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Month: March 2020

  • Episode 291: Lockdown

    Episode 291: Lockdown

      This episode contains: No St. Patricks’ day celebrations for us now that we’re in lock down. We discuss like in the time of COVID-19. We then discuss the death of flat-Earther “Mad” Mike Hughes. https://www.wired.com/story/diy-rockets-tragedy-mad-mike-hughes/ Music, Computers and Law?: An Algorithm Has Created Every Possible Musical Melody So No One Can Ever Sue For…

  • Episode 290: Anyone but Tom Hanks

    Episode 290: Anyone but Tom Hanks

    This episode contains: We’re broadcasting from our quarantine bunkers. We of course talk about the coronavirus. Evolutionarily Speaking: To predict an epidemic, evolution can’t be ignored. Whether it’s coronavirus or misinformation, scientists can use mathematical models to predict how something will spread across populations. But what happens if a pathogen mutates, or information becomes modified,…

  • Episode 289: Apophis, God of Chaos

    Episode 289: Apophis, God of Chaos

    This episode contains: We talk about our different styles of comedy. We also talk about parenting. Steven then talks about some new items before getting into the science. Steven Spielberg will not direct Indiana Jones 5. Earth has a new moon. Next Week In Space: How to deflect an asteroid. Engineers devise a decision map…