The Marvels of Science Dave Reinersmann

In this episode, returning guests Daniel and Ross discuss the Multiverse from two very different angles, with broadly the same conclusion about Avengers: Endgame that Ant-Man had about Back to the Future.

Science Expert: Daniel Whiteson (UC-Irvine, CERN, Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe)

Philosophy Expert: Ross Cameron (University of Virginia)

(Updated with fixed audio on 3/15/23)

I'm back! There's one more episode to be edited, and then it'll probably be a big long wait again. Thanks for sticking around!

This episode, we talked all about meteor impacts, both real and vibranium. Rock turns to gas, giant craters are formed, and we take a detour to Mars!

Science Expert: Johns Hopkins Planetary Science PhD Student Miché Aaron (@Astrenome)

Color Commentator: Jenny McConnell Frederick (@rorschachdc, @jennymcfred)

Special Guest: T

Images Link: https://imgur.com/a/Cb7wL1a



(Updated episode title and fixed music timing on 1/19/23.)

This is the final episode of Phase 2 of The Marvels of Science the first episode of Comic Book Science, all about the science and tech of the DC Cinematic Universe. This episode is all about The Caped Crusader and his inspiration: Bats! Where do they live? Are they blind? Are they really so scary? All this and more!

Science Expert: Dr. Kristen Lear of Bat Conservation International

Color Commentator: Adam Roth-Saks

Important note: this is a one-time thing! The podcast is not changing formats, and your regular Marvel-ous content will resume in Phase 3!

Watch the Bracken Bat Cave FlyThrough here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSQlVJUQyuY

Build your own bat house with this information: https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-houses/

In Guardians of the Galaxy 2, our plucky heroes fly through a "quantum asteroid field," zipping around and flying between them until they  eventually go kablooie. Sorry to get technical. But what are real asteroid belts like? And why isn't our neighborhood Asteroid Belt a planet instead? Who is Kuiper? What's an Oort? Find out the answers to these questions (and far more sensible ones) in this episode!



Science Expert: Planetary Astronomer Stephanie Deppe
Color Commentator: Lauren Wilson

Wait, is it "prosthetic" or "prosthesis?" How do they work in real life? Is there anything like Bucky's arm out there in the real world? What's the best we can do and what's the best we can imagine? This time I got TWO Science Experts: one in residency and one with 10 years of clinic experience. This is fascinating stuff.

Thor once said that his hammer, Mjolnir, was forged in the heart of a dying star. We see in Avengers: infinity War that what he really meant was that the forge is encapsulating a neutron star. Not the same, Thor. But what is a neutron star? Is it dying? What's at the heart? Why do we always talk about teaspoons of neutron stars?