x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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.

science & medicine

All Episodes

01:18:53

245: Gravity, IQ, Governance and Change

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

2017/12/31

Just Chan and Dave this week, as we greet Chan's new baby, Egon, and talk about the future of the show. Please stay tuned for our new show format coming soon!Gravity measured https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutron-star-collision-gravitational-waves IQ and Anxiety https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bad-news-for-the-highly-intelligent/ BREATHATARIANS DO EXIST http://www.newsweek.com/bizarre-antarctic-bacteria-live-air-alone-could-show-exactly-how-alien-life-742631 CASTLE IN THE

en

01:21:27

244: Erik Barnes on A Trip To The Moon, Minority...

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

2017/10/26

Comedian Erik Barnes (@ErikWBarnes) joins us to talk about the new political push to go to the moon, an attempt to pick out psychopaths by music tastes and how duck penises respond to a drake's position in society. Don't Fall on the Moon https://www.popsci.com/astronaut-hurt-moon-rescue#page-3 MINORITY REPORT IS

en

01:06:18

243: Erik Barnes on Falling Chinese Space Stations,...

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

2017/10/19

Comedian Erik Barnes (@ErikWBarnes) joins us to talk about the impending crash to Earth of a disabled Chinese Space Station, how microdosing psilocybin, AKA magic mushrooms, has had positive results treating depression and anxiety, and a new type of camouflage that incorporates texture, much like the mighty octopus. THIS IS GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TIANGONG https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/13/tiangong-1-chinese-space-station-will-crash-to-earth-within-months Magic Mushroom Make you

en

01:15:23

242: Winston Carter on Liquid Cremation, Enumerating...

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

2017/09/28

Filmmaker Winston Carter returns to talk about the controversial new method for cremating human remains with chemicals instead of fire, how many distinct emotions humans have and the ways in which humans are still evolving. WRING OUT YOUR DEAD https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dissolve-the-dead-controversy-swirls-around-liquid-cremation/ WE'VE GOT EMOTION DOWN TO A SCIENCE http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/09/06/27-emotions/ STILL EVOLVING AFTER ALL THESE

en

01:01:06

241: Winston Carter on Immortal Fruit Flies,...

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

2017/09/21

Filmmaker Winston Carter joins us to talk about a new technique to extend the lifespan of fruit flies, how amazingly good face detection algorithms have become and a way to turn skin cells into motor neurons. WE'VE MADE FRUIT FLIES IMMORTAL http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-biologists-slow-aging-extend-lifespan-of-fruit-flies BAD NEWS FOR INCOGNITO MOVIESTARS AND ANTIFA

en

01:08:31

240: Nate Siggard on Zika Killing Cancer, The...

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

2017/09/15

Artist Nate Siggard (SkinMotion.com) returns to chat with us about how the Zika virus is being used to fight Cancer, what the new driverless car legislation means for the future of driving and how postpartum depression in new fathers can lower stress in mothers. Plus we talk about the biological roots of racism. ZIKA CURES CANCER! SORT OF. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2146356-we-may-be-able-to-use-zika-virus-to-attack-brain-cancer-cells/ CONGRESS MIGHT DO SOMETHING

en

01:03:28

239: Nate Siggard on Neutron Star Collisions,...

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

2017/09/07

Artist Nate Siggard (SkinMotion.com) joins us to talk about a possible collision of neutron stars found by the LIGO gravitational wave detector, how packs of wild dogs in Africa vote by sneezing, and how the city of Los Angeles is fighting warming by making white streets. LIGO TRACKING BIGGEST EXPLOSION EVER RECORDED https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rumors-swirl-ligo-snagged-gravitational-waves-neutron-star-collision?tgt=nr AFRICA: BIRTHPLACE OF

en

00:57:53

238: Gerard Dean Peters on Millions of Black Holes,...

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

2017/08/31

Gerard Dean Peters returns to talk to us about the recent discovery that there's way more Black Holes than we thought, the fact that marathon runners have a special runners' biome and what's the deal with roving jewelry. Plus we look into what Neil Armstrong or Buzz would have done if they had gotten stuck on the moon. THERE'S SO MANY BLACK HOLES https://www.sciencenews.org/article/we-share-milky-way-100-million-black-holes CAN BACTERIA TURN YOU INTO AN

en

01:06:23

237: Gerard Dean Peters on Asteroid Fly-Bys,...

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

2017/08/24

Comedian Gerard Dean Peters stops by to help us take a look at some near-Earth Asteroids headed our way, what we should be doing to fight super-volcanoes and why speaking in your non-native language helps you to be more logical, and less emotional. EARTH GRAZIN' http://www.techtimes.com/articles/212546/20170812/asteroid-expected-to-skim-past-earth-in-october.htm http://www.techtimes.com/articles/212740/20170819/large-near-earth-asteroid-to-safely-zoom-past-the-planet-on-sept-1.htm TAPPING

en

01:02:48

236: Miles Roberts on The A.I. Apocalypse, Ebola...

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

2017/08/17

Miles Roberts (@milesboberts) returns to talk about what it means that two artificial intelligence robots learned their own language, why Ebola RNA is still showing up in survivors semen and how the "Third Space" of Augmented Reality is already selling adspace. A.I. APOCALYPSE http://www.snopes.com/facebook-ai-developed-own-language/ HELP! THERE'S EBOLA IN MY JIZZ! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170802152532.htm AR ADS ARE

en

01:04:45

235: Miles Roberts on NASA's Planetary Protection...

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

2017/08/10

Comedian Miles Roberts (@milesboberts) joins us talk about NASA's job posting for a Planetary Protection Officer, why American runners have been getting slower and cockroaches that farm mushrooms. Plus we take a close look at sexuality in space. PLANETARY PROTECTION OFFICER IS PROBABLY NOT THE JOB YOU THINK IT IS http://www.npr.org/2017/08/03/541352728/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-nasa-s-next-planetary-protection-officer AMERICANS ARE GETTING SLOWER (AT

en

01:24:24

234: Riley Silverman on Bacteria That Make You...

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

2017/08/03

Standup Riley Silverman (@ryesilverman) returns to help us figure out if your gut bacteria can make you a good person, if your health choices can affect your offspring and why poor people look like poor, plus we get deep into genetic engineering, CRISPR, the transporter dilemma and debate the existence of a soul! Can your guts make you more altruistic? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-microbes-encourage-altruism/ EPIGENETICS PLAY A ROLE IN

en

00:58:19

233: Riley Silverman on Radio Signal From The Stars,...

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

2017/07/27

Standup Riley Silverman (@ryesilverman) joins us to talk about some weird signals from deep space, is it aliens? Plus has insomnia evolved in humans for a reason? And can anything kill Tardigrades, a.k.a. Water Bears? ALIENS!? IT'S ALIENS, ISN'T IT?! https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/17/15982656/arecibo-observatory-ross-128-red-dwarf-radio-waves-signal INSOMNIA IS A GOOD

en

00:59:11

232: Kash Abdulmalik on Bacterial Dust Storms, Punk...

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

2017/07/13

Kash Abdulmalik(@KashAbdulmalik) returns to look into how dust storms can affect your allergies, biomes and general health, one of the only animals that plays the drums in the wild and the invention of a passively self-powered nanobot that can clean up stagnant water. Plus can we build a highway to the moon? SANDSTORM BIOMES https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170627105407.htm PUNK ROCK

en

01:09:51

231: Kash Abdulmalik on Geckoskin in Space, The...

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

2017/07/06

Kash Abdulmalik (@KashAbdulmalik) joins us to talk about how the superior gripping power of geckos is helping clean up space junk, what would happen if the Yellowstone Caldera exploded and why judging your attraction someone based on their headshots isn't very accurate. Plus we look into claims that B17 cures cancer. Is it true? GECKOS IN SPACE https://www.newscientist.com/article/2139071-gecko-inspired-robot-has-grippers-that-could-clean-up-space-junk/ YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO/EVIDENCE OF

en

01:00:51

230: Elyssa Phillips on Entangled Codes,...

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

2017/06/29

Comedy writer and actor Elyssa Phillips (@elyssamp) returns to chat with us about chinese entangled particle technology, how brains are wired to store info in up to 11 different mathematical dimensions, and how a waste urine processing plant started making electricity. Plus we figure out if water is wet and what constitutes music!THE CHINESE GO QUANTUMhttps://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/quantum-entanglement-transmitted-through-spaceBRAINS BE

en

01:11:29

229: Elyssa Phillips on A City On Mars, Cybersleep...

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

2017/06/22

Comedy writer and actor Elyssa Phillips (@elyssamp) joins us to discuss Elon Musk's plan to start a civilization on Mars, a new way to possibly induce long-term sleep, and why some kids in Africa have more willpower than kids in the western world. Plus we take a look into nuclear power and the water in New York. MUSK ME TO MARS https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elon-musk-publishes-plans-for-colonizing-mars THE SCIENCE OF

en

00:57:45

228: Peter Hyoguchi on T-Rex Feathers, CRISPR Human...

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

2017/06/15

Filmmaker Peter Hyoguchi (peterhyoguchi.com) returns to talk with us about T-Rex's newfound lack of feathers, the results of China testing gene editing on humans and a conspiracy-rich hole on Mars. Plus we figure out if it's possible to talk to squirrels. FIRST THEY HAD LIZARD SKIN, THEN CHICKEN FEATHERS, NOW FISH SCALES? http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/06/world-s-only-fossils-t-rex-skin-suggest-it-was-covered-scales-not-feathers THERE'S DEFINITELY A SARLACC PIT ON

en

01:27:11

227: Peter Hyoguchi on Ancient Human Skulls, Reading...

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

2017/06/08

Filmmaker Peter Hyoguchi (peterhyoguchi.com) joins us to get into the new oldest human bones ever found, a technique for reading human facial representations in the brains of monkeys and how electrical stimulation to the head might increase creativity. Plus we talk about climate science and get deep into some conspiracy theories. HUMANITY GETS OLDER - 100,000 YEARS

en

01:15:09

226: Bryan Musil on Crash-Resistant Microbes, The...

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

2017/05/25

Comedy Writer Bryan Musil returns to help us figure out microbes that can travel through space as well as survive the landing, the betting odds on which technologies will happen soon and Italy's search for Caligula's missing orgy ship. Microbes are unbreakable https://www.newscientist.com/article/2131136-microbes-might-thrive-after-crash-landing-on-board-a-meteorite/?campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS- ODDS ON

en

98 results

Similar Podcasts

Eye On The Sky

Vermont Public

Cienciaes.com

cienciaes.com

This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

Hablando con Científicos - Cienciaes.com

cienciaes.com

The Elective Rotation: A Critical Care Hospital Pharmacy Podcast

Pharmacy Joe