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
Aug 2, 2018
Aug 2, 2018
23 min
The guys welcome back Naomi to discuss a surprising thing that a brain parasite seems to make humans do, how one creature beat the asexual odds, how electrical stimulation of your brain will improve learning, and what a "sperm thief" is according to science.
Jul 29, 2018
Jul 29, 2018
30 min
The guys welcome Naomi to discuss friction and lubrication, 14K year-old bread that may or may not totally rewrite the history books, and why Hurricane Harvey's death toll may be getting higher for years to come.
Jul 26, 2018
Jul 26, 2018
15 min
Connor joins the guys to discuss how deli meats may be causing pretty severe problems, why Omega 3 supplements are a waste of money, and what type of damage cell phone radiation is doing to children's brains.
Jul 23, 2018
Jul 23, 2018
48 min
The guys welcome Connor to discuss why mushrooms are awesome, how gut bacteria can influence autistic symptoms, how to cure paralysis, and the everyday dangers that you would never expect to kill thousands of Americans every year.
Jul 19, 2018
Jul 19, 2018
14 min
The guys welcome a very special and attractive scientist to discuss an hour-long computer training program that will turn you into a human lie detector, why one particular leopard may soon go extinct in the wild, and why women are holding their pee in order to induce orgasm.
Jul 15, 2018
Jul 15, 2018
38 min
The guys discuss the newly discovered "Oldest Human Out of Africa", the oldest archaeological site in the Western Hemisphere, and the one idea that, if adopted, would change the world for the better.
Jul 12, 2018
Jul 12, 2018
15 min
The guys welcome back Dr AG to discuss why you should never let your kids get their tonsils taken out, how to cure skin cancer with an STD treatment, and how spiders use magnetic fields to fly.
Jul 8, 2018
Jul 8, 2018
41 min
The guys welcome back Dr. AG to discuss why Evolutionary Psychology is so controversial, how birds evolved a separate way of being intelligent than primates, why so many women are addicted to opiates, and the pseudoscience ideas that even scientists themselves believe.
Jul 6, 2018
Jul 6, 2018
16 min
The guys welcome back Connor to discuss how narcissistic traits effect academic performance, how Mr T is helping your immune system locate and fight infections, and how human nipples just broke a big biological rule.
Jul 2, 2018
Jul 2, 2018
38 min
Connor joins the guys to discuss what a dick doctor is called, what caused a sudden cooling 12,800 years ago that killed off a widespread human culture as well as many huge mammals, and how the human species will likely go extinct.