Episode 171 – Beatrice Walks The Plank
00:00:00 – Katie McKissick, creator of the Beatrice the Biologist and contributor to Symbiartic, joins Ben and Ryan to talk all about the highs and lows of making comics about biology. (NOTE TO PARENTS: The language does get a bit salty, it is biology after all.) Katie has also recently put out a book of her comics, Amoeba Hugs [...]
Episode 170 – Story Time
00:00:00 – Erin Barker and Ben Lillie of The Story Collider live show and podcast join Patrick and Ryan to discuss the magic of science disseminated via story. We also talk about their successful Kickstart of Science Studio, featuring a little podcast you may know and enjoy. Be sure to check out their podcast, especially the episode featuring our [...]
Special Edition 9 – The Feline Phenomenon!
Derek Mead, the Editor in Chief of Motherboard came out to visit Ryan and so of course they sat down on the mic to talk about CATS! (And yes, the photo is Derek and Ryan out looking for cats in Costa Rica.) No time stamps for this one. We were drinking an Incredible Hop Series [...]
Episode 169 – Ice, Iron, and Glass
00:00:00 – Charlie tells us about an elegant new study which has shed light on just what type of ocean might be sloshing around under the ice of Europa (see Episode 15 for a Europa refresher). Jacob and Ryan are impressed by both the science and Charlie’s explanation. 00:19:21 – Drinking salt water is a [...]
Episode 168 – Lifestyles of the Cold and Aquatic
00:00:00 – According to ‘science’ frogs are growing too many legs. However, as Carl Zimmer points out, sussing out the cause of the excess is a tricky matter indeed. You may have heard it was pollution, but what about the parasites? Kelly explains. 00:22:03 – Drinks can contain both pollution and parasites. A good way to [...]
