Science, Actually Presents : The Nerd and the Scientist

From ancient stone calendars to the cosmic calendar, can Kovi and Benjamin cram 10,000 years of humans documenting the seasons and the passage of time into 30 minutes? NOPE! They do try - and made up two commercials - so buckle up. Follow us everywhere! Find Benjamin at Science, Actually : https://www.scienceactually.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/actuallyscience Find Kovi at Fun Fact Science...

Saturn's rings are the biggest in the Solar System, but not the only ones? Stars don't twinkle? Mercury's the closest planet to our Sun, but has glaciers? What the what? Listen to part two of Kovi and Benjamin's debunking space myths extravaganza! Follow us everywhere! Find Benjamin at Science, Actually : https://www.scienceactually.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/actuallyscience Find Kovi at...

Black holes don't suck, the Sun is not on fire, and the Moon doesn't have a dark side - just a plain 'ol boring 'far side'. Join Kovi and Benjamin for part one of a two part series where they share and debunk some common myths and misconceptions about space - even if it did look cool in Star Wars. Follow us everywhere! Find Benjamin at Science, Actually : https://www.scienceactually.com/ & htt...

Taurus the cockatoo? Scorpio the ostrich? Perseus the elk? Orion the baby buffalo? Leo the horse? We're familiar with the modern, western names of the constellations, but there have been countless cultures over thousands of years putting their unique stories on the same stars. This week Kovi and Benjamin discuss the emus, lost men, grills for cooking fish, and blue women that other civilizations s...

Kovi and Benjamin had every intention to speak about what makes for good seeing (clear skies, low light pollution, and little atmospheric turbulence) - and eventually did - but spoke about the Voyager spacecraft's famous Pale Blue Dot photo for a bit first. Follow us everywhere! Find Benjamin at Science, Actually : https://www.scienceactually.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/actuallyscience Fin...

Kovi and Benjamin bumble their way through an episode about asteroids, a nameless astrophysicist, and the Beatles. And what's the deal with M-class? M-class asteroids, and M-class stars, and M-class Star Trek things - we should call it mmm-class... Follow us everywhere! Find Benjamin at Science, Actually : https://www.scienceactually.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/actuallyscience Find Kovi at...

The longer a star burns, the more its fuel fuses into heavier and heavier elements. But that takes a long time - so if you're in a rush just find two neutron stars smack them together. Benjamin has questions about heavy elements! Kovi has answers! Do they stay on topic? ehhhhh.... Follow us everywhere! Find Benjamin at Science, Actually : https://www.scienceactually.com/ & https://www.facebook...

Kovi and Benjamin made a number two! Buckle up and buckle in as we talk about classification of celestial objects. When does a planet become a star? Can a star become a planet? In what way are supernovae like hot dogs? Follow us everywhere! Find Benjamin at Science, Actually : https://www.scienceactually.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/actuallyscience Find Kovi at Fun Fact Science : https://ww...

Kovi and Benjamin reunite to kick off their new show! It's our first episode! The pilot episode! The one where we figure out what we're doing, talk about space, try to sell you rubber ducks and fail, and basically have a great time. Follow us everywhere! Find Benjamin at Science, Actually : https://www.scienceactually.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/actuallyscience Find Kovi at Fun Fact Scienc...