In this episode, Brainy Tillberg tells Mike about some actual zombie effects in nature.  Hint, there may be some ants harmed in the making of these zombies.

We are taking a multi-episode discussion about climate change.  In part one, Chad and Mike discuss the main mechanisms and some of the measurements used to know that the climate is changing and that CO2 is an important factor.

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In this episode, Mike and Chad discuss the Standard Model, a description of how subatomic particles interact and behave.

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If you think that we think that you'll find this episode fascinating...you're right!  In this episode, Chad and Mike discuss consciousness and consider what animals have it.  We also discuss some of the experiments that let us think that other animals think.

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In this episode, Chad and Mike answer some listener questions.  They can answer yours too, when you write to [email protected]

In this episode, Chad and Mike invite special guest Terry McGlynn in the studio to discuss some special ants that he studies called Thieving Ants.

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In this episode, Chad tells Mike about slime mold, which has uncanny abilities that seem very smart, despite not having a brain.

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In this episode, Chad and Mike discuss how vaccines work, both to protect a single individual and to build a community's herd immunity.

 

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In this episode, Chad and Mike discuss how to find the age of something using radioactive dating.

 

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In this episode, Chad and Mike discuss the weather on Jupiter.  What causes the bands and what is the Red Spot?  The causes of these are all similar to weather on Earth.

Jupiter is in the night sky now and is beautiful.  If you get a chance, take out a telescope and enjoy.