Join Shane, Dave, and Zach for another episode on SPIDERS!!! This is part 2 of 2woooooo!!! In this episode: -Spider sex! -Spider families??? -Things that aren’t quite spiders…but close enough -INFINITE KNOWLEDGE Tune in and learn something new! https://archive.org/download/spiders2/spiders2.m4aעל ידי Scientifically Speaking

SPIDERS!! Join Dave, Shane, and Zach for an episode about SPIDERS! (part one of two!) Dave is the (extremely excited!) expert for this episode, and we cover a TON of ground! In this episode: -What exactly makes a spider a spider? -SPIDERS DON’T HAVE MUSCLES! (then how do they move??) -Are spiders actually as dangerous as we think they are? -How str…

Join Zach, Dave, and… ALYSSA (not Shane unfortunately ) but yayyyy ALYSSA for a show on THINGS ALYSSA KNOWS ABOUT (so like polymers and sunscreen and stuff) In this episode: -What’s a polymer? -Who cares? -Wait tires, rubber bands, and chewing gum are cool? -What’s the deal with lotion? -How does sunscreen work? Tune in and learn something new! htt…

Join Shane, Zach, Dave, and special guest DOUG as we talk about MUSIC!!!! In this episode: -What is the definition of “music” -How do we tell different instruments/vocals apart? (TIMBRE) -How do musical scales work? -What are some of the differences between the music of different cultures? -Why do dissonant things sound so awful? -DEATH METAL…well,…

Join Zach and Dave with special guest SARAH as we talk about VIRUSES!!! In this episode: -What the heck is a virus? -Where did they come from? -How do they infect us? -What’s going on with the Zika virus?? -WHY ARE VIRUSES SO FRICKIN WEIRD??? Tune in and learn something new! https://archive.org/download/Show22Viruses20160206/Show%2022%20-%20Viruses…

Join Zach, Dave, and Shane as we talk about CLIMATE CHANGE aka GLOBAL WARMING aka we’re maybe screwed but also we’ll see. In this episode: -What’s the difference between climate and weather?” -What is climate change? -What’s causing climate change? -How do we know? -How we do know it’s our fault? (and it is) Tune in and learn something new! https:/…

Join Dave, Shane, Zach, and special guest TAYLOR for good ol’ fun time talking about horrible, terrifying, super cool parasites! Everything is scary and the worst! In this episode: -What kinds of parasites are there? -What are some of the craziest things parasites do? -How dangerous are human parasites? -EW GROSS NOOOO EWWWW Tune in and learn somet…

Join Dave, Shane, and Zach on Scientifically Speaking, cornellradio.com ‘s science talk show, as we talk about DIGESTION! In this episode: -How does digestion work? -POOP? -Is the urinary system part of the digestive system? -What can go wrong? -Why do we have so many digestive organs and what do they do? Tune in and learn something new! https://ar…

Join Zach, Dave, and Shane of Scientifically Speaking as we talk about SLEEP! In this episode: -What happens when you sleep? -Why do humans sleep? -What does sleep actually do? -What are dreams? -Are you sleep deprived??? -What are the effects of sleep deprivation? Tune in and learn something new! https://archive.org/download/Show17Sleep/Show%2017%…

Join Zach, Dave, and Shane as as we talk about MARS, the reddest planet in our solar system. In this episode: -Why is Mars red? -Why do we want to live on Mars? -Is there really water on Mars? -IS THERE LIFE ON MARS??? -What color is Mars’ sky? Tune in and learn something new! https://archive.org/download/Show16Mars10315/Show%2016%20-%20Mars%2010-3…

Join Shane, Zach, and Dave as we struggle to describe how light works! In this episode: -Jesus christ, light is freaking hard to describe -it’s soooo non-physical -how does light reflect off of things? -why is glass transparent? -is light a wave or a particle? -light is pretty nuts, yo! https://archive.org/download/Show15Light92615/Show%2015%20-%20…

Join Zach, Shane, and Dave on Scientifically Speaking as they discuss VACCINES. In this episodeeeeee…… -How does your immune system work? -How do vaccines work? -Are vaccines magic? -Do vaccines cause autism? (hint: NO) -Are vaccines safe? (hint: YES) -What are the differences in kinds of vaccines? Tune in and learn something new! https://archive.o…

Join Dave, Zach, and Shane of Scientifically Speaking as we talk about the Devil’s Lettuce aka lots of other names for various forms of cannabis! In this episode: -What is part of a cannabis high? -Why does the cannabis high happen? -Is it really true that no one has ever died from cannabis use? (hint: it probably isn’t) -Is it really true that can…

Join Shane, Dave, Zach, and special guest TAYLOR!!! (and sort of Scott Stapp of Creed) as we talk about SEX! In this episode: -What exactly is sex? -Do animals have sex differently than we do? -How does sex work? -How can you practice safe sex? -What are some myths and misconceptions about sex? https://archive.org/download/Show12Sex51615/Show%2012%…

Join Zach, Dave, and (at least for the last 20 minutes) Shane, the hosts of Scientifically Speaking, as we talk about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)! -Are GMOs actually bad for you? -What's the difference between GMOs and traditional breeding? -What are the benefits of GMOs? -Why are people so concerned about GMOs? -Should GM food be labeled…

Join Zach, Dave, and Shane, the hosts of Scientifically Speaking, cornellradio.com's resident science talk show, to learn about alternative medicine. In this episode, we cover: -Does alternative medicine actually work? -If it does, what can it treat? -Is homeopathy/magnet therapy/acupuncture/chiropractic a legitimate practice? -The cost of alternat…

Join Shane, Zach and Dave on Scientifically Speaking as we talk about BABIESSSSSS WOOOO and how they learn incredibly well but are dumb too! -How do they learn language? -Can infants actually count things? -When do baba-roonies start learning? -and massssss https://archive.org/download/Show9Babies3212015/Show%209%20-%20Babies%20-%203-21-2015.mp3…

Join Dave, Zach, and Shane, the hosts of Scientifically Speaking, as they talk about Earth: -How did the atmosphere form and why is it important? -What the heck is the magnetosphere? -How did the moon get here? -What are the earth's stats? A/S/L https://archive.org/download/Show8TheEarth3142015/Show%208%20-%20The%20Earth%20-%203-14-2015.mp3…

Join Scientifically Speaking (Shane, Dave, and Zach) as we talk about EVOLUTION! In this episode: -What exactly is natural selection? -Is evolution limited to natural selection? -Why "survival of the fittest" is misunderstood -isn't evolution "just a theory"? -What evidence do we have for evolution? https://archive.org/download/Show7Evolution221201…

Join Scientifically Speaking (Dave, Zach, and Shane) as we talk about our five senses! And our sixth sense. And seventh…did you know there are more than 5 senses?? In this episode we discuss: -How vision works -How smell and taste work, and work together -How hearing works -How touch works -What proprioception, nociception, and thermoception are, a…

Listen to us talk about THE INTERNET! (and we go on some fun tangents) In this episode, we talk about: -What happens when you click a link? -How does a router work? -What's the difference between the internet and the world wide web? -Did someone invent the internet? Who would do such a thing? https://archive.org/download/Show5Internet1312015/Show%2…

In this episode, we talk about the recent comet landing (AKA the only comet landing ever!). We cover: -What's up with all the weird names of these spacecraft and this comet -Why we care about studying comets (and asteroids and space in general) -What’s the difference between comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and other things? -The story of the 4.4 tho…

In this episode we talk about diets. We cover: -What makes a good diet (including how fat and carbs work, what is ABSOLUTELY essential to your body, and the one thing you should probably never eat) -Why you should eat your vegetables -How you should structure YOUR diet (and the difference between “your diet” and “a diet”) -The truth about “good” an…

Here’s a summary of Scientifically Speaking’s first episode! All the facts about alcohol that people could want to know! Alcohol is a depressant, which means it has effects on the brain that cause you to process things more slowly. Your reaction time is lowered, your inhibitions are lowered, and your judgment is off. Your sexual drive goes up, but …