The Science Faction Podcast

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…

This Episode Contains: We’re coming off an extreme weekend of gaming. We played Twilight Imperium for 13 hours. But first we talk about science. Doom! But Maybe Not: Light-powered nano-organisms consume carbon dioxide, create eco-friendly plastics and fuels. Researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety…

This episode contains: Nothing has gone wrong in Devon’s new house so far. Devon highly recommends the miniseries Chernobyl. That and other banter before we get down to the science. Something with Numbers (and Music): Scientists decoded Beethoven’s music with statistics. “What makes Beethoven sound like Beethoven? Researchers have completed a first analysis of Beethoven’s writing…

This episode contains: It was Devon’s birthday, he didn’t do much. He spent his B-day moving a desk. Devon doesn’t do gifts. Steven celebrated his anniversary. Devon is getting a piano. Junk In the Trunk: New causes of autism found in ‘junk’ DNA. Using machine learning, researchers have demonstrated that mutations in ‘junk’ DNA can cause…