021 Where's the Missing Link? Where’s the missing link between us humans and our supposedly fellow apes? From australopithecus afarensis to homo neanderthalensis, in this episode we investigate and discuss the many fossils of our ancestors. https://youtu.be/tCXeMaPG4xk References: Encyclopedia Britannica: human evolution: https://www.britannica.com/science/human-evolution National Museum of Natural Histroy: Introduction to [...]
020 Can We Predict the Future? Can we predict the future? Explore the history and science of prophecy, psychic predictions, future simulations, and science-based forecasting. How can we accurately determine the future? What works and what doesn't? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZq-3f88iTY Watch this episode on YouTube References: Methods of Divination List of End [...]
019 How Do Animals Defend Themselves? This week we're talking about animals! How do animals defend themselves in the wild, how and why did they evolve these traits and what we can learn from them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCtmaFtZy20 Watch this episode on YouTube References: BBC Nature: Animal and Plant Adaptations and Behaviours DAWN: Amazing [...]
018 What is Happiness? This week we're looking at the science of happiness - what does it mean to be happy? Who has studied happiness? And is there a way you can assure happiness? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y702PzEZBgM Watch this episode on YouTube References: Happify: The Science of Happiness HuffPost: A History of [...]
017 Can We Live Forever? What does it mean to die of old age? Can we prevent aging and gain immortality (or at least die healthy)? How much can science extend the human lifespan by and what are the various ways that humans could achieve immortality? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnPoDFIKIPA Watch this episode on YouTube [...]
016 What Killed the Dinosaurs? This week we look at various scientific theories (and evidence) as to why the dinosaurs went extinct (the story has changed!). And as a bonus, we scratch the surface of mass-extinction as a whole. https://youtu.be/z_nhyydbBzU Watch this episode on YouTube References: 1). PBS asteroid hypotheses: [...]
015 Are You Being Manipulated? This week we’re going to be looking at consumer psychology, buyer behaviour and how marketers and advertisers take advantage of this. Some might say you’re being manipulated… but that’s up to you to decide! We'll be looking at some of the little tricks and techniques used to [...]
014 Will Robots Replace Us? What is the future of artificial intelligence? Will our new robot overlords wipe us out? Will we live in man-machine harmony and live in a futuristic utopia? Or will the bots just take our jobs and leave most of us homeless? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSxehH5FZTs Watch this episode on YouTube [...]
013 How Do You Date a Rock? How do you date a rock? For that matter, how to you date anything? Within this episode we look at the science of dating the age of the earth, and to some extent the moon, planets and solar system. https://youtu.be/v16uIcOeg6w Watch this episode on YouTube [...]
012 Do We Have A Sixth Sense? Today we're looking at the human body and our senses! What is a sense? How many senses do we have? Are there just 5 basic senses or does it get a bit more complicated than that? As kids we're always taught you have 5 senses: [...]
