00:00 – Ryan, Patrick and Charlie are settling into their roles as the standard paleopal permutation, recording once again in the same tower (err… empty classroom). NASA scientist Shawn Hart is our special guest this week and he complements the entire show. Ryan struggles with the drink… in a funny way not the ‘affecting friends and family’ sort of way. Patrick supports earthquake prone Eureka, CA with his brew selection. Charlie gets creeped out by his beer label. Shawn’s not much of a beer drinker but represents with a classic microbrew favorite.
6:36 – This week starts off science heavy with Shawn telling us all about the benevolent robot camera HiRISE. HiRISE, onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, circles Mars 300 km above the surface and takes pictures at submeter per pixel resolution. It makes one wonder what spy satellites can see on Earth. Find out why HiRISE is the peoples camera and how you can choose where on Mars it should look next. Here’s how to get involved:
28:08 – Trailer Trash Talk – Think incessant phone calls from credit card collection agencies are bad? Try missing a payment on your cybernetically enhanced organs. Forest Whitaker and a beefy Jude Law will track you down and kill you. Is Repo Men good Scifi? Is any Scifi good? We hash it all out and more.
40:20 – Next we tread deep into the ‘Uncanny Valley’ – The Uncanny Valley is a pseudo-scientific concept that explains our repulsion to robots that look almost human but not quite. Check out the Popular Mechanics article. In a 1970 paper in the journal Energy, roboticist Masahiro Mori proposed that a robot that’s too human-like can veer into unsettling territory, tripping the same psychological alarms associated with a dead or unhealthy human. Does it really exist or are we being robot bigots? What is with all this anti-robot propaganda anyway? The paleopals get over there initial prejudices and greet creepy robots with open arms. Disclaimer: We still do not like zombies.
54:15 – Shawn’s one of those rare scientists with extensive right brain aptitude. His website, onehundredthmonky, reveals his eye for aesthetics, art and culture. In his words, ‘this site is an outlet of rad stuff from around the world, and various diatribes and impassioned calls to action (generally not the serious kind). Hope you enjoy it. …oh and if you’re wondering about the name one hundredth monkey, it’s some pseudoscience theory about crazy brainwaves communicating ideas across the ether. Ya, don’t even worry about it.’ We paleopals frequent this site and we think the paleoposse would love it.
1:05:10 – Listener Feedback – We were featured on itunes! It ruled. We have a ton of new listeners and a ton of new feedback. Charlie fails at reading a bad review; Patrick succeeds. As it turns out, trailer trash is a whole lot like anchovies, radiolab is a good podcast, and, well, Charlie, Ryan and Patrick are hicks. Ryan reads off a list of the paleoposse elite – they have special prizes coming their way.
This weeks music can be found here:
House Party – Chomp Chomp < Up and coming indie Band from Bellingham, WA–stay tuned
Ep 21 of Science… sort of: Red Devils
00:00 – The Paleopals are together again for the first time. We explore the art of podcasting from the same time and space. Also, we explore what we are drinking. Finally, Ryan disappoints us… sort of!
03:42 – We kick off the science this week with a story of a stranded red (planet) rover. The spirit has finally left the little robot in a pile of sand. Spirit still works, she just doesn’t get out as much as she used to.
00:13:30 – Trailer Trash Talk – This week we go down the rabbit hole to discuss the Disney/Tim Burton live action Alice in Wonderland. Apparently, this is an extension of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Best we can tell, Tim Burton just put the band back together. Is that a good or a bad thing? The Paleopals will set you straight.
21:56 – Dinosaurs were a colorful lot, at least according to this story. Science finds evidence of coloration on dinosaur feathers. Naturally, this news makes Ryan want a pet Velociraptor even more than he did. We discuss melanosomes and whether pet theropods are a good idea or not. Oh, they’re poisonous too, by the way.
36:34 – Tazmanian devils have cancer, so’s their face. Wait it gets worse, it’s contagious (amongst the devils, not to humans). As if Australia wasn’t deadly enough already. The future doesn’t look bright for these guys. Probably the best thing they can do have lots of sex with partners they aren’t likely to encounter in the first place. That or quit biting each other.
41:33 – PaleoPOW. We give the Paleoposse their props and close out the show with some poll results on the ethical treatment of steak, I mean cows.
00:00:00 – Just in case you don’t remember who the Paleopals are they introduce themselves and introduce their drinks too! Patrick claims to have found a hard to find beer, Ryan has over-thought things again, Ben (who now has a bio!) represents the non-alcoholics and Charlie’s drink is a surprise!
00:05:28 – Dr. Steve Novella of the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe stops by for a chat. A long chat. But it’s all golden as Steve walks the Paleopals down the short road between SCIENCE and skepticism.
In the interview we mention Episode 51 of the SGU (even though Ryan thought it was 53) and this online debate. Check them both out at the embedded links, totally worth your time.
00:54:13 - Terribly Happy is a movie not many will likely be able to see or even want to see but it ties in to a later segment of the show and it’s all done in foreign talk. Has anyone even been to Dane-land? What’s so Great about Danes anyway? Why would you name both a dog and a pastry after them?
01:03:00 – To be prepared for the future you’ll need to know how to battle in space and Joseph Shoer is there to tell you how, the Paleopals break down the basics and help you decide what to watch to best give you the specifics. Physics ensues.
01:25:48 – The Odd-Man Out segment makes it’s glorious return wherein Ben hasn’t done his homework, nor was he supposed to. Charlie and Ryan talk lovingly about the trade paperback of Fell, and Ben does his part playing catch-up. Charlie uses the PaleoWOW: occidental, it may not be scientific, but it’s a good one to know.
01:39:41 – The Paleoposse represents in this installment of the PaleoPOW! Reviews are read, questions are answered, goodbyes are said.
Whiskey and Lemonade – Sourgrass <- This is a local band we’re friends with, you can’t buy the mp3 of this particular song online but you can get their new album, Mint Condition, from Amazon and you should! It’s energetic neo-funk and you’ll want to say you were into them from back in the day. Do yourself this favor.
00:00:00 – Intro: Alcohol is a double-edged sword, but is that a redundant statement? Probably, unless you’re in Japan. And our guest, Ryan Lipscomb, keeps up with beer talk, so you know he can be trusted.
00:08:54 What happens if you get shot in the gonads with a high dose of radiation? Should you listen to “Science… sort of” with you laptop on your lap? More serious questions, like the health of children, are also addressed.
00:23:10 More derailment as we find out what happens when you go through the scanners at the airport. Is it better to wear leather chaps or nothing at all? And the age-old question: Are spies more susceptible to radiation?
00:32:30 Darwin creates romance in the upcoming film Creation. Provocative title, but will it be worth the hype? Look us up on hsx.com and find out. Or just listen, that works too.
00:41:20 Planning a trip? Try Chernobyl: Now with 100% more radiotrophic fungus! In all the world this is the closest living thing to the Incredible Hulk.
00:51:30 A new way of doing listener feedback starts here! Also Ryan explains his hairbrained contest ideas. The prizes are real. Believe in the prizes.
00:25:54 Would Cujo have been as scary if you were suspended above the mean dog? The guys try to suss out survival by trailer trash-talking the movie Frozen!
01:05:55 Cows have feelings too (for now), but humans eat cows: that’s a fact according to Charlie. Patrick may throw him a curve ball. And Ryan tries not to confuse the issue, but it’ll probably happen anyway.
01:21:15 Listeners also feed… back! But we think listeners are sacred and therefore should never be eaten.
Some minor techinical difficulties from the Paleocave, if you already grabbed Ep. 22 probably best to delete it & wait for the reupload.about 3 hours agofrom TweetDeck
Ep 21 of Science… sort of: Red Devils
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It’s a bit late and it’s a bit long but it’s all Science… sort of!
