Guests and Interviews

These people have all been interviewed on or co-hosted Science… sort of. They may all wind up living on an island together after their plane crashes.

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Sheril Kirshenbaum in Episode 73 – I <3 Science

• Giving us the hot and heavy details on her new book The Science of Kissing

Charles Doarn in Episode 69 – Episode IV: A  New Health & Episode 70 – Episode V: Martian Mesozoic Mayhem

• Charles Doarn is working with NASA to make sure our astronauts can keep themselves  alive and well as far away as Mars. There was so much to talk about we split it over two shows!
• Need more? Here’s a thick (and we mean THICK) book that should give you your Martain fill!
  • The Human Mission to Mars: Colonizing the Red Planet

Max Brooks AND Prof. Robert Smith? in Episode 66 – Undead Cowboys

• Max Brooks wrote the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z
• Prof. Robert Smith? has written several papers about zombie epidemics which are open access (i.e. free)

John Allen Paulos in Episode 65 – Stats and Stones

• Talking Innumeracy (the book and the concept) as well as the power of math and statsitics

Zach AND Kelly Weinersmith in Episode 60 – Serialized Science

• Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comics and Weinersmith blogging grad research interviwed as a couple. A couple of awesome people that is!

Brian Switek in Episode 59 – Psi-Fi and Switek

• Brian comes on to talk about the unique challenges faced by those wanting to blog about professional academic meetings like SVP 2010
• Brian also wrote the book Written in Stone, a step above pop press but good for the laymen!

Brian Malow in Episodes 56 & 57 – Comedy Strikes BackPt. 1 & 2

• Earth’s premiere science comedian is back for some fun conversation spanning two shows with the Paleopals.

Acid Queen in Episode 53 – The Monkey Moon Conspiracy

Brynn Metheney in Episode 52 – Thriving and Surviving

• Brynn Metheney stops by to tell the guys about the shirt she designed to celebrate a full year of Science… sort of!

Dr. Seth Shostak in Episode 51 – Area 51

• Dr. Shostak thinks we should consider focusing our alien search efforts on AI instead of squishy EBEs and comes on the show to tell the Paleopals all about it!

Ryan North in Episode 44 – Dinosaur Language

• Ryan North writes Dinosaur Comics, dudes.  He talks to us about being a computational linguist and how to think like a T. rex.

Rick Loverd in Episode 40 – Doc Hollywood

• Explaining things to the media with the Science & Entertainment Exchange as well as telling the guys (ok, really just Ryan) about his comic Berserker

Brian Dunning in Episode 39 – Critical Drinking

• The host of Skeptoid, joins us to talk about skepticism, the universe, and everything.

Mary Roach – Episode 33 in Sex, Bugs & Rock’n'Roll

• Mary Roach is an author that writes about science… sort of. Perfect.
• Her books: Stiff, Spook, Bonk, and Packing for Mars

Sr. Niño – Episode 32 in Gets It Together

• The man, the myth, the mystery stops back by to update us on the happenings of El Niño.

Charles Bamforth in Episode 31 – Beer Science

• Professor Charles Bamforth teaches us why beer is superior to wine and why it might even be good for you.
• He’s also written numerous books on the subject of beer, check some of them out over on Amazon.

Matt Sturges in Episode 28 – Fantasy Survival Guide

• Matt Sturges is an author of comics and fantasy novels and he gives us his take on science… sort of.

Megan Avants in Episode 27 – Monsters Among Us

• Geophysicist Megan Avants gives us the skinny on the Chilean quake and subsequent small Hawaiian tsunami.

Jon Lopez in Episode 26 – Rambling Catharsis

• Joh Lopez hosts the Nerd List podcast and stops in to tell us about his 2nd favorite superhero.

Neil deGrasse Tyson in Episode 25 – Science Heavyweights

• Dr. Neil Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium in NYC, talks to the Paleopals about wine, space and how biologists don’t know nearly as much as they think they do.
• Dr. Tyson, however, knows enough to have written a few books. Check them out on Amazon.

Brian Malow in Episode 24 – Hilarity Ensues

• Comedian Brian Malow uses science to make people laugh. He co-hosts, keeps us off task, and generally makes hilarity ensue.

Sora Kim in Episode 23 – SHARK WEEK!!

• The Paleopals talk to Sora Kim about the sharks she keep and studies. She feeds us cephalopod snacks, just like her sharks like.

Shawn Hart in Episode 22 – Robot, all to Robot

• Shawn Hart works for NASA and keeps up the One Hundredth Monkey Blog. He stops by to co-host and to tell us about HIRISE, a big space camera.

Steven Novella in Episode 20 – Skepticism… sort of

• Dr. Steven Novella is a noted skeptic and the host of Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe. We have a long chat with Steve about when and when not to be skeptical.

Ryan Lipscomb in Episode 19 – Nuclear Giants and Ethical Infants

• Ryan Lipscomb teaches the Paleopals not to fear the full body scanner and about what kinds of radiation we should watch out for.

Blain Schubert in Episode 18 – Comfortable Mammals

• Tennessee isn’t necessarily the first state you think of when you think about fossils, but Paleontologist Professor Blaine Schubert sits down with Patrick to tell you why you should think otherwise.

Bruce Haupt in Episode 17 – Lengthening our Listeners

• The Paleopals consult with Dr. Bruce Haupt. about how to lengthen bones for fun and profit.

Richard Greenberg in Episode 15 – Fire and Ice

• Ryan talks with Professor Richard Greenberg, who makes a compelling case for finding life on Jupiter’s moon, Europa.
• Read more about his ideas in his book: Unmasking Europa: The Search for Life on Jupiter’s Ocean Moon

Kena Fox-Dobbs in Episode 14 – Below the Crust

• The Paleopals talk to Professor Kena Fox-Dobbs about her African termite research, and how they hold the key to the nitrogen you’ve been looking for.

Acid Queen in Episode 13 –  Digging Deep

• Logistics get out of hand in this episode, but the Acid Queen steps in to save the episode and maybe the ocean.

Brynn Metheney in Episode 12 – Boldly Going

• Paleopals interview talented artist and creator of the Morae River, Brynn Metheney.

James Robinson in Episode 8 -Preserving the Stars

• Ryan catches up with comics writer and science aficionado, James Robinson, over a drink.

Sr. Niño in Episode 7 – The Butterfly Effect

• The first of our anonymous guests, Sr. Niño comes to learn us about the weather phenomenon, El Niño.