Science... sort of

00:00:00 - Ryan is out of character as he demands to keep things moving as the other Paleopals Charlie and Patrick are forced to rush through drinks and a theme. 00:03:50 - Patrick is annoyed by the name of a new mega whale, but at least it has more teeth than stupid Sperm Whales (whom also have a weird name, am I right?). 00:16:39 - But this week the Paleopals are also on the hunt as they dissect the trailer for Predators. Things get a bit literal and heavy handed. 00:27:32 – A new type of scientist finds an old type of spear. Do your part for anthropology by walking around melting glaciers and picking up oddly shaped sticks. You could be the next Indiana Jones! 00:38:40 – PaleoPOW! Patrick has news from Chad on newly discovered brews. Charlie is Dallan's forgotten favorite in a new iTunes review. And Ryan gets some cow-based blog feedback from Tomica. Links to these stories and more can be found at http://www.sciencesortof.com/ Music: No I in Threesome – Interpol Whaley – Sentinel It was a good day – Ice Cube (From the album "The Predator") Hunt - Aceyalone

00:00:00 – Ben has made it to the proper (read: west) coast but is still too far north for Ryan and Patrick who are side by side and sharing a brew. 00:05:03 – Patrick may be looking to get away because he wants to talk about jetpack science. You know this one will lead to digressions. 00:19:44 – The Paleopals are feeling a bit loopy Trailer Trash Talking Knight & Day with Tom Cruise. We're not sure if he's crazy off-screen, on-screen, both or neither. Scientology should sue Ben, we're pretty sure he said the meanest stuff. 00:37:22 – Ben has a real physics story he wants to talk about. He promises not to get distracted. He might succeed but we don't remember cause we got distracted. 00:48:14 – The PaleoPOW leads to a confused Ben, which is amusing in its own right (blame Formspring). Also Ryan and Patrick each read some sort of listener interaction too. What were the odds?! Find links to these stories and more at http://www.sciencesortof.com/ Music: My United Sates of Whatever – Liam Lynch Jet Pack – Eve 6 Crazy Eyes – Old Crow Medicine Show Fall – Something Corporate

00:00:00 – Introducing a previously teased voice but now for a full episode it's Jacob! Two other guys showed up to talk too.

00:07:11 – Charlie is a doctor now, and he's gonna tell you why. Hint: Men are from Mars

00:28:31 – It's the most literal Trailer Trash Talk ever as the guys breakdown the trailer Winnebago Man.

00:43:32 – If you wanted your Winnebago to make it to space, Jacob is the guy you want strapping on the rockets. He breaks down the current state of rocketry especially this Falcon 9 thing that matters to the engineering types out there.

01:03:21 – PaleoPOW! It's like a punch from the past! (That should probably be incorporated as a slogan somehow.) This week Jacob reads out an iTunes review, which we love, by the way, Alan Saiz sends a relevant link to Charlie and Ryan spots PaleoPosse member James Comey in the wild.

Need more? Well, there's a blog! Go read it at http://paleocave.sciencesortof.com/

Music for this week's show:

Billy Brag and Wilco – California Stars

Elton John – Rocket Man ('03 remix)

Lou Reed – Sick of You

M83 – We Own the Sky

00:00:00 - This week we're diving right in without a wasted second (... sort of) because we have an awesome guest who's voice you're likely already familiar with, Brian Dunning, host of the podcast Skeptoid, with whom we speak of a many great and numerous things.

00:46:44 - Ryan revisits his more recent childhood while Patrick and Charlie remain lackluster about the latest offering from Pixar, Toy Story 3 in this week's Trailer Trash Talk.

00:56:53 - Whales were once scum-sucking bottom feeders. But they evolved past it and left cool fossils with which we can use against another group of scum-suckers: creationists.

01:10:56 - PaleoPOW! Charlie finds a real Paleopal in Ed, James takes us to task on iTunes and we fire back (all in good fun, cause we're all friends here, right?) and Patrick reads a tweet from Quadell praising the blog.

Thanks for listening, find more great content at our blog http://paleocave.sciencesortof.com/

Music for this week's show:

• I Know More – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• When I Grow Up - Garbage
• Whale Song – Pearl Jam

This week was the quiz show so we don't have traditional show notes. We get asked about the usual range of subjects covered in the show. Everything from climate change, personal history, lightsaber battles and dinosaur acoustics. And of course zombies.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to make this one of the most fun shows to record in a long time. If you didn't get your question answered feel free to yell at us by e-mailing [email protected] or going to http://www.sciencesortof.com/ and leaving a comment.

See ya sooner than usual next week with the big 39.

Since there was only one song that wasn't the theme song here are some of the cocktails we were drinking this week.

Jamie's Champagne Cocktail… sort of:

• Champagne
• Chambord
• Two Raspberries

Charlie's Quiz Cocktail:

• 1 shot espresso
• 3 ice cubes
• 1 shot Disaronno Amaretto

Music:

Question (Outro) – Sweatshop Union

00:00:00 - You may not describe the Paleopals as rich, dark and smooth, but this week their drinks all were. That's something. Isn't it? It's not? Oh, moving on then.

00:04:51 - Birds like conventional wheat better than organic wheat according to a new study. The Paleopals dance around with this hot potato of a food issue.

00:20:36 - Ryan sounds like a jock during Trailer Trash Talk as he complains about the brainiacs who will out-research him once they finish high school in this week's trailer for the documentary Whiz Kids.

00:30:42 - Get down with Greenland, cause things are moving up. Wow, that made no sense at all but there's no time to fix it. The point is Greenland is rising and it's probably you and your CO2's fault. I hope you're happy. Greenland is soggy, wet, high and dry.

00:38:27 - Getting high can make you sick, and we're not talking about drugs. Altitude leads to adaptation in the people of Tibet, and a new study shows just how deep those changes go. Sir Edmund Hilary eat your heart out.

00:48:29 - PaleoPOW this week brings you a new feature to the website in the form of a Brachiolope Gallery, another reason for being a scientist from Cynthia G. and a place you probably don't want to add to your bucket list from Grainne S.

Thanks for listening! Find more great content at http://www.sciencesortof.com/

Music for this week's show:

Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder

Fields of Gold - Sting

Kids - MGMT

The Snows They Melt the Soonest – Jesse Autumn & Friends

Everest – Ratatat

00:00:00 – Ryan is the only one drinking alcohol this week. That's probably the sign of a dependency issue, but he'd argue the Paleoposse depend on great content and that he's just stepping up.

00:05:44 – There are holes in the Milky Way. Listener Angella Beshara is relying on the Paleopals to get to the bottom of it! Only Ryan stands in the way with his usual nonsensical sidebars.

00:15:41 – Beavers have been industrious up in the great wet north, but we have our eye on them… from space! Then Ben goes off on many tangents about Canadian history, because who would know if he didn't tell us? They certainly don't teach us about it in school.

00:30:11 – T-cubed this week is talking about the "documentary" Cropsey. What if the boogie man was real? Scary! What if he was from Staten Island? Well, none of us grew up there, so significantly less scary. And maybe fake. You decide!

00:44:29 – PaleoPOW is a doozy this week as the Paleopals celebrate a milestone, answer tough question from Charles Kressbach about The Flash without the aid of Tom Katers, and finally get inspired for new topics by Jaqueline F.

Get more great content from us at http://www.sciencesortof.com/

Music for this week's show:

Reasons to Quit - Phosphorescent

Holes to Heaven – Jack Johnson

O Canada – Celine Dion

Drinking at the Dam - Smog

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance – Vampire Weekend

00:00:00 - The Paleopals go through the motions of introductions but they're tired because they were up late and they were up late because they were at the Calacademy Nightlife. Which was pretty cool and they'll tell you why.

00:08:36 - What happens when a species gets divorced? Does that mean they don't love us anymore? Patrick explains the delicate and debated topic of speciation; specifically some cute little lizards on islands.

00:26:20 - The trailer this week involves some irresponsible scientists with a tale as old as time as the Paleopals tackle Splice. The tale of creating a monster you can no longer control. The Paleopals get a little harsh on this B-movie plot that perpetrates the image of the irresponsible scientist.

00:36:13- Another tale from an old time is a dinosaur tale. And they may be back soon if the Canadians are allowed to have their way with Chicken DNA. Everything you just read is true. Moving on.

00:50:10 - PaleoPOW this week brings a scientific inspiration from Hannah Elliot, Patrick's favorite iTunes review, and Ryan pleading to stay ahead of some nude academics on podcast alley.

More science goodness available at http://www.sciencesortof.com/

Music for this week's show:

• Extreme Ways - Moby
• Island in the Sun – Weezer
• Experiment Number Six – Lemon Jelly
• Things I Don't Remember – Ugly Casanova