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Month: March 2019

  • Episode 242: Di-Hydrogen Desensitize Disney Discovery

    Episode 242: Di-Hydrogen Desensitize Disney Discovery

    This episode contains: We’re trying to live with the daily grind. We talk about the state of the world before getting into the science. We also talk a little about St. Patrick’s day. Light at the End of the Tunnel: Scientists have developed a way to harness sea water to make hydrogen. The current process…

  • Episode 241: Captain Marvel

    Episode 241: Captain Marvel

    This Episode Contains: Devon starts off with some spoilers for Archer. We then jump right into the science. Get Psyched!: Our brains are naturally self-centered. Research’s wanted to know how far the “cocktail party effect” went. They tested how self-centered people were by having them associate self, friend, stranger with colored lights. It sort of…

  • Episode 240: To Be Concluded…

    Episode 240: To Be Concluded…

    This episode contains: We haven’t really done anything new since the last recording. Devon explains how he can only be disciplined about one thing at a time. Steven then talks about Prison Architect, which is some kind video game apparently. We’re Doomed: Recycling has not been working. China is no longer buying our recycling as…

  • Episode 239: Always

    Episode 239: Always

    This episode contains: We recorded this ep on a Sunday. Devon’s been a single dad for the weekend and tell a little about it. This Week in Space: Scientists are going to be able to use gravitational waves to calculate the Hubble Constant. The two previous methods, using super nova and the microwave background radiation…