The Science Faction Podcast

This episode contains Sci-Fi: Devon and Steven are dear friends. We start talking about sci-fi then decide to make it an all sci-fi episode. Devon discuss his frustration with the new Star Wars trilogy and his skepticism of episode 9. We also talk about Star Wars over-saturation. We then turn to Star Wars and how…

This Episode Contains: Life is pleasantly mundane for the most part. Except for a crappy thing that happened to Devon at work. Artificial Butt Rope: “Bigger Proteins, Stronger Threads: Synthetic Spider Silk.” Spider silk is very strong but difficult to harvest. Now, for the first time, scientists have created a biosynthetic spider silk that behaves like…

This episode contains: Devon’s drinking again. Steven is drinking more. Steven went to a funeral. Devon’s week is looking up so he’s in a good mood. The Genetics Never Forget: Elephants have a “zombie gene” that appears to protect them from cancer. Due to their large size, elephants should have a higher chance of getting…

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…