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
Jul 5, 2020
Jul 5, 2020
17 min
In this week's Coronavirus update we talk about promising treatments (including some that are already approved), a new variant of SARS-CoV2 that is 3 to 9 times more infectious than the original and that has almost completely replaced the old variant, a monoclonal antibody from the original SARS that looks like it works against SARS-CoV2, and whether or not sunlight is killing the virus before it can infect you in some circumstances.
Jul 4, 2020
Jul 4, 2020
20 min
The guys discuss how fish can get to isolated ponds nowhere near another water source, how a really old dog from Siberia is making us rethink the history of dog breeds, and how the newest pandemic coming out of China is so much hipper than Coronavirus.
Jul 3, 2020
Jul 3, 2020
20 min
The guys discuss how an Alaskan volcano could have contributed to the fall of the Roman Republic, why we might not have fat people for very long, and a fantastic fish-out-of-water sitcom premise.
Jun 30, 2020
Jun 30, 2020
16 min
This week's Corona update includes an amazingly important article that is being almost universally undiscussed, how Covid-19 infections may actually cause diabetes, and why not all anti-maskers are clinical naracissts, but all clinical naracissts are probably anti-maskers.
Jun 27, 2020
Jun 27, 2020
17 min
The guys discuss the impending Sahara dust cloud, how not to have sex in the wilderness, and how professional sports teams kill at least 30 people every season.
Jun 24, 2020
Jun 24, 2020
27 min
The guys discuss two recently published articles that may explain why you're not an idiot, including the possibility that you owe your intelligence to Mount Everest.
Jun 21, 2020
Jun 21, 2020
16 min
The guys discuss the invention of the bow and arrow, an upright walking crocodile, and a surprise awaiting you in even the most remote of wilderness lands.
Jun 18, 2020
Jun 18, 2020
33 min
The guys are back to discuss a rare bit of good news about science education in the US and how fat people might be a thing of the past.
Jun 15, 2020
Jun 15, 2020
14 min
This week's published Corona news including the demographics of who is dying and why, some very bad information from the CDC, and why the term "second spike" is probably inaccurate.
Jun 12, 2020
Jun 12, 2020
28 min
In this shortened episode, the guys discuss the benefits of physical pain and what happens to your brain under the influence of mushrooms.