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Month: November 2020

  • Episode 325: Three Cheers for Telomeres

    Episode 325: Three Cheers for Telomeres

    This episode contains: We talk about our Thanksgiving traditions regarding gravy. Ben is ditching his iPhone for an Android, which some would consider heresy. …It’s Windy: Climate change causes landfalling hurricanes to stay stronger for longer. Warm ocean hurricanes have more moisture and stay longer and stronger after landfall. Because the hurricanes are lasting longer…

  • Episode 324: Initial Departure

    Episode 324: Initial Departure

    This episode contains: We start off talking about how long we’ve been quarantining and how we’re not crazy, you’re crazy. Light at the End of the Tunnel: Pfizer has a covid-19 vaccine. We talk about an article written by Dr. Steven Novella (of Skeptics Guide to the Universe fame) about the vaccine and how much…

  • Episode 323: Adjustments

    Episode 323: Adjustments

    This episode contains: We talk about the current US presidential election. Ben deals with standardized testing. Steven makes dreams come true. Brain Matters: Brain study pinpoints why music can literally give you the chills. Music’s effect on the brain hints at an ancient ‘ancestral’ function. We talk about music, getting the chills and how certain…

  • Episode 322: Boop-the-Snoot

    Episode 322: Boop-the-Snoot

    This episode contains: With Ben absent, Devon fills the podcast with talk of Star Wars Squadrons and using the Force maybe. Halloween Spooktacular: Shifts In Pet Cemetery Practices Reflect Our Changing Relationship With Animals. Devon talks about human relationships with animals with regards to pet cemeteries. He also has no idea what booping the snoot…