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
Nov 15, 2018
Nov 15, 2018
20 min
The guys welcome back Dr. Troy to discuss how a special kick can prevent zombification, the details of ancient bear (taboo) sex, and when you burn the most calories (while doing nothing).
Nov 12, 2018
Nov 12, 2018
48 min
The guys welcome back Dr. Troy to discuss the origin of the Universe, a fake "science" story about an alien probe in our solar system, and we get new information on the most interesting science story we've covered in 6 years of podcasting.
Nov 9, 2018
Nov 9, 2018
16 min
The guys welcome Dr. Robert from The March For Science to play "I Call BS".
Nov 4, 2018
Nov 4, 2018
43 min
The guys welcome new guest scientist Dr. Robert to discuss the birth of stars, how your gut might be causing Parkinson's disease, and how to make paralyzed people walk again.
Nov 1, 2018
Nov 1, 2018
18 min
Does the color of your Labrador effect its lifespan? Does the liverwort plant contain THC? Do gut bacteria change the speed at which you walk?
Oct 28, 2018
Oct 28, 2018
41 min
The guys welcome back Bill to discuss the origin of the Universe, how not eating might be the healthiest food around, and how green tea could literally kill you after three months of use.
Oct 26, 2018
Oct 26, 2018
23 min
The guys welcome Dr. Nick to talk about the scariest thing on earth, the problem with pythons, and how many Polish Neanderthals it takes to change a lightbulb.
Oct 21, 2018
Oct 21, 2018
45 min
The guys welcome Dr. Nick to discuss the origins of Science Faction, how we are slowly killing the largest living organism on earth, how polio may be making a comeback in the US, and how IFLScience is spreading pseudoscience.
Oct 18, 2018
Oct 18, 2018
18 min
The guys welcome back Bill to discuss a new vaccine that will make travelling much less messy, how two theoretical ideas in physics are apparently incompatible, and how a new poo-based discovery is going to permanently change Archaeology.
Oct 15, 2018
Oct 15, 2018
43 min
The guys welcome back Bill to discuss the existential implications of physics, how a new DNA technique may mean that cops have your DNA already (whether you gave it to them or not), and how an underreported discovery about weather may have just unlocked the holy grail of American Archaeology.