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

THE SIMULATION SERIES FINALE!   After much philosophy and physics reading, and after the excellent breakdown of... more

Ok, so we've done a bunch of philosophizing about whether or not we live in a simulation, but what about... more

The elusive man-hating feminist avoided scientific detection in the previous episode, but the chase continues! The game is the foot!... more

I decided to call an audible and give us a mini-break from the intense philosophy and physics stuff, and instead... more

Do you like philosophical thought experiments and probability theory and... more

Good news, everyone!   Today we embark upon a bit of a miniseries! Dr. Bryan Gillis and... more

It's an Emergen-C episode with Dr. Rick Sullivan! With the holidays approaching, you may be wondering if there's a... more

For Seriously Awful Movies 4, we reviewed S6E15 of House called Black Hole. We brought Dr. Steve Proper along because... more