This episode contains: Ben was torn from his family and their viewing of Spider-man 2 to record this podcast. Was it worth it? Geology Rocks: Plato was right, the Earth is made of cubes, on average. Researchers find the average shape for fractured rocks is a cube.  Three dimensional polyhedron shapes, when sliced several times,…

This episode contains: We get off to a rough start this episode, we chat about Devon’s roof caving in, why the Beatles took so long to join iTunes and sound effect editing. Don’t worry, we eventually get to the science. All The Lovely People, Where Do They All Come From?: World population likely to shrink…

This episode contains: Devon is back! He tells us about what he’s been up to, including some family drama? Also, we talk about what we did for the 4th and Hamilton. This Week In Space: Mysterious ‘fast radio bursts’ fire rhythmically through the cosmos, study finds. FRB 180916.J0158+65 is firing off rhythmically, in a cycle…

This episode contains: We’re recording late, for various reason, and Devon can’t join us. Everything is hard. Brain Matters: Why are some words more memorable than others? Our brains recall the words ‘pig’, ‘tank’ and ‘door’ more often than others, including ‘cat’, ‘street’ and ‘stair’. Researchers started with epilepsy patients and ended up at a…

This episode contains: We talk about how quarantine continues to affect us and our lives. Steven is having a tough time with his kids and Ben is having a better time with work. Why don’t we replace more body parts with jello?: The first cartilage-mimicking gel that’s strong enough for knees has been developed. Cartilage…