In this episode I speak with Ross and Carrie from the podcast Oh No Ross and Carrie about their investigations into claims of fringe science, spirituality and the paranormal... all from a scientific, evidence-based standpoint. They show up, so you don't have to!Links:Oh No, Ross and Carrie Podcasthttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-no-ross-and-c…

In this episode I speak with Micheal Marshall AKA Marsh about his work promoting science and confronting pseudoscience.Links:Xkcdhttps://xkcd.com/765/https://xkcd.com/971/Be sure to read the hover text on those two comics.Skeptiks with a K Podcasthttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/skeptics-with-a-k/id327034166?mt=2Good Thinking Societyhttp://goodt…

In this episode I chat with Alan Dove, an awesome science communicator, about some of the history behind CRISPR.Links:https://xkcd.com/1823/TWiVhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology-with-vincent-racaniello/id300973784?mt=2Alan Dove's Site:http://turbidplaque.com/static/Random Link of The Episode:You know that ball they drop on N…

In this episode we discuss some of the events surrounding the invention of the Davy Lamp, a safety lamp used in the 1800s in coal mines… but like, its more interesting than that sounded.Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan.Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now!https://itun.es/us/UgCXgbRandom Link of the Episo…

Topher talks about other buggy things!Links:Tiny Chameleonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookesia_micraRandom Link of the Episode:ROUShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores_giant_ratSpecial thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan.Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now!https://itun.es/us/UgCXgb…

Topher interviews Jess and Kristie AKA The Bug Chicks, two entomologists who spread love for entomology and Arthropoda!Links:thebugchicks.comTheir Microsoft commercial!https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k6SVsf0k2i0Leopard slugs mating, nevermind the rest of the channel, this is a clip from Life in the Undergrowth:https://vimeo.com/16731697Special thanks…

We Interview Rich Condit an Emeritus Professor of the University of Florida, in Gainesville. We discuss virus-like particles in parasitoid wasps.Links:This Week in Virology with Vincent Racaniello by Vincent Racaniellohttps://itun.es/us/y7h8r.cMy favorite episode of TWiV listen to it at 1.5x speed if you are in a hurry:https://itunes.apple.com/us/p…

We consider the Caterpillar. Again. This time we introduce a villain. And just like all sympathetic villains, they're just thinking of their children. We discuss parasitoid wasps.Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan.Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now!https://itun.es/us/UgCXgbRandom Link of the Episode: Gia…

In this episode we consider the metamorphosis of the Caterpillar. George Hrab of the Geologic Podcast helps us out on this episode.Links:http://www.geologicpodcast.comGeologic Podcast by George Hrabhttps://itun.es/us/youUm.cSpecial thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan as our intro music.Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTuneshtt…

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