The Science Faction Podcast

This episode contains: Special guest co-host Benjamin Daniel Lawless joins Steven this week! He talks about how he has automated his job (probably using science). Steven hasn’t been doing much but parenting. No calls from preschool about bumps to the head. Better Than The Notebook: Richard Feynman wrote a letter to his departed wife. Ben…

This episode contains: Devon talks briefly about his grandma going into hospice care. We then talk about our weekend hanging out together and playing board games. We also saw the new Spider-man movie, which was awesome. We also about our very different experiences with vacuum robots. Robot Overlords: 2018 is the year that the robots…

This episode contains: We’re back after recording just a couple days ago. Devon talks about seeing the SF symphony. We also talk about sitting through the credits of a movie. Steven is having family stay with him over the holidays. Evolutionarily Speaking: Scientists revise their methods of determining the rates of evolution. We discuss the…

This episode contains: Devon is drinking eggnog with Fire Ball to get things started. We talk about butter beer and other drinks as well. Steven announces the return of an old podcast. This Week in Space: Virgin Galactic sent it’s SpaceShipTwo commercial aircraft into space for the first time. It had a maximum altitude of…

This Episode Contains: It’s almost Steven’s birthday. Devon sent out a holiday card. Now, science: This Week in Science: A scientist has a theory that could explain dark matter and dark energy and combine the tow into a negative fluid. We discuss the nature of dark matter and dark energy and if we think it…

This episode contains: We play a quick game of “is that soda or beer” and Steven is shocked to learn something about Devon. Devon talks a bit about the Scythe expansion Rise of Fenris and Steven informs everyone about Legacy type board games, even though he’s never played one. This Week in Space: The InSight…

This episode contains: We record the day before Thanksgiving. Devon is going to a friend’s house to party for Thanksgiving, but now they all have kids. Steven is going to have a more traditional Thanksgiving. Steven explains why software gets “patched.” Life, Uh, Finds A Way: Devon has been reading a dinosaur book: The Rise…

This episode contains: Devon went to a Jurassic Quest where he saw life sized dinosaurs. He has positive things to say about it. We also talk about how your knowledge of dinosaurs drops after the age of 4. We then have a brief discussion of the new JP movies of course. Devon has been living…

This episode contains: California is on fire again. We’re not in danger but there’s smoke everywhere. I want my Baby Back, Baby Back… : There has been a remarkable decline in fertility rates. The current average fertility rate has dropped by half since 1950s. This appears to be due to choice, not biological changes. We discuss…

This episode contains: We have a guest on the show that hasn’t been on in a while: Ben Lawless! Devon is still sick so Ben kind of takes over for him. “Technology, how does this even work?”: Helium screws with iPhones apparently. This has to do with the small sealed spaces in the phones. The…