This Week's Episode: An extrasolar planet contains methane (which, being organic, could suggest life); Canada's space robot is aweseome; RIP Arthur C. Clarke; and matter versus antimatter -- Why did matter win?

 Created, written & designed by John Pavlus / Screencasts produced by Smashcut Media / Music by Jeff Alvarez

Episode 1: Facebook Sociology and Dog Bark Translations (1/24/2008)
Episode 2: Free Will, Death, Brains (2/6/2008)
Episode 3: Malaria, Physicists, Video Game Science, Cousin Love (2/13/2008)
Episode 4: Dinosaurs, Hot or Not Psychology, Ocean Temperatures and Virtual Surgery (2/19/2008)
Episode 5: Digg makes you Dumb and an AAAS Roundup (2/26/08)
Episode 6: The Killing Episode (3/4/2008)
Episode 7: Sex, Hobbits, Drugs on Tap (3/18/2008)

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3 Comments

1. 1. sallenmd 01:25 AM 3/26/08

   You stated that methane and water combined "in just the right way" can produce amino acids. This is not true. All amino acids by definition contain nitrogen. Neither water nor methane contain nitrogen molecules. So I guess you mean that "just the right way" means including a source of nitrogen?

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2. 2. ZorkFox 05:45 PM 3/26/08

   Awesome. The anti-John was priceless. *cue Mac start sound*

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3. 3. aldebaran500 11:39 PM 5/10/08

   You are not scientific at all,you use FAHRENHEIT
   and I will not accept it.
   You are stuck in the middle ages, sorry!

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