Episode 100 – Game Show!
We did it! 00:00:00 – What are we drinking gets pushed to the front one more time as the entire former cast of the show (sans Justin) returns for the centennial episode! And everyone brought a beverage so hear what Ryan, Patrick, Charlie, Ben, Heather, Jacob and Kelly came to the anniversary show with. 00:09:35 [...]
Episode 92 – A Quantum of Science
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – The show begins with possibly the best cold open ever and then descends into discussion of quantum computing as D-Wave Systems released the first commercially available quantum computer EVER! It’s a big deal if you know what quantum computing is, so the Paleopals do their best to distinguish [...]
Episode 84 – The Big Bang
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – Friend of the show and fellow podcaster Brian Dunning returns after a long absence to talk about the details of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant problems in Japan. Plus why exactly radiation is bad for us, and what the crisis in Japan means for the future of nuclear [...]
Episode 83 – Down Under
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – Turns out Australia and Antarctica have more in common than just being giant deserts. A new study in Nature Geoscience reports that Antarctica is stealing Australia’s moisture and it’s all humanity’s fault! C’mon Southern Hemisphere, can’t you guys just all get along? 00:13:35 – This week Patrick is [...]
Episode 74 – Return of the Lion King
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – This week on the show: The Paleopals featuring the Yeti! Sounds like a good band, right? A band of knuckleheads! 00:01:40 – Turns out some animals are stealing the limelight, literally. An oriental wasp is found to be solar charging it’s yellowed-butt and a slug is eating, incorporating [...]
