Scientifically Speaking

By Middle Basement Productions

Deep dives into... well, everything. Myths debunked, problems solved, and new mysteries discovered every episode. Hosted by David Frank, Shane Moore, Colleen Higgins, Reid Allen, and Phillip Diffley.... more

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How many episodes does Scientifically Speaking have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

Scientifically Speaking episodes:

October 17, 2020 #26 Octopuses part 2: Octocommunism
The SciSpeak crew gathers once again to find out how the weird structure of the octopus brain can lead to master escape artists. Also, dick arms. Popular with fans of Fox's Prison Break and tentacle porn enthusiasts.
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1h 21min
May 02, 2020 #26 Octopuses part 1
The SciSpeak team dives in to the life of the humble octopus. Wrap your tentacles around some knowledge!
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59min
January 20, 2020 #25 The Y2K Bug
Scientifically Speaking is back and better than ever! Joining Shane and Dave are Colleen, Reid and Phillip to discuss the ever-perplexing Y2K bug. What actually happened? Was there ever really cause for concern? What are computers, really? How do numbers work? What's a number? What is time? Will we answer all of these questions? You'll have to listen to find out!
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49min
March 19, 2016 #24 Spiders part 2
Continuing our massive deep dive into the world of spiders, Dave tells Zach and Shane more about spier sex. spider families, and other things that are like spiders but aren't quite spiders!
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1h 12min
March 13, 2016 #23 Spiders part 1
Dave gets really excited and tells Zach and Shane a lot of things about spiders. And then we run out of time! To be continued...
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1h 38min
March 13, 2016 Spiders (part 1)
SPIDERS!! Join Dave, Shane, and Zach for an episode about SPIDERS! (part one of two!) Dave is the (extremely excited!) expert for this episode, and we cover a TON of ground! In this episode: -What exactly makes a spider a spider? -SPIDERS DON’T HAVE MUSCLES! (then how do they move??) -Are spiders actually as dangerous […]
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1h 38min
February 27, 2016 #22 Things Alyssa Knows (Polymers, Sunscreen, and More!)
Shane is temporarily replaced by Alyssa, who teaches Zach and Dave about.. just like everything she could think of. Turns out tires and rubber bands are way cooler than you thought!
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1h 50min
February 13, 2016 #21 Music
Shane brings along special guest Doug to teach Zach and Dave about music.
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1h 50min
February 13, 2016 Music
Join Shane, Zach, Dave, and special guest DOUG as we talk about MUSIC!!!! In this episode: -What is the definition of “music” -How do we tell different instruments/vocals apart? (TIMBRE) -How do musical scales work? -What are some of the differences between the music of different cultures? -Why do dissonant things sound so awful? -DEATH […]
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1h 50min
February 06, 2016 #20 Viruses
Zach and Dave are joined by special guest Sarah to talk about the weird, sort of living cell-like organism-like things that are viruses.
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1h 36min

FAQs about Scientifically Speaking:

How many episodes does Scientifically Speaking have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.