https://middlebasement.shanemoore.me/scientifically-speaking.rss Deep dives into... well, everything. Myths debunked, problems solved, and new mysteries discovered every episode. Hosted by David Frank, Shane Moore, Colleen Higgins, Reid Allen, and Phillip Diffley. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:02:29 +0000 Middle Basement Productions yes Shane Moore middlebasement@shanemoore.me The SciSpeak crew gathers once again to find out how the weird structure of the octopus brain can lead to master escape artists. Also, dick arms. Popular with fans of Fox's Prison Break and tentacle porn enthusiasts. https://middlebasement.shanemoore.me/static/scientifically-speaking/audio/octopuses-2.m4a Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0400 01:20:06 yes The SciSpeak crew gathers once again to find out how the weird structure of the octopus brain can lead to master escape artists. Also, dick arms. Popular with fans of Fox's Prison Break and tentacle porn enthusiasts. The SciSpeak crew gathers once again to find out how the weird structure of the octopus brain can lead to master escape artists. Also, dick arms. Popular with fans of Fox's Prison Break and tentacle porn enthusiasts. The SciSpeak team dives in to the life of the humble octopus. Wrap your tentacles around some knowledge! https://middlebasement.shanemoore.me/static/scientifically-speaking/audio/octopuses-1.m4a Sat, 02 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 00:58:55 yes The SciSpeak team dives in to the life of the humble octopus. Wrap your tentacles around some knowledge! The SciSpeak team dives in to the life of the humble octopus. Wrap your tentacles around some knowledge! Scientifically Speaking is back and better than ever! Joining Shane and Dave are Colleen, Reid and Phillip to discuss the ever-perplexing Y2K bug. What actually happened? Was there ever really cause for concern? What are computers, really? How do numbers work? What's a number? What is time? Will we answer all of these questions? You'll have to listen to find out! https://middlebasement.shanemoore.me/static/scientifically-speaking/audio/y2k.m4a Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500 00:48:29 yes Scientifically Speaking is back and better than ever! Joining Shane and Dave are Colleen, Reid and Phillip to discuss the ever-perplexing Y2K bug. What actually happened? Was there ever really cause for concern? What are computers, really? How do numbers work? What's a number? What is time? Will we answer all of these questions? You'll have to listen to find out! Scientifically Speaking is back and better than ever! Joining Shane and Dave are Colleen, Reid and Phillip to discuss the ever-perplexing Y2K bug. What actually happened? Was there ever really cause for concern? What are computers, really? How do numbers work? What's a number? What is time? Will we answer all of these questions? You'll have to listen to find out! Continuing our massive deep dive into the world of spiders, Dave tells Zach and Shane more about spier sex. spider families, and other things that are like spiders but aren't quite spiders! http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=78 Sat, 19 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0400 01:11:22 yes Continuing our massive deep dive into the world of spiders, Dave tells Zach and Shane more about spier sex. spider families, and other things that are like spiders but aren't quite spiders! Continuing our massive deep dive into the world of spiders, Dave tells Zach and Shane more about spier sex. spider families, and other things that are like spiders but aren't quite spiders! Dave gets really excited and tells Zach and Shane a lot of things about spiders. And then we run out of time! To be continued... http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=75 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500 01:37:38 yes Dave gets really excited and tells Zach and Shane a lot of things about spiders. And then we run out of time! To be continued... Dave gets really excited and tells Zach and Shane a lot of things about spiders. And then we run out of time! To be continued... Shane is temporarily replaced by Alyssa, who teaches Zach and Dave about.. just like everything she could think of. Turns out tires and rubber bands are way cooler than you thought! http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=73 Sat, 27 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500 01:49:46 yes Shane is temporarily replaced by Alyssa, who teaches Zach and Dave about.. just like everything she could think of. Turns out tires and rubber bands are way cooler than you thought! Shane is temporarily replaced by Alyssa, who teaches Zach and Dave about.. just like everything she could think of. Turns out tires and rubber bands are way cooler than you thought! Shane brings along special guest Doug to teach Zach and Dave about music. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=69 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500 01:49:06 yes Shane brings along special guest Doug to teach Zach and Dave about music. Shane brings along special guest Doug to teach Zach and Dave about music. Zach and Dave are joined by special guest Sarah to talk about the weird, sort of living cell-like organism-like things that are viruses. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=52 Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500 01:35:30 yes Zach and Dave are joined by special guest Sarah to talk about the weird, sort of living cell-like organism-like things that are viruses. Zach and Dave are joined by special guest Sarah to talk about the weird, sort of living cell-like organism-like things that are viruses. Zach, Dave, and Shane talk about climate change. Are we completely screwed as a species? Yes. Yes, we are. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=50 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 01:15:00 yes Zach, Dave, and Shane talk about climate change. Are we completely screwed as a species? Yes. Yes, we are. Zach, Dave, and Shane talk about climate change. Are we completely screwed as a species? Yes. Yes, we are. Special guest Taylor is back to talk about horrible, terrifying, super cool parasites! Everything is scary and the worst! http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=47 Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500 01:33:57 yes Special guest Taylor is back to talk about horrible, terrifying, super cool parasites! Everything is scary and the worst! Special guest Taylor is back to talk about horrible, terrifying, super cool parasites! Everything is scary and the worst! Zach, Dave, and Shane talk about digestion! Tummy grumbles, pee pee, poo poo, they've got it all. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=45 Sat, 07 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500 01:34:06 yes Zach, Dave, and Shane talk about digestion! Tummy grumbles, pee pee, poo poo, they've got it all. Zach, Dave, and Shane talk about digestion! Tummy grumbles, pee pee, poo poo, they've got it all. Your hosts, Zach, Shane, and Dave dive deep into sleep, dreams, and more. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=43 Sat, 10 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:33:10 yes Your hosts, Zach, Shane, and Dave dive deep into sleep, dreams, and more. Your hosts, Zach, Shane, and Dave dive deep into sleep, dreams, and more. Zach, Shane, and Dave talk about Mars, Martians, red, and human extraplanetary colonization. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=40 Sat, 03 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:41:02 yes Zach, Shane, and Dave talk about Mars, Martians, red, and human extraplanetary colonization. Zach, Shane, and Dave talk about Mars, Martians, red, and human extraplanetary colonization. Shane, Zach, and Dave struggle audibly trying to describe light works, and in doing so, reveal how little they really understand about one of the most important members of the physical world. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=38 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:28:18 yes Shane, Zach, and Dave struggle audibly trying to describe light works, and in doing so, reveal how little they really understand about one of the most important members of the physical world. Shane, Zach, and Dave struggle audibly trying to describe light works, and in doing so, reveal how little they really understand about one of the most important members of the physical world. Dave, Zach, and Shane discuss the mechanics, health effects, and different types of vaccines. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=36 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:31:23 yes Dave, Zach, and Shane discuss the mechanics, health effects, and different types of vaccines. Dave, Zach, and Shane discuss the mechanics, health effects, and different types of vaccines. Dave, Zach, and Shane talk about the Devil's Lettuce, it's possible medicinal uses and how cannibis high really works (well, they try. Turns out it's real weird). http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=33 Sat, 29 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:36:14 yes Dave, Zach, and Shane talk about the Devil's Lettuce, it's possible medicinal uses and how cannibis high really works (well, they try. Turns out it's real weird). Dave, Zach, and Shane talk about the Devil's Lettuce, it's possible medicinal uses and how cannibis high really works (well, they try. Turns out it's real weird). Join Shane, Dave, Zach, and special guest Taylor (and Scott Stapp of Creed! Sort of...) as we talk about sex! http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=31 Sat, 16 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:55:54 yes Join Shane, Dave, Zach, and special guest Taylor (and Scott Stapp of Creed! Sort of...) as we talk about sex! Join Shane, Dave, Zach, and special guest Taylor (and Scott Stapp of Creed! Sort of...) as we talk about sex! Join Zach, Dave, and (at least for the last 20 minutes) Shane, the hosts of Scientifically Speaking, as we talk about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)! http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=29 Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:33:21 yes Join Zach, Dave, and (at least for the last 20 minutes) Shane, the hosts of Scientifically Speaking, as we talk about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)! Join Zach, Dave, and (at least for the last 20 minutes) Shane, the hosts of Scientifically Speaking, as we talk about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)! Does alternative medicine actually work? What can it treat? Zach, Dave, and Shane dive deep into the world of homeopathy, chiropractics, and crystals. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=26 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:30:39 yes Does alternative medicine actually work? What can it treat? Zach, Dave, and Shane dive deep into the world of homeopathy, chiropractics, and crystals. Does alternative medicine actually work? What can it treat? Zach, Dave, and Shane dive deep into the world of homeopathy, chiropractics, and crystals. How do babies learn language? Can your newborn really do math? Answer these burning questions and more as Zach, Dave and Shane learn about babies! http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=24 Sat, 21 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:41:02 yes How do babies learn language? Can your newborn really do math? Answer these burning questions and more as Zach, Dave and Shane learn about babies! How do babies learn language? Can your newborn really do math? Answer these burning questions and more as Zach, Dave and Shane learn about babies! Join Dave, Zach, and Shane, the hosts of Scientifically Speaking, as they talk about Earth. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=22 Sat, 14 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400 01:28:13 yes Join Dave, Zach, and Shane, the hosts of Scientifically Speaking, as they talk about Earth. Join Dave, Zach, and Shane, the hosts of Scientifically Speaking, as they talk about Earth. Shane and Zach finally let Dave talk about his favorite scientific theory: evolution. It goes surprisingly well. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=20 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500 01:15:25 yes Shane and Zach finally let Dave talk about his favorite scientific theory: evolution. It goes surprisingly well. Shane and Zach finally let Dave talk about his favorite scientific theory: evolution. It goes surprisingly well. Learn all about our five senses. Oh, and the sixth. And seventh... Did you know there are more than 5 senses? http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=18 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500 01:14:52 yes Learn all about our five senses. Oh, and the sixth. And seventh... Did you know there are more than 5 senses? Learn all about our five senses. Oh, and the sixth. And seventh... Did you know there are more than 5 senses? Shane teaches Zach and Dave about the Internet. Learn about the origins of the Internet and a bit more about how it works http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=16 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500 01:21:05 yes Shane teaches Zach and Dave about the Internet. Learn about the origins of the Internet and a bit more about how it works Shane teaches Zach and Dave about the Internet. Learn about the origins of the Internet and a bit more about how it works Our hosts talk about the recent commet landing, spacecraft names, and space exploration at large. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=13 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500 01:23:05 yes Our hosts talk about the recent commet landing, spacecraft names, and space exploration at large. Our hosts talk about the recent commet landing, spacecraft names, and space exploration at large. Shane, Zach and Dave cover what makes a good diet, why you should eat your veggies, "good" and "bad" foods, and more! http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=2 Sat, 25 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400 01:09:07 yes Shane, Zach and Dave cover what makes a good diet, why you should eat your veggies, "good" and "bad" foods, and more! Shane, Zach and Dave cover what makes a good diet, why you should eat your veggies, "good" and "bad" foods, and more! Shane, Zach and Dave investigate alcohol, its effects on the human brain and body, and why you got so trashed at that darty last week. http://scientificallyblogging.wordpress.com/?p=9 Sat, 04 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400 01:24:18 yes Shane, Zach and Dave investigate alcohol, its effects on the human brain and body, and why you got so trashed at that darty last week. Shane, Zach and Dave investigate alcohol, its effects on the human brain and body, and why you got so trashed at that darty last week.