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- #87 – Baby You’re a FireworkHave you ever wondered how they pack such intricate explosions into those compact projectiles when you’re watching fireworks? Find out the history and mechanics of fireworks on this week’s show! Plus, the Unipiper tells us...The post #87 – Baby You’re a Firework appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
- #86 – Was Shakespeare a Conspiracy?William Shakespeare changed the world with his writing, but for centuries people have argued he never even existed at all. From Mark Twain to Walt Whitman to even members of the US Supreme Court (who...The post #86 – Was Shakespeare a Conspiracy? appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
- #85 – My Dear WatsonIBM’s “Watson” is more than just an AI or supercomputer – it’s a staggering step into a future of machines that can both learn (it can learn up to a million books per minute) and...The post #85 – My Dear Watson appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
- #84 – A Moving Episode About MomentumIn this episode we take a look at momentum and how it moves the world around us (and how it relates to inertia! Whee!). Pirouette with us through this interesting discussion, as well as the...The post #84 – A Moving Episode About Momentum appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
- #83 – What’s the Frequency, Hedy?Hedy Lamarr was considered one of the most beautiful movie stars in the world in the ’30s and ’40s, but she also helped invent a frequency-hopping communications technology implemented by the US Navy in the...The post #83 – What’s the Frequency, Hedy? appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
- #82 – CRISPR? I barely knew her!CRISPR is a method of editing human DNA that is as amazing and futuristic as it is troubling and ultimately terrifying. Is humanity ready for designer super humans and DNA hacking? It doesn’t matter —...The post #82 – CRISPR? I barely knew her! appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
- #81- Face/Blind“Wait, ‘Face Blindness’ is real?” was my reaction to hearing about this strange (and real) condition called “prosopagnosia” that causes those afflicted to be unable to recognize or remember the faces of even those closest...The post #81- Face/Blind appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
- #80 – Plight of the NavigatorThis week we take a look at a man named John Harrison, who revolutionized naval navigation in the early 1700s through clocks — at first inventing a gyroscopic-like containment system for a giant pendulum, then...The post #80 – Plight of the Navigator appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
- #79 – Centralia, PA: Scorched Earth and Silent HillsThis week the Unipiper joins us in-studio to talk about his recent trip to Holland for a TV show, and then stays for a conversation about an American town made uninhabitable by a 400-acre underground...The post #79 – Centralia, PA: Scorched Earth and Silent Hills appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
- #78 – Eclipses: Throwing ShadeThere’s a historic total solar eclipse coming up later this year, so we take this opportunity to talk about the various types and phases of solar and lunar eclipses. Spoilers: the sun will melt your...The post #78 – Eclipses: Throwing Shade appeared first on Mark and Toddcast.0 min
About Mark and Toddcast
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Pour yourself something warm. Let it drizzle outside. This one's for the curious.
The Mark & Toddcast is your weekly escape from the algorithm, the outrage cycle, and whatever fresh hell is trending. Broadcasting from the rainy heart of Portland, Oregon, two friends have spent 11 years and over 300 episodes doing exactly what you wish you could do at your favorite dimly lit neighborhood pub: sitting down with a pint and wandering through whatever's genuinely interesting.
Consider us comfort food for your brain.
Instead, expect pure Pacific Northwest chill and unfiltered curiosity about topics like:
Why we absolutely hate the sound of our own voices
The secret origin of the biohazard symbol
America’s classified, Cold War plan to nuke the moon
The Stanford Prison Experiment (and why it was actually kind of BS)
Portland’s very own infamous Barbie-hacking culture jammers
The unsolved mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
And yes... the actual science of farts
What’s in an Episode?
The Catch-Up: A little life banter between two longtime friends navigating the Rose City.
Just the Headlines: A quick spin through the weirdest, wildest science and culture news of the week.
The Deep Dive: A 20-minute, high-level plunge into whatever strange subject one of us couldn't stop reading about.
Meet Your Hosts:
Mark spent his twenties operating nuclear reactors for the Navy before coming home to Portland's Silicon Forest to keep the machines that build microchips running. Now, he’s a technical director helping companies get found online.
Todd has lived several lives—ad copywriter, artist, Newsweek-published writer, and an unrepentant Madonna superfan. Today, he’s a local therapist helping people untangle their stories and reconnect with the humans around them.
Pull up a chair. Grab a local beverage.
Science is funny.
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