where science meets fact meets fiction

  • Episode 433: Resting Grumpy Face

    Episode 433: Resting Grumpy Face

    This episode contains: Steven and Ben record on Christmas Day, because they hate their families! Just kidding. Steven talks about his Covid filled Xmas, and Ben regales us with tales of his kid’s broken arm. What joy! What Merriment! Merry Crisis. Robot Overlords: We talk about the physical intelligence of ant and robot collectives. Harvard…

  • Episode 432: Soul Searching

    Episode 432: Soul Searching

    This episode contains: Steven is back “in studio” with the rest of us after having his internet completely replaced. Ben’s son may have broken his arm, if Ben could only open the CD to see the x-rays. Devon then tells us about his recent time in California, which includes playing Death May Die. Batter Up:…

  • Episode 431: The Only Scientist on the Moon

    Episode 431: The Only Scientist on the Moon

    Pre-pod Patreon-only: Devon remembers meeting Ben’s cat. He still has the scar. This episode contains: Ben leads the show, Steven phones it in, and Devon holds on for dear life. Devon has to go to “mandatory” parties for work. Steven’s internet is unreachable, so he phones it in this episode. Ben was on the edge…

  • Episode 430: Both Are True

    Episode 430: Both Are True

    This episode contains: Steven and Ben (and others) attended Steven’s birthday party, and we talk about the awesome fun times we had. Devon wasn’t there, sorry Devon. However, Devon and Ben pooled their resources and bought Steven a Steamdeck for his 40th, which is amazing. Buyer Beware: Handshake Domains: Blockchain Powered DNS Is Here, But…

  • Episode 429: All Spoilers All the Time

    Episode 429: All Spoilers All the Time

    This episode contains: The three of us are here and ready to talk sci-fi, and only sci-fi. However, we first talk about what makes a “gentleman” and recount our Thanksgiving day experiences. Science Fiction: We discuss Andor’s first season, what we liked about it, and what we might expect from season two. There are a…

  • Episode 428: Too Much Benergy

    Episode 428: Too Much Benergy

    This episode contains: Ben will not be cooking turkey this Thanksgiving, instead it’s poached salmon! Ben battled Devon’s ghost on Geometry Wars 2, doubling Devon’s high score (he got 12,676,335 if anyone is asking). Devon lost his leg in the Geometry Wars.  “Remember the Slaughter” is a pretty good band name.  Is somebody writing down…

  • Episode 427: Condemned

    Episode 427: Condemned

    This episode contains: Three old men chat about their relative closeness in age. Ben and Steven played the fantastic science fiction RPG Traveller! Devon attended a BBQ and had some real talk with his kid about chicken. Go, Ninja, Go!: Rats bop to the beat. Scientists have found that rats nod along to music, just…

  • Episode 426: Nobody’s Listening

    Episode 426: Nobody’s Listening

    This episode contains: Steven and Ben continue to cast without the delightful presence of one Devon Craft. We discuss out upcoming Traveller game (an amazing science fiction role playing game). Steven then tells why “today was not a good day for Steven.” Because of this, Steven is not prepared and so this is a much…

  • Episode 425: Hauntingly Futuristic

    Episode 425: Hauntingly Futuristic

    This episode contains: Around these parts, there’s spooky and then there’s spoopy. Steven says nope. Halloween can stick around year-round if you ask Ben. Ben found a house with severed limbs in the yard, but one was half a real rat. Steven’s kids said no to Halloween decorations. They wanted Harvest Decorations. Stores are carrying…

  • Episode 424: Lunchtime at the Wedding

    Episode 424: Lunchtime at the Wedding

    This episode contains: Steven and Ben attended a well behaved dinner together. Devon contemplates shock collars for his kids. Oh, and Ben has another job. Neat. Brain Matters: Lab-grown brain cells learn to play PONG, may be sentient. Both Steven and Devon report on new findings on human and mice neurons integrated into a silicon…