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Warning: Particularly Offensive Episode

In this episode, the gang discusses how Genghis Khan and 10 other historical men are the direct ancestors of 40% of all people in Asia, a new type of chemical bond, how to more effectively teach young children using naps, why psychopaths don't respond to punishment and what the term 'vaginal spelunking' means.

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In this episode the gang discusses a new kind of nuclear reactor that doesn't produce nuclear waste and cannot melt down and a new procedure that may extend human life and cure muscular dystrophy. All of that plus inheriting allergies through organ donation, a crazy extraterrestrial radio signal detected from deep space and how sleeping around might be good for your immunity.

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Super Xenon:

In this episode, the gang discusses studies that suggests super mosquitos are sweeping through Africa, a new super antibiotic may make MRSA a thing of the past, and super flies may hold the secret to long life. All of that plus a study that suggests that most grown adults can be convinced they committed a violent crime that never occurred...after less than three hours of friendly interviews.

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In this episode, the gang chats about how a bowhead whale might help you live to the age of 200, how Ribosomes may be driving evolution, whether being cold can give you a cold, and whether cancer deaths are increasing or decreasing. All of that, plus the phenomenon that is killing more than 2,000 white men a year on this year’s first episode of Science Faction.

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In this very special 2014 Finale show, we look back at some of the most interesting stories Science Faction has covered in 2014 including the story of two gay Croatian bears, an awkward discussion about artificial vaginas, the scientific answer to whether it worse to be kicked in the balls or to give birth and the most offensive 'Finish My Story' we've ever done. Check out the best of Science Faction 2014!

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In this Christmas episode, we talk Santa's Sleigh speeds, whether or not the Christmas flower is poisonous and the myth of Christmas tree fires. Check out Science Faction: A Christmas Edition.

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In this episode of Science Faction, we talk about new evidence for life on Mars, a new discovery that explains how fireflies light up (hint: it involves the smell of sweaty feet), and why Greenpeace messed up big time. All of that plus the reason the Romans were better than guys from Portland, an ancient Viking artifact found in the New World and what happens to the weight that you lose when you work out.

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In this episode, we discuss a groundbreaking study that shows how life could form from non-life on the early earth, where you can have your pet dog cloned for only $100K and how dinosaur fossils were responsible for the mythological Griffin. All of that plus we talk about farmers that predated the human species by 50 million years, what drinking diet soda may mean about you and why you shouldn’t admit to believing in science while going through customs in the Caribbean. 

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In this episode, we discuss some new information on an ancient Greek computer, the most terrifying torture that could occur to someone during surgery, a Science Fighter who stood up to an entire television network (and won!), the scientific reason women live longer than men, the new discovery of the world's oldest known artwork and much more.

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A Very Science Faction Thanksgiving. In this episode, the gang talks about Thanksgiving facts and fictions including whether or not turkey makes you sleepy, if turkeys should all be considered the same species and how being grateful to others actually benefits you.