Month: July 2019
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Episode 257: The Dutch Oven of Terra-forming
http://traffic.libsyn.com/sciencefactionpodcast/SFP_EP257.mp3 This episode contains: Steven and Devon have a chat about the impending raid on Area 51. Devon does the FaceApp thing and Steven is worried for his future. https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2019/07/17/heres-what-youll-face-when-you-try-to-invade-area-51 This Week in Space: New research suggests that regions of the Martian surface could be made habitable with a material — silica aerogel — that mimics…
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Episode 256: You’ve Been to Space
This episode contains: We both went on vacation. Steven visited family and Devon did things. Devon had to save Steven at the airport. Also, Devon got in a fight with someone over an intercom. This Week in Space: Astronauts Aren’t Dying From Space Radiation, New Research Suggests. Excessive exposure to the Sun’s harmful rays is…
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Episode 255: Convoluted Speech Patterns
This episode contains: Devon is catching up on Deadwood. We discuss the historical accuracy and speech. Steven got a PS4. Under da Sea: Scientists map huge undersea fresh-water aquifer off U.S. Northeast. In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively…