This episode contains: We play a quick game of “is that soda or beer” and Steven is shocked to learn something about Devon. Devon talks a bit about the Scythe expansion Rise of Fenris and Steven informs everyone about Legacy type board games, even though he’s never played one. This Week in Space: The InSight…

This episode contains: We record the day before Thanksgiving. Devon is going to a friend’s house to party for Thanksgiving, but now they all have kids. Steven is going to have a more traditional Thanksgiving. Steven explains why software gets “patched.” Life, Uh, Finds A Way: Devon has been reading a dinosaur book: The Rise…

This episode contains: Devon went to a Jurassic Quest where he saw life sized dinosaurs. He has positive things to say about it. We also talk about how your knowledge of dinosaurs drops after the age of 4. We then have a brief discussion of the new JP movies of course. Devon has been living…

This episode contains: California is on fire again. We’re not in danger but there’s smoke everywhere. I want my Baby Back, Baby Back… : There has been a remarkable decline in fertility rates. The current average fertility rate has dropped by half since 1950s. This appears to be due to choice, not biological changes. We discuss…

This episode contains: We have a guest on the show that hasn’t been on in a while: Ben Lawless! Devon is still sick so Ben kind of takes over for him. “Technology, how does this even work?”: Helium screws with iPhones apparently. This has to do with the small sealed spaces in the phones. The…

This episode contains: Devon has a cold, but he still makes it onto the podcast, for YOU. Steven makes rude comments about the gigantic size of Devon’s son. One of Us: Animals can tell time, if they’re lab mice in virtual reality. Scientists isolated part of the medial entorhinal cortex and found neurons responsible for…

This episode contains: Devon explains why he’s not going to be here next week. Steven laments being a stay at home dad to two children. Doom and Gloom: We discuss the new report regarding climate change, goals we as humans should have and how to accomplish them. Devon starts the discussion by talking about the…

This episode contains: We start off complaining about stores decorating for holidays too soon. Cloak of Invisibility: “Spacesuits” protect microbes destined to live in space. We try to figure out what that means. A 2D MOF wrap around bacteria to form a soft cloak that expands as the bacteria grow and split. This protects the bacteria…

This episode contains: We start off this week talking about Sunday (since we recorded on one) and Truckasaurus. Steven comments that he thinks he found where the scifi has been hiding. Brain Matters: Scientists turn the Zika virus against brain cancer. Scientists have found that the Zika virus targets Neural Progeniter Cells which are also…

This episode contains: Here’s the second half of our two-week ep. Last ep was all science so this one is all sci-fi. We briefly discuss the Emmy results (go GOT!). We talk about Game of Thrones, Atypical, Jane the Virgin, Marvelous Ms. Maisel, Castle Rock, Stephen King, The three Body Problem, Harry Potter and the…