Ep 223: Our two year anniversary show!

Ep 223: Our two year anniversary show!

Our two year anniversary show! Our show has made it to the two year point. So, we did an episode that doesn’t really have a point. We drift passed history, blackholes, astrology, Chinese emperors, waterclocks, and eventually land on an explanation of time dilation. From Einstein’s theory of special relativity, find out why the faster …

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Ep 222 part1: Blackhole background

Ep 222 part1: Blackhole background

part1: Blackhole background We decided to do an episode on blackholes. It was by Phil’s request. it is the fiftieth episode wherein I have been joined by my brother as my co-host. Turned out to go a bit long, so here’s the first part, which turns out to be a bit short. It’s the story …

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Ep 220: Wagging tongues over taste

Ep 220: Wagging tongues over taste

Wagging tongues over taste Researching this episode made me so hungry! Today, phil and I talk about your tongue, a berry that makes sour things sweet, mice in mid yum, and your brain and the sense of taste.

Ep 219: Balance

Ep 219: Balance

Balance You hardly notice it unless something goes wrong, but your sense of balance relies on most of your other senses to work, and uses all sorts of interesting bits of your interesting brain. Along with sleeping birds, bionic men, and beer bottles, Phil and I talk about your sense of balance.

Ep 218: Touching on touch

Ep 218: Touching on touch

Touching on touch Throughout your body, you have nerves. These send signals about the world through your spinal cord, and into your brain. More than just what you feel, your sense of touch includes temperature, pressure, the position of your body, and a bit about what your internal organs are up to today. We continue …

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Ep 217: Take a look at looking

Ep 217: Take a look at looking

Take a look at looking Your sense of vision is arguably the most complicated sense you have. Estimates range from one half, to as much as two thirds of your brain dedicated to using light to make sense of your world. From the way your eyes turn light into nerve impulses, to different bits of …

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Ep 216: the stuff between your ears, including the ears

Ep 216: the stuff between your ears, including the ears

the stuff between your ears, including the ears From the shape of your ears to bits of your brain, and just a little bit about fish for some reason, have a listen to how we listen.