The Lab With Brad

The unfortunate affair of the sacred chicken

We get some backstory to the backstory of Twibble and Fidget.

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This is a rerelease of an old episode. Here’s a link to the original.

Ep 396: The unfortunate affair of the sacred chicken

The adventures of Twibble and Fidget, part 2

Using hints from 391, 392 and 393, we play a D and D like game, for science!

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This is a rerelease of an earlier episode. Here’s a link to the original.

Ep 395: The adventures of Twibble and Fidget, part 2

The adventures of Twibble and Fidget, part 1

Using hints from 391, 392 and 393, we play a D and D like game, for science!

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This is a rerelease of an old episode. Here’s a link to the original.

Ep 394: The adventures of Twibble and Fidget, part 1

session1: Just started

Our first DND game, with a dungeon master who’s never done this before.

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The eight year anniversary of The Lab

After eight years of doing our silly science podcast, we’re adding something new.

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The world’s tiniest race

Join us for a look at a race between molecule sized cars.

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Here are a couple of videos about the nanocar race, and the nano cars that raced in it.

NanoCar Race, the first-ever race of molecule-cars

Nanocar Race II

And here are a couple of articles about the nanocar race, and the nano cars that raced in it.

World first microscopic race

NANOCAR RACE 2 Result

A little about the very little

We start a look at nanotechnology, which is the making and use of the very tiny.

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Here’s a link to a talk by Richard Feynman, not the original, but a follow up many years later.

Richard Feynman "Tiny Machines" Nanotechnology Lecture - aka "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom"

Sticky feet!

Many animals, including bugs, can climb vertical surfaces or even upside-down. How?

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Here are a few links to more info about geckos, and their sticky little feet.

Geckos' Sticky Secret? They Hang by Toe Hairs

Sticky Gecko Feet

Gecko Grip: It’s Atomic (Really)

And here are a couple things about the StickyBot.

Stanford StickyBot

StickyBot - Climbing with dry adhesives

Still stuck on glue

We talk of chemical and other forces that make sticky things sticky.

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Only one link this time, a video on the invention of post-it notes.

Chance Discoveries: Post-it Notes

Hooks and loops and stickiness

There isn’t just one way that glues work. This time, we look at mechanical forces that attach one thing to another.

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Here are a couple of videos on the invention of super blue.

The Story Behind Super Glue

How super glue was invented

Here's an article on super glue.

The Surprising Military History of Superglue

And here are two videos on Velcro.

A Brief History of: Velcro

History of Velcro