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  • Episode 238: Russian Umbrella Doll Academy

    Episode 238: Russian Umbrella Doll Academy

    This episode contains: Devon is sick (again?). Devon is sicker for longer than he’s been before. Dummy Dum-Dums: Measles outbreak traced to father who admits not vaccinating kids due to autism “concerns.” An outbreak of measles in Vancouver, Canada was traced to Emmanuel Bilodeau who did not vaccinate his kids and recently traveled abroad (where…

  • Episode 237: Downward Spiral of Discovery

    Episode 237: Downward Spiral of Discovery

    This episode contains: Survival. Both hosts are doing it. Steven at home with a teething kid, and Devon while visiting the post-apocalyptic oil fields of Bakersfield. Robot Underlings: A new prosthetic has been designed with sentience. The hand is able to send signals back to the user as feedback. The had is also controlled by…

  • Episode 236: Ethically Sourced Robot Parts

    Episode 236: Ethically Sourced Robot Parts

    This episode contains: Guest host Ben Lawless joins us again! He’s here in-person! We talk about the pain-in-the-ass that is Comcast. When It Sleeps: Newly discovered gene controls sleep when sick. Study was done on flies. They manipulated the gene then analysis the flies behavior and brain structure. (The tittle of this section was supposed…

  • Episode 235: The Final Remembrance

    Episode 235: The Final Remembrance

    This episode contains: Steven discusses his guest appearance on the Potentium podcast. We learn that the name of the podcast is actually a Star Wars term. Steven has yet another podcast, Save Point. Devon talks about seeing Elton John and his progress in learning to play piano. https://bspodcastnetwork.com/2019/01/21/pp-episode-157/ This Week in Space: Saturn hasn’t always…

  • Episode 234: The Best Ending

    Episode 234: The Best Ending

    This episode contains: We talk about the last episode that Devon did not listen to. Devon looks forward to a debate with Ben about STD v. Orville. Devon talks about his family coming to visit in his small condo. This Week In Space: China landed on the far side of the moon and grew some…

  • Episode 233: It’s No Invader Zim

    Episode 233: It’s No Invader Zim

    This episode contains: Special guest co-host Benjamin Daniel Lawless joins Steven this week! He talks about how he has automated his job (probably using science). Steven hasn’t been doing much but parenting. No calls from preschool about bumps to the head. Better Than The Notebook: Richard Feynman wrote a letter to his departed wife. Ben…

  • Episode 232: New Year, Old Us

    Episode 232: New Year, Old Us

    This episode contains: Devon talks briefly about his grandma going into hospice care. We then talk about our weekend hanging out together and playing board games. We also saw the new Spider-man movie, which was awesome. We also about our very different experiences with vacuum robots. Robot Overlords: 2018 is the year that the robots…

  • Episode 231: Chronology Navigation

    Episode 231: Chronology Navigation

    This episode contains: We’re back after recording just a couple days ago. Devon talks about seeing the SF symphony. We also talk about sitting through the credits of a movie. Steven is having family stay with him over the holidays. Evolutionarily Speaking: Scientists revise their methods of determining the rates of evolution. We discuss the…

  • Episode 230: Exploding Stars with Logic

    Episode 230: Exploding Stars with Logic

    This episode contains: Devon is drinking eggnog with Fire Ball to get things started. We talk about butter beer and other drinks as well. Steven announces the return of an old podcast. This Week in Space: Virgin Galactic sent it’s SpaceShipTwo commercial aircraft into space for the first time. It had a maximum altitude of…

  • Episode 229: Pre-Game this Podcast

    Episode 229: Pre-Game this Podcast

    This Episode Contains: It’s almost Steven’s birthday. Devon sent out a holiday card. Now, science: This Week in Science: A scientist has a theory that could explain dark matter and dark energy and combine the tow into a negative fluid. We discuss the nature of dark matter and dark energy and if we think it…