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The Mini: Chimeras
Chimeras, organoids, CRISPR epigenetic editing, explosive diarrhea outbreak, Spider-Noir, mules vs. hinnies, and the 2026 World Cup as a disease…
Jul 15
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
1
2
53:00
Spider-Man villains part 2: Scorpion and the other Chimeras
What if you could rewrite your DNA? The science behind Spider-Man's chimera villains, CRISPR, genetics, and Handwavium.
Jul 8
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
2
8
1:11:30
The Mini: Lab Safety
We revisit why you shouldn't lick rocks, dangers of self-experimenting, dark proteins, de-aging cells, and sadly a 1,000-year-old Peru geoglyph…
Jul 1
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
1
2
29:00
Spider-Man villains part 1: Lab Safety
Spider-Man's villains are a case study of OSHA violations. We break down the science of lab safety, what goes wrong, and why fiction can't stop…
Jun 24
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
4
2
1:28:20
The Mini: Geoglyphs
The crew recaps Nazca Lines and Peruvian culture, then explores DNA, fingerprints, firefly conservation, spinach eye drops, AI brain implants, and gene…
Jun 17
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
2
1
45:15
Nazca Lines of Peru and Crop Circles
Who drew the Nazca Lines and why? Aliens, offerings, or brilliant engineers? The crew explores Nazca Lines, crop circles, Peruvian history and culture.
Jun 10
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
3
3
1:11:30
The Mini: Hive Mind
The crew revisits the hive mind, and dives into science holes on de-extinction, consciousness in vegetative patients, and smelly farts.
Jun 3
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
1
3
28:30
The Hive Mind
What if the scariest thing about a hive mind isn't losing yourself, but finding out you never had a self to lose? Resistance may be futile.
May 27
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
3
6
1
1:18:00
The Mini: Planetary Defense
The crew revisits Near Earth Objects, Dante's Inferno maybe the first asteroid impact story, and "Science Holes" about smart fart-tracking underwear and…
May 20
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
3
1
1
45:00
Saving Earth from Other Worldly Impact
Tracking Near-Earth Objects, DART, tabletop defense games, and Starship Trooper conspiracies. The Rabbit Hole of Research crew heads to the Basement…
May 13
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
2
7
1:24:20
The Mini: Living Underground
The crew revisits living underground, lunar lava tube safety, and drops into a science hole about a Stanford discovery that rewrites how we think life…
May 6
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
1
3
37:00
Living Underground: Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial
On the day Artemis II launched, the RHR crew headed down below the Basement Studio to ask the question fiction keeps digging up, can humans live…
Apr 29
•
Jotham Austin, II PhD
,
Nick Elizalde
, and
Georgia Geis
1
2
1:14:00
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