This episode Megan tells Debbie a story about Nikola Tesla, an inventor and engineer that we should know more about. Then Debbie will bring Megan down the rabbit hole that is the many food related disasters throughout history.

Lab Libs categories: 

A famous scientist

A type of art

A number 1 to 50

A number 1 to 5

A common item in your living room

A power in science fiction stories

An animal found in a large city

An author in the late 1800s

A type of mental illness

An extended family member

Sources:

teslasciencecenter.org

US Department of Energy energy.gov

Britannica.com

Forbes.com

Pivotint.com

Realclearscience.com

Goodreads.com (quotes)

LinkedIn article by Danijela Milic

Thevintagenews.com

Wordpress article by Todd Johnson

In this episode Debbie tells Megan the unbelievable true story of the Great London Beer Flood, a tidal wave of ale that made history. Then Megan takes Debbie down the rabbit hole of her latest obsession, the intelligence and strange beauty of octopuses. From pubs to the deep sea, it’s a journey through chaos, curiosity, and creatures that might just outsmart us all.

Lab Libs

A city in the UK

An English novelist in the 19th century

A number less than 5

An alcoholic beverage

A building material

A number between 600-800

A number between 10-20

A number less than 30

A type of Metal

A number 30-40

A type of metal

A government department regarding safety 

Sources

https://www.thecollector.com/the-london-beer-flood-how-did-it-happen/

https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/london-beer-flood/36791/

iflscience.com/in-1814-london-was-terrorized-by-a-320000-gallon-tsunami-of-beer-76882 

https://www.history.com/articles/london-beer-flood

Many Things Under a Rock by David Scheel

In this episode Megan tells Debbie a story about The Bone Wars, a paleontological rivalry that had the country captivated. Then Debbie tells Megan the rabbit hole she went down this week, about ancient relics that are being discovered as a result of climate change.

An extinct animal 

A number between 1-10

An Ivy League University

A crime involving money

A type of bone

A negative emotion

A building/sculpting medium

A thinking task, a skill of your mind

A number between 1-50

A name of a dinosaur

An error made while writing

Something you might do out of anger (Verb)

A section of a newspaper

A type of metal

A deadly illness

Resources:

BBC- The Bitter Dinosaur Feud at the Heart of Paleontology

PBS- O.C. Marsh and E.D. Cope: A Rivalry

I know Dino- The Bone Wars That Made Dinosaurs So Popular

EBSCO-(a research database) Bone Wars research starters

Bone Wars wikipedia

This episode Debbie tells Megan a story about Centralia, PA., a city that has been burning for decades. Then Megan will bring Debbie down the rabbit hole that is the many attempts on Fidel Castro’s life.

Lab Libs categories: 

A northeastern state

A material that is mined

A method of execution

A Number less than 30

An Environmental crime

A number less than 20

A number between 1 and 500

A large amount of years

A verb done by one of the senses

A number less than 2000

A dreaded winter activity

https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/centralia.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/centralia-pa

https://www.history.com/articles/mine-fire-burning-more-50-years-ghost-town

This episode Megan tells Debbie a science-y story about the battle scientists have been fighting with flies, that we know nothing about. Then Debbie tells Megan about her most recent rabbit hole into the world of non lethal warfare concepts that the military has considered.

Lab Libs

A type of bug  

A range of numbers in the hundreds

A decade of the 1900s

A state in the southeast US

An exact number between 1.0 and 5.0

A type of vehicle

A large body of water

One of the 5 senses

A city in Texas

Three verbs in the form of a command ex: Stop Drop and Roll

A number from 1-50

A country in Central America

An animal found in the woods

A number between 500-1000

Theatlantic.com

Cnn.com

FAO.org

https://www.ars.usda.gov/docs/archives/

Music created by :   lakeworthfaeriebard on Instagram

Editing done by Debbie and lakeworthfaeriebard

This episode Debbie tells Megan a science-y story about that time Henry Ford tried to create a utopia in the Amazon. Then Megan tells Debbie about the animal phoresy rabbit hole she’s been down this week.

Ad-lib categories:

Type of Tree

A part of a car

A specific type of scientist

A number less than 10

An “American” food

A vice

Dance style

A number less than 10

Main Sources:

Atlasobscura.com

Damninteresting.com

Music created by :  lakeworthfaeriebard on Instagram

Scientists Debbie and Megan present a new podcast. We share sciencey stories with a mad lib twist. Part science, part fun. Join us every two weeks for some wacky science stories! 

Music created by Gwen Karabench @lakeworthfaeriebard