27 episodes

Deep dives into... well, everything. Myths debunked, problems solved, and new mysteries discovered every episode. Hosted by David Frank, Shane Moore, Colleen Higgins, Reid Allen, and Phillip Diffley.

Scientifically Speaking Middle Basement Productions

    • Science
    • 3.8 • 12 Ratings

Deep dives into... well, everything. Myths debunked, problems solved, and new mysteries discovered every episode. Hosted by David Frank, Shane Moore, Colleen Higgins, Reid Allen, and Phillip Diffley.

    #26 Octopuses part 2: Octocommunism

    #26 Octopuses part 2: Octocommunism

    The SciSpeak crew gathers once again to find out how the weird structure of the octopus brain can lead to master escape artists. Also, dick arms. Popular with fans of Fox's Prison Break and tentacle porn enthusiasts.

    • 1 hr 20 min
    #26 Octopuses part 1

    #26 Octopuses part 1

    The SciSpeak team dives in to the life of the humble octopus. Wrap your tentacles around some knowledge!

    • 58 min
    #25 The Y2K Bug

    #25 The Y2K Bug

    Scientifically Speaking is back and better than ever! Joining Shane and Dave are Colleen, Reid and Phillip to discuss the ever-perplexing Y2K bug. What actually happened? Was there ever really cause for concern? What are computers, really? How do numbers work? What's a number? What is time? Will we answer all of these questions? You'll have to listen to find out!

    • 48 min
    #24 Spiders part 2

    #24 Spiders part 2

    Continuing our massive deep dive into the world of spiders, Dave tells Zach and Shane more about spier sex. spider families, and other things that are like spiders but aren't quite spiders!

    • 1 hr 11 min
    #23 Spiders part 1

    #23 Spiders part 1

    Dave gets really excited and tells Zach and Shane a lot of things about spiders. And then we run out of time! To be continued...

    • 1 hr 37 min
    #22 Things Alyssa Knows (Polymers, Sunscreen, and More!)

    #22 Things Alyssa Knows (Polymers, Sunscreen, and More!)

    Shane is temporarily replaced by Alyssa, who teaches Zach and Dave about.. just like everything she could think of. Turns out tires and rubber bands are way cooler than you thought!

    • 1 hr 49 min

Customer Reviews

3.8 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

Samhitha Kempaiah ,

Love this!!

Such a fun podcast to listen to. Wish y’all could’ve continued.

Suavic3nt3 ,

Funny and informative!

I wish you guys could have continued this Podcast! Anyway, thanks for the content. I learned a ton and you guys made it easy to digest while making it entertaining. Thanks fellas!

The Shadow Nose ,

Middle school science babble

Goofy guys without a script cover science topics for an unsophisticated audience. If you attended high school, you may feel patronised

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