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Recent Episodes

Episode 230: ReVisiting Jurassic Park

Posted July 7, 2025 • 00:31:03

In celebration of the latest Jurassic Park movie, we are reposting an episode from 2022 about how the birds escaped Jurassic Park. Enjoy.

Episode 229: Chirality

Posted June 24, 2025 • 00:29:38

Chad and Mike talk about how biological molecules are often left handed or right handed. This affects us in many fascinating ways.

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Episode 228: Relearning the Curie-ous Case of Marie Curie

Posted June 9, 2025 • 00:29:49

Mike and Chad are re-listening to this episode from 2020 about the married couple of Marie and Pierre Curie, each of whom won at least one Nobel Prize...

Episode 227: Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Posted May 28, 2025 • 00:31:12

Chad and Mike invite Dr. David Lewis, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and an anthropologist from Oregon State University, onto the...

Episode 226: Re-listening to Mandolin

Posted May 12, 2025 • 00:32:46

Mike and Chad are re-sharing this episode with Stephen Tufte, a physics professor from Lewis and Clark. He shared with us the science behind playing...