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How do animals sense magnetic fields? Why was the first Trolley Problem written? And who was Hitchbot? Images we talk about: - Hitchbot with Santa Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: the first compasses, captain McDonalds, “epistemologically unacceptable”, magnetic bacteria, magnetic dip, pooping north, the table of good boys, let’s do a study, it’s more in...

How old did Aristotle think the Earth was? What makes a dinosaur a dinosaur? And how did our guest get into paleontology?            Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord!            We also learn about: getting started in paleontology, shooting lasers at fossils, artistotle thought the earth was infinitely old, getting the 6,000 number from bible family tree math, it’s infinitely...

What happens when you gives bugs drugs? How many digits of pi do we actually need? And what is the drama behind the blackest black? Images we talk about: - Spider Webs on Various Drugs - Graph of Pi Approximations Across History - The Redemption of Vanity, MIT's Blackest Black Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: how do you give a bee cocaine? cocaine is a n...

If all these conspiracy theories were real, what are the statistical odds they'd be kept secret? Why did Pluto get demoted from planethood? And can animals make art? Images we talk about: - Pierre’s Brassau’s Art - Erased Dekooning Drawing - Sean Thomas’ “Case Study” - Monkey Selfie Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: planes fly over Ella’s house? coinciden...

What is the nuanced science behind homosexuality in animals and humans? Is there a single gay gene? No. No absolutely not. But how many songs could you fit into a gram of DNA, and why would you want to? And what are some of the most niche sports and why are they still so great?            Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: Tom is an ally, 1500 observed gay...

You've probably heard of Carbon Dating, but how are Astronomy, Biology, and Nuclear Physics involved? What are the problems with having babies in space, and how many animals have had babies in space? (surprisingly more than you'd think!) And what is the history of nail polish, and more importantly, our relationship with painting nails? Videos we talk about: - Mice in Space Support us with a Max Fu...

What exactly are cosmic rays and how do they affect us? Why do humans have so many different eye colors? And why does everyone hate the triangle so much? Images we talk about: - The Sistrum            - The Angel Battle of the Bands            - The Triangle in the Painting            Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord!            We also learn about: pions and tiny particles w...

This week we're releasing our very first test episode of the podcast! What are neural networks? Do butterflies remember being caterpillars? And what is Love Island? Content Warning: Mentions of suicide in the Misc Topic Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: what is a dog? stem cell hotel, the giant squid axon, neural networks will be walking and talking soon,...

Follow Ella's new job's tiktok! When we say save the bees, which bees are we talking about? What happens when you repeat a word and it loses meaning? And how could you design an experiment to figure that out?  And what is speed running and why do we all love it? Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: solitary bees dance in their spare time, 25000 species of be...

What is the Turing Test, what has it become, and what can we learn from it? How many of Ella's weird bodily quirks do you have? And how did the pub quiz come about?            For the next month only, use code "Everything" to save 60% off your first month of MEL Science! https://melscience.com/sBGM/ Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: the imitation game, pe...

Could you domesticate a fox, and what even IS domestication? What is the oldest potted plant, and, wait, what does Caroline mean by that question? And how did Tom go from hating crosswords to loving them?            The photo we mention of Mecta the Fox Pup            Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: the first domesticated animals, one of Darwin’s sequel...

What happened to the golden toad? How many things did we leave on the moon, and what are they? And what is the oldest recorded bar joke? Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: The World Wildlife Fund/World Wresting Federation, Agatha Christie’s Mystery of the Golden Toad, publication smackdowns, the amphibian apocalypse, outside my jurisdiction, double callbac...

What do heat and temperature have to do with biology? (It turns out, a lot!) We know what periods are, but why do humans have them? And stickers are delightful but how did they come about? Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: what is heat? endotherms ectotherms homeotherms heterotherms and poikilotherms, being warm blooded evolved twice, heat generating plan...

Special guest Steve Rathje ( @StevePsychology ) asks us, do insects have consciousness? What, empirically, makes things go viral on social media? And what are the scientific effects of live theatre? Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: Outgroup effects on social media, subjective experience and qualia, except for mosquitos, we share genes with bananas are th...

What can a video game teach us about pandemics? What are the different things a sneeze can smell like? And what makes game jams so magical? Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: Hakkar the Soulflayer, npc asymptomatic carriers, just reset the world and change the code!, a disease model with real people, death isn’t temporary, show us the patch notes, self pro...

What are the benefits of reintroducing a species after 400 years? Why do we make rats solve mazes, and can slime molds solve mazes? What is ASMR, and how did it become such a thing?            Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord!           We also learn about: Beavery introductions, vanilla flavor usually isn’t castorium, beavers support everyone in the wetlands, Tom’s gonna mak...

To start the new year we learn about the science and history of recording sound, consider whether people with Prosopagnosia experience Pareidolia, and relive what it was like for Caroline to meet the one and only Sir David Attenborough. Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: The Phonoautograph, unplayable recordings, “drop the auto, just, Phonograph”, did you...

Today we learn about the most interesting topic of all: each other! How did we get into our science fields, and how did we meet? What's our favorite science fact to tell at parties? What advice do we have for aspiring creators?            Support us with a Max Fun Membership!    Join our Discord!            We also learn about: our science origin stories, Tom used to be a theatre kid, Tom’s first...

On a surprisingly deep holiday episode, we ask, what is a genetic chimera, could it save lives, and is it moral? What are Judas Goats, and what are the challenges faced in conservation? And most importantly, what were the first toys in history and what were our favorite toys? Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: Why are mythological chimeras all ladies? a To...

When was the first pregnancy test? If we know the biggest and smallest sizes in the universe, what is the middlest size? What's the deal with fanfiction? Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord!            We also learn about: Comedy!, piss prophets, we should know better that science is weird, “Looks like the frog’s ovulating!”, we are in the middle of history, what even is an obje...

What are the uses of randomness, and how do we even get it? What happens to your body when you don't sleep? And is Stardew Valley secretly... a horror game?  Links we Discuss:  Infinite Monkey Theorem Results The Hollow Mask Illusion Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: Ella making random noises, chiptune drums, dice fanfiction, the infinite monkey grant, gg...

How do mind controlling (or rather, behavior controlling) parasites work? Are elephants right or left handed? And what is so great about Naruto Bohemian Rhapsody AMVs?            Read Tom's essay on Tor.com!            Get tickets to Ella's science comedy show!            Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord!            We also learn about: being cancelled by ants, Ella tries to...

On this SpoOoOoky Halloween episode we learn about a slew of truly spooky frogs, investigate which animal has the most bones, and see how capitalism may have led to the rise of witch hunts!        Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord!            We also learn about: fluorescence, dinosaur eating frogs (technically), CAN A SPIDER EAT A DINOSAUR??? (NOT CLICKBAIT), frog shazam, Ell...

What does a time illusion look like? Why are bees electrically charged? Who is the real Shakespeare?            Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: Yanney and Laurel, bad science magic tricks, Carly Rae Jepsen's seminal hit Call Me Maybe, Temporal Odor Mixtures, how many bees are in a bolt of lightning, The Flower Dome, fake flowers and fake bees, the flat...

Science communicators Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper share anything and everything interesting! Each episode they teach each other about a science topic, answer a question, and learn about a miscellaneous topic. Whether it's bugs on drugs, temporal illusions, or reality tv, there's so much out there, so let's learn everything! Join our Discord, message us, and follow us everywhere at htt...