Mike's Multiverse

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: What happens to someone’s soul if their consciousness it transferred to a computer? How do I coexist with friends from my LDS past? How does human memory work? Why should science apply to God?

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What happens to someone’s soul if their consciousness it transferred to a computer?

Artificial neural network

We’ve Put a Worm’s Mind in a Lego Robot's Body

How do I coexist with friends from my LDS past?

Tips on Setting Boundaries in Enmeshed Relationships

How does human memory work?

The Science of How Memory Works

Why Smart People Are Stupid

7 tips to improve your memory

Why should science apply to God?

How Scientists Can Believe in God

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

Preproduction work is handled by Haley Hyde.

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,

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Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Why do siblings fight so often? Where do fossil fuels come from? What’s the science behind picky eaters? Why are women usually colder than men?

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Why do siblings fight so often?

Examining The Science Of Sibling Rivalry

Where do fossil fuels come from?

Where do fossil fuels come from?

What’s the science behind picky eaters?

Why Are You a Picky Eater? Blame Genes, Brains and Breast Milk

The Biology of Picky Eating

Why are women usually colder than men?

Why Do Women Feel Colder Than Men?

Why do women's bodies run colder than men's?

Hot and Cold natures and some parameters of neuroendocrine and immune systems in traditional Iranian medicine: a preliminary study.

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.

Due to a family emergency, this week's episode is half-sized and recorded on my iPhone.

For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: Were there supercontinents before Pangea? Will the Earth go dark for 15 days this November? Is the water on Earth older than the sun? Could the Large Hadron Collider create a black hole?

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Were there supercontinents before Pangea?

A History of Supercontinents

The Rocks Don’t Lie

Will the Earth go dark for 15 days this November?

Snopes on 15 Days of Darkness

Is the water on Earth older than the sun?

Astronomy.com on Earth’s Water

Could the Large Hadron Collider create a black hole?

LHC Safety

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

Preproduction work is handled by Haley Hyde.

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: Is ADD a real, neurological condition? Does “sugar feed cancer?” Why do we think babies are cute? Do you believe in Hell?

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Is ADD a real, neurological condition?

Inside the adult ADHD brain

The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder

The Honest Truth About Dishonesty

Does “sugar feed cancer?"

Sugar and Cancer

Why do we think babies are cute?

Why Babies and Other Things Are Cute, Explained

Do you believe in Hell?

Love Wins, Rob Bell

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 many humans are needed to populate the Earth? How can random mutation create diverse species? How could evolution create an eye? How do we know macroevolution occurs? Does evolution have a goal?

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How many humans are needed to populate the Earth?

Minimum Viable Population

Population Bottleneck

Easy Human Population Size

Magic Number for Space Pioneers

How can random mutation create diverse species?

Mutations 101

Natural Selection

How could evolution create an eye?

Scientific American on the Evolution of the Eye.

How do we know macroevolution occurs?

Evolution at different scales: micro to macro

Does evolution have a goal?

Evolutionary Convergence

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’s the science behind handedness? Is there any scientific disc overy or revelation that could disprove God's existence? How can we convince others to engage in thoughtful dialog? Are “Blood Moons” a sign of the end times?

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

What’s the science behind handedness?

Why Are Some People Left-Handed?

Is there any scientific discovery or revelation that could disprove God's existence?

The Null Hypothesis

What Science Can’t Do

How can we convince others to engage in thoughtful dialog?

Episode 5 - Spiral Dynamics, The Liturgists Podcast

Are “Blood Moons” a sign of the end times?

What is a Blood Moon?

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

Preproduction work is handled by Haley Hyde.

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 Déjà Vu? Shouldn’t evolution weed out Jesus-like behavior? Is coconut oil a superfood? Which part of the brain does the Sorting Hat use to determine a Hogwarts House?

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

Why do we get Déjà Vu?

What is going on in the brain when we experience déjà vu?

Shouldn’t evolution weed out Jesus-like behavior?

The Evolutionary Biology of Altruism

Is coconut oil a superfood?

A Scientific Look at Coconut Oil

Which part of the brain does the Sorting Hat use to determine a Hogwarts House?

Your Brain on Courage

Harry Potter and the measures of personality: Extraverted Gryffindors, agreeable Hufflepuffs, clever Ravenclaws, and manipulative Slytherins

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

Preproduction work is handled by Haley Hyde.

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.

It’s Ask Science Mike LIVE! this week–this episode was recorded at Collective Church in Ft. Worth, Texas with a live audience. If you’d like to bring Ask Science Mike to your town, head over to asksciencemike.com and fill out a contact form.

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.

The easiest way to get new episodes is to subscribe on iTunes here.

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

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

Preproduction work is handled by Haley Hyde.

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.

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For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: What would happen if you took of your helmet in space? What’s the purpose of dreams and nightmares? Why do you always refer to God as “he?” Why did God choose you for that moment on the Pacific?

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.

The easiest way to get new episodes is to subscribe on iTunes here.

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Check out my talk with Matt Carter on his podcast Break It Down!

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

What would happen if you took of your helmet in space?

What happens to humans without spacesuits?

Neil deGrasse Tyson Explores The Vacuum of Space

What’s the purpose of dreams and nightmares?

Kaku on Dreams

5 Facts About Dreams

What happens in the brain while we sleep?

Why do you always refer to God as “he?"

God Our Mother

Sarah Bessey on Pronouns for God

Why did God choose you for that moment on the Pacific?

When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God

Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin.

Preproduction work is handled by Haley Hyde.

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.