar withdrawal. Steven also had a pretty bad diet. Steven then tells us all about his new Xbox One X. Brain Matters: Scientists have identified key chemicals in the brain that help suppress unwanted thoughts. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171103085308.htm This Week In Space: There are…

  • Episode 176: NCC-1031

    Episode 176: NCC-1031

    This episode contains: We’ve got a Star Trek filled episode with a special guest! (BTW, this is an explicit episode) But first, Steven talks about the new Assassins Creed game and Devon watches the World Series. And then we do science! Biological Imperative: Scientists try to apply natural selection to possible alien life. If some…

  • Episode 175: Spiderama

    Episode 175: Spiderama

    This episode contains: We talk about our early Halloween partying and old man Devon complains about these damned 20-somethings that don’t know anything. Steven went to his brother-in-laws’ wedding. Robot Overlords: Saudi Arabia has granted citizenship to an AI. The AI is in a female form and talks robotically. We question to what extent this…