The Science Faction Podcast

This episode contains: Devon has gotten the hard stuff out of the way so is a bit “jolly.” He’s also trying out his dehydrator to make jerky. Rise of The Machines: Ford is using passive exoskeletons to help it’s works in their factories. We find out we have no idea what training is required to…

This episode contains: California is on fire again. We briefly discuss how screwed the people of California, us included, may be. Devon then tells us about his 6-month-old son’s first swim lesson. Robot Overloads: AI can predict your personality. This leads to a discussion of the Myers-Briggs test, which Devon is super skeptical of. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180728083603.htm…

This episode contains: Devon makes it just in time after selling a table. He then makes his wife finish the job while he podcasts. We then decide that this, the 211 episode, is a cooler milestone than 200, since 211 is a prime number. Devon then tells us about his brief trip to Portland. Steven…

This episode contains: We’re back after Steven’s paternity leave! Devon didn’t screw up the network too bad in his absence. Steven has been surviving being a dad of two daughters now. This Week in Space: Jupiter has ten new moons! This makes a total of 79. Most of these new moons are pretty small. On…

This episode contains: We’re just doing our thing this ep. Steven is still around so no new baby yet. Devon had an impromptu drunken binge this weekend. Devon also doesn’t care about foreign languages. Steven tells us a little about the Sons of Anarchy board game. We then eventually get to the science. Apocalyptica: Scientists…

This episode contains: We talk about our Father’s Days, the first for Devon. Devon’s Father-in-Law was in town and they all went camping on a week day. Steven spent his Father’s Day with LEGO, of course. This Week in Space: We discuss the newly announced Space Force! We first discuss the name, “Space Force”? We…

This episode contains: Devon talks about his weekend with sazarac and absinthe. We decide that mixing cocktails is like chemistry so it’s cool to talk about because chemistry is science. Just Like Us: Bees can understand the concept of ‘zero’. Despite their 1,000,000 million neurons (compared to the human average of 86 Billion) studies have…

This episode contains: Devon is back from Houston with a stomach bug, which leads us to talk about 9/11 for some reason. We then get to the science… No Rest for the Wicked: Scientists have devised an algorithm to determine the most effective way to consume caffeine. They figured out how to optimize alertness with…

This episode contains: Devon is going to Houston and Steven has joined another podcast! Steven is also re-reading Harry Potter to try and jump start his reading habits. Solo Review: Here it is folks, our SPOILER FILLED review of Solo: A Star Wars Story. We talk about the box office numbers, the plot of the…

This episode contains: Devon is fresh out of the pool where he took his son swimming for the first time. Steven explains we’re recording a day late even though no one probably cares. Also, Matt Groening (of Simpsons fame of course) is coming out with a new Netflix animated series called Disenchantment. Climate Change (period):…