SF703: Lab Leaks and Neanderthal Freaks
The guys discuss the newest evidence regarding the Covid Lab-Leak Hypothesis, Neanderthals who kept it all in the family, and which science podcasters you should never anger.
Oct 07, 2024•32 min•Ep. 717
Science Faction
Hosted by an Archaeologist/Comedian, a Stand-Up Comedian, and a different Guest Scientist every week, Science Faction is a blue comedic review of the week's published scientific articles.
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SF702: Coldest Case
The guys discuss what happened to Neanderthals, a surprising cause of death for Ice-Age Scandinavians, and the secret math genius that was right underneath our noses.
Jul 20, 2024•30 min•Ep. 716
SF701: What You Can Do to Fight Climate Change
In this special, extended episode, the guys discuss what you as an individual can do to fight climate change.
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 715
SF700: The Big Climate Change Episode
This is a huge episode beginning a series on how you can personally impact climate change and how you can make a big difference in the world around you, in ways you probably never considered.
Jun 15, 2024•37 min•Ep. 714
SF699: Science Changes History
The guys discuss how science is changing our understanding of how the pyramids were built, what caused the transmission of the Black Death, and how to accidentally end up on the show "Ancient Aliens".
May 26, 2024•33 min•Ep. 713
SF698: The Real Rick Grimes
The guys discuss an amazing new development in creating a new universal donor blood, why we may be taking coma patients off of life support too soon, and what happens to hippie vampires.
May 20, 2024•30 min•Ep. 712
SF697: The End of the Flu
The guys discuss an ill-advised jack, the real cause of CP, and a potential Universal Flu Vaccine that could save millions of lives.
May 12, 2024•30 min•Ep. 711
SF696: Irish Bonobos
The guys discuss the origins of Parkinson's Disease, how so much of what we know about bonobos is a myth, and why you should never go to Reno.
Apr 22, 2024•35 min•Ep. 710
SF695: The Biggest Mystery in Science
The guys discuss one of the biggest mysteries in science, how being autistic can actually help you in certain ways, and how teachers handled kids with special needs in the 90s.
Apr 14, 2024•29 min•Ep. 709
SF694:Polynesian Pride!
The guys revisit a not so controversial scientific "controversy", the surprisingly early spread of chocolate, and who should or shouldn't play football. Re reference an earlier episode on the same topic that you can hear here: https://roberttimothy.podbean.com/e/sf663-a-special-polynesian-science-faction/
Apr 01, 2024•30 min•Ep. 708
SF693: Vaccines That Cure All
The guys discuss a vaccine that does more than it intended, a secret history of India finally discovered in the blood of its people, and the biggest "Bro" at MIT.
Mar 25, 2024•28 min•Ep. 707
SFPatreon142
Due to unforeseen recording delays, we couldn't tape a new episode this week and we wanted to give you a taste of the Patreon with last week's episode. If you like his episode, you can listen to the Patreon every week at https://www.patreon.com/ScienceFaction
Mar 07, 2024•22 min•Ep. 706
SF692: The Best Kid's TV Show Ever
The guys discuss dogs that might save your life, an unexpected cause of a common disease, and how to make pets and grandparents compete for your love.
Mar 02, 2024•31 min•Ep. 705
SF691: Avoid the Orange Vest
The guys talk about how viruses gave us our big brains, how a possible new death clock has been discovered, and why you shouldn't anger a Football coach turned History teacher.
Feb 24, 2024•29 min•Ep. 704
SF690: Big Little Discoveries
The guys discuss the new biggest small story, why you should definitely be using a condom, and how to tell if the dogs you're hanging out with are cool.
Feb 14, 2024•31 min•Ep. 703
SF689: Try Not to Die
The guys discuss the least publicized mass die-off, how an already dangerous disease is worse than we thought, and why we now need boats to get to work.
Jan 27, 2024•34 min•Ep. 702
SF688: Why Smoking is Cool and Healthy
The guys discuss an unexpected benefit of smoking cigarettes, what happened to Covid's cousins, and how to be a real life Willy Wonka.
Jan 17, 2024•28 min•Ep. 701
dSF687:Trip and Don’t Wait
The guys discuss an exciting (and deadly) new treatment for PTSD, why Florida is a hub of scientific discovery, and how to stop procrastinating (eventually).
Jan 14, 2024•32 min•Ep. 700
SF686: Good (Science) News!
The guys discuss an amazing thing AI has just done, how algae may save the world, and why good science news is important too.
Jan 06, 2024•30 min•Ep. 699
SFPatreon136
We continue our Free Patreon preview for the beginning of 2024!
Jan 03, 2024•27 min•Ep. 698
Patreon135ForFree!
To make up for some of out off time during the Holidays, the regular feed will get the last two Patreons of 2023 for free! Check out https://www.patreon.com/ScienceFaction to get every Science Faction Patreon episode of 2024.
Jan 01, 2024•27 min•Ep. 697
SF685: Is This April Fools?
The guys discuss a surprisingly popular fake-science article, one more reason not to use fentanyl while pregnant, and how to accidentally crash Amazon Web Services.
Dec 17, 2023•27 min•Ep. 696
SF684: The Knockout Machine
The guys discuss a new Native American genetics paper with a surprising finding, how a new machine might make surgery much safer, and why you shouldn't rip off your friend's trademark podcast intro.
Nov 29, 2023•32 min•Ep. 695
SF683: Cave of Bones
The guys discuss the controversy behind a particular hominin discovery, how an easily preventable and deadly disease is making a comeback, and why you should always check your old college email.
Nov 23, 2023•32 min•Ep. 694
SF682: Milk is Bad
The guys discuss how secret food allergies may be causing more heart disease and death than diabetes, how a town in Iceland may blown into space, and the hidden downsides of Covid.
Nov 14, 2023•29 min•Ep. 693
Patreon132
A recent bout of Covid-19 means that we can't record this week, so the main feed gets a taste of the Patreon Lightning Round!
Nov 10, 2023•36 min•Ep. 692
SF681: I’m an Idiot!
The guys discuss the new genetic evidence regarding human mental issues caused by mating with extinct species, how to cut your Greenhouse Gas footprint by 35% with a very easy change, and why one of our hosts is a HUGE idiot.
Oct 31, 2023•25 min•Ep. 691
SF680: Getting Crabby
The guys discuss a giant near-extinction event that happened in the last few years, why humans eat or don't eat seaweed, and why ancient times had different sex practices.
Oct 28, 2023•34 min•Ep. 690
SF679: The Power of Horniness
The guys talk about how to live to 100 years old, how we've been banging Neanderthals for way longer than previously thought, and why you should look forward to a retirement home.
Oct 18, 2023•29 min•Ep. 689
SF678: We Were Right!
The guys discuss a hybrid with a misleading name, how we really did find the oldest archaeological site in the Americas, and why you should never trust a Russian scientist.
Oct 11, 2023•33 min•Ep. 688
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