Bad Science
Ever wondered about how people communicated while travelling at the speed of light in the Star Wars franchise? Or how the science behind time travel in Back to the Future holds up in the real world? Or how the parasitic creatures in Alien actually work? Well, Bad Science is here to answer your burning questions, in a podcast that caters to that specific sub-group of movie and science nerds.
In Bad Science, famous pop culture movies will be put under the microscope to assess their scientific accuracy, by real scientists who will be accompanied by comedians, just in case things begin to get too technical at times. The podcast launched on May 1, so there are only four episodes for those who want to quickly catch up. Fair warning: there will be spoilers.
The Habitat
Gimlet Media has another zinger on their hands with the brand new The Habitat, a super addictive serialised documentary: the true story of a fake planet. On a remote mountain in Hawaii, scientists have a fake planet Mars. Six volunteers are secluded in an imitation Mars habitat where they will work as imitation astronauts for one very real year.
The goal: to help Nasa understand what life might be like on the red planet — and plan for the day when the dress rehearsals are over, and we blast off for real. Host Lynn Levy has been chronicling this experiment from the moment the crew set foot in their habitat, communicating with them through audio diaries that detail their discoveries, their frustrations, and their evolving and devolving relationships with each other.
Science Vs
Science journalist Wendy Zukerman takes up controversial subjects in science, or slightly outside the realm of science, and gives her unique and extremely humorous take on them. The prime objective of the show is to find out what’s fact and what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. The new season tackles topics like sex addiction, nuclear war, Lyme disease and serial killers, and this is the most fun you’re going to have while educating yourself.
Ologies
Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and some insane stories about what fuels professional ologists’ obsessions. From horology (study of watches) to teuthology (squids) and thanatology (death) to volcanology (volcanoes), host Alie Ward (humorist and science correspondent) spends an hour every episode dissecting these specific studies and what we can learn from each.
Are We There Yet?
Who doesn’t love space? Join host Brendan Byrne, space reporter at 90.7 WMFE in Orlando, as he explores the advances in human space exploration. From conversations with the engineers and scientists building the technology one day heading to Mars, to talks with visionaries and leaders who want to take humankind to deep space, the Are We There Yet? podcast reveals the next chapters in human space exploration.
