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Month: October 2019

  • Episode 271: Quantum Supremacy

    Episode 271: Quantum Supremacy

    This episode contains: Steven starts off with some Fallout news. We then get to the science. Getting Physical: UC Santa Barbara/Google researchers demonstrate the power of 53 entangled qubits. “Researchers have made good on their claim to quantum supremacy. Using 53 entangled quantum bits (‘qubits’), their Sycamore computer has taken on — and solved —…

  • Episode 270: Blue Light Special

    Episode 270: Blue Light Special

    This Episode Contains: It’s been a week, says Steven. Steven tells us about his life and Devon tells us about how much his mother-in-law hated Joker. Get Physical: NASA engineer’s ‘helical engine’ may violate the laws of physics. Designed by David Burns at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, the “helical engine” exploits mass-altering…

  • Episode 269: Voluntary Bionic Arms

    Episode 269: Voluntary Bionic Arms

    This episode contains: Devon is getting back into recording music and finally learns what a DAW is. Devon also changed the pickups on a guitar, using the solder and all; and it actually worked! Steven tells us about replacing the exhaust on his Mustang. Biological Imperative: Amputees merge with their bionic leg. “Scientists have helped…

  • Episode 268: There Are Four Lights

    Episode 268: There Are Four Lights

    This episode contains: Welcome back Benjamin Daniel Lawless to the episode while Devon takes a week off. Ben had some interesting issues with his internet. We talk about the big three returning to Jurassic World and throw some shade at Doctor Who. Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Ben does two cancer related articles. Decades…

  • Episode 267: Technosignatures

    Episode 267: Technosignatures

    This episode contains: Devon did not play Armada. Steven is looking forward to more X-wing releases. Steven talks about his D&D experiences. This Week in Space: Advanced Alien Civilizations May Produce ‘Technosignatures’ That We Could Find, Experts Say. Scientists have devised a way to detect mega structures on the surfaces of exo-planets. They may also…