Ep 153: Science... sort of - The Armadillo at the End of the Universe

Science... sort of

Brachiolope

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4.8 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2012

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - Diane Kelly decided to tell the story of how she came to accept scientific sacrifice through the lens of the armadillo penis. This, somehow, leads a larger discussion of scientific storytelling prowess.

00:23:55 - Drinks are a lot like penises, often unexpected and sometimes disappointing. Ryan enjoys the Canadian-made Unibroue Grande Réserve 17, because somebody has to represent the beers of the great white north. Ben enjoys the 'soft' version of the piña colada as made by SoBe. And Kelly calls back to the previously enjoyed Leinenkugel Summer shandy, that she enjoys while also calling back to the #SciFund Challenge which is about to start Round 3!

00:30:57 - Kelly is also super stoked for the upcoming found footage horror movie The Bay, which involves the evolution of isopod causing them to parasitize humans instead of cute fishies. THE HORROR!

00:42:22 - Ben talks about how physicists claim that they can build a clock lasting longer than the universe. Ryan and Kelly are skeptical because it involves crystals, which are notoriously pseudoscientific But Ben deftly explains the pros and the cons.

01:01:39 - PaleoPOWs are lot like clocks, they can be hard to interpret. Kelly has an e-mail from Miles T. asking for our help promoting Ada Lovelace Day supporting women in science, technology, engineering and math(s). Which Ryan is all for as soon as Ben explains to him who Ada Lovelace was. Ben wants everyone to know about this year's Podcast Awards, as well as the new and exciting Stitcher Awards! Please consider nominating us today! And finally Ryan reads an iTunes review from Tom, who gave us 5-stars in response to Ryan attempting to trade reviews for new shows.

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Music for this week's show provided by:

Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine

Alcohol - Barenaked Ladies

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

Rock Around The Clock Tonight - Bill Haley & His Comets

Transcript

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0:00.0	Yeah, let's do this.
0:01.1	Do it, do it.
0:02.0	Do it.
0:02.2	I'm excited about today's show.
0:03.5	The topics are fun.
0:05.0	Okay.
0:05.7	The dark worm of time is not what we're calling this episode.
0:09.5	The corrupting word of time.
0:12.9	From science sort of.com, you're listening to Science Sort of.
0:33.5	Ladies and gentlemen, listeners everywhere around the globe, you are listening to episode 154 of this here podcast, which happens to be science, sort of.
0:38.6	Our theme this week is the Armadillo at the end of the universe.
0:42.4	I'm Ryan. I'll be your host today and joining me to discuss things that are science.
0:45.5	Things that are sort of science and things that wish they were science.
0:49.7	Are two of my favorite paleo-pal podcasting partners in crime who also happen to have their own shows
0:55.1	on the Braculo Media Network. Number one is Kelly Weiner-Smith. Woo! Of the weekly Weiner-Smith. And number two is Ben Tippett.
1:01.0	Good evening, my friends. It's good to be back. It is good to be back. I feel like I haven't talked to both of you in far too long.
1:08.0	Indeed. I didn't mind so much with Ben, but Kelly, I missed you.
1:11.9	I missed you, too.
1:14.0	It just hasn't been the same since I left Alabama.
1:17.9	So...
1:18.4	It's been sad.
1:19.7	Not enough banjo music going on in the background, huh?
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