Regret Labs Podcast: Science | Comedy | Humility
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsDid you study hard in science class? Neither did comics Aric and Levi. Regret Labs is their attempt to make up for lost time. In each episode they attempt to explain a scientific concept and then invite a guest expert to join them and tell them how very wrong they are. There’s learning, laughing, science, and redemption. You may get a better understanding of the world or you may just get entertained. But you wont regret listening.
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Dr Michelle LaRue on Science Communication | Regret Labs Episode: 8
April 15, 2016 05:36 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBIn this episode of Regret Labs, Dr. LaRue talks about being a science communicator and what kind of expectations people have when they think about a “scientist.” She talks about ecology, climate, ecosystems, penguins and the relationship between intelligence and play. The post Dr Michelle LaRue on Science Communication | Regret Labs Episode: 8 appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
Our New Co-host | Regret Labs: Mini Episode
February 08, 2016 14:00 - 19 minutes - 8.91 MBAric and Levi are super excited to welcome in the new co-host of Regret Labs, Maggie Ryan Sandford. Maggie writes about science and researches how humans learn about science. Also, she has produced work for TV and radio and writes fiction. She was also the first guest of this here podcast! In this mini ep, the gang get’s to know […] The post Our New Co-host | Regret Labs: Mini Episode appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
Extreme Weather with Kenny Blumenfeld | Regret Labs: Episode 7
February 01, 2016 15:02 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBKenny Blumenfeld is a Senior Climatologist at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He also works for Hennepin County Emergency Management, gives public scientific storytelling performances and helped make the documentary “The Story of Winter.” With Kenny’s help, Aric and Levi get at the complex scientific question, what is weather? Kenny explains why severe weather […] The post Extreme Weather with Kenny Blumenfeld | Regret Labs: Episode 7 appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Net...
Pitch Perception
November 02, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBMusician Adam Svec of the band Camp Dark joins Aric and Levi to teach them about pitch perception and hearing. They also get to the bottom of some deep truths about Ghostbusters 2 and learn what some medical cadavers are used for. The post Pitch Perception | Regret Labs: Episode 6 appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
Mirror MIR | Regret Labs: Mini Episode
August 18, 2015 21:41 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBLevi and Aric return after seven some months of absense! They take and discuss a short science quiz from the Mirror UK. The post Mirror MIR | Regret Labs: Mini Episode appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
Foodborne Illness
November 24, 2014 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBJust in time for Thanksgiving, otherwise known as Undercooked Turkey Day, Regret Labs and food scientist Lainey Black take you through the wonderful world of foodborne illness and food poisoning. Learn all about why you shouldn't eat sprouts, what kind of diarrhea E. coli 157 will give you, why everyone in on a cruise ship is getting the norovirus, how to summon the elder god of shiga toxin, and why none of the antics in Dumb and Dumber are considered food poisoning. The post Foodborne Illn...
Mini Episode: State of the Podcast
October 29, 2014 16:48 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBWith a few episodes under their belt, Levi and Aric take a look back at their podcast experiment and see how things are working so far. The post State of the Podcast | Regret Labs: Mini Episode appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
Chemistry
October 13, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBBrad Hauser teaches us all about chemistry, metal-organic frameworks, and windowless white vans on this Regret Labs podcast episode. In fact, have you ever spent time wondering how black light posters work? Or glow in the dark stickers? Or why gold is such a good conductor of electricity? You can stop wondering! That, and how Grey Poupon is like electrons, are all discussed! The post Chemistry | Regret Labs: Episode 4 appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
Mini Episode: Misused Scientific Words
July 21, 2014 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBMany scientific terms have very specific meanings, but are misused in everyday life. io9 put out a wonderful article titled 10 Scientific Ideas That Scientists Wish You Would Stop Misusing last month. Aric and Levi though they should try their hand at defining the terms in the article before reading it. The post Misused Scientific Words | Regret Labs: Mini Episode appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
Climate Change
July 07, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBGreg Laden stops by the Regret Labs podcast to teach Aric and Levi about climate change. The information is equal parts terrifying and enlightening, because (spoiler alert) things don’t look good. But also, we are not helpless in making change to improve the situation. The post Climate Change | Regret Labs: Episode 3 appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
9th Grade Biological Diversity Test | Regret Labs: Mini Episode
June 16, 2014 06:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBOn this less special (because now it’s a regular thing instead of a surprise) mini episode of the Regret Labs podcast, Aric and Levi take a Canadian 9th grade test on biological diversity and share their answers and frustrations with you. The post 9th Grade Biological Diversity Test | Regret Labs: Mini Episode appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
Physics | Regret Labs: Episode 2
June 02, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBIn the second episode of the Regret Labs podcast, hosts Aric McKeown and Levi Weinhagen speak with Matt Kuzma about physics. And Back to the Future 3. But mostly about physics. Particles of light, the inverse square law, and what your eyes and ears do with the waves that interact with them are all gone over with a wide tooth comb. The post Physics | Regret Labs: Episode 2 appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
9th Grade Science Test | Regret Labs: Mini Episode
May 21, 2014 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBOn this special mini episode of the Regret Labs podcast, Aric and Levi take a 9th grade science test and share their results. If you’d like to compare your results to theirs, you can take the same test at the Peel District School Board website. The post 9th Grade Science Test | Regret Labs: Mini Episode appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.
Correctification from Maggie Ryan Sandford
May 07, 2014 18:55Ms. Sandford would like to point out that in the heat of the moment, she said that the moon is “turning” when she really should have said, “orbiting (the Earth).” Yes, the moon turns, but not in the way we usually think of a body turning: Due to the way the moon is “tidally locked” with the Earth, it rotates only once per orbit, which means it’s always facing us. Which is why it has a dark side, and we can always see the “Man in the Moon”. Pretty cool. The post Correctification from Maggie ...
Science | Regret Labs: Episode 1
May 04, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBThis episode, Aric and Levi are joined by Maggie Ryan Sanford to discuss science at its most fundamental level. Before they can explore more difficult topics like physics and biology, the basics of what science is and is not need to be established. Tides, dolphins, and how not to be a foley artist are also explored. The post Science | Regret Labs: Episode 1 appeared first on NoisePicnic Podcast Network.