The Science Faction Podcast

This episode contains: Devon is back for this episode, we try to talk about what we’ve been up to but it’s all too depressing. On to the science! This Week In Space: Mars Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet successfully launched. We talk about the recent Mars 2020 mission, what it is bringing to the…

This episode contains: Ben was torn from his family and their viewing of Spider-man 2 to record this podcast. Was it worth it? Geology Rocks: Plato was right, the Earth is made of cubes, on average. Researchers find the average shape for fractured rocks is a cube.  Three dimensional polyhedron shapes, when sliced several times,…

This episode contains: We get off to a rough start this episode, we chat about Devon’s roof caving in, why the Beatles took so long to join iTunes and sound effect editing. Don’t worry, we eventually get to the science. All The Lovely People, Where Do They All Come From?: World population likely to shrink…

This episode contains: Devon is back! He tells us about what he’s been up to, including some family drama? Also, we talk about what we did for the 4th and Hamilton. This Week In Space: Mysterious ‘fast radio bursts’ fire rhythmically through the cosmos, study finds. FRB 180916.J0158+65 is firing off rhythmically, in a cycle…

This episode contains: We’re recording late, for various reason, and Devon can’t join us. Everything is hard. Brain Matters: Why are some words more memorable than others? Our brains recall the words ‘pig’, ‘tank’ and ‘door’ more often than others, including ‘cat’, ‘street’ and ‘stair’. Researchers started with epilepsy patients and ended up at a…

This episode contains: We talk about how quarantine continues to affect us and our lives. Steven is having a tough time with his kids and Ben is having a better time with work. Why don’t we replace more body parts with jello?: The first cartilage-mimicking gel that’s strong enough for knees has been developed. Cartilage…

This episode contains: Ben has been quarantined for 100 days. We talk about Juneteenth and how to be anti-racist. This Week in Space: New light has been shed on existing intelligent life across the galaxy. A new study calculates there could be more than 30 intelligent civilizations throughout our Galaxy. We talk about both the…

This episode contains: Working hard and hardly working. We both survived anther week in this madness. Brain Matters: Tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulators have been developed. Using a ‘magnetoelectric’ power source, these neural stimulators are now a viable option for clinical grade implants. Steven talks a lot about battery miniaturization and how it applies to…

This episode contains: We start off this episode talking about the historic SpaceX and NASA launch. We also rail on technology and parents a bit. Also, what’s the difference between a rocket and a missile? Bee Puns Really Sting: Bumblebees can speed up the flowering of plants. When pollen is in short supply, bumblebees damage…

  This episode contains: This episode is full of anniversaries and sick burns. We also talk about the nonsense that is the 5G blocking USB stick that does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. We talk about it in depth, more depth than we were anticipating. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52810220 Biological Imperative: Migration patterns reveal an ‘Eden’ for ancient humans and animals.…