The Science Faction Podcast

This episode contains: We’re recording on Labor Day! We figure out what the day is for. Steven gets some new LEGO. Devon saw Ready or Not. We then talk  about science. Itty Bitty Critters: Scorpion toxin that targets ‘wasabi receptor’ may help solve mystery of chronic pain. “Researchers have discovered a scorpion toxin that targets…

This episode contains: We start off talking about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as well as Tarantino movies in general. Kill it with Fire!: Hurricanes drive the evolution of more aggressive spiders. “Researchers who rush in after storms to study the behavior of spiders have found that extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones may…

This episode contains: Devon has had a bad week at work and feels like his fight or flight reflex has been left on. Steven is doing fine. His daughter just started “TK.” Is This Racist?: ‘You all look alike to me’ is hard-wired in us, research finds. We are hard-wired to process — or not process…

This episode contains: We discuss Devon’s backyard movie night where they watched Wayne’s World. Not everyone was thrilled about it. Tiny Robot Overlords: You can’t squash this roach-inspired robot. “A new insect-sized robot can scurry across the floor at nearly the speed of a darting cockroach — and it’s nearly as hardy as a cockroach,…

This episode contains: We discuss some Star Wars Armada news and some board game’s Devon has been playing. Steven then talks about X-Wing. We’re All Doomed!/This Week in Space: A few weeks ago an Earth-skimming asteroid was unusually large and exceptionally close. An asteroid: 2019Ok came with .19 lunar orbits from Earth. It was not…

This episode contains: Devon is going camping and Steven is sleep training his youngest kid. Also Steven is going to play a lot of D&D soon. We’re All Doomed: The San Andreas Fault Is About To Crack – Here’s What Will Happen When It Does. The director of the Southern California Earthquake Center, Thomas Jordan,…

http://traffic.libsyn.com/sciencefactionpodcast/SFP_EP257.mp3 This episode contains: Steven and Devon have a chat about the impending raid on Area 51. Devon does the FaceApp thing and Steven is worried for his future. https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2019/07/17/heres-what-youll-face-when-you-try-to-invade-area-51 This Week in Space: New research suggests that regions of the Martian surface could be made habitable with a material — silica aerogel — that mimics…

This episode contains: We both went on vacation. Steven visited family and Devon did things. Devon had to save Steven at the airport. Also, Devon got in a fight with someone over an intercom. This Week in Space: Astronauts Aren’t Dying From Space Radiation, New Research Suggests. Excessive exposure to the Sun’s harmful rays is…

This episode contains: Devon is catching up on Deadwood. We discuss the historical accuracy and speech. Steven got a PS4.  Under da Sea: Scientists map huge undersea fresh-water aquifer off U.S. Northeast. In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively…

This episode contains: We start off discussing our kids. Steven tells us about visiting the College World Series. There he got really drunk found a cool tattoo artist. But did not get a new tattoo. https://www.instagram.com/davekoenigart/ Biologically Speaking: Gut Microbes eat our medication. “Researchers have discovered one of the first concrete examples of how the…