Ep 5: Science... sort of - Avoiding Extinction

Science... sort of

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4.8 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2009

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Science... sort of: Episode 5. Do pretty women actually make men loose their minds? Justin, Ryan, and Patrick explore a new study that suggests that this is indeed true. Next the paleopals continue to be lost in space as they discuss the trailer for the upcoming horror scifi flick "Pandorum". Then the Nile crocodile tries to avoid extinction in the Okavango Delta, as the trio analyze opportunities for artificial insemination. Finally, Justin plays the odd-man-out as Ryan and Patrick continue their love-affair with werewolves as they discuss the comic "The Astounding Wolfman".

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Science Sort of.
0:06.0	Welcome to Science Sort of.
0:10.0	Welcome to Science Sort of. I'm Justin.
0:16.0	And he's Ryan.
0:18.0	Hello.
0:19.0	And he's Patrick.
0:27.2	Ola. And together we're the paleo pals. The purpose of our show is to discuss things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science.
0:32.1	In the before times, to quote South Park, Charles Darwin suggested that the natural selection
0:38.1	was the primary mechanism that resulted in evolution.
0:40.9	The idea that species could go extinct was a vital component of the theory.
0:44.6	It may have seemed preposterous in the Victorian era, but when you could just wade out
0:49.7	out into the ocean and catch a whale with your bare hands.
0:52.2	But our modern era has shown that extinction can happen all too easily.
0:55.9	This week's theme is avoiding extinction.
1:06.4	Are you going with the, uh, what are we drinking still, Justin?
1:09.4	Yeah, let's, yeah, why don't we, what are you drinking, Patrick?
1:14.9	I'm still on the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, to nothing fancy.
1:19.9	Same pack from last week?
1:22.1	It is, actually, yeah.
1:25.2	Not get through that stuff very quickly.
1:27.0	It gets better with age.
1:27.9	Well, I thought I had such a great show last year.
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