Science Faction

The guys discuss a way to improve the research granting process and one of the dirtiest little secrets of the scientific world (that most scientists don't even know).

We dive deep into the weekly Corona news including the drugs that do and do not work, why the headlines about death rates changing may be BS, and some surprising good news about this whole pandemic thing.

The guys get together (digitally) to discuss the joys of being Russian, the real problem with cougars, and the biggest hole you've never seen.

The guys discuss a 35 million year old monkey mystery and how to finally date your favorite pottery.

Bobby goes through the second installment of the Weekly Corona Update, including the science on masks, why you didn't unknowingly get Corona last fall in California, whether a malaria drug works to treat Covid-19, and how a dog-coughing disease may save us all.

The guys get together remotely to discuss the oldest human genetic information ever located, the secrets of Lucy's brain, and what happens when you give a woman a man's hands.

The guys discuss non-Corona-related science news including a possible blood test for early Alzheimer's diagnosis and a very interesting paper that will tell you exactly how to give your fetus psychosis.

Bobby does a special Corona-only episode breaking down the science, as we currently understand it, surrounding the pandemic.

The guys get together (remotely) to discuss how to supercharge a vaccine for old people, when it's super healthy to eat way too much salt, and a mystery in Antarctic geography.

The guys continue their Coronavirus quarantine with the one piece of super important Coronavirus news you somehow haven't heard, how your gut bacteria might be giving you cancer, and how basset hounds have stepped up to the front lines of the fight against the virus.