This week Katharyn and Meg talk about cow licks, a new mission to one of Jupiter's icy moons, glacier mice, and a creepy demon child who was friends with Samuel Morse. Thanks for listening!https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/bad-hair-day-exper

Ep. 30 - Tiny Science

May 21st, 2020 37m 30s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about colorful birds, tiny masks, lame gardens, and a very active volcano. Thanks for listening!Also, for some reason I accidentally said that this week in science took place on May 15, 1980, but it was actuall

Ep. 29 - Mold Palace

May 17th, 2020 41m 25s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about moldy boots, deadly bugs, and happy butchers. Thanks for listening!https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/2901/2901-7019/2901-7019.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-0508-1https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.go

Ep. 28 - Murder Hornets, Revisited

May 7th, 2020 40m 55s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about milk, the infamous murder hornets, dirt, and our favorite ever week in science. Thanks for listening!https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/scientists-waited-two-and-a-half-years-to-see-w

Ep. 27 - Birds Aren't Real

Apr 30th, 2020 34m 39s

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the background noise of Katharyn's recording! (sorry) This week Katharyn and Meg talk about parachuting spiders, why you never see baby pigeons, and an important, tiny discovery. Welcome to season two and thanks

Ep. 26 - Baby Benevolence

Feb 7th, 2020 40m 58s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about empathetic scrotal pain, charitable babies, and why all athletes should be barefoot. Thanks for listening!https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00289/fullhttps://www.washing

Ep. 25 - Ice Cold Coronavirus

Jan 29th, 2020 39m 26s

This week Katharyn and Meg record remotely again! Please try to ignore the sound of the train that is sometimes in the background... my bad. We talk about why you shouldn't eat bats, scientific grave desecration, and why you should stop playing

Ep. 24 - A Somewhat Scientific Miracle

Jan 25th, 2020 36m 42s

Welcome to our first remote episode! This week Katharyn and Meg talk about constipation, diving beetles, and the first clinical x-ray. Thanks for listening!Follow The Pod!Instagram: @SomewhatScientificTwitter: @SomewhatScientificEmai

A Somewhat Scientific Miracle

Jan 24th, 2020 24m 28s

Welcome to Meg and Katharyn's firs ever remotely recorded episode! We talk about constipation, diving beetles, wolves playing fetch, and the first clinical x-ray. Thanks for listening! Follow The Pod!Instagram: @SomewhatScientificTwitter: @Some

Ep. 23 - Katharyn Should Recycle

Jan 15th, 2020 44m 42s

This week it's an episode from the vault! We talk about sleeping, NASA, Canada's single use plastic ban and why Katharyn should recycle. Thanks for listening!Follow The Pod!Instagram: @SomewhatScientificTwitter: @SomewhatScientificEm

Ep. 22 - Laser Enthusiasts

Jan 9th, 2020 38m 10s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why we should all be setting things on fire with lasers, vicarious embarrassment, and a 100 year old torso. Thanks for listening!https://lasers.llnl.gov/education/how_lasers_workhttps://www.npr

Ep. 21 - Public Relations Nightmare

Jan 2nd, 2020 37m 20s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about stress induced heart attacks, why smoking is cooler than vaping, and how Teddy Roosevelt is a little responsible for taking the coke out of Coca-Cola. Thanks for listening!https://www.health.harv

Ep. 20 - Scottish Volcano

Dec 26th, 2019 37m 19s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about intuitive eating, why the Scottish ills may have been caused by a volcano, and the science of Christmas movies. Thanks for listening!https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/intermittent-fasting-surpr

Ep. 19 - Penis Shaped Animals

Dec 18th, 2019 36m 59s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why teens shouldn't be allowed to get tattoos, an exciting group of penis shaped marine life, and a super low-key oil spill. Thanks for listening!https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/03

Ep. 18 - Wolf Baby

Dec 11th, 2019 36m 7s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why Katharyn hasn't gotten pregnant, domestication, and the turbulent life of the man who blessed us all with nitrous oxide. Thanks for listening!https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lo

Ep. 17 - Fire Tornados Are an Actual Thing

Dec 4th, 2019 37m 17s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about solutions to Katharyn's insomnia, a real life fire tornado, Japanese honeybee chefs, and the invention of the phonograph. Thanks for listening!https://time.com/5063665/what-is-polyphasic-sleep/

Ep. 16 - Contact High

Nov 27th, 2019 36m 53s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why you should clean your contacts, A METEOR SHOWER HAPPENING TOMORROW, salmon, and Monsanto :(. Thanks for listening!https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/12/13/143444214/dirty-little-secr

Ep. 15 - Tempest Rex

Nov 20th, 2019 43m 43s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why they will be choosing to hibernate, ancient beer, feathered dinosaurs, and natural selection. Thanks for listening!https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/20/pets-allowedhttps://www.nytimes

Ep. 14 - A Very Moldy Episode

Nov 13th, 2019 33m 3s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about killer fungi, why Katharyn and cicadas should party together, and Meg embarrasses herself trying to talk about chemistry. Thanks for listening!----more----https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/

Ep. 13 - Rats in Cars

Nov 6th, 2019 37m 2s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why avocados are the greatest fruit of all time, rats, and a very special scientific birthday. Thanks for listening!https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-the-avocado-should-have-gone-the-way-

Ep. 12 - Twinternet

Oct 30th, 2019 36m 29s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about why they aren't upset with the declining birth rate of twins, ancient scrolls, and a very special giant fungus. Thanks for listening!https://time.com/4908654/cell-phone-bacteria/https://www.nytimes.c

Ep. 11 - Naked Mole Kat

Oct 23rd, 2019 33m 13s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about poison butterflies, baby graves, and naked mole rats. Thanks for listening!https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/science/monarch-butterflies-milkweed.htmlhttps://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/09/25/

Ep. 10 - BDSM Shrimp

Oct 16th, 2019 31m 37s

This week Katharyn and Meghan talk about a bathroom explosion, Katharyn's new favorite color, and we learn the real meaning of boom carpet. Thanks for listening!https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/science/cleaner-shrimp.htmlhttps://www.sm

Ep. 9 - Yeast Reflection

Oct 9th, 2019 34m 30s

This week Katharyn and Meg talk about home remedies for yeast infections (do not take our advice!), the nightmare of old-timey artificial insemination, and satellites. Thanks for listening!https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/tn9593

Ep. 8 - Ketamine Shaman

Oct 2nd, 2019 36m 52s

This week Katharyn and Meghan talk about the magical world of ketamine, musical cheese, and the discovery of penicillin. Thanks for listening!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK8sdYgDiaohttps://www.npr.org/2019/09/05/757882048/scientists-