where science meets fact meets fiction

Month: January 2021

  • Episode 334: 95% Effective

    Episode 334: 95% Effective

    This episode contains: We talk about President Biden’s inauguration, and what we did to celebrate (like buy a bone folder or a hot tub). Debunking Pseudoscience: Ineffective ‘learning styles’ theory persists in education. Were told you were a ‘visual learner’ or an ‘auditory learner’ or something similar? Turns out that 89% of teachers also believe…

  • Episode 333: Pick a Lane

    Episode 333: Pick a Lane

    This episode contains: This week we kick off the episode with some computer problems. Ben’s PC failed him, and Steven attempts to diagnose it. World Beat: How Earth’s oddest mammal got to be so bizarre. Scientists have mapped the platypus genome and have found some very interesting things: 10 sex chromosomes, one of three egg…

  • Episode 332: Who Has The Conn?

    Episode 332: Who Has The Conn?

    This episode contains: This is a podcast about Science and Science Fiction, but when the world is on fire, we have to talk about it. We start this episode talking about the coup / insurrection attempt by Trump. You Spin Me Right ‘Round Baby, Right ‘Round: What happens when your brain can’t tell which way…

  • Episode 331: Not Like This, Moss Piglet

    Episode 331: Not Like This, Moss Piglet

    This episode contains: We talk about some items we received for Christmas, and then get right to business. Water Bear Don’t Care: Water bears (tardigrades) are stuck on the moon after crash landing (in  2019). Tardigrades are under a millimeter long and can survive extreme conditions, 150C to almost absolute zero. We talk about the…