Buffs Talk Science

This week Graycen and Alison talk about roman roads and fancy foxes. They're joined after the break by Zac Holmes and Jeff Stehlin to talk about bees! They discuss bee democracy, choosing a queen, how you can help the bees survive, and more.

Graycen and Alison talk about leeches, sharks, imposter marijuana, and a geological controversy. Then they're joined by CU Boulder Professor Dr. Zoe Donaldson to talk about prairie voles and loooooooove.

Graycen and Alison accidentally chose three stories about creepy crawlies! We talk about spiders, butterflies, and kissing bugs! Then we break our bug streak and talk about the powerhouse of the cell. After the break, we welcome Tom Aunins and Dilara Batan on to talk about Dilara's paper on watching bacteria break into human cells.

This week, Graycen talks about the mysterious Tasmanian tigers and Alison talks about sewer robots. Then Grace Guryan comes on to talk about her work as a hydrologist: a water expert! She also talks about rocks, wells, and conservation.

Graycen and Alison talk about the marshmallow test, fairy circles, music, and bees. Then Max Levy comes on to talk about dengue virus and a recent paper from CU Boulder.

Graycen and Alison talk about cow farts and free will. Later, they're joined by Dr. Sam Boyd to discuss the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Sam also talks about the science of preserving historic documents and how to prove that a document or artifact is forged!

Here's an outtake from Episode 3 just for you! There's some bumping and thumping in this bonus from the recording session, but it's a very interesting story about, um, nouns.

Graycen and Alison share some stories they read and enjoyed this week, including: deadly hippo poop! A soap-operatic biotechnology start-up! And a Wikipedia citation analysis! Next they talk to Izzy Aguiar about her work making math more human.

In this bonus episode, Graycen and Alison talk about how the alleged Golden State Killer was caught and some of the thorny issues around personal genomics.

Graycen and Alison talk about science stories that blew us away this week, including: a freshly discovered blue dye! The Gaia space probe's data dump! Weird moles! Next, Kelsie Anson comes on as a special guest to talk about the science in the movie Rampage.