
65- The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
Enrico Fermi is the man behind today’s episode, as we’re going to talk all about the Fermi paradox. In essence, why do we not see anyone else out there in the universe besides ourselves? Well, a numbe...
20 Aug 20236min

Announcement- YouTube Community
Hello everyone, just a quick note that the YouTube comments are active on all videos and in the community tab. Feel free to drop me a line there as an alternative to the show's email address and stay ...
13 Aug 20231min

64- New Global Heat Records
In July 2023, the world experienced three consecutive days which were the hottest day on record. In fact, an interview with the Washington Post cited that it was the hottest day for 125,000 years. Wha...
6 Aug 20236min

63- Hypothetical Galactic Population Size
On today's episode, we're going to range out into the cosmos for our inaugural episode in the world of astrobiology! We're going to ask the question: how many people could our galaxy support? Using so...
16 Juli 20237min

62- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Climate change is a big topic, and one we're not going to cover here. However, there are international efforts to try and do something about it. Today's topic is the United Nations Framework Conventio...
18 Juni 20237min

Update- Podcast schedule
Hello everyone, Vince here with a quick update on how the podcast schedule is probably going to work from now on. I'm likely as not going to try out a monthly schedule- meaning that a new After Alexan...
6 Juni 20231min

Darwin Day 2023- Historical Context to Charles Darwin
It's that time of year again! This time round, I thought I'd put Charles Darwin's life into a little bit of historical context. This is because I imagine most people have a stereotypical image of him ...
12 Feb 20235min

61- Monophyly, Paraphyly and Polyphyly
This episode is going to be a return to genetics with an introduction to some phylogenetic terms. Groups can be monophyletic, paraphyletic or polyphyletic depending on who exactly is included. Confuse...
5 Feb 20234min

















