Episodes
Sunday May 01, 2016
#38 – Come For The Power Grid, Stay For The Cuddles
Sunday May 01, 2016
Sunday May 01, 2016
The discussion about the power grid and the realities of large-scale EMP weapons is great, but Mark’s surprise story about his experience with a professional cuddler (yes, you read that right) is the best thing...
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Monday Apr 18, 2016
#37 – GPS Is Where Its At
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Since made publicly accessible in 2000, GPS has transformed our lives in some surprising ways (and may lead to electrocuting old people who wander too far away). Find out how 33 satellites work together to...
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Monday Apr 11, 2016
#36 – A Matter of Time
Monday Apr 11, 2016
Monday Apr 11, 2016
If time isn’t constant, then what is it? And is traveling through time possible? In this episode we look at the bizarre nature of time, and the ways we currently experience time travel and manipulate...
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Monday Apr 04, 2016
#35 – Optical Storage Is The Pits
Monday Apr 04, 2016
Monday Apr 04, 2016
How do optical storage formats like CDs and DVDs work? We shed some laser light on the matter in this week’s episode. Also: Todd is in a fog, nerds rend their clothing about “Batman vs....
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Monday Mar 28, 2016
#34 – A Back-and-Forth About Oscillation
Monday Mar 28, 2016
Monday Mar 28, 2016
What meets at the intersection of resonance, oscillation, and the piezoelectric effect? This episode explores how things from electric lighters to the atomic clock keeps ticking. Also: Todd’s over-inflation drama, Mark’s rat infestation, shame-eating and...
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Monday Mar 21, 2016
#33 – How Glass Built Humanity
Monday Mar 21, 2016
Monday Mar 21, 2016
Glass is the backbone of the entire modern world, responsible for world-changing revolutions in everything from modern chemistry to yachts to farming to the internet and to the very definition of ourselves. It’s a fascinating...
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Monday Mar 07, 2016
#32 – Tardigrades – or, “Little Manatees Wearing Terrifying Gas Masks”
Monday Mar 07, 2016
Monday Mar 07, 2016
Introducing the tardigrade – or “water bear.” A seemingly indestructible little creature, it can’t be frozen or burned or starved or reasoned with, and it’s probably in your backyard (and in space) right now. Also...
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Monday Feb 29, 2016
# 31 – How (and Why) Mob Mentality Works
Monday Feb 29, 2016
Monday Feb 29, 2016
Humans rely on herd mentality all the time, but what makes a mob? Why do individuals act so differently in a crowd? And how do we avoid becoming part of madness? Let’s discuss. Also: Todd...
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Tuesday Feb 23, 2016
#30 – Down With Gravity
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016
What’s up with gravity? What are the gravity waves we measured pulsing through the fabric of space? Find out how much science still doesn’t understand about this fundamental force. Also: peeling the microwave, Ground Kontrol...
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Monday Feb 15, 2016
#29 – “I don’t even see color.”
Monday Feb 15, 2016
Monday Feb 15, 2016
What’s it like to realize at age 10 you’re colorblind? Or to find out at 30 that peanut butter isn’t green? We talk to actual colorblind human Cory Thomas about the daily logistics and intriguingly...
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