80: Ify Nwadiwe, The Science of the Peasant Railgun, and a Panoply of Nerdery
Host of Um Actually and nerd of many domains Ify Nwadiwe joins us as Tom helps him deconstruct the infamous Peasant Railgun from D&D. Could it actually work? And can we come up with something even mor...
13 Mar 20251h 16min
79: The Psychology of Math & Sudoku
Why is math both so easy and so hard for our brains, and how can the psychology of horses, babies, and mathematicians help answer that? And what wild journey did Sudoku take to become the popular puzz...
27 Feb 20251h 50min
78: Drosophila Melanogaster & The British Meal Deal
Why is the common fruit fly the perfect model organism, and the reason for 6 Nobel Prizes?? And what is the british fascination around the meal deal, lunchtime, and the sandwich?Images we Talk About:M...
13 Feb 20251h 43min
77: Light Pollution & Mistaeks
What can we learn from the most modern - but overlooked form of pollution? And can mistakes in art be something actually... good?Images we Talk About:Navajo Rug Ch'ihónít’iRamses II StatueEcce HomoThe...
30 Jan 20251h 43min
Recast: The Funcanny Valley - Spellbound and Gagged
As we plan out the new year, please enjoy a recast of one of my (Tom's) favorite guest appearances on Spellbound and Gagged, hosted by the wonderful friend of the show Ellen Weatherford!
16 Jan 20251h 15min
New Year Q&A 2024/25
It's the start of the new year which means a bunch of new questions submitted by YOU! What are our favorite words from the podcast? What's it like to scrap a topic? Would we still love each other if w...
2 Jan 20251h 59min
76: The HaLearnDays Spectacular! 2024
It's the HaLearn Days!! We've gathered a whole bunch of fun facts from each other and from friends of the show to share the gift of laughter and learning!Images we Talk About:The Rat CarRat Car VideoS...
19 Des 20241h 44min
75: Where are We? & Carrot Propaganda
Where are we in the universe? And what can we learn from all the hilariously wrong guesses and bad maps that got us there? And just how much carrot propaganda was there? Well, we'll see a lot of poste...
5 Des 20241h 29min
