This Episode Contains: Life is pleasantly mundane for the most part. Except for a crappy thing that happened to Devon at work. Artificial Butt Rope: “Bigger Proteins, Stronger Threads: Synthetic Spider Silk.” Spider silk is very strong but difficult to harvest. Now, for the first time, scientists have created a biosynthetic spider silk that behaves like…

This episode contains: Devon’s drinking again. Steven is drinking more. Steven went to a funeral. Devon’s week is looking up so he’s in a good mood. The Genetics Never Forget: Elephants have a “zombie gene” that appears to protect them from cancer. Due to their large size, elephants should have a higher chance of getting…

This episode contains: Devon has gotten the hard stuff out of the way so is a bit “jolly.” He’s also trying out his dehydrator to make jerky. Rise of The Machines: Ford is using passive exoskeletons to help it’s works in their factories. We find out we have no idea what training is required to…

This episode contains: California is on fire again. We briefly discuss how screwed the people of California, us included, may be. Devon then tells us about his 6-month-old son’s first swim lesson. Robot Overloads: AI can predict your personality. This leads to a discussion of the Myers-Briggs test, which Devon is super skeptical of. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180728083603.htm…

This episode contains: Devon makes it just in time after selling a table. He then makes his wife finish the job while he podcasts. We then decide that this, the 211 episode, is a cooler milestone than 200, since 211 is a prime number. Devon then tells us about his brief trip to Portland. Steven…