Garrett Vice recently led field trips into Disneyland during a scientific conference in Anaheim. So nerdy, right?! He and other geologist and paleontologists scoped out the features of Galaxy's Edge, along with other areas like Big Thunder Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Matterhorn. Give it a listen and, like us, you'll see the parks in a brand new light next time you visit, no matter how many times you've been before! What a gift!

Check out Garrett's YouTube Channel Earth and Time!

He's also on Instagram!

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Dr. Samantha Porter joins us to chat about her work using lasers and other technology to map archaeological sites without disturbing them. We delves into the historical significance of the ruins of Yavin and whether it's ethical for the Rebellion to hide out there. And of course we cover Star Wars's favorite archaeologist - Dr. Aphra! We even get a little bit into ancient alien conspiracies.

Check out Samantha's website and follow her on Instagram!

Check out Samantha showing off her LIDAR on the show Mission Unstoppable!

Read the paper Samantha mentioned, "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema"

And also check out the Mayan archaeology content creators Samantha mentioned in the show.

Stephan Milo (YouTube)

Miniminuteman (YouTube, TikTok)

Flint Dibble (YouTube, Twitter)

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Star Warsologies is a podcast about science in a galaxy far, far away. Hosts James Floyd and Melissa Miller combine their love of storytelling in the franchise with their keen interest in all things academic.

Enjoy this recording of our LA Comic Con panel about the 25th anniversary of Galaxy Quest! This bonus episide is also available on YouTube with images from the slideshow!

Panel description: Let's celebrate 25 years of Galaxy Quest with behind the scenes stories from creatives who worked on the movie, including ILM model maker Fon Davis. He'll be joined by fans who were inspired by Galaxy Quest in their own creative work, including Erin Macdonald, the science advisor for the current Star Trek shows, and Jack Bennett, the director of “Never Surrender,” a documentary about making the movie. Moderated by science writer Melissa T. Miller. By Grabthar’s Hammer, what a panel!

Stan Winston Studio Galaxy Quest "Making of Images" courtesy of the Stan Winston Studio Archives Learn to create your own alien makeups, costumes, and puppets with Hollywood's master FX artists at Stan Winston School of Character Arts: www.stanwinstonschool.com

Enjoy this recording of our LA Comic Con panel about Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas! This bonus episide is also available on YouTube with images from the slideshow including storyboard art and behind the scenes photos!

Panel description: As we kick off spooky season, let’s celebrate the 15th anniversary of Coraline and the 30th anniversary of The Nightmare Before Christmas with some of the creatives who brought these movie masterpieces to life. Fon Davis (set builder, assistant art director), Kirk Scott (production assistant, stage manager), and Jorgen Klubien (storyboard artist) share their favorite stories and photos from the production of both films and answer all your questions.

We headed to LA Comic Con and talked about The Acolyte! Ecologist Sawyer Markham weighed in on all the critters! Planetary scientist Michaela Leung tells us about Brendok, Khofar, and that unknown planet! Dr. Drea Letamendi delves into the psychology! And James makes sure we're all up on the Star Wars lore (and there's a lot!). Thanks to all who came out to see us in person and to LACC for having us.

Follow Sawyer on TikTok, YouTube, and Twitter.

Follow Dr. Drea and her podcast The Arkham Sessions.

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Star Warsologies is a podcast about science in a galaxy far, far away. Hosts James Floyd and Melissa Miller combine their love of storytelling in the franchise with their keen interest in all things academic.

At San Diego Comic-Con, James struck up a conversation with Johnathan Brendle at the NASA exhibit booth and he agreed to come on the podcast! We cover tons of space travel questions, including: What are hyperspace tunnels (purgill holes maybe?)? Do you need headlights in space? Is the Death Star basically a microwave?

Follow Johnny on TikTok and Instagram!

Learn more about NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and some of the projects Johnny mentioned, like the Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar System Exploration.

If you're interested in working at NASA, check out their internship and fellowship programs, or search USA Jobs for positions at NASA.

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Star Warsologies is a podcast about science in a galaxy far, far away. Hosts James Floyd and Melissa Miller combine their love of storytelling in the franchise with their keen interest in all things academic.

The panel includes neuroscientist Ashley Juavinett, cell biologist Claire Meaders, paleontologist Gabriel-Philip Santos, and engineer Mike Tolley. We chat midi-chlorians (of course) and whether they've got a mind of their own. Does Jar Jar have a brain? Is Magneto a Jedi? Plus some wacky real science like arming cockroaches with canons and testing telepathy.

Watch the Ted Talk about brain to brain communications here. Read more about the Brain Gate project that turns thoughts into verbal communication.

Follow the Fleet Science Center on Instagram and YouTube. And check out their After Dark events!

Follow Ashley on Twitter and Instagram!

Follow Gabriel on Instagram and Cosplay for Science on Instagram! You can also watch him on PBS Eons on YouTube and TikTok! And check out Cosplay for Science’s first publication about how science communication at comic conventions.

Follow Mike on Twitter and check out his lab's website! Or check out the art exhibit Mike's lab assisted with at the Beall Center for Art + Technology.

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Star Warsologies is a podcast about science in a galaxy far, far away. Hosts James Floyd and Melissa Miller combine their love of storytelling in the franchise with their keen interest in all things academic.

Known as @Sawyeurism online, our expert this month breaks down her love of delving into the science of Star Wars, just like hosts James and Melissa. Sawyer talks the effects of urbanization and climate change on reptiles and amphibians and also shares some of her science education fun facts, like the Hutts having pouches like marsupials and why the son of Hera and Kanan has green hair. Above all, we learn that life finds a way!

Follow Sawyer as @sawyeurism on all platforms, including TikTok and Twitter, and check out the Yep Sesh podcast!

Here's her TikTok explanations of Jabba the Hutt's anatomy and why Jacen Syndulla has green hair.

Read Sawyer's article about the biology of Fallout! And her scientific paper about hot lizards!

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Star Warsologies dives deep into the marine biology of Star Wars. Think water planets like Mon Cala and Kamino. As Qui-Gon says, there's always a bigger fish! We answer such pressing questions as: Are those thicc thala-sirens evolutionarily viable? Are we all evolving into crabs? We did talk for a long time and yes, I did edit out some of Gabe's negative comments about porgs!

Follow Gabriel on Instagram and follow PBS Eons on YouTube and TikTok!

Follow Cosplay for Science on Instagram!

Listen to Gabriel as part of episode 22, our "Science of Jurassic World" panel at SDCC 2022!

Check out the short documentary-style video Melissa created about ocean creatures in Star Wars!

We've previously interviewed Star Wars creature designers Jake Lunt Davies (twice!) and Terryl Whitlatch!

Learn more about life evolving into crabs in this PBS Eons video.

Learn more about Gabriel's cool walrus in this article, or read the scientific paper!

Check out Cosplay for Science's first publication about how science communication at comic conventions.

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Star Warsologies is a podcast about science in a galaxy far, far away. Hosts James Floyd and Melissa Miller combine their love of storytelling in the franchise with their keen interest in all things academic.

What does the state of the Millennium Falcon say about Han Solo, especially since we know it was much nicer when Lando owned it? Why is it important that the Imperial and Rebel are so distinct from each other? Maria Romano de León answers these questions and shares insights about vehicles and culture throughout Star Wars, including a way to think about those shiny speeder bikes in Book of Boba Fett that annoyed so many fans. What's your favorite ship or speeder - and what does that say about you?

Listen to Maria's episode of The Facts & The Furious podcast!

Check out the San Diego Automotive Museum's website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Here's videos of the Naboo starfighter repair scene and speeder bike chase scene we mention in the episode, for those who haven't seen Book of Boba Fett!

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Star Warsologies is a podcast about science in a galaxy far, far away. Hosts James Floyd and Melissa Miller combine their love of storytelling in the franchise with their keen interest in all things academic.