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SIO438: That's Absurd Please Elaborate
I'm joined by Trace and Julian from the podcast, That's Absurd Please Elaborate! It's an incredibly fun and cool science show where they take questions that might seem weird or crazy but answer them u
SIO437: Zoë Schiffer on Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
Elon Musk accidentally buying Twitter and then ruining it is a story so absurd and wild that someone should write a book about it. Lucky for us, Zo Schiffer has! It's called Extremely Hardcore, and i
SIO436: They’re Retconning George Floyd’s Murder, but Radley Balko Is Fighting Back
Radley Balko is the guest today as we discuss the Right's efforts to retcon George Floyd's murder and Derek Chauvin's responsibility in a "documentary" from Alpha News, The Fall of Minneapolis. We wal
SIO435: The Radical Idea That We Shouldn’t Work Ourselves to Death
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced to change the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours with no loss in pay and held a on March 14th. Naturally the right doesn't love this. But what do the studies say
SIO434: Biden Is Failing On Israel-Palestine. So What Do We Do?
It feels like this comes up precisely every 4 years, but once again I find myself having to point out that the way to make things better isn't to make them worse. That math just doesn't work. But what
SIO433: The Robot at the End of the Universe
We're focusing in on some sci-fi with Dr. Bryan Gillis, astrophysicist to the stars! We take you through one of Ted Chiang's incredible short stories, , and Dr. Gillis teaches us about entropy and the
SIO432: How 13 Reasons Why Killed Kids
CW: Discussion of suicide; please skip this episode if it's better for your mental health After a long hiatus, Dr. Alan Smerbeck AKA Stormy Decisis is back to cover a topic we've been talking about di
SIO431: The Em Drive Is Supposed To Be Impossible. So Why Did Experiments Say It Worked?
Dr. Bryan Gillis is back to walk us through a space travel concept that would have upended Physics as we know it if it had worked. But, wait a second - turns out there were quite a number of studies t
SIO430: Real or Bullshit: Quantum Products Edition!
Quantum Anne is back! She had a fantastic idea to quiz us all on some quantum products she has come across. Here's the thing though, mixed into the bull shit is the real stuff that she actually uses i
SIO429: Artists Punished More Than Scientists for Same Misconduct
This was a really fun one! and join to walk us through their findings from a series of studies in their recent , which explored the differences in how artists and scientists are punished following n