where science meets fact meets fiction

Month: August 2023

  • Episode 468: SRMTHG

    Episode 468: SRMTHG

    This episode contains: Everyone is here this week! Steven chats about camping, and spider attacks on a lake. Ben watched Super Mario Bros. in a field with a bunch of rude youths. We revisit the biolocks on guns debate with input from a special listener. Insane in the Membrane: Woman’s mystery illness turns out to…

  • Episode 467: Vaccination Fixation

    Episode 467: Vaccination Fixation

    This episode contains: Steven and Ben helm this episode. Ben discusses his Chess Renaissance (https://www.youtube.com/@chessplus). Steven tells us about the first week of school and delicious freedom. Ben shares some feedback from a listener about biolocks on guns.   Vaccination Fixation: Fall COVID shots will boost protection against latest subvariants, Moderna says. Pfizer vaccine also…

  • Episode 466: Incompatible with Living Cells

    Episode 466: Incompatible with Living Cells

    This episode contains: Ben’s “the problem” this week and Devon’s going back to school. What would Devon’s show be like? Kindergardner Lawyer! Steven’s hanging in there for the end of Summer. When the kids are in school, that’s when the stay-at-home parents get a break. Ben loves his Coinops Legends 4 on the Steam Deck.…

  • Episode 465: We Are What They Grow Beyond

    Episode 465: We Are What They Grow Beyond

    This episode contains: Devon, Ben and Steven are all excited for their kids to go back to school! We talk about school supplies, magnet schools and space camps. You Did What?!: They just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and they regret nothing. $1200 will get you a 22 volume print encyclopedia. Ben…

  • Episode 464: X

    Episode 464: X

    This episode contains: All three of us are here on this cosmic journey. We all discuss having to be solo dads for a few days. Ben tells us about Goose, a 4 month old pig at the State Fair. Then there’s “X” for some reason. Is it Alive?: GPT-3 can reason about as well as a…