Science Faction Podcast

Devon’s back and it’s Christmas! Blue light may not be as disruptive to our sleep patterns as originally thought. Scientists are one step closer to solving the mystery of MLB’s home run surge. Ghost Busters: After Life, Tenet, The Mandalorian, Rick and Morty, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, and more!

Benjamin Daniel Lawless joins us for another week of guest hosting! We chat about the Crisis On Infinite Earths crossover event that the CW is doing. Chemistry researchers have uncovered a way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions. Researchers have discovered a new method for turning nearly any object into a data storage unit. We watch the latest animated Short Trek episode. We then talk about Watchmen episode 8. We end the episode with some VR talk.

Benjamin Daniel Lawless join Steven as guest co-host this week! People with visual impairments use social media often with the help of screen reader software, which falls short when it encounters memes. Researchers have tried to simulate the process of developing a new communication system, even preschool children can spontaneously develop communication systems. We talk about the Apple TV Plus show See. We then get into the Watchmen chat about the comic, the show, and what Peteypedia is.

We’re in the same room for this episode. Your appendix isn’t useless after all. First recording of a blue whale's heart rate. Steven finally saw Edge of Tomorrow. We talk Rick and Morty, The Mandalorian, another Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO and For All Mankind.

Kids are sick and Devon’s son finally got out of his crib. Universal features of music around the world. Good noise, bad noise: White noise improves hearing. Disney +, Rick and Morty, The Batman, The Mandalorian, and more.

Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children. Dinosaurs Lived On The Other Side Of The Galaxy, NASA Astrophysicist Demonstrates. We review the new episode of Rick and Morty, Watchman, For All Mankind, The Kingkiller Chronicles, Supernova Era and The Mandalorian.

Steven has had a sick family. Devon is grinding away at life. Carbon dioxide capture could become big business. AI cracks centuries-old three body problem in under a second. Steven gives his impressions of Living With Yourself, available on Netflix. Devon then gives his impressions of Daybreak, also on Netflix. Steven talks a bit about His Dark Materials, available on HBO, the he dives head first into For All Mankind, available on Apple TV Plus.

We discuss what we did for Halloween. We also discuss finding time to do our hobbies. Measles wipes out the body's immune memory. New measurement of Hubble constant adds to cosmic mystery. Steven talks about the video game Outer Worlds. Steven also watched For All Mankind on Apple TV Plus. Devon is finally watching The Wire. Devon tells us more about Supernova Era by Cixin Liu. Steven tells us about the new HBO show Watchmen.

Steven starts off with some Fallout news. UC Santa Barbara/Google researchers demonstrate the power of 53 entangled qubits. We discuss the new Star Wars trailer. Devon is reading Supernova Era by Cixin Liu. Steven talks about the new Netflix Show Daybreak and Devon talks about the new Netflix show Living With Yourself. Steven quickly talk about The outer Worlds.

Steven tells us about his life and Devon tells us about how much his mother-in-law hated Joker. NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics. Daily exposure to blue light may accelerate aging, even if it doesn't reach your eyes. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has gotten good buzz. Steven finished Iron Gold and is now reading the next book: Dark Age. We play some of Devon’s new music. Devon liked the new Picard trailer. We also talk about Love, Death and Robots, and Bojack Horseman.