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Episode 523 with Adam Newman!

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2024/03/03

Comedian/musician Adam Newman (@adam_newman) joins Andy, Matt and Jesse to talk about sweep picking, Antarctic scientists developing their own accent, Adam and Jesse's dreadlock pasts, Adam's upcoming special Jew Versus The Volcano, Purim talk, how humans lost their tails, the Willy Wonka AI experience debacle in Glasgowand its insane script, Wake Up and Smile, the upcoming live event To 29 and Beyond andAdam's podcast PuzzyBoyz.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to stay up

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Episode 522 with Wendy Liebman!

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2024/02/22

Comedy legend Wendy Liebman (@WendyLiebman) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about Wendy and Jesse's Letterman overlap, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Wendy's psychology background and transition into comedy, the evolutionary advantage of ADHD, bizarre AI rat genitalia, using AI to advance fusion research, OpenAI's amazing/terrifying Sora breakthrough and Will Smith actually eating spaghetti.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to

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Episode 521 with Jeffrey Baldinger!

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2024/02/10

Comedian Jeffrey Baldinger (@Jeffbaldinger) joins Matt and Jesse to talk about earthquakes, Santa Claus' dad,a strange new type of star in the middle of our galaxyand distinguishing between earthquakes and nuclear tests.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to download)

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Episode 520 with Matt Knudsen!

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2024/02/04

Comedian, actor and author Matt Knudsen (@mattknudsen) returns to the podcast to talk about his new book Have I Seen You In Anything?, working on soap operas, being in an iconic I Think You Should Leave sketch, going back to school, learning to tap dance, testosterone reducing the Audience Effectand a bat that uses its huge penis as an arm.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to

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Episode 519 with Leah Bonnema!

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2024/01/21

Comedian Leah Bonnema (@LeahBonnema) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about Matt and Leah's road gig adventure, Jesse being snowed in, going to the bathroom outside, the science behind the munchies, Japan's Moon Sniper making contact with the lunar surface, Leah's love of Love Island, 45,000-year-old tools and bones found in eastern Asia, the Levallois technique andeveryone's lack of awareness of Bill Knapp's.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple

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Episode 518 with Moshe Kasher!

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2024/01/12

Comedian and author Moshe Kasher (@moshekasher) returns to the show to talk with Andy, Jesse and Matt about his upcoming book Subculture Vulture, chronicling his deep involvement in the seemingly disparate worlds of Hasidic Judaism, deaf culture, comedy, sobriety, rave culture and Burning Man, as well as digging into the possible de-extinction of the dodo.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3

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Episode 517 with Kim McVicar!

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2023/12/30

Comedian Kim McVicar (@KimMcVicar) joins Andy, Matt and Jesse to talk aboutfamous hecklers, Kim's dancing background, musicals and their parodies, coin flips not being as 50/50 as you think, neanderthal early birds, Daylight Saving Time talk, holiday penile fracturesand the crazy waves hitting the west coast right now.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to

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Re-release - AI Alignment with Dr. Stuart Russell!

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2023/12/23

While the gang take a little holiday break, we thought it was worth revisiting Andy's conversation with AI researcher and UC Berkeley Professor of Computer Science Stuart Russell from wayyyyy back in 2019. Now that we're well into the era of generative artificial intelligence, it's interesting to look back at what experts were saying about AI alignment just a few years ago, when it seemed to many of us like an issue we wouldn't have to tackle directly for a long time to come. As we face down a

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Episode 516 with Shane Torres!

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2023/12/18

Comedian Shane Torres (@shanetorres) returns to the show to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about his new special The Blue Eyed Mexican, his unique Covid experience, more SPATS chats, finding the lost space tomato, what happens when you take your gun into an MRI scanner, someone else who wasn't as lucky with the MRI, the most extreme rogue wave on record, and the sound that warns a tornado is coming.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here

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Episode 515 with Ryan Conner!

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2023/12/07

Comedian and author Ryan Conner (@rconnercomedy) returns to the show to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about his porn doppelganger, the process of researching and writinghis new satirical novel The Party, an AI ProbSci ripoff,SpaceX rockets punching holes in the sky, deep brain stimulation to help TBI patientsand a tree-dwelling shrimp found in the Cyclops Mountains.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect

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Episode 514 with Dustin Ybarra!

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2023/11/28

Comedian Dustin Ybarra (@dustin_ybarra) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about the recent Formula 1 race in Las Vegas, Erdős–Bacon numbers, the first mammal embryos grown in space, space travel's effect on erectile dysfunction, trying to deter orcas with heavy metal, a message laser-beamed from 10 million miles away, the rise of 6G and the ouster and return of OpenAI's Sam Altman after a rumored AGI breakthrough.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple

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Episode 513 with Jenny Zigrino!

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2023/11/18

Comedian Jenny Zigrino (@jennyzigrino) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about skunks, the Vegas F1 race, smelling in stereo, the upside of anger in completing tasks, dominant eyes, Iceland volcanos and the ultra-creepy hamster test or sperm penetration.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to download)

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Episode 512 with Steve Benaquist!

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2023/11/05

Comedian Steve Benaquist (@stevebenaquist) joins Andy, Matt and Jesse to talk about Halloween, Unversal Monsters, neck bolts, Frankenstein's Doug, sandbagging, goldbricking, carpetbagging and teetotaling, a radioactive toy from the 1950s, an unfortunate pig heart update, people who can't feel pain, Frozen Dead Guy Days, physics-defying sperm, a wind-powered car that goes faster than the wind, a tiny particle accelerator and Andy's Airbnb.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here

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Episode 511 with Aparna Nancherla!

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2023/10/28

Comedian Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about her new book Unreliable Narrator, the ubiquity of impostor syndrome in Hollywood, childhood memories of carob, a new insanely hot pepper, roosters recognizing themselves in mirrors, a drunk dude fighting his reflection, and AI besting humans at Street Fighter.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to

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Episode 510 with Dave Hill!

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2023/10/20

Comedian, musician and now author Dave Hill (@mrdavehill) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about his lifelong love of hockey, his new book The Awesome Game, bowling lane oil patterns, figuring out how cats purr, bespectacled chickens, and the first-ever fine issued for space junk.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to download)

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Episode 509 with Kevin Kataoka and Brian Malow!

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2023/10/11

Andy's away, but Matt and Jesse are joined byKevin Kataokaand returning guestBrian Malowto talk aboutpseudolegal grifts! Why youshouldn't talk to the police! Scientists who'vegrown a human embryo! Brian Mayside projects!Hedy Lamarr'sinventions!Military subterfuge andghost armies!And sailing asatellite out of orbit!You canjoin our Patreonto hear a bonus story about NFL jersey numbers.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in

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Episode 508 with Pallavi Gunalan!

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2023/10/06

Comedian/biomedical engineer Pallavi Gunalan (@PallaviGunalan) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about her path from science to comedy,working on open-source ventilators, the oldest living skydiver, the oldest surfer, growing human kidneys in pigs, the surprising intelligence of jellyfishand a misread of one of Newton's laws.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to

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Episode 507 with Andy, Jesse and Matt!

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2023/09/27

Andy's back from Burning Man to give the gang an update on how not big of a deal the rain was and to talk aboutJesse's love of the band Ghost, middle-age music obsessions, the viral sensation "Sitting" by Brian Jordan Alvarez, debunking a Da Vinci tree rule (and figuring out what, exactly, bunk is), the greatest-ever opening line of a textbook, the risks of eating a single super-hot chip and how much you'd have to pay Jesse to do it.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to

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Episode 506 with Jesse Joyce!

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2023/09/18

Comedian, Kimmel writer and now author Jesse Joyce joins us to talk about his new book about the killer of Lincoln's killer! Plus live brain worms! The Indian moon landing! Unimpressive household robots! And who should go to Mars!Click here for a free trial of Scribd and read/listen to Jesse's book.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to download)

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Episode 505 with John Fugelsang!

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2023/09/05

Comedian, actor and host of The John Fugelsang Podcast and SiriusXM's Tell Me Everything John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk aboutPrince's showstopping Beatles solo, reconciling science and the Bible, Russia crashing a lander into the moon, the steampunk LK lunar module, warnings of the submersible implosion, the 1970s SoCal Hurricane Kathleen, the reason it takes a while for a tan to show upand a view of Hurricane Hilary from the ISS.Click here to support Probably

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