The Lab With Brad

The Brothers Barton, talking armchair science from their armchairs. No politics, no guilt trips—it’s science!

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Ep 266: The Lab anniversary: three years and counting!

Posted June 11, 202000:19:30

The Lab anniversary: three years and counting! After three years of doing this show, we do more of this show. Join us as we celebrate our anniversary...

Ep 265: By tooth and scale

Posted June 4, 202000:22:04

By tooth and scale The Silurian period was warm, and compared to the periods around it, rather gentle. Plants on land became a bit more sophisticated,...

Ep 264: Life tries again

Posted May 28, 202000:19:33

Life tries again After the extinctions at the end of the Cambrian, the Ordovician once again came with a sudden increase in the amount and variety of...

Ep 263: a bevy of beasts

Posted May 21, 202000:18:37

a bevy of beasts About 451,000,000 years ago, there was a sudden increase in the number of different types of animals in the fossil record. The animals...

Ep 262: itty bitty chatty: cells, signals, and communication

Posted May 14, 202000:22:50

itty bitty chatty: cells, signals, and communication From Bacteria coordinating their attack, to brain cells trying to figure out how bacteria coordinate...