High Science

High Science


Latest Episodes

HS 052: Drugs – Weed and Alcohol
October 21, 2019

High Science begins a series taking an objective view of drugs with an honest, unbiased analysis of long term and short term effects of drugs. We begin with a deep dive into weed and alcohol.

HS 051: Pragmatics – Why do we Learn How to Speak?
September 16, 2019

Kat's in charge while John is away. High Science explores why we learn how to use language as well as important stages in social development!

HS 050: Science News – Black Hole Pic
September 02, 2019

Fiftieth episode! High Science tackles science news focusing mainly on the process needed to capture the famous first picture of the M87 black hole!

HS 049: Albert Einstein – His Life and Universe
August 26, 2019

Not many people know about the life of this science legend. High Science dives deep into this man's life story and discusses his big ideas. Episode is based on a biography from Walter Isaacson called Einstein: His Life and Universe.

HS 048: Psychology Experiments – Unsettling Insights into Human Nature
August 06, 2019

Do we have as much control over our mind as we think we do? High Science explores some famous psychology experiments to try and better understand the often unsettling nature of the human condition.

HS 047: Models of the Atom – The History of Our Understanding of Stuff
July 08, 2019

High Science is back! We take a trip through scientific history to determine how we arrived at our current understanding of atoms. How are they structured? What do they look like? What kind of experiments did we do to figure out how atoms are built?

HS 046: Pseudoscience – How Do You Change a Mind?
August 23, 2018

Otherwise intelligent people are often swayed to believe objectively false ideas. Why is this? High Science takes a balanced approach to the pseudosciences with a guest that is familiar with "alternative medicine".

HS 045: Fitness – Don’t Skip Leg Day
August 08, 2018

Swole is the goal. Size is the prize. There is a lot of broscience (aka pseudoscience) surrounding fitness and nutrition so High Science attempts to cut through the bullsh*t and give you some solid tips to start your fitness journey.

HS 044: Cosmology – What Happened Before Things Could Happen?
July 25, 2018

How did the universe start? What is its fate? What does bird poop and the color beige have to do with cosmology? Find out as High Science tackles the small task of discussing the entire history and future of space and time.

HS 043: Probability and Statistics – Running a Tuna Shaving Factory
July 11, 2018

Learn probability and statistics with High Science as we apply these concepts to weighing Korean babies, tricking your friends to win money, and running a sea-creature shaving facility.