14: Domesticating Foxes, The Oldest Potted Plant, and Crosswords
Could you domesticate a fox, and what even IS domestication? What is the oldest potted plant, and, wait, what does Caroline mean by that question? And how did Tom go from hating crosswords to loving t...
7 Apr 20221h 34min
13: The Golden Toad Mystery, All the Things we Left on the Moon, and the Oldest Bar Joke
What happened to the golden toad? How many things did we leave on the moon, and what are they? And what is the oldest recorded bar joke?Support us with a Max Fun Membership!Join our Discord!We also le...
24 Mar 20221h 40min
12: Thermal Biology, Why we have Periods, and Stickers
What do heat and temperature have to do with biology? (It turns out, a lot!) We know what periods are, but why do humans have them? And stickers are delightful but how did they come about?Support us w...
10 Mar 20221h 26min
11: Guest Steve Rathje, Insect Consciousness, and Theatre Science
Special guest Steve Rathje (@StevePsychology) asks us, do insects have consciousness? What, empirically, makes things go viral on social media? And what are the scientific effects of live theatre?Supp...
24 Feb 20221h 9min
10: Video Game Epidemiology, Sneeze Smells, and Game Jams
What can a video game teach us about pandemics? What are the different things a sneeze can smell like? And what makes game jams so magical?Support us with a Max Fun Membership!Join our Discord!We also...
10 Feb 20221h 25min
9: Beaver Reintroductions, Solving Mazes, and ASMR
What are the benefits of reintroducing a species after 400 years? Why do we make rats solve mazes, and can slime molds solve mazes? What is ASMR, and how did it become such a thing? Support ...
27 Jan 20221h 44min
8: Recorded Sound, Prosopagnosic Pareidolia, and Meeting David Attenborough
To start the new year we learn about the science and history of recording sound, consider whether people with Prosopagnosia experience Pareidolia, and relive what it was like for Caroline to meet the ...
13 Jan 20221h 34min
7: End of Year Q&A 2021
Today we learn about the most interesting topic of all: each other! How did we get into our science fields, and how did we meet? What's our favorite science fact to tell at parties? What advice do we ...
30 Des 20211h 16min
