The Science Faction Podcast

This episode contains: Guest host Ben Lawless joins us again! He’s here in-person! We talk about the pain-in-the-ass that is Comcast. When It Sleeps: Newly discovered gene controls sleep when sick. Study was done on flies. They manipulated the gene then analysis the flies behavior and brain structure. (The tittle of this section was supposed…

This episode contains: Steven discusses his guest appearance on the Potentium podcast. We learn that the name of the podcast is actually a Star Wars term. Steven has yet another podcast, Save Point. Devon talks about seeing Elton John and his progress in learning to play piano. https://bspodcastnetwork.com/2019/01/21/pp-episode-157/ This Week in Space: Saturn hasn’t always…

This episode contains: We talk about the last episode that Devon did not listen to. Devon looks forward to a debate with Ben about STD v. Orville. Devon talks about his family coming to visit in his small condo. This Week In Space: China landed on the far side of the moon and grew some…

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…