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
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
In this very special revival of Science Fighters, we talk about The Goliath of Paleoanthropology, Dr Tim White, and the new book Fossil Men.
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
The guys discuss a very interesting (and overlooked) new Lightning Tractor Beam, the most controversial published science article of the year, and the worst "Compliment Sandwich" you've ever heard.
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
In this week's Corona Update we look at the Covid mystery in Belgium, the newest vaccine, why Covid is going crazy in the US, and why you shouldn't listen to crackpot ideas, even if the person stating them is a physician.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Since our weekly "I Call BS" is now available only through Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ScienceFaction?fan_landing=true), we decided to revive "The Lightning Round" for some of our general listeners, so check out why we might end up getting more cases of the flu once Covid is over, how the Measles are making a comeback and why ecologists are excited about murdered beavers.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
The guys discuss a very surprising story about the history and the future of leprosy, how to date a prehistoric Supernova using tree rings, and the worst Shel Silverstein book ever written.
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
In this very special Corona Update, we dive into the brightest news of the pandemic: the recently released results of the Pfizer vaccine and the complicated science behind it, as well as the more outlandish results of the Russian "Sputnik V" vaccine, and how the virus's strength may become its downfall.
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
In this episode the guys discuss how to effectively inoculate your crazy uncle from political misinformation, a new study that hints at one simple thing pregnant women can do to increase their child's IQ, and we introduce a new robot friend with a very shady past.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
The guys talk about how an amazing new discovery might help a quirk of Down's syndrome biology save thousands of elderly people's lives, how women hunters might have played a bigger role than previously thought in the prehistory of the Americas, and the mysterious origins of the Swayze Throat Rip.
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
This week's Corona Update looks at the effects of the election on America's continuing Covid problem, how a newly designed synthetic nanoparticle might make a vaccine that is 10 times more effective than current vaccine candidates, and why death rates are going down even as infection rates are skyrocketing.
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
The guys discuss how to turn your brain into literal glass, the complicated genetic history of dogs, and how you can actually be allergic to cold temperatures.