where science meets fact meets fiction

Month: September 2018

  • Episode 219: The Fiction Half

    Episode 219: The Fiction Half

    This episode contains: Here’s the second half of our two-week ep. Last ep was all science so this one is all sci-fi. We briefly discuss the Emmy results (go GOT!). We talk about Game of Thrones, Atypical, Jane the Virgin, Marvelous Ms. Maisel, Castle Rock, Stephen King, The three Body Problem, Harry Potter and the…

  • Episode 218: The Science Half

    Episode 218: The Science Half

    This episode contains: We start off discussing prime numbers. Devon then laments his mother’s jokes. Ice To See You: A very well preserved ice age wolf pup and caribou calf were unearthed in Canada. This is the oldest and most well preserved mammal. https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/spectacularlypreserved-ice-age-wolf-pup-and-caribou-calf-unearthed-in-canada/ Fact or Fiction: Scientists determine four personality types based on new data.…

  • Episode 217: Predicting Destiny

    Episode 217: Predicting Destiny

    This episode contains: We talk about our non-special lives. Steven is playing Star Wars: Destiny and has bought a lot of packs of cards. Medical Predictions From the Past: We look at 1970’s predictions of medical advances by the year 2000. Taking a pill to make you require less sleep. Putting a tiny radio in…

  • Episode 216: High-Def Dystopia

    Episode 216: High-Def Dystopia

    This episode contains Sci-Fi: Devon and Steven are dear friends. We start talking about sci-fi then decide to make it an all sci-fi episode. Devon discuss his frustration with the new Star Wars trilogy and his skepticism of episode 9. We also talk about Star Wars over-saturation. We then turn to Star Wars and how…