Science Faction Podcast

Science Faction Podcast

By Devon Craft and Steven Domingues and Benjamin Daniel LawlessScienceEducation
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Science Faction Podcast episodes

  • Episode 259: No Hope For Humanity
    We discuss some Star Wars Armada news and some board game’s Devon has been playing. A few weeks ago an Earth-skimming asteroid was unusually large and exceptionally close. Mysterious release of radioactive material uncovered. Steven watched the first episode of Another Life. Devon finished HBO’s Years and Years. We’re both watching The Boys on Amazon. We then finally talk about Stranger Things 3.
    1 hr 19 min
  • Episode 258: The SDCC Episode
    Devon is going camping and Steven is sleep training his youngest kid. The San Andreas Fault Is About To Crack – Here’s What Will Happen When It Does. 'Limitless potential' of artificial protein ushers in new era of 'smart' cell therapies. Devon just saw a few minutes of Netflix’s Another Life and already thinks it’s crap. The Expanse season 4 is coming soon. We look at all the Comic-con news. We look at what’s coming soon form Marvel. Devon gives his disappointed review of the Picard trailer.
    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 257: The Dutch Oven of Terra-forming
    Steven and Devon have a chat about the impending raid on Area 51. Devon does the FaceApp thing and Steven is worried for his future. Regions of the Martian surface could be made habitable with silica aerogel. Neuralink is a tiny computer chip attached to ultrafine, electrode-studded wires, stitched into living brains by a clever robot. Devon gives us his mini-review on Years and Years. Steven reviews A Quiet Place. Devon loved the Top Gun Maverick trailer. Stranger Things 3 next week.
    1 hr 13 min
  • Episode 256: You've Been to Space
    Steven visited family and Devon did things. Devon had to save Steven at the airport. Astronauts Aren’t Dying From Space Radiation, New Research Suggests. NASA Is Sending a Life-Hunting Drone to Saturn's Huge Moon Titan. Steven is watching the new The Magic School Bus with his daughter. Devon watched the Deadwood Movie. We then discuss the new Sopranos movie and how the show ended. We then get into our review of Spider-man: Far From Home. We’ve got tons of SPOILERS.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 255: Convoluted Speech Patterns
    Devon is catching up on Deadwood. Steven got a PS4. Scientists map huge undersea fresh-water aquifer off U.S. Northeast. If a nuclear bomb is dropped on your city, here's where you should run and hide. We look at the last episode of season 5 of Black Mirror. Devon is reading Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky. An anime of Three Body Problem is coming out. Steven is watching Zoo on Netflix.
    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 254: The Topher Grace Comeback
    We start off discussing our kids. Steven tells us about visiting the College World Series. Gut Microbes eat our medication. This freaky fish is powered by blood… not really. Steven got a new Star Wars board game. Devon saw I am Mother. He also saw The Space Between Us. We finally discuss this season of Black Mirror (the first two eps at least).
    1 hr 25 min
  • Episode 253: The Ruler of Mecatol Rex
    We’re coming off an extreme weekend of gaming. Light-powered nano-organisms consume carbon dioxide, create eco-friendly plastics and fuels. Astronomers warn over Musk’s planned satellite constellation. We discuss our epic game of Twilight Imperium. Steven gives is his review of I Am Mother.
    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 252: Actual Communism
    Devon highly recommends the miniseries Chernobyl. Scientists decoded Beethoven’s music with statistics. Why is NASA sending an Atomic Clock Into Space? We’re going to be playing Twilight Imperium. We discuss Star Wars land at Disney. Devon is watching the new season of Handmaid’s Tale. Steven is still playing Jurassic World Evolution.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 251: Sun Warped Space
    It was Devon’s birthday, he didn’t do much. Steven celebrated his anniversary. Using machine learning, researchers have demonstrated that mutations in ‘junk’ DNA can cause autism. It’s the 100 year anniversary of the confirmation of the theory of relativity. Steven gives us his take on See You Yesterday. Devon gives us his review of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu. We talk about the West World III preview. Steven is reading Earth Abides by George R. Stewart.
    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 250: Subverting Expectations
    We chat about the #MakeSolo2Happen trend on twitter. Devon moved his R2 unit and burned his hand. Steven was a single dad for 4 days. SHARAD or Mars SHAllow RADar sounder was used to find the massive amount of ice under the surface of Mars. A study was done focusing on harmonic surprise and how popular songs use this feature. We talk about the Terminator and Picard trailers. Steven watched and enjoyed both The Predator and The Darkest Minds. We give our final thoughts on Season 8 of Game of Thrones.
    1 hr 11 min

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A science and science fiction based podcast hosted by two high school friends, and two college friends. Listen and learn and geek out. In this podcast, science meets fact, meets fiction.