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Episode 415
THE SIMULATION SERIES FINALE! After much philosophy and physics reading, and after the excellent breakdown of the physics and computing aspects …
2 years, 2 months ago
SIO414: So You Want To Simulate The Universe...
Episode 414
Ok, so we've done a bunch of philosophizing about whether or not we live in a simulation, but what about the physics and computing involved? Dr. Brya…
2 years, 2 months ago
SIO413: The Search for the Man-Hating Feminist Continues
Episode 413
The elusive man-hating feminist avoided scientific detection in the previous episode, but the chase continues! The game is the foot!
Are you an exper…
2 years, 2 months ago
SIO412: Do Feminists Hate Men?
Episode 412
I decided to call an audible and give us a mini-break from the intense philosophy and physics stuff, and instead invite expert Lydia Smith on to brea…
2 years, 2 months ago
SIO411: Zeno, Pascal, and Sleeping Beauty All Walk Into a Bar...
Episode 411
Do you like philosophical thought experiments and probability theory and have a structured settlement and want cash now? Have I got the pod…
2 years, 2 months ago
SIO410: Futurama and Simulation Theory
Episode 410
Good news, everyone! Today we embark upon a bit of a miniseries! Dr. Bryan Gillis and I began with the idea to do a sort of Philosophers in Spac…
2 years, 2 months ago
SIO409: Can You "Boost" Your Immune System?
Episode 409
It's an Emergen-C episode with Dr. Rick Sullivan! With the holidays approaching, you may be wondering if there's a good way to boost your immune sys…
2 years, 2 months ago
SIO408: Dr. Steve Proper, On the House
Episode 408
For Seriously Awful Movies 4, we reviewed S6E15 of House called Black Hole. We brought Dr. Steve Proper along because the episode deals with a very c…
2 years, 3 months ago
SIO407: Entropy and Information
Episode 407
It's another physicode with Dr. Bryan Gillis! Bryan heard the food episode recently and wanted to chime in with a physics perspective on why your br…
2 years, 3 months ago
SIO406: How Science Made Food Too Addictive
Episode 406
Dr. Dawn Fariello, a lecturer at Fordham University who helped develop their popular course The Ecology and Economics of Food Systems, joins the sho…
2 years, 3 months ago