Episode 93 – The Coldest, Windiest, Driest, Highest, Loneliest Show on Earth
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – This week Paleopals Ryan, Kelly and Ben are joined by a special guest Beverly Walker! She’s come to us straight from Antarctica. Bev was down there last “summer” to do research but before we dive into the water and the science the Paleopals want to know just what [...]
Episode 85 – Cuckoo for SCIENCE
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – This week the Paleopals are feeling Cuckoo for SCIENCE! Literally. Part of their parasitic ponderings are due to the newest Paleopal Kelly Weinersmith! Everyone say hi! Once she’s properly introduced the discussion covers cuckoo basics, cuckoo benefits, cuckoo mafias, and sneaky host evolution. Be sure to go watch [...]
Episode 78 – Fake Stout
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – Ben takes a moment to ask the Paleoposse to consider helping the people of Japan recover from recent catastrophe. If you’d like to donate we’ve provided some links: Doctors without Borders American Red Cross 00:00:40 – Ben also tells us the scientific cautionary tale of LIGO, which has something to [...]
Episode 76 – Alien Ant Farm
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – Fungus and ants have a complex relationship, sometimes the ants are farming the fungus, other times the fungi are infecting the ants in the brain and reprogramming their behavior for their own nefarious needs. Tit for tat, right? The Paleopals bring on Kelly Weinersmith to talk cordyceps and [...]
Episode 75 – Better living through Chemistry
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – According to a new article in The Economist, people used to think alchemy was awesome. Than chymists came along and acted all high and mighty with their beakers and their goggles! But were the alchemists really so wrong? A parable about the progress of science. (Just don’t start [...]
