Mike's Multiverse

A mini episode to cover feedback from last week's question on punching neo-nazis.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: How much does watching TV influence young children? What could happen when we start editing human DNA? Why is String Theory called a “theory?” Is it ok to punch a Nazi?

You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com. 

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How much does watching TV influence young children?

Media Effects on Children’s Social and Moral Development

What could happen when we start editing human DNA?

Seveneves

Why is String Theory called a “theory?”

The Asymptotic Fidelity of Words - The Liturgists Podcast

Is it ok to punch a Nazi?

https://canipunchnazis.com

Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. 

Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.

You've got problems, he won't solve them,

But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.

Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Would you still be an atheist without your mystical experience? Does “mitochondrial Eve” support creationism? Why did Christianity spread so fast? What’s the difference between mental illness and evil?

You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com.

Does “mitochondrial Eve” support creationism?

Mitochondrial Eve

No, a Mitochondrial “Eve” Is Not the First Female in a Species

Your Family Tree Explained

Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. 

Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.

You've got problems, he won't solve them,

But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.

Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: How does science explain fossilized human footprints alongside dinosaur tracks? Is radiometric dating accurate? What’s the science behind hypnosis? Are marriages more likely to fail when women are the primary breadwinner?

You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com.

How does science explain fossilized human footprints alongside dinosaur tracks?

FOSSILS OF 'MAN TRACKS' SHOWN TO BE DINOSAURIAN

Is radiometric dating accurate?

HOW DO GEOLOGISTS KNOW HOW OLD A ROCK IS?

How Carbon Dating Works

What’s the science behind hypnosis?

Stanford study shows what happens in brain during hypnosis

What Hypnosis Really Does to Your Brain

From ASM 24:

Can I be hypnotized (YouTube)

Hypnosis Today

The Trouble With Hypnosis

Are marriages more likely to fail when women are the primary breadwinner?

What Happens When Wives Earn More Than Husbands

When Women Earn More Than Men

Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. 

Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.

You've got problems, he won't solve them,

But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.

Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: What are virtual particles? Why do horror movies stick in my head? What do blind people see in their minds? Why does the sun make me sneeze?

You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com.

What are virtual particles?

A Children’s Picture-book Introduction to Quantum Field Theory

What is a Virtual Particle?

Do virtual particles actually physically exist?

Quantum foam

What do blind people see in their minds?

People blind from birth use visual brain area to improve other senses: Can hear and feel with greater acuity

Visual Cortex Activity in Early and Late Blind People

Activation of the primary visual cortex by Braille reading in blind subjects

Visual cortex activation in blind humans during sound discrimination.

Is It Possible To Think Without Language?

Why does the sun make me sneeze?

Looking at the Sun Can Trigger a Sneeze

Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. 

Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.

You've got problems, he won't solve them,

But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.

Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Why is singing in worship more powerful than study? What is the science of cohabitation? Would sound exist if we couldn’t hear it? How do we know human activity effects climate?

You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com.

Why is singing in worship more powerful than study?

Music in the Brain (MIT)

Speech versus Song: Multiple Pitch-Sensitive Areas Revealed by a Naturally Occurring Musical Illusion

The relationship between the neural computations for speech and music perception is context-dependent: an activation likelihood estimate study

Why Does Music Give You Chills?

What is the science of cohabitation?

The Science of Cohabitation: A Step Toward Marriage, Not a Rebellion

Would sound exist if we couldn’t hear it?

The scientific method

How do we know human activity effects climate?

Skeptical Science

What does past climate change tell us about global warming?

Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. 

Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.

You've got problems, he won't solve them,

But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.

Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: How does addiction effect the brain? Why does time fly as we age? How can I keep my parents from indoctrinating my children? How can I convince people racism is still a problem?

You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com.

How does addiction effect the brain?

The Power of Habit

Stuart McMillen - Rat Park

Why does time fly as we age?

Time perception

Why Does Time Seem to Move Faster as We Grow Older?

Why Does Time Fly as We Get Older?

Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. 

Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.

You've got problems, he won't solve them,

But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.

Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: If Jesus was resurrected physically, where is his body now? Are bees dying out? How can I avoid becoming a “secular fundamentalist?” Why do I feel nothing?

Here’s more resources about bees:

Believe it or not, the bees are doing just fine

The Bees Are All Right

Beepocalypse Myth Handbook: Dissecting claims of pollinator collapse

More than 700 North American Bee Species Are Headed Toward Extinction

You’re Worrying About the Wrong Bees

You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com.

Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. 

Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.

You've got problems, he won't solve them,

But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.

Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Why do we get random itches? Can cows sense magnetic north? How can we tell if an exoplanet is habitable? Why do you believe in Jesus instead of a less-religion specific deity?

You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com.

Why do we get random itches?

Why Do We Itch?

When you have an itch, what is happening under your skin?

Why and how do body parts itch? Why does it feel good to scratch an itch?

Solved! The Mystery of the Maddening Itch

Can cows sense magnetic north?

Moo North: Cattle and Deer May Sense Earth's Magnetic Field

Magnetoreception

How can we tell if an exoplanet is habitable?

James Webb Space Telescope and Exoplanets

NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star

How to Search for Exoplanets

Why do you believe in Jesus instead of a less-religion specific deity?

Finding God in the Waves

Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. 

Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.

You've got problems, he won't solve them,

But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.

Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: What makes a good radio voice? How do you research questions? Is God involved with creation? Would you rather fight a chimpanzee or a human with a machete to the death? Are kids harmed by growing up with same-sex parents? Is foster care bad for children?

You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com.

Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. 

Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper.

What makes a good radio voice?

Secrets of a great 'radio voice’ revealed

What Makes A Voice ‘Attractive?’ New Study Reveals Surprising Answer

Science Explains Why You Love Morgan Freeman's Voice

How to Improve the Sound of Your Voice

Is God involved with creation?

Finding God in the Waves

Are kids harmed by growing up with same-sex parents?

What does the scholarly research say about the wellbeing of children with gay or lesbian parents?

Is foster care bad for children?

U.S. Foster Care: A Flawed Solution That Leads To Long-Term Problems?

Preproduction by Andrew Galucki.

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway.

You've got problems, he won't solve them,

But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face.

Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.