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Month: October 2018

  • Episode 222: Doom and Gloom

    Episode 222: Doom and Gloom

    This episode contains: Devon explains why he’s not going to be here next week. Steven laments being a stay at home dad to two children. Doom and Gloom: We discuss the new report regarding climate change, goals we as humans should have and how to accomplish them. Devon starts the discussion by talking about the…

  • Episode 221: Space Stuff

    Episode 221: Space Stuff

    This episode contains: We start off complaining about stores decorating for holidays too soon. Cloak of Invisibility: “Spacesuits” protect microbes destined to live in space. We try to figure out what that means. A 2D MOF wrap around bacteria to form a soft cloak that expands as the bacteria grow and split. This protects the bacteria…

  • Episode 220: Agonia, Behavioral, Confrontation

    Episode 220: Agonia, Behavioral, Confrontation

    This episode contains: We start off this week talking about Sunday (since we recorded on one) and Truckasaurus. Steven comments that he thinks he found where the scifi has been hiding. Brain Matters: Scientists turn the Zika virus against brain cancer. Scientists have found that the Zika virus targets Neural Progeniter Cells which are also…