Category: Podcast
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Episode 360: Tom Paris Commemorative Edition
This episode contains: We start this episode with quite a ramble. We cover Homestar Runner, the age of the internet, spotify, restaurants closing for covid, Mr. DNA, youtube comment sections, Devon committing 0 murders, and the delta variant. It takes us too long to get to the science. I would have gotten away with it,…
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Episode 359: Tickle The Membrane
This episode contains: Devon isn’t here, he’s in Las Vegas. Ben got kicked out of chess club for talking. Steven was gifted a jacket by Devon like 20 years ago and they are probably dating. A Double Kick Drum by the River in the Summer: Minuscule drums push the limits of quantum weirdness. Vibrating membranes…
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Episode 358: Mash It All Together
This episode contains: We had a massive BBQ! All of your favorite hosts were together and Ben and Steven are here to tell you all about it. Steven panic bought a LEGO set and Ben has the best DropMix collection. Brain Matters: ‘Neuroprosthesis’ restores words to man with paralysis. Scientists are translating signals from brains,…
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Episode 357: Ghost of the Pandemic
This episode contains: We’ve got a full house and Devon is preparing his piano to move. Ben visits his office for the first time in 482 days and it’s unsettling. Get outta my dreams…: Why do electric cars look the way they do? Because they can. We talk about the design constraints with electric vehicles,…
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Episode 356: It’s A Pillow Cuddle
This episode contains: We recorded early because of the 4th of July! We talk birthdays, board games and BBQs. Homo what?!: ‘Dragon man’ fossil may replace Neanderthals as our closest relative. Homo longi may have been adapted for harsh environments, allowing them to disperse throughout Asia. Somehow a comic book taught Steven about Neanderthals, but…
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Episode 355: Galaxy’s Edge
This episode contains: We’re back and we’re all together. We talk about Father’s Day, the SF Giants, and the LEGO Ecto-1. Sharkpocalypse: There’s a shark mystery millions of years in the making. New study turns up data on massive shark die-off roughly 19 million years ago. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210603171119.htm Out of Left Field, Some Good News: Edible…
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Episode 354: Gistification and Semanticization
This episode contains: Devon is back this week, but he’ll soon be moving. Ben attended a birthday party. And so did Steven. Brain Matters: Memory details fade over time, with only the main gist preserved. Our memories become more ‘gistified’ the more frequently we recall them. Ben talks about his alien abduction memory. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210526085058.htm Daylight…
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Episode 353: Pure Wife Knowledge
This episode contains: The timelines have converged, at least for Ben and Steven. We chit-chat about too much sushi, fixing computers and LAN parties of the past. Insane in the Permeable Membrane: Mammals can use their intestines to breathe. Rodents and pigs share with certain aquatic organisms the ability to use their intestines for respiration.…
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Episode 352: TiMe DiSpLAceD
This episode contains: This is a weird episode. We didn’t record at the same time and Devon only speaks in music. Ben (and son) saw the lunar eclipse. Steven went on a puzzle and LEGO fueled staycation. Hello Darkness My Old Friend: Researchers force two mice to hang out and induce FOMO in a third.…
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Episode 351: Set Your Expectations
This episode contains: We celebrate wedding anniversaries and build chicken coops. Chit chat is Ben’s favorite part. All We Are Is Dust In The Wind, Dude: Better than holograms: 3D-animated starships can be viewed from any angle. We talk about optical trap displays and the Princess Leia Project. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/scientists-created-tiny-animated-starships-light-sabers-with-lasers/ Life Hacks: New research optimizes body’s…
