Science Faction

The guys welcome back Connor to discuss the worst "alternative medicine" treatment we've ever heard of, why zebras have stripes, and why the earth's magnetic field is freaking out in a way we've never seen before.

The guys welcome back Connor to discuss the origins of science, how to change a science-denier's mind, and a huge surprise from a mysterious unnamed hominin who sounds suspiciously like rapper DMX.

{WARNING: Particularly Explicit Episode...Even For Us!}

The guys welcome back Bill to figure out if mammoth ivory is making its way into the elephant ivory blackmarket, why scientists gravitated towards something with a "Rich Scatological History", and how to remember what you forgot while simultaneously forgetting what you remembered.

The guys welcome back Bill to discuss the surprising truth about the length of a year, how an observation just made by the CHIME telescope may one day help solve one of science's greatest mysteries, and how a researcher might have accidentally stumbled upon the cure for osteoporosis.

The guys revive an old bit, The Lightning Round, to look at the most recently published science articles. (Warning: There are graphic depictions of snake sexual positions and penguin sexual organs discussed within)

The guys discuss the best moments of Science Faction in 2018 and all the tastefully appropriate jokes that went with them.

The guys are joined by Dr. Nick to talk about the top 5 scientific discoveries of 2018 and how some of them will change the world forever, including the #1 most important discovery that is essentially completely unreported by mainstream media.

The guys welcome back Dr Nick from his work in Antarctica to discuss the top science articles of 2018.

The guys welcome back Connor to discuss the hard life of a shark fetus, how bees count, why sea level rise can be confusing, and how a special bandage can heal you much, much more quickly.

The guys welcome back Connor to discuss the origins of primates, how land formations change the earth's climate, and why in some very rare cases, Alzheimer's disease may be contagious.