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The Mad Scientist Podcast

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The Mad Scientist Podcast is a comedy show about the history and philosophy of science and pseudoscience. Hosted by Chris and Marie, join our intrepid hosts as they talk about all the weird stuff your science textbook left out. Because sometimes, the best way to learn how to think like a scientist is to talk about all the bad science floating around out there!
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Episodes

Season Opener with The Dirty Bits Podcast

Want to hear some hilarious scientific stories, salacious details about your favorite physicist, and read about one of the most well known urology seminars ever? Then take a listen to this episode as Chris is joined by Tawny and George Platis of The Dirty Bits Podcast! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dirty-bits/id1231890102?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 20181 hr 18 min

58: Roundtable 16: Mad Pleasing Terrors of Science!

This episode we are joined by the Host of Pleasing Terrors, one of the best podcasts around, to talk about the connection between Ghosts and Water, why Mike spent an evening locked in a haunted jail, Marie's fight or flight response, and what kind of nerd Chris was in high school. Come listen to us banter! http://darkmyths.org/portfolio/pleasing-terrors/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 07, 20171 hr 34 min

57: Episode 33: High Fructose Corn Syrup

Is High Fructose bad for you? What the hell is a fructose? How do we make it? And is it making us fat and cancerous? Find out on this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 02, 201744 min

56: Episode 32: Nanotechnology

After all that turkey and stuffing, lets settle around the old podcast playing device and learn about Nanotechnology with Chris and TJ from Pints and Puzzles! What is a nanometer? What kind of advances can we expect with nanotechnology in medicine, energy, and pollution control? What the heck did Chris get his PhD in anyways? Come find out on this special Thanksgiving Episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 23, 20171 hr 21 min

55: Roundtable 15: The Prisoner

The Prisoner is one of the most important science fiction shows of all time, and in this Roundtable we talk all about the show, its importance to science fiction, and its philosophical overtones. We also give a shoutout to the Lets Not Meet podcast: https://www.letsnotmeetpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 20171 hr 17 min

54: Mad Blurry Halloween Photos!

http://www.blurryphotos.org/ This episode we are joined by Flora from Blurry Photos, one of our favorite podcasts, to talk about our greatest fears! And containing music by Amazing Transparent Man! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 31, 20171 hr 16 min

53: HALLOWEEN SCARY STORY SPECIAL!

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Oct 30, 20172 hr 9 min

Halloween Memories

Why did little Chris Cogswell smell like shaving cream on Halloween? Should you open up your kids candy to check for razor blades? What are our host's favorite Halloween memories? Check out in this spooky episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 30, 20171 hr 24 min

49: Episode 30: Teaching Science with Dr. Lucas Landherr!

This week we talk to Dr. Lucas Landherr, aka Dante Shepherd from Surviving the World http://survivingtheworld.net/Faculty.html We discuss teaching science and engineering through unconventional means, getting involved as a frustrated grad student in the arts, and a bunch of other stuff on this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 12, 20171 hr 12 min

48: BONUS With Pints and Puzzles 2

Chris and TJ sit down for another bonus episode, talking about things you shouldn't google at work while working on a podcast, alien abductions, and their latest episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 06, 20171 hr 23 min

The Hill Abduction Part 2: What Happened?

This week is the final chapter in the Hill Abduction story. Just what happened to the Hill's that night? What does science make of the physical evidence? Could hypnosis induce false memories? Find out on this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 06, 201744 min

46: Roundtable 13: An answer for Tess and Weather Machines!

Why do we hallucinate when we are running on little to no sleep? Can the government control the weather? How about taking in a little teaser for our series on Dyatlov? That and more on this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 28, 20171 hr 12 min

Betty and Barney Hill Part 1: Bad Dreams

This week we discuss the very first abduction case, that of Betty and Barney Hill. The hill couple claimed under hypnosis to have been abducted by aliens from Zeta Reticuli, however a lot of what the public knows about the case has been distorted over time. Find out the real story on this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 21, 20171 hr 12 min

44: The Lowe Down episode 2: A Boat Load of Boat Lowe!

What happened to our intrepid Lowes this week? Does yelling at something while hunting it ever make it easier to catch? Will drumming at aliens with glow sticks make them appear, or just keep humans away? Can a Boat be this seasons hottest new character? Find out on this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 12, 20172 hr 3 min

43: Episode 27: Vampires and other gross Blood Suckers!

What has made the Vampire such a consistent part of our monster lore throughout the centuries? What kind of explanations are there for the physical evidence of corpses rising from the dead to suck blood, like blood on the teeth or still present in the internal organs after burial? Is Vlad the Impaler really the best historical vampire, or is there someone else to take his cape and fangs? Find out in this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 06, 201747 min

42: Roundtable 12: The Secret of Thermodynamics and Star Wars

Do you believe in the power of positive thinking? How about the law of attraction? The laws of thermodynamics? Just what the hell is the deal with Star Mars, Marie? Find out in this weeks roundtable! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 20171 hr 40 min

41: Episode 26: Mental Health Myths Part 2

How do we study mental health in the world of biology? How do we treat these things now, and what are the limitations of our current methods? Find out in this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 20171 hr 14 min

40: Bonus Episode 2: Total Eclipse of the Heart

The solar eclipse is here! We talk to one of the members of IGOR (the Important Group of Researchers) Justin Ramberger about graduate school, the eclipse, and aliens! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 20, 20171 hr 14 min

39: Roundtable 11: THE LOWE DOWNE

Just what is Rob Lowe up to in a haunted castle? Are blinking lights a good indication of paranormal activity? Are there community college courses in Shamanism? Find out in this week's special episode with Sam Fredrickson of the Not Alone Podcast and Rob Kristoffersen of the upcoming Our Strange Skies podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 15, 20171 hr 26 min

38: BONUS EPISODE: Time Traveling Space Soviets with The Eastern Border

Greetings comrades! This is definitely Chris and not Kristaps here, telling you to please listen to this episode on how the glorious Soviet Space Fleet crushed our enemies to conquer the future. Also I am somehow typing this from the future. Over and out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 06, 201727 min

37: Rumor Flies Crossover: Forensic Myths

This episode the Mad Scientist Podcast is joined by one of our favorite podcasts and fellow Dark Myth members Rumor Flies! We take on forensic myths including lie detector tests, blood splatter analysis, DNA analysis, and forensic psychology in this super long and super special episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 02, 20172 hr 8 min

36: Episode 25: Mental Health Myths Episode 1

This episode Chris sits down with one of the hosts of the excellent "Is This Adulting?" Podcast, Steven Pappas, to talk about mental health myths and stigma from a personal perspective. Part 1 of the multi part series on mental health myths and pseudoscience! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 20, 20171 hr 3 min

34: Episode 24: THE KRAKEN!

RELEASE THE KRAKEN! Or at least release some interesting science and history about the Kraken! Where did this legend come from, how do our stories about giant squid measure up to real specimen, and what the heck is a colossal squid? Find out on this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 06, 201732 min

33: Roundtable 9: Cannibalism!

Have you ever wondered why we seem to love cannibals when their on TV? How did historical cases of cannibalism happen, and what are some common themes found in this gruesome favorite of Halloween stories? Find out on this weeks Roundtable! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 02, 20171 hr 15 min

32: Episode 23: Shadow People!

What is a shadow person? Is it a new phenomena, or does it go back into history? What sort of biological processes could be at work here, or is there no explanation for these spooky specters in the corners of our eyes? Is that my cat on the floor, or just another pair of old shoes? Find out on this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 21, 201757 min

31: Roundtable 8: THE OCHO

This episode, join Chris and Marie as they discuss haunted or cursed objects throughout history! Is there such a thing as a haunted book? Can a song drive you to the pits of despair? Can a reproduction of a haunted painting still be haunted? Find out on this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 11, 20171 hr 54 min

30: Episode 22: An Interview with Rob Kristoffersen

Check out this special interview episode with Rob Kristoffersen, who has had a lifetime of weird paranormal experiences! From gnomes at night to ghosts inhabiting a car, Rob has seen quite a number of heavy hitters in the paranormal realm, and has some fascinating stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 11, 20171 hr 19 min

29: Episode 21: Climate Change Denial

Why do people deny that climate change is happening? What is the history of this conspiracy theory, and how does it relate to real science? How do we measure temperature with tree rings and ice cores? Whats the deal with proxy variable modeling?! Find out in this weeks episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 31, 201745 min

28: Roundtable 7: Monsters, Monsters, Monsters!

In this episode join Chris and Marie on a journal through chemtrails, the Jersey Devil, the Gloucester Sea Monster, and the upcoming Bunny Apocalypse! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 20171 hr 22 min
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