Dude! Nature
119 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsThe longest running (and most popular) science podcast for those of us who got kicked out of class for throwing pencils at the ceiling. Adam and Noah are skeptical twin brothers whose separate journeys through professional science and engineering led them to a ridiculous notion: that reality is strange and barely understood. Unfortunately they just didn't have the attention span to listen to any science podcasts without wanting to gouge their eyes out with a spoon.
If you've ever wanted to listen to more podcasts about cosmic quandaries, evolutionary mysteries, and giant creatures living underneath the ice of rogue planets but just can't stand academic rambling delivered with a nasally voice, then this podcast is for you.
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THE NITTY GRITTY: Suzie Marlow Of Rogue Detection Teams On Training Rescue Dogs To Find Endangered Species
February 10, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 26.4 MBRogue Detection Team's (a dog and the dog's bounder) travel around the world to assist researchers in finding endangered species such as: pangolin, wolf, cheetah, orca, spotted owl, and the pacific pocket mouse. These bounders form unique relationships with their dog charges and in this episode we learn about the special partnership and training you can have with your canine companion. Suzie also wanted to add for the book recommendation a sick fantasy series: Kings of the Wyld. Can we ask...
Alaska
February 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBAlaska is the only state that's land is 99% federally owned, it has North America's tallest mountain (Denali) and it's illegal to whisper to someone when they are about to shoot a mouse. Alaska is a unique state, with specific and interesting challenges, especially now that Biden is rolling out aggressive climate change plans for the long term goal of keeping the planet from warming...However, the Alaskan economy and culture is tied strongly into oil production. In this episode we explore st...
Alaska: Oil & Climate Change, The Greatest Dog Sled Race In The World, and The Real Story of Balto
February 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBAlaska is the only state that's land is 99% federally owned, it has North America's tallest mountain (Denali) and it's illegal to whisper to someone when they are about to shoot a mouse. Alaska is a unique state, with specific and interesting challenges, especially now that Biden is rolling out aggressive climate change plans for the long term goal of keeping the planet from warming...However, the Alaskan economy and culture is tied strongly into oil production. In this episode we explore sto...
THE NITTY GRITTY: Michael Finkel Author Of "A Stranger In The Woods" About A Man Who Spent 27 Years Surviving Alone In The Forests Of Maine
February 04, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 44.7 MBOn this episode of The Nitty Gritty, Noah talks to author and journalist Michael Finkel about his book "A Stranger In The Woods." The book is incredibly dope and thought provoking, it is about a man that survived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5 star kind of course! It really helps :) We will forever be in your debt, thank you. Michael: https://www.michaelfinkel.com/ (https://www.michaelfinkel.com/) ITUNES: https...
THE NITTY GRITTY: Michael Finkel Author Of A Stranger In The Woods About A Man Who Spent 27 Years Surviving Alone In The Forests Of Maine
February 04, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 44.7 MBOn this episode of The Nitty Gritty, Noah talks to author and journalist Michael Finkel about his book "A Stranger In The Woods." The book is incredibly dope and thought provoking, it is about a man that survived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5 star kind of course! It really helps :) We will forever be in your debt, thank you. Michael: https://www.michaelfinkel.com/ ITUNES: https://apple.co/3jVyX6Z FACEBOOK...
Samurai Legends
February 02, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 52.4 MBThe Japanese fuedal years were a savage period to live in. Many people fought and died in the disputes between powerful warlords called Shogun and the warriors that fought for them were known as Samurai. Samurai legend and culture still form much of the bedrock of Japanese culture. Today, we take a look at a few legendary samurai and their unique tales of courage, tragedy, honor and bravery. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5 star kind of course! It reall...
Shipwrecks: Corporate Treasure Hunting, Italian Dudes Being Emasculated
January 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBThere's over 3 million shipwrecks worldwide and we've only explored 1% of them. Shipwrecks are attractive to many different organisms, from the actual fish that turn wrecks into reef habitats, to treasure hunters looking to pull billions of dollars worth of lost booty from the ocean floor. They can be graves and memorials to soldiers lost in war, and many shipwrecks have a cultural and historical significance that help us fill in the archeological record thousands of years in the past. In thi...
Shipwrecks
January 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBThere's over 3 million shipwrecks worldwide and we've only explored 1% of them. Shipwrecks are attractive to many different organisms, from the actual fish that turn wrecks into reef habitats, to treasure hunters looking to pull billions of dollars worth of lost booty from the ocean floor. They can be graves and memorials to soldiers lost in war, and many shipwrecks have a cultural and historical significance that help us fill in the archeological record thousands of years in the past. In th...
THE NITTY GRITTY: Julie Laurin Of A Tiny World On Tardigrades, Microscopic Life, And The Twitch Science Community
January 27, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBOn this episode of The Nitty Grirtty, Adam talks to Julie Laurin about all things microscopic and the mind blowing world of water bears and snow micro-organisms. Julie Laurin is an artist and science communicator from Ontario, Canada. Last year Julie created a science project like none I’d ever seen before called A Tiny World where she shares videos of the microscopic world and its tiny inhabitants. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5 star kind of course!...
President Biden's Revolutionary Climate Change Policies
January 25, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 58 MBFact Correction: In the pod we accidentally mention Justin Trudeau as the Prime Minister of France. He is in fact the Prime Minister of Canada. Also, The Keystone XL pipeline was not going to run from Alaska it would have run from Alberta, Canada. We Love You Canada! Sorry! President Biden signed seventeen executive orders on his first day in office. Four of those were directed specifically at halting climate change. With more bills expected next week, and with a total overhaul in how our...
Cannibalism
January 21, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 53.8 MBCannibalism was once thought as a behavior only witnessed in conditions of extreme survival - a necessary tactic to outlast starvation or some other extreme environmental stressor. But as we have come to understand this behavior more…it appears that cannibalism is pretty damn common in animals, and maybe even in humans as well? We are now starting to accept cannibalism as a natural behavior of the animal world, and in this episode we explore the mystery of why members of the same species w...
Animal Sex Part 2: The Revenge Of The Tongue Eating Louse
January 18, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes - 38.3 MBIt's time to go boom boom and make a zoom zoom (I'm not sure what that means), and get down once again with the wild weird world of animal sex. There's so many ways to get it on in the animal world. From snakes that form a mating ball to kangaroos with multiple vaginas, and don't even get me started on the insect sex...this episode is a banger, literally. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5 star kind of course! It really helps :) We will forever be in your...
The Science Of Goal Setting
January 14, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 56.6 MBIf you're anything like me, whenever the new year rolls around in the deep dark winter time you start to think of new things you want to do in the coming trip around the sun, mountains you want to climb, bridges you want to cross...that type of thing. But usually these goals end up falling off after a few months, the motivation to get up in the morning and get after them wearing off almost as quick as the new sweater nana gives you for Hanukah. So to stick to our goals this year, we turned t...
The Science Of Goal Setting: Why Your New Years Resolutions Are Doomed To Fail....And How To Make Goals That Stick
January 14, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 56.6 MBIf you're anything like me, whenever the new year rolls around in the deep dark winter time you start to think of new things you want to do in the coming trip around the sun, mountains you want to climb, bridges you want to cross...that type of thing. But usually these goals end up falling off after a few months, the motivation to get up in the morning and get after them wearing off almost as quick as the new sweater nana gives you for Hanukah. So to stick to our goals this year, we turned to...
Brain Computer Interfaces
January 11, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 57.2 MB"You take the blue pill you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe...you take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes." In The Matrix, humans have mastered interfacing with computers so much so, that a plug can be inserted into your neck to experience a collective fake simulation. This elevated mouse and keyboard may no longer be in the realm of science fiction for long because of various advances in the field of brain computer...
The Matrix In The RL: Brain Computer Interfaces And Neurotech
January 11, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 57.2 MB"You take the blue pill you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe...you take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes." In The Matrix, humans have mastered interfacing with computers so much so, that a plug can be inserted into your neck to experience a collective fake simulation. This elevated mouse and keyboard may no longer be in the realm of science fiction for long because of various advances in the field of brain computer ...
Remote Tribes
January 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBLife without time, without numbers, without jobs, without credit scores? What could an existence without modern infrastructure look like? In this episode we take a look at a few peoples that are still living in extremely remote regions of the planet, places barely contacted by the threads of the modern age. We can learn so much from looking at the lives of these people; how to be present, make something from nothing, and be grateful for the things we have. Can we ask you for a favor? Please...
Remote And Barely Contacted Tribes: The Hadza, Taureg, And What Their Unique Cultures Can Tell Us About How To Live
January 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBLife without time, without numbers, without jobs, without credit scores? What could an existence without modern infrastructure look like? In this episode we take a look at a few peoples that are still living in extremely remote regions of the planet, places barely contacted by the threads of the modern age. We can learn so much from looking at the lives of these people; how to be present, make something from nothing, and be grateful for the things we have. Can we ask you for a favor? Please r...
Dark Christmas
January 04, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 54.2 MBHe knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you're awake. Krampus is coming to town! Christmas as we know it is a holiday full of whimsy, wistfulness, and chestnuts roasting over an open fire. But it didn't used to be this way, in fact Christmas time was the complete opposite and dominated by savagery, pagan beats and fear. We explore the fascinating world of the old dark winter holidays in Europe and their rebirth in American culture. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe...
Dark Christmas: Krampus, Gryla, European Demons, And The Origin Of Santa Claus
January 04, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 54.2 MBHe knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you're awake. Krampus is coming to town! Christmas as we know it is a holiday full of whimsy, wistfulness, and chestnuts roasting over an open fire. But it didn't used to be this way, in fact Christmas time was the complete opposite and dominated by savagery, pagan beats and fear. We explore the fascinating world of the old dark winter holidays in Europe and their rebirth in American culture. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe o...
The Deepest, Darkest, Mysteries Of Space
December 31, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBSpace...the final frontier is full of unsolved and unexplained phenomena. What's a more important question than answering why are we here? and are we alone in the universe? Shedding light on these essential mysteries can help us uncover some answers to these questions. Plus, its super fun to think about a particle smaller than an atom that weights more than our sun...or a giant intelligent kraken living beneath the ice on a distant rogue planet. Come with us on a journey through some fantast...
THE NITTY GRITTY: Jayden Klinak Founder Of For The Better Good, On Turning Water Bottles Into Food
December 29, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 29.8 MBJayden Klinak is the founder of For The Better Good, a New Zealand company that is turning water bottles into compost, and therefore soil, and therefore food at its urban garden. Jayden's company eliminates the waste in its process in a very cool way...instead of waiting for others to throw out or recycle the bottles For The Better Good actually owns boxes spread around New Zealand, where employees pick the bottles up and they are eventually composted in one of their 7 compost stations. This ...
Interview Special: Jayden Klinak Founder Of For The Better Good, On Turning Water Bottles Into Food
December 29, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 29.8 MBJayden Klinak is the founder of For The Better Good, a New Zealand company that is turning water bottles into compost, and therefore soil, and therefore food at its urban garden. Jayden's company eliminates the waste in its process in a very cool way...instead of waiting for others to throw out or recycle the bottles For The Better Good actually owns boxes spread around New Zealand, where employees pick the bottles up and they are eventually composted in one of their 7 compost stations. This ...
THE NITTY GRITTY: Jayden Klinac Founder Of For The Better Good, On Turning Water Bottles Into Food
December 29, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 29.8 MBJayden Klinac is the founder of For The Better Good, a New Zealand company that is turning water bottles into compost, and therefore soil, and therefore food at its urban garden. Jayden's company eliminates the waste in its process in a very cool way...instead of waiting for others to throw out or recycle the bottles For The Better Good actually owns boxes spread around New Zealand, where employees pick the bottles up and they are eventually composted in one of their 7 compost stations. This...
The Science Of Yoga
December 28, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB15% of Americans have tried yoga in the past 6 months. It is a form of physical martial art dominated by women and popular clothing brands. I also love yoga, Noah...not so much. We thought it would be prudent to try and cut through all of the faux namaste level marketing content you see online (13 ways yoga will make you feel incredible!) And get down and dirty with actual scientific studies to see if we could prove or disprove the merits of yoga as an effective form of exercise and meditati...
Terraforming Mars
December 17, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBIf mars is the next stop on our journey through the stars how might we prepare the planet for human habitation? In The Martian, Matt Damon forges a livelihood out of a small enclosure built for several humans to live in, but can we do this on a civilization wide scale? We talk about giant alien squids living under Mars's icecaps, nuclear rockets releasing greenhouse gases and other fun theoretical concepts that may help us transform the red planet into the next earth. Can we ask you for a f...
Yeti, Sasquatch, The Florida Skunk-Ape, And The Myth Of The Hairy Man
December 14, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBAbominable Snowman, Ego-Bogu, Yeti, Sasquatch! Cultures across the globe have the same monster lurking around in their forests, a giant hairy man! Part human and part ape, this hominid supposedly wanders the forest and steals, kills, and freaks people out. Why do so many cultures through time (medieval, and native american) have a myth of a hairy man haunting their societies? Is there any truth to the vast array of pseudoscience being presented as evidence? Put on your flannel and grab your ...
Are Dating Apps Ruining Dating?
December 10, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBshe loves me...she loves me not...she loves me? She loves me! Online dating officially started with 1995's kiss.com and has evolved into the modern apps that almost half of all on-the-dating-market Americans use today. So how did this revolution come about? Are these apps helping us or hurting us? Is there validity to the common complaints we hear from men and woman on these sites? This is a fascinating topic because it reveals so much about human nature and our relationship with technology....
Festivals
December 07, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBFestivus...a festival for the rest of us. Halloween and Thanksgiving are over and the new year is just around the corner. These are our usual get togethers and we wouldn't want to change them...instead, we want more days of feasting and partying! We looked around the world to see what celebrations we would love to attend and bring into our calendars and the results were even wilder then we could have imagined. Come join us in debauchery as we explore the world of festivals and celebrations. ...
Festivals: The Most Bizarre Celebrations From Around The World
December 07, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBFestivus...a festival for the rest of us. Halloween and Thanksgiving are over and the new year is just around the corner. These are our usual get togethers and we wouldn't want to change them...instead, we want more days of feasting and partying! We looked around the world to see what celebrations we would love to attend and bring into our calendars and the results were even wilder then we could have imagined. Come join us in debauchery as we explore the world of festivals and celebrations. C...
Festivals: The 5 Coolest And Most Bizarre Celebrations From Around The World
December 07, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBFestivus...a festival for the rest of us. Halloween and Thanksgiving are over and the new year is just around the corner. These are our usual get togethers and we wouldn't want to change them...instead, we want more days of feasting and partying! We looked around the world to see what celebrations we would love to attend and bring into our calendars and the results were even wilder then we could have imagined. Come join us in debauchery as we explore the world of festivals and celebrations. C...
Are We Living In A Simulation?
November 23, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBImagine you were the architect of a virtual simulation as complicated as our universe, what would you create? Star Trek, The Matrix, Ready Player One...lots and lots of science fiction plays with the notion that our reality might actually be a glorified video game. From Elon Musk to Neil Tyson, many popular minds are pretty sure there's a non-zero chance we are living on The Holodeck. So what's the argument for this? MIght we be able to mathematically prove we are living in a simulation? Is ...
Human Microbiome
November 19, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBAccording to the American Academy of Microbiology for every 1 human cell there are 3 bacterial cells living on your body. These cells form the foundation of our bodies health and balance and they are influenced by many outside factors. Really your body is like a giant petri dish, and cultivating all the different microbes with the right amount of TLC is the key to a healthy lifestyle. This is the story of ecology being played out in all its brutal glory in your own human tissue, enjoy this o...
Human Microbiome: The Story Of The 37.2 Trillion Microbial Creatures Living On Your Body
November 19, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBAccording to the American Academy of Microbiology for every 1 human cell there are 3 bacterial cells living on your body. These cells form the foundation of our bodies health and balance and they are influenced by many outside factors. Really your body is like a giant petri dish, and cultivating all the different microbes with the right amount of TLC is the key to a healthy lifestyle. This is the story of ecology being played out in all its brutal glory in your own human tissue, enjoy this on...
The Psychology Of Dogs: What Is My Dog Really Thinking?
November 16, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBDogs are more than man's best friend, They have been partners in our evolutionary journey since we first stepped foot in northern Europe. In this episode we go into some of the most fascinating questions regarding dog and human relationships like: does my dog know when I'm gone for a week vs a month? what does police dog training look like? and does my dog show emotions / does it love me back? Pet ownership is on the rise, so if you've been pondering taking the leap and getting a beautiful do...
The Psychology Of Dogs
November 16, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBDogs are more than man's best friend, They have been partners in our evolutionary journey since we first stepped foot in northern Europe. In this episode we go into some of the most fascinating questions regarding dog and human relationships like: does my dog know when I'm gone for a week vs a month? what does police dog training look like? and does my dog show emotions / does it love me back? Pet ownership is on the rise, so if you've been pondering taking the leap and getting a beautiful d...
Winter Reading List: The Best Books, Video Games, Board Games, And Other Awesome Stuff For You To Continue (Thanks 'Rona) Hibernating With
November 12, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBWe've all probably read, played, and watched more in the last year then we would care to admit...even though a potential vaccine may just be on the horizon, it's fair to say we've got a little bit longer to go in hibernation mode so we decided to do an episode on our favorite video games, board games (29:00), fiction books, non-fiction books, and extra special recommendations of the last year. (if you're not into video games just skip to minute 29:00 it won't hurt our feelings...we'll it migh...
Winter Reading List
November 12, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBWe've all probably read, played, and watched more in the last year then we would care to admit...even though a potential vaccine may just be on the horizon, it's fair to say we've got a little bit longer to go in hibernation mode so we decided to do an episode on our favorite video games, board games (29:00), fiction books, non-fiction books, and extra special recommendations of the last year. (if you're not into video games just skip to minute 29:00 it won't hurt our feelings...we'll it mig...
The Ig Nobel Prizes
November 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBThe Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. Truly, these awards celebrate the best and most brilliant studies we could ever conceive of, including how to make a knife out of human fecal matter. Hosted annually at Harvard, The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate the ridiculous studies that make us ponder the absurdity of reality more than normal, terse, boring scientific papers do. In this episode we go through some of our favorite awards of the last few years and discuss...
The Ig Nobel Prizes: Alligators on Helium, Cancer Fighting Pizza, And More From The Most Important And Ridiculous Yearly Science Awards
November 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBThe Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. Truly, these awards celebrate the best and most brilliant studies we could ever conceive of, including how to make a knife out of human fecal matter. Hosted annually at Harvard, The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate the ridiculous studies that make us ponder the absurdity of reality more than normal, terse, boring scientific papers do. In this episode we go through some of our favorite awards of the last few years and discuss ...
World War Ant
November 05, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBEvery day billions of soldiers fight a merciless war on thousands of fronts, that has been going on for over one hundred million years: The world war of the ants. Each species of ant is highly adapted to conduct warfare on its own terms, and when two species go head to head, the battlefront can sometimes become a global event. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5 star kind of course! It really helps :) We will forever be in your debt, thank you. ITUNES: ht...
Pirates
November 02, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBBeards, revolvers, parrots, swashbuckling, jigs, shanties and walking the plank. We take on the golden age of piracy and discuss its romantic and not so romantic history before listing off legendary pirates of the tropics. Come for the adventure and stay for the booty, ye scurvy dog! Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5 star kind of course! It really helps :) We will forever be in your debt, thank you. ITUNES: https://apple.co/3jVyX6Z FACEBOOK: https://ww...
Pirates: The Sickest Dudes Who Sailed the 7 Seas
November 02, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBBeards, revolvers, parrots, swashbuckling, jigs, shanties and walking the plank. We take on the golden age of piracy and discuss its romantic and not so romantic history before listing off legendary pirates of the tropics. Come for the adventure and stay for the booty, ye scurvy dog! Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5 star kind of course! It really helps :) We will forever be in your debt, thank you. ITUNES: https://apple.co/3jVyX6Z?fbclid=IwAR0XCtcAPJb0OAL...
Deep Dive On David Attenborough's A Life On Our Planet
October 29, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBWe both watched Sir Davids new and extremely topical documentary on the damage and hopeful halting of climate change...there were a lot of interesting topics mentioned in the doc but barely explained like: seaweed farming, solar power exporting, carbon credits, accidental wilderness zones...basically all sorts of cool and ingenious ideas we can pursue to halt climate change. We felt it was necessary to pick out our favorite topics presented in the film, and go down some serious rabbit holes...
Real Life Zombies And Surviving The Zombocalypse With Dr. Cameron Carlson
October 26, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBITS HALLOWEEN BABY! that means we need to do an obligatory monster episode, and is there a monster more prevalent in popular culture in the last decade then zombies? We research the origin of zombie mythology and talk about how they exist as we know it in the real world, then bring on Dr. Cameron Carlson to educate us on how we might survive an actual outbreak. It's a wild ride! Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes or wherever you get your podcasts, the 5 star kin...
Submarines Part 2: World War 2, Nuclear Submarines, And Life As A Submariner
October 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBMost of us freak out after being on an airplane for 3 hours, imagine being on a submarine for...6 months! In this episode we explore the engineering marvel that is the submarine, as well as dive (pun!) into the depths of its brutal history. We tip our hats to the men and women with the courage to serve on these boats, a truly unique and remarkable endeavor and one definitely worth looking at. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes or wherever you get your podcasts, ...
Submarines Part 1
October 19, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutes - 41.2 MBMost of us freak out after being on an airplane for 3 hours, imagine being on a submarine for...6 months! In this episode we explore the engineering marvel that is the submarine, as well as dive (pun!) into the depths of its brutal history. We tip our hats to the men and women with the courage to serve on these boats, a truly unique and remarkable endeavor and one definitely worth looking at. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes or wherever you get your podcasts, th...
Submarines Part 1: Courageous Early Inventions to World War 1
October 19, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutes - 41.2 MBMost of us freak out after being on an airplane for 3 hours, imagine being on a submarine for...6 months! In this episode we explore the engineering marvel that is the submarine, as well as dive (pun!) into the depths of its brutal history. We tip our hats to the men and women with the courage to serve on these boats, a truly unique and remarkable endeavor and one definitely worth looking at. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes or wherever you get your podcasts, ...
Fighting The Worlds Deadliest Animal With @biodiversilary (Dr. Lawrence Reeves)
October 15, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBMosquitoes kill more humans per year than any other creature in the world. These tiny animals are ubiquitous, and unique in the massive amounts of human suffering their antics produce. Should we get rid of them? And even if we should, how can we? We talk to Dr. Lawrence Reeves (@biodiversilary) about his research on mosquito ecology and how it might lead to a better planet free of some of the worlds most deadly diseases. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes or whe...
Psychedelics
October 12, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBAfter the discovery of LSD by Albert Hoffman and the first "psychedelic revolution" of the late 1960's. The government cracked down on research with the controlled substances act of 1970. We thus entered a long dark period with rogue experimenters in peoples basements, deserts and burning man festivals. Now again, after getting permission to revisit the compounds in 2000, Johns Hopkins is leading studies pitting psychedelics against depression, alcoholism, and addiction with some incredible ...