Science Telephone
Science Telephone
Avo Media
Laugh while you learn, as the classic game of telephone is repurposed for scientific research. Each episode, one scientist explains their research to a comedian, who then has to explain it to the next comedian, and so on until it's almost unrecognizable. See what sticks and what changes, with a rotating cast of brilliant scientists and hysterical comedians.
#10 - Tuxedo Cats vs. Sweatpants Cats
The gang busts out their best equations for Mathematical Biologist Dr. Kit Yates, who takes comedians Sophie Buddle (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Nima Gholamipour (The Slowest Show), and Adam DiMarco (The Magicians) on a journey into why Tuxedo Cats are so freakin' well dressed.
Jul 14, 2021
49 min
#9 - I Should Mention That the Fish Are Screaming
The gang takes a deep dive into everyone's favourite part of the fish: the eyeballs. Guest scientist Tareq Yousef illuminates how we see light and dark for comedians Alistair Ogden, Alannah Brittany, and Ryan Beil. We also consider calling the ethics committee on Ryan, who is maybe torturing French Salmon.
Apr 9, 2021
55 min
#8 - If Something is Dangling, It Doesn’t Sound Great
Great science comes in teeny tinsy teeny packages, as the gang discovers when Dr. Roshan Achal does his level best to explain atomic-scale manufacturing. Helping him assemble big ideas atom-by-atom, we have Ronald Dario, Allie Entwistle, and Mark Chavez on the line. Let's get small.
Feb 16, 2021
55 min
#7 - Pure Trash, Round and Round
The gang interrupts the important work of sustainable plastics researcher Dr. Love-Ese Chile, who probably should've told her lab-mates that she was taping a podcast that day. Dialing into this episode, we have the brilliant comedic stylings of Tim Carlson, Rae Lynn Carson, and Peter Carlone, who are hell-bent on classifying plastic based on its smell, altitude, and level of mysteriousness.
Jan 11, 2021
53 min
#6 - Falling In Love... with the Flub!
The gang lowkey ruins the research of our wonderful guest microbiologist Morgan Alford. On the party line this week are the incredible comedians Abdul Aziz, Kelli Ogmundson, and Aaron Read, who take us on a journey to a not-so-distant future where we will be forcing people to live underwater.
Dec 11, 2020
51 min
#5 - Will You Take the Red P-Wave or the Blue P-Wave?
The gang enters the Matrix of superfluids, as physicist Pramodh Senarath Yapa unleashes his inner ³He-Man on comedians Amy Shostak, Alistair Ogden, and Abdul Aziz.
Nov 20, 2020
45 min
#4 - Fievel Goes Half A Block West, At Most
Rat researcher Kaylee Byers tells us some tall tails about her favorite rodent, as Taz Van Rassel, Ronald Dario, and Amy Shostak get tongue-tied.
Oct 16, 2020
33 min
#3 - But Your Parents... Argon.
Pietro Giampa sheds some light on dark matter, while Rae Lynn Carson, Kevin Lee, and Alistair Ogden do their best to find out what really matters about the dark.
Jun 19, 2020
45 min
#2: Tubey and/or Goopy
Marine biologist Julie Dimitrijevic takes Christine Bortolin, Tim Carlson, and Ryan Beil on a deep dive into the world of microplastics and Blue Mussels. Spoiler alert: the mussels are better at filtering plastic than these comedians are at doing science.
Apr 29, 2020
41 min
#1: Pangea Sank?
Peter Crockford teaches Alistair Ogden, Ryan Beil, and Christine Bortolin about ancient biospheres and they ruin all of it.
Apr 12, 2020
33 min