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52: Amy Westervelt, Carbon Capture, and the Cartoonishly Evil Atlas Network
Nov 23, 2023Investigative journalist Amy Westervelt from Drilled asks us: what is carbon capture and is it good or bad or... complicated? What is the Atlas Network and why are they comically evil dark avengers ...
51: Carcinization, The Animal Algorithm Mystery, and The Many Lemming Lies w/ Ellen Weatherford
Nov 09, 2023Are we really all destined to turn into crabs? Why are there so many animal algorithms, and are they all legit? And just how many times have we been wrong about the lemming? Things we talk about: Al...
49: Goosebumps, (Not) Alien Pyramids, and Nessie & Cryptids
Oct 26, 2023Why do we get goosebumps when we hear nails on a chalkboard? Obviously aliens didn't make the pyramids, but how were they made and what does that teach us about humanity? And what's the story behind...
50: 🎂 The Ig Nobel Prize, The 2023 Ig Nobel Winners, and the Ig Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 12, 2023For our 2nd anniversary and our 50th episode (which it definitely is, don't check) we cooperatively tackled a topic folks have been asking us to do for ages: The Ig Nobel Prize! Check out our new merc...
48: Wikipedia w/ Annie Rauwerda, The First Boring Number, and Perpetual Stew
Sep 28, 2023We all use Wikipedia, but how did it come to be? What's the first number to not have a Wikipedia page, and what does that say about math and humans? And what on Earth is Perpetual Stew? Follow Annie a...
47: The Abyssopelagic Zone, The Crystal Healing Boom, and Time Capsules
Sep 14, 2023What lies below the depths of the sea... and why should we stop being so afraid of it? Okay we know crystals can't heal you, but could they actually do... something? And why are time capsules more c...
46: Lawn Loathing, Spelling Psammophile, and Guinness World Records
Aug 31, 2023Why are lawns so bad, and what could we grow instead? How much can we learn from an esoteric word like Psammophile? And why is the Guinness Book of World Records wonderful and terrible at the same ti...
45: Superseded Science, why is TB Still a Thing, and the Radium Girls
Aug 17, 2023What previous scientific theories would turn into the ones we know today, and what can they teach us? Why is Tuberculosis still a thing in the modern age? And who were the Radium girls, and what did ...
44: Katie Goldin & Alex Schmidt, Space Birds, and the Bison Emoji 🦬
Aug 03, 2023Special guests Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin from Secretly Incredibly Fascinating and Creature Feature answer: Have birds ever been to space? Why does Katie love birds so much? And how did Alex brin...
43: Gravitational Waves, The Loneliest Animal, and Graffiti
Jul 20, 2023How long have we been searching for Gravitational Waves? What is the loneliest animal, and what does it mean to be lonely? And what really makes graffiti... graffiti? Support us with a Max Fun Membe...