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Episode 199: Bernoulli and Magnus Effects

Posted April 29, 2024 • 00:30:57

Mike and Chad answer a listener's question about why spin affects the flight of baseballs.

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Episode 198: Termites: How to eat food you can't actually digest

Posted April 16, 2024 • 00:31:51

Chad tells Mike all about termites, the Russian nesting dolls of the insect world. Termites can't actually digest wood all by themselves and so utilize...

Episode 197: Total Eclipse of 2024

Posted April 1, 2024 • 00:31:11

Mike and Chad answer all your questions about the total solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024.

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Episode 196: The Malaria Vaccine

Posted March 18, 2024 • 00:31:13

Chad tells Mike about the new vaccine to prevent malaria. This has been decades in the making and Chad explains why this was such a difficult vaccine...

Episode 195: Pulsars and Bursts...Oh My!!

Posted March 4, 2024 • 00:31:54

We often think of astronomical events as ephemeral; however, today we are talking about three evanescent events that are making astronomers very excited....