Hosted by an Archaeologist/Comedian, a Stand-Up Comedian, and a different Guest Scientist every week, Science Faction is a blue comedic review of the week's published scientific articles.
Episodes
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
This week's Corona Update looks at whether or not we should vaccinate pets, how Corona can actually infect the brain of some people, what Covid has taught us about future pandemics, and what life will look like post Corona.
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
The guys revisit an old Science Faction story with some new published research looking into the contagious Devil Face Cancer.
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
The guys dive into the topic of the incredibly sharp decrease in serial killers over the past 30 years and the scientific (and not so scientific) possible explanations for where they all went.
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
In this week's Corona Update, we look at some of the surprising facts behind the FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine, what group of people may not be allowed to get vaccines because of a weird quirk of scientific ethics, and why the Australian vaccine is making people test positive for HIV.
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
In this revival of "The Misreports", the guys discuss how the scientific community, including Science Faction itself, got The Havana Syndrome all wrong.
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
The guys discuss a recently published science article about an old Science Faction topic and how we finally solved a decades-old fish murder case.
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
In this week's Corona Update we look at a cheap smell test that even works on asymptomatic Covid patients, when infected individuals are the most infectious, and how you may soon be able to use your cellphone to see if you have Covid.
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
In this episode of Science Fighters, the guys look at the international super villain organization known as Greenpeace and how they have haphazardly destroyed priceless archaeological resources in South America, contributed to the deaths of millions of black and brown children across the third world, and helped contribute to mass starvations in parts of Africa.
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
The guys discuss a new process to derive energy from modified algae (and how it may change the world as we know it), how a big ass red giant star pwned some astronomers who then got pwned again by Covid, and the worst Tim Burton movie ever made.
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
In this week's Corona Update we discuss the crazy current US numbers, the data on the newest vaccine to make it through phase 3 trials, when masks do and don't work, and the Science Faction Vaccine Curse.