Episode 152: Plantimals
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Sierra to ponder how a raven is like a writing desk. Somehow there are more similarities …
Tag: science
Episode 151: More Mass Than Exists in the Solar System
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Joe to discuss the types of jobs that AI would hate doing just as much as …
Episode 150: Helicopter Polo
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Ryan to discuss how we could bring the sport of Quidditch into the real world. Then, …
Episode 148: Being Kind to the T-Rexes
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Jonathan to discuss which dinosaur species could cause the most ecological damage if we brought it …
Episode 147: A Whole Other Cannibalism
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Aly to talk about how delicious human-shaped creatures like Saiyans and elves must be. Then, we …
Episode 146: All the Real Life Pokémon
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Dac to discuss which Pokémon could exist in the real world. Then, we flip that question …
Episode 145: Indeterminately Research-based
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Justin to answer those fun and silly April Fools-style questions. Oh, sorry. I meant to say …
Episode 144: You’d Be a Human on Jupiter in the Clouds Dead
In this episode, Jeremiah joins us for the first time(?) to discuss how a shrink ray might work. Then, we try to determine how long …
Episode 143: Derek Has a Breakthrough
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Joel to discuss putting fun computer chips into our brains! Then, we take a deep breath …
Episode 142: What’s the Point of Chess, Really?
In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Chris to discuss why we would want to program a computer to be good at chess. …