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Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29678316 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Justin Robert Young, Johnny Taylor, Seema Yasmin, Kaveh Hoda, and Keith Lowell...
Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32572472 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Bonnie Burton Hal Lublin Jess Phoenix James Urbaniak Jennifer Ouellette Joseph Scrim
Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29678316 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Rahul Samant, Jason B, Trace Dominguez, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: Sike, Terrib
Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/28602653 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Lucky Yates, Adam Rogers, Jennifer Ouellette, Drew Curtis, Scott Sigler Categories:
Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen discuss what animals dance, and which ones do so spontaneously. News story Support us on Patreon to hear this week’s bonus episode! Next shows: HopCon 7.0 on Thursday, July...
Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: patreon.com/posts/27998331 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Julia Wilde, Johnny Taylor, Cat Bobino, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: CUTE (AND...
What behavior did dogs adapt that may have led directly to their domestication, splitting them from wolves? Rebecca and Keith talk dogs, wolves, cats, marriage, boyfriends, and absolutely nothing about dead animals. Well, not much...
Rebecca welcomes special guest host Justin Robert Young to talk about what it is that fish can get emotionally attached to. Check out the research behind this question here:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/12/lovelorn-fish-have-gloo
Keith and Rebecca discuss mold, how many monkeys have died in space, and a man known as one of the “Four Horsemen of Sasquatchery.” Link to today’s answer: https://twitter.com/FBIRecordsVault/status/1136316768069115904 The next live Quiz-o-Tron
Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: patreon.com/posts/27278260 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Sean Charlesworth, Joe Klocek, Adam Rogers, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: Braaaainnnss, SCIENC
Tickets to next week’s live show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiz-o-tron-tickets-61129018540 Rebecca and Keith discuss why the majority of Americans want to ban numbers from public schools. Plus, Keith invents a new segment: Click Repellent!
Rebecca and Keith discuss research that suggests boys and wealthy kids are more likely to bullshit (in the scientific sense of the word). http://time.com/5578914/bullshit-study-bs-wealthy-male/?utm_source=reddit.com For two bonus questions (and
Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: patreon.com/posts/26379440 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Will Smith, Dr. Seema Yasmin, Shahera Hyatt, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!,...
Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: patreon.com/posts/25726774 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Kate Wing, Trace Dominguez, Justin Robert Young, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, Anima
Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/25055621 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Sarafina Nance, Drew Curtis, Alex Smith, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, N
Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen discuss the 106th Indian Science Congress and the ridiculous things said there. Quiz-o-Tron’s next live show is Feb 28 at Pianofight in San Francisco! Buy your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qu
In this week’s Quizlet, Rebecca chats with her old Skepchick comrades Maria D’Souza Walters and A B Kovacs about the difference between the brains of morning people and night owls! Study: Circadian phenotype impacts the brain’s...
Rebecca chats with astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack about rubbing elbows at Sundance, the ethics of what you eat, and whether or not close members of Dr. Mack’s family experience true self-awareness. Follow Katie on Twitter...
Trace Dominguez joins Rebecca to chat about how baby zebra finches learn to sing from mothers who don’t sing! Follow Trace on Twitter and YouTube. And support Quiz-o-Tron on Patreon at patreon.com/quizotron to hear more of their...
Justin Robert Young joins Rebecca to talk about what could be worse for a kid than a potato. Oxford study we discuss: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1 On SciAm: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-kids-who-use-tech-s
It’s a rowdy show at San Francisco Sketchfest! Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Steve Silberman, Dr. Jennifer McCreight, Kiry Shabazz, Dr. Jonathan Foley, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: The Science of Comedy, Awesome Animal Facts, Stupid Humans, P
Keith and Rebecca discuss why it’s better to give than to receive, and how three brains can link together to play Tetris! Also, Rebecca learns what a lucky Pierre is. Join our next live show...
Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen discuss saving coral reefs, how having a daughter makes men less sexist, and why two atheists enjoy Christmas so much. Coral reefs: http://awesomeocean.com/top-stories/corals-crisis-new-farming-methods-pro
Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Vicky Vasquez, Kaveh Hoda, Justin Robert Young, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, Christmas Science, Hannukah Science, and Sex According to Tumblr’s New Algorithm Photo by Baranduin/bbamok
Keith and Rebecca test out a brand new format for Quizlets, in which they pose each other Quiz-o-Tron-style questions about current news stories and then chat about them. Come see next week’s live Returning Champions...
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