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Month: February 2019

  • Episode 238: Russian Umbrella Doll Academy

    Episode 238: Russian Umbrella Doll Academy

    This episode contains: Devon is sick (again?). Devon is sicker for longer than he’s been before. Dummy Dum-Dums: Measles outbreak traced to father who admits not vaccinating kids due to autism “concerns.” An outbreak of measles in Vancouver, Canada was traced to Emmanuel Bilodeau who did not vaccinate his kids and recently traveled abroad (where…

  • Episode 237: Downward Spiral of Discovery

    Episode 237: Downward Spiral of Discovery

    This episode contains: Survival. Both hosts are doing it. Steven at home with a teething kid, and Devon while visiting the post-apocalyptic oil fields of Bakersfield. Robot Underlings: A new prosthetic has been designed with sentience. The hand is able to send signals back to the user as feedback. The had is also controlled by…

  • Episode 236: Ethically Sourced Robot Parts

    Episode 236: Ethically Sourced Robot Parts

    This episode contains: Guest host Ben Lawless joins us again! He’s here in-person! We talk about the pain-in-the-ass that is Comcast. When It Sleeps: Newly discovered gene controls sleep when sick. Study was done on flies. They manipulated the gene then analysis the flies behavior and brain structure. (The tittle of this section was supposed…

  • Episode 235: The Final Remembrance

    Episode 235: The Final Remembrance

    This episode contains: Steven discusses his guest appearance on the Potentium podcast. We learn that the name of the podcast is actually a Star Wars term. Steven has yet another podcast, Save Point. Devon talks about seeing Elton John and his progress in learning to play piano. https://bspodcastnetwork.com/2019/01/21/pp-episode-157/ This Week in Space: Saturn hasn’t always…