The science of how bubbles work changes a bit when they go into space. Amy explains why. Show Notes: These show notes are super cool. Click all the links and watch all the videos. You’ll go down a space bubbles…
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Welcome to a socially distanced Brain Junk Episode. Hopefully by the time this comes out, Amy and I are back to recording face to face. This was tapped at the end of April and we were each in our own…
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If you’re stuck in the house social distancing–never fear–we’ve got the distraction you need. Ask yourself this question: Can snakes breathe while they swallow their food? Close up YouTube vid of a snake’s glottis Feeling daring? Here’s a Gaboon Adder…
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114: Upside Down Jellyfish
This episode was a struggle-and-a-half to get into the world. It was one of the first we recorded remotely because of COVID19 and I (Trace. Me, I did it!) lost the first TWO versions we did due to technical glitches.…
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Trace is a self styled CCL and when she combined that with a microphone and her noisy cats, Brain Junk took a deep dive into the weird world of cat vocalizations. Show Notes: In 1944 Mildred Moelk published Vocalizing in…
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In the interest of science and to protect the health of children who are always sticking things into their mouths; six intrepid doctors swallowed Lego heads and recorded just how long it takes them to pass. Oh yeah. Science is…
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