where science meets fact meets fiction

Month: June 2020

  • Episode 304: Distinctly Fungal

    Episode 304: Distinctly Fungal

    This episode contains: Ben has been quarantined for 100 days. We talk about Juneteenth and how to be anti-racist. This Week in Space: New light has been shed on existing intelligent life across the galaxy. A new study calculates there could be more than 30 intelligent civilizations throughout our Galaxy. We talk about both the…

  • Episode 303: Down for Transhumanism

    Episode 303: Down for Transhumanism

    This episode contains: Working hard and hardly working. We both survived anther week in this madness. Brain Matters: Tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulators have been developed. Using a ‘magnetoelectric’ power source, these neural stimulators are now a viable option for clinical grade implants. Steven talks a lot about battery miniaturization and how it applies to…

  • Episode 302: Data Throttling the Afterlife

    Episode 302: Data Throttling the Afterlife

    This episode contains: We start off this episode talking about the historic SpaceX and NASA launch. We also rail on technology and parents a bit. Also, what’s the difference between a rocket and a missile? Bee Puns Really Sting: Bumblebees can speed up the flowering of plants. When pollen is in short supply, bumblebees damage…

  • Episode 301: The Pooping Population

    Episode 301: The Pooping Population

      This episode contains: This episode is full of anniversaries and sick burns. We also talk about the nonsense that is the 5G blocking USB stick that does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. We talk about it in depth, more depth than we were anticipating. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52810220 Biological Imperative: Migration patterns reveal an ‘Eden’ for ancient humans and animals.…