This episode contains: We start off discussing our kids. Steven tells us about visiting the College World Series. There he got really drunk found a cool tattoo artist. But did not get a new tattoo. https://www.instagram.com/davekoenigart/ Biologically Speaking: Gut Microbes eat our medication. “Researchers have discovered one of the first concrete examples of how the…

This Episode Contains: We’re coming off an extreme weekend of gaming. We played Twilight Imperium for 13 hours. But first we talk about science. Doom! But Maybe Not: Light-powered nano-organisms consume carbon dioxide, create eco-friendly plastics and fuels. Researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety…

This episode contains: Nothing has gone wrong in Devon’s new house so far. Devon highly recommends the miniseries Chernobyl. That and other banter before we get down to the science. Something with Numbers (and Music): Scientists decoded Beethoven’s music with statistics. “What makes Beethoven sound like Beethoven? Researchers have completed a first analysis of Beethoven’s writing…

This episode contains: It was Devon’s birthday, he didn’t do much. He spent his B-day moving a desk. Devon doesn’t do gifts. Steven celebrated his anniversary. Devon is getting a piano. Junk In the Trunk: New causes of autism found in ‘junk’ DNA. Using machine learning, researchers have demonstrated that mutations in ‘junk’ DNA can cause…