Technical Difficulties: Back Next Week!
Apologies all, Ella's computer kicked the bucket, so we'll be back next week with a fresh episode!
6 Apr 20232min
36: Scientific Language Models, The Smell of Space, and Forgotten Olympic Events
IT'S THE MAX FUN DRIVE!!!See our Game Night Livestream Monday March 27th at 5pm EST!Get cool drive rewards and listen to our special bonus episode!Can Large Language Models be used for good in scienti...
23 Mars 20231h 58min
Recast: Just The Zoo Of Us: Rats w/ Let's Learn Everything!
Today we're rebroadcasting our appearance on Just the Zoo of Us as we prepare for an episode coming NEXT week for the MaxFunDrive! On this episode we combine our shows formats to bring you a full Top...
16 Mars 20231h 11min
35: Don't DeExtinct the Dodo, Humans vs Computers, and Art Forgery
Is it really possible to bring back the Dodo, and what even really happened in the first place? Are there any games left that humans can beat computers at, and why might that be okay? And what can a...
2 Mars 20232h 2min
34: The Replication Crisis, Human Senses, and Pride Flags
Is psychology doomed, or could the reproducibility crisis a good thing? How many senses do we really have? And what's the history behind all the pride flags you see?Check out:Maintenance Phase's Epi...
16 Feb 20231h 56min
33: Immortality, Before Trees, and Emojis 💩
Is immortality possible in humans or other animals? What was on Earth before trees? And what can we learn from emoji?🤔Things we talk about:The First EmoticonsKurita's EmojisSupport us with a Max Fu...
2 Feb 20231h 47min
32: The Ozone Success Story, Turning Heads, and Eurovision
What's the story of how we successfully saved the ozone? Why and how can owls turn their heads around, and who else can? And can Ella convert Tom to the wonder that is Eurovision?Listen to Ella's Fu...
19 Jan 20231h 52min
31: End of Year Q&A 2022
To round out the year we learn about the most interesting thing: each other! We talk about the process of researching and writing an episode, future sciences and science fiction, and laugh and cry re...
29 Dec 20221h 39min
