Science... sort of

Science... sort of


Latest Episodes

347 - Skipping Strikes
April 29, 2023

00:00:00 - that if you want one big skip instead of many little skips . If thats what youre into 00:23:00 - Another way to enjoy a day on the river is with a beverage. Patrick is back to basics wi

346 - Kenji and the Indestructible, Functional, No Fooling, Very Versatile Wok
February 04, 2023

00:00:00 - Ryan is joined by cookbook author and J. Kenji Lpez-Alt to discuss his latest book , available wherever fine books are sold including our . Can you ruin your wok your first time using it?

345 - Evil Prevails
January 07, 2023

00:00:00 - Manly Ryan North () returns to the show to talk to Ben and Handsome Ryan (not a self-selected nickname) to talk about his new book, , available now wherever fine books are sold! 00:36:00 -

344 - Stung by the Truth
August 12, 2022

00:00:00 - Kelly and Ryan are thrilled to be joined by her friend and colleague, ! Hes a parasitic insect kind of guy (not meant as an insult!) and we discuss his journey a bit before diving into som

Special Edition 16 - Project Hail Mary
April 25, 2022

00:00:00 - Time for a special edition Science sort of Book Club! Ryan, Joe, and Tim all read Andy Weirs new novel . What did they think of it? How was the science? Should Andy Weir design escape roo

343 - Webb's in the Greenhouse
March 23, 2022

00:00:00 - Theres a new telescope in town to look out of town and see exactly whats going on in this here galaxy. Introducing ! What can it do? Where can it do it? And did we ? All this and more ar

342 - The Extinction of Fossil Fuels
January 31, 2022

00:00:00 - Joe and Ryan are excited to be joined by Craig Welch and Sam Howe Verhovek who each have articles in the October 2021 issue of National Geographic which is all about the future of non-fo

341 - Highway to the Science Zone
January 14, 2022

00:00:00 - Joe and Ryan are joined by their friend , who tells us about his work as a scientist and his journey from the world of research to the world of consulting. Tonys open access papers for tho

340 - Anchor's Away Part 5: The Final Anchoring
December 31, 2021

00:00:00 - In which Ryan introduces the concept of this type of episode for the last time. (But which can be previously heard in , , , and .) 00:05:23 - and 00:10:51 - Bio bios: 00:16:06 - The tr

339 - Voices Assemble!
May 24, 2021

00:00:00 - Ryan is joined by Megan Johnson (), Becca Van Hoeck (), and Caitlin Bergstrom (). Megan and Becca are Ph.D. researchers working on the environmental engineering of the atmosphere around wil