Hey folks, this is more of an SIO, but I recorded a solo show because I have to debunk this... more

Dr. Jenessa Seymour is back to talk more about synesthesia! There are some absolutely fascinating case studies that Jenessa covers... more

Dr. Janessa Seymour is back! This time she teaches us all about synesthesia. How does it work? How many people... more

Everyone's favorite dino guy Dr. Eric Jaffe returns! This time, he takes us through what happened when the dinosaurs died.... more

What's your best option? Stop the moon and let it fall? Nuke the center of the planet? Create a mini... more

In 2020, the United Kingdom’s (NHS) commissioned an inquiry to provide recommendations for the healthcare of transgender adolescents. It was... more

In this episode, Dr. Eric Jaffe walks us through the history of CRISPR, how it works, how it's being used... more

Dr. Eric Jaffe is back! This time, he's going to teach us about CRISPR. But, in order to do that,... more

Kelly Burke joins the pod again, this time to break down Facilitated Communication. A documentary recently came out on Netflix... more

Part 2! Dr. Jenessa Seymour continues to walk us through our drug journey with a brief stop to cover why... more

Dr. Jenessa Seymour is here to do drugs. I mean, discuss drugs. How exactly do they work in your brain?... more

(Well, I spaced on posting part 2 of this, so I'm posting the patron cut of parts 2-3 together to... more

Dr. Eric Jaffe (like me) used to watch Bill Maher. One night in early 2021, Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying... more

Dr. Joe Siev from SIO429 is back with us to discuss a new study he's published regarding political behavior among those... more

The New York Times had a recent article discussing the United States' absence of effective pain management for IUD insertion... more

I was speaking with an OA listener the other day, and she mentioned a few things that made me reallllly... more

And also... maybe the Southern Lights went North? Earlier this month, an incredible thing happened. The Aurora Borealis was visible... more

Dr. Eric Jaffe joins the show and walks us through the dream so many of us have had - building... more

Today's guest, or should I say last year's guest, is Steve Vladeck! He holds the Charles Alan Wright Chair in... more

Author and journalist Kyle Spencer knows - she wrote the book on it. It's called Raising Them Right, soon to... more

We welcome back cosmologist and science communicator Dr. Paul Sutter! Previously, he had come on to talk about his book,... more

Everyone's favorite marine biologist, Dr. Heidi Pearson is back! This time, we're talking about a new, large scale study just... more

Dr. Jo Boaler is a leading math education expert and one of the writers of the California Mathematics Framework, a... more

In honor of World Quantum Day (April 14th), Quantum Anne is here to discuss when quantum is better, when it's... more

Here's Part 2 of our deep dive into neural implants with Dr. Jenessa Seymour! The brain is still completely amazing,... more

We've got an expert to take us through it! Dr. Jenessa Seymour is a former neuroscientist currently working in disability... more

Author and journalist Katherine Stewart joins us today to discuss her reporting on religious nationalism, as well as the organization... more

I'm joined by Trace and Julian from the podcast, That's Absurd Please Elaborate! It's an incredibly fun and cool science... more

Elon Musk accidentally buying Twitter and then ruining it is a story so absurd and wild that someone should write... more

Radley Balko is the guest today as we discuss the Right's efforts to retcon George Floyd's murder and Derek Chauvin's... more

Senator Bernie Sanders introduced Senate Bill 3947 to change the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours with no loss... more

It feels like this comes up precisely every 4 years, but once again I find myself having to point... more

We're focusing in on some sci-fi with Dr. Bryan Gillis, astrophysicist to the stars! We take you through one... more

CW: Discussion of suicide; please skip this episode if it's better for your mental health After a long hiatus, Dr.... more

Dr. Bryan Gillis is back to walk us through a space travel concept that would have upended Physics as... more

Quantum Anne is back! She had a fantastic idea to quiz us all on some quantum products she has... more

This was a really fun one! Dr. Joe Siev and Dr. Jake Teeny join to walk us through their... more

Dr. Harry Barbee out of Johns Hopkins University recently co-authored a meta-analysis in JAMA Surgery, examining postoperative... more

We speak with cosmologist and science communicator Dr. Paul Sutter about his upcoming book, Rescuing Science. Dr. Sutter thinks... more

First off... I'M BACK ON OPENING ARGUMENTS!!! Good court thingies! Please please please go check it out! patreon.com/law!  ... more

Dr. Jesse Preston, Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Warwick, joins to discuss a recent ... more

Astrophysicist Dr. Bryan Gillis is back! And here's here to talk about... sperm? Well, when a science headline claims... more

For the Bonus this month, Dr. Rick Sullivan, SIO's resident synthetic biologist, joined me to comment on the recent... more

On a recent episode of Tucker Carlson's show, fossil fuel... more

he 2nd half of my conversation with Alejandro Ruiz! We get deeper into examples of technological anti-solutions. If you... more

We have a guest expert today! Alejandro Ruiz, a graduate of MIT, joins us to discuss a topic that... more

Lydia Smith of Where There's Woke joins us to break down a fascinating online dating study that featured an experiment... more

Joe Magestro is back! First we get an update with what's going on in Wisconsin, and then we pick up... more

When it comes to climate change, for example, it can certainly feel that way. Dr. Timothy Waring from The... more

And how does that differ from the minimum wage? Or, for that matter, the federal poverty line?California has mandated a... more