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SIO437: Zoë Schiffer on Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
Episode 437
Elon Musk accidentally buying Twitter and then ruining it is a story so absurd and wild that someone should write a book about it. Lucky for us, Zoë …
2 years, 5 months ago
SIO436: They’re Retconning George Floyd’s Murder, but Radley Balko Is Fighting Back
Episode 436
Radley Balko is the guest today as we discuss the Right's efforts to retcon George Floyd's murder and Derek Chauvin's responsibility in a "documentar…
2 years, 5 months ago
SIO435: The Radical Idea That We Shouldn’t Work Ourselves to Death
Episode 435
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced Senate Bill 3947 to change the standard 40-hour workweek to 32 hours with no loss in pay and held a hearing on Ma…
2 years, 5 months ago
SIO434: Biden Is Failing On Israel-Palestine. So What Do We Do?
Episode 434
It feels like this comes up precisely every 4 years, but once again I find myself having to point out that the way to make things better isn't to ma…
2 years, 5 months ago
SIO433: The Robot at the End of the Universe
Episode 433
We're focusing in on some sci-fi with Dr. Bryan Gillis, astrophysicist to the stars! We take you through one of Ted Chiang's incredible short storie…
2 years, 5 months ago
SIO432: How 13 Reasons Why Killed Kids
Episode 432
CW: Discussion of suicide; please skip this episode if it's better for your mental health
After a long hiatus, Dr. Alan Smerbeck AKA Stormy Decisis i…
2 years, 6 months ago
SIO431: The Em Drive Is Supposed To Be Impossible. So Why Did Experiments Say It Worked?
Episode 431
Dr. Bryan Gillis is back to walk us through a space travel concept that would have upended Physics as we know it if it had worked. But, wait a secon…
2 years, 6 months ago
SIO430: Real or Bullshit: Quantum Products Edition!
Episode 430
Quantum Anne is back! She had a fantastic idea to quiz us all on some quantum products she has come across. Here's the thing though, mixed into the …
2 years, 6 months ago
SIO429: Artists Punished More Than Scientists for Same Misconduct
Episode 429
This was a really fun one! Dr. Joe Siev and Dr. Jake Teeny join to walk us through their findings from a series of studies in their recent article,…
2 years, 6 months ago
SIO428: Regret After Gender-Affirming Surgery Is Virtually Nonexistent
Episode 428
Dr. Harry Barbee out of Johns Hopkins University recently co-authored a meta-analysis in JAMA Surgery, examining postoperative regret for those pe…
2 years, 6 months ago