Jun 20, 2026
First episode in separate studios! Went well, and we had a fun discussion about the recent JRE Eric Weinstein episode, with the possibility that the science of Physics has been stalled, or purposefully distracted, by the beautiful but seemingly useless mathematics of String Theory. Is it possible that "real...
Sep 18, 2024
We went live for a short episode mid-harvest season to discuss some new thoughts on Assembly Theory, but got distracted by questions from the live chat about the winemaking process. We do, eventually, discuss Assembly Theory.
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Jan 7, 2021
In this episode Russ gives a presentation, with slides, about the standard model processes that take place in stars to generate elements, how that process eventually results in novas and supernovas, and how supernovas and other similar very high energy events generate cosmic rays. When these cosmic rays hit earth,...
Jul 2, 2020
We've gotten way behind on listener emails because of the guests
on the last three shows, so after we open some 1up boxes and do the
drawing for the SnakeBros Hat prize, we read through a lot of
excellent emails that spark conversation on many topics.
In the third segment Kyle reads some articles on recent...
Jun 6, 2020
This episode is one of those rambling conversations that is difficult, in retrospect, to give a concise title. We do talk about entropy and the arrow of time, but we also discuss gravity and astrophysics, orbital mechanics, lagrange points and trojan points, geomagnetic anomalies and an "activated" asteroid in a...