where science meets fact meets fiction

  • Episode 524: Slap Fights & Space Putts

    Episode 524: Slap Fights & Space Putts

    Why did the LLM add R2-D2 to this image? no idea.

  • Episode 523: Crawling Chaos

    Episode 523: Crawling Chaos

    This episode contains: It’s an all new episode featuring your usual hosts! We discuss reading the “fine print” and service agreements, which reminds us of the story about Disney using it’s Disney Plus agreement to defendant again a wrongful death claim that occurred at one of their parks. Ben went to San Diego for a…

  • Episode 522: Incomprehensibly Gravelly

    Episode 522: Incomprehensibly Gravelly

    https://traffic.libsyn.com/sciencefactionpodcast/SFP_EP522.mp3 This episode contains: Devon contemplates the endless debate over his name and how it’s pronounced. Is it Devon? Devin? Or maybe Devawwwwn? Rembember Final Destination and the infamous log scene? Emergency 911 and rebars? These have left an indelible mark on how millenials drive on the freeway. Ben shares how The Blair Witch Project…

  • Episode 521: Pics or it Did(n’t) Happen?

    Episode 521: Pics or it Did(n’t) Happen?

    This episode contains: All three mighty hosts are here this week. Devon shares that a family is moving in next door. He wonders if they should build a ping-pong fence to create a “play-berhood.” Steven updates us on his mini painting projects and talks about getting life back on track. Ben recounts the long journey of reclaiming space on…

  • Episode 520: Dictionaries Are Forever

    Episode 520: Dictionaries Are Forever

    This episode contains: All three mighty hosts are here this week.Ben discusses an episode of Dear Hank and John podcast where it is theorized that sickness might eventually be a thing of the past. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dear-hank-john We discuss the statistics of life expectancy. Devon tells us that most humans who have ever been born did not live…

  • Episode 519: Queso? Devon no quiero

    Episode 519: Queso? Devon no quiero

    This episode contains: Steven’s out sick with COVID, so you get the other two hosts this week! Devon’s a Texan Who Likes Mexican Food, but TexMex is not the same as Californian Mexican food. TexMex loves to toss in queso, y Devon no quiero. Ben was annoyed at an impromptu Trump rally that gathered in…

  • Episode 518: Screaming Through Space (at Unimaginable Velocities)

    Episode 518: Screaming Through Space (at Unimaginable Velocities)

    This episode contains: The three of us start out this episode with a chat regarding the complicated relations between ourselves and leftover pizza. Steven has been enjoying Delicious in Dungeon and pitches it to Devon. Ben is on the hunt for the Perseids meteor shower. Steven holds back his excitement for Skeleton Crew and the…

  • Episode 517: The Spectre of Potential

    Episode 517: The Spectre of Potential

    This episode contains: We’re joined by patron, friend of the show, and high school classmate of Steven and Devon: Renee! She went to Comic-Con, so we think she’s cool. Renee and Devon were in the smart class together. Turns out all of us were in the GATE program. We ask her how we can improve…

  • Episode 516: The One Where Devon Talks A Lot

    Episode 516: The One Where Devon Talks A Lot

    This episode contains: The hosts are all here this week, and Steven and Ben met up with listener Hank and field-adjacent correspondent Matt to play Arcs. Spoiler alert: it was fun. Ben finally bought Super Mario Wonder and it is so much better than the “creatively bankrupt” New Super Mario Bros. series of games. “What…

  • Episode 515: The Line is the Reward

    Episode 515: The Line is the Reward

    This episode contains: Steven, Devon and Ben are all raring to go this episode. Steven talks about a power and internet outage that almost kept our dear listeners from hearing his sweet, sweet voice. We end up chatting about house batteries, electric vehicles, generators, and how power flows through a power grid. Steven was also…