The Mad Scientist Podcast

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18: Roundtable 3: Oak Island, Clean Coal, and Bobcats Mar 03, 2017

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Could Marie’s friend fight a Bobcat? What’s the deal with Oak Island? Is Clean Coal really a thing? Find out in this weeks Roundtable!

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17: Roundtable 2: First folio and other weird stuff Feb 19, 2017

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Is the first folio real, or is that just a Nicholas Cage style movie thing? Find out on this weeks episode!

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16: Episode 15: TV Doctors and Magical Berries Feb 15, 2017

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What is up with magical fruits and stuff, that supposedly cure everything you can possibly become sick with? Why do people believe this stuff, is there any science behind some of it, and who thought a thing called Noni berries would ever sell? Find out in this episode!

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15: Mad Scientist Roundtable 1: Science Today, Metal Hydrogen, and Bigfoot Jan 31, 2017

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This is the very first in a new series of content from the Mad Scientist Podcast, featuring Marie Mayhew as co-host! These episodes will be much less formal, and more open to wide ranging discussions, than the more serious full episodes. Expect Roundtables in future in the 2nd and 4th weeks of the month, with full episodes in the main series coming on the 1st and 3rd weeks!

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14: Episode 14: The Science Machine Jan 18, 2017

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What does a scientist do every day? How does one become a scientist? How does science happen? Find out in this weeks episode, kicking off the multi part feature on fake diseases, weird cures, and medical quackery!

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13: Episode 13: Crap My Mom Believes Dec 30, 2016

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Happy Holidays! What kinds of weird stuff does the Mad Scientist hear around the dinner table? Find out on this weeks episode!

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12: Episode 12: Alchemy Dec 12, 2016

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What is Alchemy, what did the ancient Alchemists believe, and how does Alchemy still mess with our world today? Find out this week on the Mad Scientist Podcast!

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11: Episode 11: If Understanding Quantum Makes you a Wizard, then consider me David Blaine! Nov 27, 2016

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Quantum mechanics has become the go to scientific like argument for paranormal stuff. But what is quantum mechanics? How does it work, and how did it develop? And what are the sorts of arguments that people use to try and fix it towards paranormal stuff? What is the Uncertainty Principle? Is the cat alive or dead?! Find out in this weeks episode!

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10: Episode 10: MAD SCIENCE Oct 26, 2016

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What is the history of actually “mad scientists”, as opposed to a grad students that puts out a podcast? Where do we draw the line between a moral and immoral scientific test or question, and what about todays questionable scientific questions? And besides mad scientists, what about those that seem to be truly evil?

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9: Episode 9: The Only cure for Zombie Fatigue Syndrome is more Brains Oct 09, 2016

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Zombies are such a big horror movie staple now that I’ve almost grown to resent them. Can’t they leave us alone for a few minutes, while we look for food and try to rebuild society? Does it make sense that a virus could spread without anyone noticing, until its too late? What about zombies scare us, and what sort of stuff do the horror movies miss out on? Find out in this week’s episode!

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