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  • Episode 012: Wormnado / Where Are the Aliens?
    2024/06/17

    In the final episode of Season 1, Nick tells the story of a massive herd of earthworms discovered in the shape of a perfect spiral on the ground--a "wormnado"--and examines what could have caused this seemingly impossible phenomenon. Does it have anything to do with a rare phase of the moon known as the "Worm Moon"? Then, Dave looks into the "Dark Forest Hypothesis," which tackles the question, if the universe is so infinitely large that it's statistically unlikely for humankind to be all alone, why haven't we seen any aliens yet?

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    55 分
  • Episode 011: The Fungus with a Personal Chef / Are We Aliens?
    2024/06/10

    Nick introduces us to the busy, relentless world of leafcutter ants, who spend their whole lives harvesting leaves from the forest to bring back to their nest and feed to the fungus that lives there. These tiny, six-legged personal chefs live to serve the fungus, which raises the question: Who's in charge? Then, Dave discusses the theory of "panspermia," which suggests that life on Earth might have started in outer space. Is it possible human beings are actually aliens?

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    55 分
  • Episode 010: Inside a Venus Flytrap / The Tunguska Event
    2024/06/03

    Nick shrinks Dave and drops him inside a Venus flytrap to explore what happens to the prey of this fascinating carnivorous plant. Don't worry, it's for science! Then, Dave looks into the infamous Tunguska Event of 1908, when a colossal explosion blasted the snowy Siberian landscape. The cause of the explosion has long been a mystery, but have scientists finally discovered the answer?

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    53 分
  • Episode 009: The Pistol Shrimp / Death in Space
    2024/05/27

    Join Nick in a return to the watery deep to meet the creature with the fastest draw on Earth -- the pistol shrimp, a cannibalistic predator with a surprising secret! Then, Dave teleports Nick into outer space without a spacesuit to study exactly how and why you would die in the vast expanse between planets, and what would happen to your body over time. Don't worry, it's for science!

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    54 分
  • Episode 008: The Mantis Shrimp / The Multiverse
    2024/05/20

    Dive under the sea to encounter a crustacean assassin, the mantis shrimp! Nick explains why this creature has the best eyesight of any animal on the planet, and why it isn't actually a shrimp. Stick around to hear Dave discuss the Multiverse, which it turns out was not just invented for the movies but might actually be real--and potentially the answer to one of the biggest questions in theoretical physics!

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    55 分
  • Episode 007: Nick Puts Dave Inside a Chrysalis / Strange Star Roundup
    2024/05/13

    In this episode, Nick changes Dave into a caterpillar and puts him in a chrysalis to study his intense, disturbing transformation into a butterfly and Dave takes us on a tour of our galactic neighborhood to introduce us to some of the strangest stars in the night sky!

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    52 分
  • Episode 006: Parasitoid Wasps, Part 2 / Black Hole Sun
    2024/05/06

    In this episode, Nick discusses the horrors that parasitoid wasp larvae inflict on common orb-weaver spiders and Dave explains how there could be a black hole growing at the center of our sun -- a black hole we'll never see until it's too late!

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    56 分
  • Episode 005: Parasitoid Wasps, Part 1 / Dave Shrinks Nick, Part 2
    2024/04/29

    In this episode, Nick examines the bizarre behavior of caterpillars impregnated with wasp larvae and Dave uses a shrink ray on Nick again to continue exploring the mysterious miniature world all around us!

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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