Synopsis
Deep dives into... well, everything. Myths debunked, problems solved, and new mysteries discovered every episode. Hosted by Shane Moore, Zach Post, and David Frank.
Episodes
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#26 Octopuses part 2: Octocommunism
17/10/2020 Duration: 01h20minThe 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.
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#26 Octopuses part 1
02/05/2020 Duration: 58minThe SciSpeak team dives in to the life of the humble octopus. Wrap your tentacles around some knowledge!
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#25 The Y2K Bug
20/01/2020 Duration: 48minScientifically 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!
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#24 Spiders part 2
19/03/2016 Duration: 01h11minContinuing 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!
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#23 Spiders part 1
13/03/2016 Duration: 01h37minDave gets really excited and tells Zach and Shane a lot of things about spiders. And then we run out of time! To be continued...
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#22 Things Alyssa Knows (Polymers, Sunscreen, and More!)
27/02/2016 Duration: 01h49minShane 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!
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#20 Viruses
06/02/2016 Duration: 01h35minZach and Dave are joined by special guest Sarah to talk about the weird, sort of living cell-like organism-like things that are viruses.
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#19 Climate Change
05/12/2015 Duration: 01h15minZach, Dave, and Shane talk about climate change. Are we completely screwed as a species? Yes. Yes, we are.
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#18 Parasites
14/11/2015 Duration: 01h33minSpecial guest Taylor is back to talk about horrible, terrifying, super cool parasites! Everything is scary and the worst!
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#17 Digestion
07/11/2015 Duration: 01h34minZach, Dave, and Shane talk about digestion! Tummy grumbles, pee pee, poo poo, they've got it all.
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#13 Vaccines
12/09/2015 Duration: 01h31minDave, Zach, and Shane discuss the mechanics, health effects, and different types of vaccines.
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#12 Cannibis
29/08/2015 Duration: 01h36minDave, 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).
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#9 Alternative Medicine
18/04/2015 Duration: 01h30minDoes alternative medicine actually work? What can it treat? Zach, Dave, and Shane dive deep into the world of homeopathy, chiropractics, and crystals.