This episode contains: Ben tells us about a Covid scare that his family had. Steven has been 3D printing stuff for Terraforming Mars. Help Me Wander: There are age-differences in mind-wandering. A study was conducted about young and restless, old and focused and other things about mind-wandering. We also talk about interruptions and focusing. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210210133327.htm…

This episode contains: We kick off this episode with some real Devon talk. Ben is using libraries correctly. Steven watched a little bit of TV. Spiders, Is There Anything They Can’t Do?: Tiny spider engineers use silk pulley systems to lift prey 50 times their weight. The Theridiidae spider not only has an impressive name,…

This episode contains: We all survived the recent storm in California, some of us more than others. Watch out for those downed power lines, Ben! If You Liked It You Should Have Put A Ring On It: Saturn’s tilt caused by its moons, researchers say. The influence of Saturn’s satellites can explain the tilt of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

This episode contains: We start out ready for 2021. Ben and kid have been reading Legend of Korra comics. Steven bought a 3D Printer. Art is in the Eye of the Microbiological Organism: Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings have unique microbiomes, study finds. Hairs can be a marker for where you are. We have a nice…

This episode contains: Devon finally tells us what makes him happy, and it turns out it’s a Mel Gibson movie. Merry Christmas. Time Keeps on Ticking: New type of atomic clock keeps time even more precisely. A new atomic clock uses entangled atoms to keep time more precisely than its state-of-the-art counterparts. We try, and…

This episode contains: Devon had a spaghetti incident, so he’ll be joining us in the second half. Ben has been sizzling, and Steven finally has a kitchen again. Gotta Go Fast: Researchers have discovered a new superhighway network to travel through the Solar System. The difference of speed is orders of magnitude: decades versus millions…