Ep 116: Science... sort of - Subnormal

Science... sort of

Brachiolope

Natural Sciences, Science

4.7 • 674 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2011

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - Naked mole rats are even more awesome than previous thought: their sperm is terrible. Doesn't sound like a good thing? Well how come their awful sperm still works just fine? Because mole rates cannot be stopped, that's why.

00:11:53 - Like it or not, drinks are a part of the show and thus require a moment of discussion. Charlie has an old standby in the form of a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Patrick has a nondescript merlot, he can assert that it is in fact red. Ryan has a hot buttered whiskey based on a recipe he is happy to share from the book And A Bottle of Rum. And Jacob has spicy cinnamon vanilla eggnog, if that's what you're in to.

00:18:20 - This week trailer trash talk heads north to Scandinavia whilst the Paleopals try to breakdown the many incarnations of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

00:32:32 - Last year several circular holes opened up in Guatemala city, and while it may be tempting to call them sinkholes, according to an article Patrick found they should actually be called piping features. But there is still heated disagreement over karst.

00:43:43 - A man was arrested at CERN for messing with vending machines as an attempt to disrupt Higgs-Boson detection. He claimed to be from the future. A very "sort of" story as relayed by several exited Paleopals. Can they uncover the truth within the course of the segment?

00:52:41 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like time travelers, their existence is hotly debated and likely nothing more than a prank. Patrick has an extremely generous donation from John P. THANKS, JOHN! Ryan has a short sweet tweet from Sharon about painting frogs. Ryan is concerned for amphibian well-being, but hopes he's misreading things. Charlie has an iTunes review that seems have written by an SEO expert in Philippe. And Jacob explores the Facebook page for a messsage from Kendal about using our Amazon affiliate link to help the show out while doing one's holiday shopping.

Thanks for listening! It's not to late to order winter solstice gifts based on the guides written by Ryan and Patrick both available at Paleocave.com!

Music for this week's show:

Born Normal - Dispatch

You're So Damn Hot - OK Go

Last Tattoo - Rehab

Endless Column - Blue Man Group

I'm a Fool - American Hi-Fi

Transcript

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0:00.0	Listen, Patrick, I'm not afraid to admit that I'm a scientist.
0:04.0	And I think it's pretty obvious there's a problem in this country.
0:07.6	When people who aren't doing science can get all the money.
0:11.6	And people who are doing science are afraid to even talk about it.
0:14.6	But if I'm elected president, I will do science to this entire country.
0:18.3	Do you know what I...
0:18.8	Science all over your face.
0:20.1	Do you have any idea what I'm talking about, Patrick?
0:22.6	Um.
0:23.5	From science sort of.com,
0:25.0	you're listening to Science Sort of. Yeah.
0:40.5	Welcome to science water.
0:43.7	This is episode 116.
0:46.8	I don't even know what accent I'm trying to do anymore.
0:49.8	That accent was subnormal, which happens to also be the theme for this week's show.
0:55.4	We are going underneath normality to bring you all things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science.
1:01.6	Joining me to talk about those things in a ridiculous Swedish chef-inspired accents are my paleo pals.
1:07.8	Patrick?
1:09.0	Charlie, der, der, der, darn.
1:10.4	Charlie.
1:11.5	Good talk. And Jacob. Oh, d'ring, der. Charlie. Good and talk.
1:12.5	And Jacob.
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