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The Science Jerks: Real Science, Real Comedians, Real Funny

Boardwalk Audio

Scientifically speaking the funniest podcast on the internet [citation needed]. On every episode of The Science Jerks, co-hosts Ciaccio and Chan bring in a guest comedian to help them take a deep look at the cutting-edge world of science and technology. They analyze current science news with barely-researched, gleeful abandon, often diving recklessly off the philosophical deep end, but more often than not devolving into tangents about sci-fi, film, politics, comics, culture and music.

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00:57:42

225: Bryan Musil on 4D Drug Modeling, Endangered...

The Science Jerks: Real Science, Real Comedians, Real... ·

2017/05/18

Comedy Writer Bryan Musil joins us to talk about new ways of modeling drugs on the molecular level, why the last few dozen vaquitas (mexican porpoises) may soon be gone, and a new shock treatment that might be helping coma patients. ALGORITHMS - NO, WAIT! DRUG ALGORITHMS! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170515150711.htm Mexican Dolphins are almost

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01:00:05

224: Andrew Fernandez on Robots Teaching Doctors,...

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2017/05/11

Comedy writer Andrew Fernandez (@frankwarden) returns to discuss artificially intelligent robots that can help doctors on their bedside manner, brand new science on the poop rates of different mammals, and a math teacher who claimed to have figured out it how might be possible to go back in time, plus we look into where missing socks go and try to figure out the slowest thing on the planet. ROBOTS TEACH DOCTORS HOW TO BE

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01:10:04

223: Andrew Fernandez on Traveling To The Stars,...

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2017/05/09

Comedy writer Andrew Fernandez (@frankwarden) joins us and we talk about how long it would take to get to the nearest stars, how the first settlers might make bricks on Mars, and a new game that helps researchers trace neurons in the human brains. WE COULD GET TO ANOTHER STAR IN A LIFETIME or 69 IS THE BEST NUMBER FOR A SECOND REASON or *69 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2128443-quickest-we-could-visit-another-star-is-69-years-heres-how THE THIRD LITTLE PIGGY ON

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01:16:13

222: Gil Baron on The Music of Meteors, Algae...

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2017/04/27

Gil Baron (@gjbaron) returns to help us figure out why some shooting stars make a sound, how we can get fuel from algae and what's the best way to ride an escalator for the common good. MUSIC OF THE METEORS http://go.newsfusion.com/science-news/item/4853341 GAS FROM ALGAE https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170419093146.htm YOU SHOULD BE A DICK ON ESCALATORS, FOR THE GREATER GOOD https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/us/escalators-standing-or-walking.html?_r=0 The Science Jerks

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01:17:45

221: Gil Baron on Dark Matter Imaging, Fast Radio...

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2017/04/20

Comedy Producer Gil Baron (@gjbaron) joins us to discuss the first ever image of dark matter in the universe, tracking down the source of random bursts of energy from deep space and the X-prize winner for a device that can diagnose diseases in humans, plus a time-travel question sets us on a long tangent about human nature. "SEEING" DARK MATTER http://www.techtimes.com/articles/204912/20170414/astronomers-capture-first-image-of-elusive-dark-matter.htm FRBS ARE

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01:00:16

220: John Wyatt on Rings Around Mars, The Randomness...

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2017/04/13

John Wyatt (@johnwyattt) returns to help us look into a possible future ring forming around Mars, how some cancers depend more on randomness than lifestyle and why full body vibration might be as healthy as exercise. MARS MIGHT BE GETTING THAT RING http://www.futurity.org/mars-rings-1384792/ BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE ... JUST BECAUSE https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323141403.htm WHY EXERCISE WHEN YOU CAN

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01:09:25

219: John Wyatt on Black Holes on the Loose, Smart...

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2017/04/06

John Wyatt (@johnwyattt) comes in to insult our moms and talk about how a black hole got pushed out of its Galaxy, a way to check male fertility with your phone and why Google is mapping gas leaks around the world. IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US - BLACK HOLE EDITION http://www.astronomy.com/news/2017/03/astronomers-spot-a-runaway-quasar HEY SIRI, I NEED YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOMETHING https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/at-home-male-fertility-test-app-takes-sperm-selfies/ GOOGLE MAPS SAVING THE

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01:22:13

218: Jolene Kim on Designer Yeast, Nose Evolution and...

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2017/03/30

Jolene Kim (@jolenekim) returns to chat with us about designer organisms from yeast, how your nose shape can indicate where your ancestors lived and how we might be approaching the smallest possible memory size. PLAYING GOD WITH YEAST https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/09/synthetic-yeast-genome-nearly-complete-paving-way-for-bespoke-organisms NOSE SHAPES AROUND THE WORLD http://www.popsci.com/climate-nose-shape-evolution#page-6 HOW MANY COMPUTERS CAN YOU FIT ON THE HEAD OF A

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01:15:41

217: Jolene Kim on The Trappist-1 Planets, The...

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2017/03/23

Jolene Kim (@jolenekim) drops by to help us name the seven new Trappist-1 planets, explore consciousness after the news of a new super-long neuron just found in mouth brains, and figure out why so many beetles have evolved to look like mice. THE NEW PLANETS https://www.newscientist.com/article/2124417-trappist-1-worlds-are-close-enough-for-life-to-hop-between-them/ HOLY SHIT, THAT'S A BIG

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00:59:26

216: Erika Heidewald on The Arrival Movie Special!

The Science Jerks: Real Science, Real Comedians, Real... ·

2017/03/16

Erika Heidewald (@erikaheidewald) joins us to talk about the science behind the movie Arrival. We dive deep into linguistics, perception of time and reasons to live! Find us at thesciencejerks.com and boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks. Email us heyjerks@sciencejerks.com. Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997?mt=2

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01:01:51

215: Hector Navarro on Shoebox Satellites Over...

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2017/03/09

Hector Navarro (Geek & Sundry, @Hectorisfunny) returns to help us take a look at how tiny satellites are revolutionizing farm research, a Russian moped conversion that turns methane into hydrogen and carbon dioxide and the new micro-continent surrounding New Zealand, plus we tackle the Yahoo Answers question, what is color? SMALL SATELLITES SPY ON AFRICA http://www.futurity.org/satellites-images-crops-africa-1361392-2/ USING SCOOTER MOTORS TO MAKE

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01:08:12

214: Hector Navarro on Making New Mammoths, Eating...

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2017/03/02

Hector Navarro (Geek & Sundry, @Hectorisfunny) joins us to talk about the new effort to genetically engineer Mammoths from Elephants, why eating meat from young animals might be healthier and 50,000 year-old bacteria found in a cave. OLD FOOD MAKES YOU OLD https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121585-you-are-what-you-eat-old-food-shortens-lifespan-in-animals/ WOOLY MAMMOTH! OKAY, MAMMOPHANT https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/17/humanity-is-on-the-cusp-of-de-extincting-the-wooly-mammoth/ DOIN'

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01:10:18

213: Jake Goldman on Bigger, Better Batteries, Why...

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2017/02/23

Jake Goldman (The Powerpuff Girls, @thedragoeffect) returns to talk to us about bigger, better and more long-lasting batteries, the positive effect that immigration has on communities and a super-villain level plan to save the planet by cooling down the arctic. BIGGER BATTERIES https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170209163838.htm SORRY LIL DONNY, IMMIGRATION MAKES US SAFER https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170210165953.htm DID SOMEONE HIRE LEX LUTHOR TO FIX OUR CLIMATE

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01:24:37

212: Jake Goldman on Mission to Europa, Robotic Bees...

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2017/02/16

Powerpuff Girls writer Jake Goldman joins us to discuss a NASA mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, robotic drones that might someday replace real bees, and how much we should resist or embrace new technologies. Plus we talk about a user question about creating dinosaurs out of chickens. SEARCHING FOR EUROPEANS IN SPACE http://www.popsci.com/nasa-europa-lander-alien-life#page-8 THE BLACK MIRROR BEE EPISODE IS COMING

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00:47:04

211: Nicky Urban on Heart-Hugging Robots, Optogenetic...

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2017/02/09

Nicky Urban returns to talk with us about a new robotic implant for heart patients, how to turn on a mouse's killer instinct with lasers and why GOP legislators in Wyoming are trying to outlaw clean energy. DOES YOUR HEART NEED A HUG? https://www.sciencenews.org/article/heart-hugging-robot-does-twist-and-squeeze KILLER ZOMBIE MOUSE ARMY https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112130133.htm WYOMING IS TRYING TO MURDER US

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00:59:12

210: Nicky Urban on A Cure For Old, Virgin Shark...

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2017/02/02

Comedian Nicky Urban (@tweetsattoilets) joins us to take a look at a serum that might make old blood act like new again, how a shark spontaneously cloned three kids, and what porn habits of the world. STOPPING EFFECTS OF OLD BLOOD https://www.newscientist.com/article/2118105-antibody-can-protect-brains-from-the-ageing-effects-of-old-blood/ VIRGIN MARY SHARK HAS JESUS BABIES http://www.popsci.com/parthenogenesis-shark-reproduction-without-males WHACKIN' IT FOR

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00:55:11

209: Erika Curry on New Zealand's Extermination Plan,...

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2017/01/26

Erika Curry (@gillygal) returns to help us figure out New Zealand's plan to get rid of all non-native species, evidence that shows neanderthals and early humans were also mostly right-handed and why The Milky Way galaxy is being accused of theft. NEW ZEALAND TO HOST GIANT FUR SALE https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/behind-new-zealands-wild-plan-to-purge-all-pests1/ CAVE PEOPLE WERE

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01:05:47

208: Erika Curry on The Many Moons Theory, Genital...

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2017/01/19

Erika Curry (@gillygal) joins us to talk about how genital biomes affect the transmission of viruses, what if the moon was made of many moons and the pros and cons of talking baby talk to your dog. VAGINA BIOME AFFECTS HIV RISK http://www.popsci.com/some-bacteria-in-vagina-can-boost-womens-hiv-risk MOON FORMATION MAY BE EVEN CRAZIER THAN WE THOUGHT http://time.com/4631391/moon-origin-formation/ WHO'S A GOOD BOY? WHO'S A GOOD BOY? WE ARE! WE ARE GOOD

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01:00:32

207: John Conroy on Lava Tubes on the Moon, The High...

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2017/01/12

John Conroy (@juanitoelgato) returns to talk to us about satellite evidence of underground caverns on the moon and a giant frozen lake on Mars, why having a big brain is a privilege that not every animal can afford and what's killing off the world's reindeer population, is it Christmas? Plus we answer a yahoo question: "Would a horse age differently on the moon?" and a Chan question: "What do horse pants look like?" LAVA TUBES ON THE MOON AND AN ICE LAKE ON

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01:08:05

206: John Conroy on A New Gravity, Slime Mold...

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2017/01/05

Writer, Comedian and Playwright John Conroy (@juanitoelgato) joins us to talk about a new theory of gravity that might get rid of dark matter forever, how to teach a slime mold about the world and is predictive text a net positive or negative in helping us communicate. Plus we discuss a question from listener Ian: "Do you think that gene manipulation using CRISPR or some future technology that's even better will proceed faster at making super humans or do you think robotics and computers will win

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