Join Scientifically Speaking (Dave, Zach, and Shane) as we talk about our five senses! And our sixth sense. And seventh…did you know there are more than 5 senses?? In this episode we discuss: -How vision works -How smell and taste work, and work together -How hearing works -How touch works -What proprioception, nociception, and thermoception […]

Shane teaches Zach and Dave about the Internet. Learn about the origins of the Internet and a bit more about how it works

Listen to us talk about THE INTERNET! (and we go on some fun tangents) In this episode, we talk about: -What happens when you click a link? -How does a router work? -What's the difference between the internet and the world wide web? -Did someone invent the internet? Who would do such a thing? https://archive.org/download/Show5Internet1312015/Show%205%20-%20Internet%20-%201-31-2015.mp3

Our hosts talk about the recent commet landing, spacecraft names, and space exploration at large.

In this episode, we talk about the recent comet landing (AKA the only comet landing ever!). We cover: -What's up with all the weird names of these spacecraft and this comet -Why we care about studying comets (and asteroids and space in general) -What’s the difference between comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and other things? -The story […]

Shane, Zach and Dave cover what makes a good diet, why you should eat your veggies, "good" and "bad" foods, and more!

In this episode we talk about diets. We cover: -What makes a good diet (including how fat and carbs work, what is ABSOLUTELY essential to your body, and the one thing you should probably never eat) -Why you should eat your vegetables -How you should structure YOUR diet (and the difference between “your diet” and […]

Shane, Zach and Dave investigate alcohol, its effects on the human brain and body, and why you got so trashed at that darty last week.

Here’s a summary of Scientifically Speaking’s first episode! All the facts about alcohol that people could want to know! Alcohol is a depressant, which means it has effects on the brain that cause you to process things more slowly. Your reaction time is lowered, your inhibitions are lowered, and your judgment is off. Your sexual […]