Science Faction

In this week's Coronavirus update we talk about promising treatments (including some that are already approved), a new variant of SARS-CoV2 that is 3 to 9 times more infectious than the original and that has almost completely replaced the old variant, a monoclonal antibody from the original SARS that looks like it works against SARS-CoV2, and whether or not sunlight is killing the virus before it can infect you in some circumstances.

The guys discuss how fish can get to isolated ponds nowhere near another water source, how a really old dog from Siberia is making us rethink the history of dog breeds, and how the newest pandemic coming out of China is so much hipper than Coronavirus.

The guys discuss how an Alaskan volcano could have contributed to the fall of the Roman Republic, why we might not have fat people for very long, and a fantastic fish-out-of-water sitcom premise.

This week's Corona update includes an amazingly important article that is being almost universally undiscussed, how Covid-19 infections may actually cause diabetes, and why not all anti-maskers are clinical naracissts, but all clinical naracissts are probably anti-maskers.

The guys discuss the impending Sahara dust cloud, how not to have sex in the wilderness, and how professional sports teams kill at least 30 people every season.

The guys discuss two recently published articles that may explain why you're not an idiot, including the possibility that you owe your intelligence to Mount Everest.

The guys discuss the invention of the bow and arrow, an upright walking crocodile, and a surprise awaiting you in even the most remote of wilderness lands.

The guys are back to discuss a rare bit of good news about science education in the US and how fat people might be a thing of the past.

This week's published Corona news including the demographics of who is dying and why, some very bad information from the CDC, and why the term "second spike" is probably inaccurate.

In this shortened episode, the guys discuss the benefits of physical pain and what happens to your brain under the influence of mushrooms.