From the outside, Barbie seems to have it all:  She’s attractive, smart, rich, and made of plastic.  Her resume is a little suss, given that she has been everything from a cat burglar, to an astronaut without any sort of job stability, but I digress.  Part of that uncertainty may be governed by her world.  […]

Dreams are a place where anything can happen, where our fantasies can become realities.  The great thing is that these personal mini-movies are free, and happen on a nightly basis.  But what if they weren’t entirely pro-bono?  What if there was a “Dream Tax” that you had to pay, and the best dreams came at […]

Dreams are a place where anything can happen, where our fantasies can become realities.  The great thing is that these personal mini-movies are free, and happen on a nightly basis.  But what if they weren’t entirely pro-bono?  What if there was a “Dream Tax” that you had to pay, and the best dreams came at […]

Halloween is the time to get dark, and this episode is definitely that. While we have discussed the various ways the apocalypse can happen, we haven’t even considered the most important piece of all:  How it an it be stopped.  Earth’s history is littered with many mass extinction events, including one that wiped out 95% […]

Halloween is the time to get dark, and this episode is definitely that. While we have discussed the various ways the apocalypse can happen, we haven’t even considered the most important piece of all:  How it an it be stopped.  Earth’s history is littered with many mass extinction events, including one that wiped out 95% […]

When Henry Gee Wrote “The Science of Middle Earth”, there was one thing he couldn’t figure out:  The One Ring.  It can read thoughts, it holds the mind of Sauron, it makes the wearer invisible, and it can change size and shape at will.  Developing a “Unified Theory of the One Ring” was thought to […]

When Henry Gee Wrote “The Science of Middle Earth”, there was one thing he couldn’t figure out:  The One Ring.  It can read thoughts, it holds the mind of Sauron, it makes the wearer invisible, and it can change size and shape at will.  Developing a “Unified Theory of the One Ring” was thought to […]

While summer may be officially over, talking about it had just begun!  Some of our favorite movies are about summer camp, and this week we sit around the campfire with camping expert Andrew Keener as he spins yarns about all the fun science that you need to know while surviving outdoors.  From Friday the 13th, […]

While summer may be officially over, talking about it had just begun!  Some of our favorite movies are about summer camp, and this week we sit around the campfire with camping expert Andrew Keener as he spins yarns about all the fun science that you need to know while surviving outdoors.  From Friday the 13th, […]

Between the three of us, we have been playing D&D for decades, which is a VERY long time.  Being inspired by the latest movie “Honor Among Thieves”, we decided to look back at some of our favorite creatures, including the terrifying Mimic!  This is a treasure chest that can eat you.  It has a teeth-filled […]