The Science Faction Podcast

This episode contains: Awkward, nothing going on, sports, friends Fossilized Research: dog domesticated two separate times, genetic data from wolf populations, dog breeding, DNA time machine, convergent evolution analogy https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160602151723.htm Let’s Get Physical: naming new elements, three new elements, island of stability, analyzing proposed names, Thawnesium, Rob Roy, Devon’s dumb former stepbrother, study about sex…

This episode contains: Swishing soda, cavities, dental things, X-wing Miniatures This Week in Space: quantum satellite, quantum entanglement, how are particles entangled, naturally entangled systems, communication, cryptography, faster than light communication, teleportation, transferring information http://www.popsci.com/chinas-quantum-satellite-could-change-cryptography-forever Robot Overlords: soft body robot actuators inspired by muscle, robot and humans working together, safety considerations, flexing muscles, vacuum, VAMPS,…

This episode contains: …and now the conclusion, Miles Greb, March Against Monsanto, interviewing protesters, cat milk, FDA, Bernie Sanders, Hillary, science and presidential politics, pseudoscience of the left and right, magical mother’s intuition, terminator seeds, size of protest, the rat study, scientific consensus, specifics of Monsanto, golden rice, paid shills we are not, our sad…

:::Contains Explicit Language::: Special guest: Miles Greb, creamy chicken, comic cons, SFP shirts, After the Gold Rush in print, GMOs, labeling, March Against Myths, March Against Monsanto, anti-vax, anti-fluoride, anti-nuclear, explanation of GMO, perceived dangers of GMOs, health, FDA, scientific consensus, economic issues, population growth, technological development, Civilization and Gandhi, anti-corporate perspective, chem-trails, pros and…

This episode contains: prior attempts, Warriors game, light bracelets, cheap clothes, Fallout 4 Driving Miss Daisy: sixth sense while driving, texting, test description, class action lawsuit stuff, brain loop coordination thing, texting and cell phone use, licensing for texting, fear of being ticketed making texting more dangerous https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160512084547.htm Tech Happens: Hyperloop, news cycle, new light…

This episode contains: Spilled wine, magic rice, stuff, Saga, Comixology, honeymoon, Monterey, Restaurant 1833, Winchester Mystery House, Santa Cruz Mystery Spot, Trump, old couple, objective politics, pushing the food envelope, pizzarito, May the 4th, Revenge of the 5th Baby Brain Matters: babies and music triple meter (waltz), brain scans, pattern recognition, Steven’s anecdotal evidence https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160425161148.htm…

This episode contains: Married, rings and watches, House of Cards, best-man scotch, rain on your wedding day, plan B, photographer, equipment issues on PBS, bus issues, Yelp reviews, negotiations, Aptos bars, crepes chat, groomsman gifts, Star Wars puzzles, married life, honeymoon, SF Giants, awesome seats, child neglect article postponed We’re Back! Back for the 100th…

This episode contains: Another clip show! We explain why in the episode. Enjoy tese two awesome interviews: Interview and Sci-fi: Interview with Miles Greb – author of After the Gold Rush,  (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/919052445/after-the-gold-rush-a-science-comic) (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=756517&ty=h) Marvel, independent comic books, Kick Starter, skepticism and atheism, science as wonder, accurate idioms, 25 issue run, hard sci-fi, day job, Dune, commentary for…

Clip Show! This episode contains: Pocket Mortys, Poke Mon, Rock-Paper-Scissors, rookie mistakes, freemium games, rewards for watching commercials, Black Mirror, Clash of Clans, pay-to-win Brain Matters: wired for gaming, the brains of gamers, internet gaming disorder, the gaming chair, DSM-5, predisposition?, specific links in the brain, impulse control, addiction, phantom vibration syndrome  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151221194124.htm Biological Imperative:…

This episode contains: Waiting frantically, bachelor party, hand foot and mouth disease Robot Overlords: Touching robots elicits psychological arousal in humans, robot asked participants to touch different parts of body, measured humans response, more emotion for certain body parts, “arousal,” what about different types of robots, Animatrix, serial killer sweater, deaths in Vegas, moving dead…