http://castnine.com/podcast/Tue, 25 Jul 2017 22:58:19 +0000en-USSite-Server v@build.version@ (http://www.squarespace.com)Cast NineEvery episode we discuss science and critical thinking with a flare for the poetic!noTopher MendozaTophermendoza@me.comTopher MendozaTue, 25 Jul 2017 22:59:54 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/25/s1ep10-oh-yes-ross-and-carrie5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:5977cd0b4c0dbfe9db8707abCast NineIn this episode I speak with Ross and Carrie from the podcast Oh No Ross and CarrieIn this episode I speak with Ross and Carrie from the podcast Oh No Ross and Carrie about their investigations into claims of fringe science, spirituality and the paranormal... all from a scientific, evidence-based standpoint. They show up, so you don't have to! Links: Oh No, Ross and Carrie Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-no-ross-and-carrie/id425328515?mt=2 My favorite episode of their show: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-no-ross-and-carrie/id425328515?mt=2&i=1000378482148 My second favorite episode: The one we talk about in the show! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-no-ross-and-carrie/id425328515?mt=2&i=1000165374283 Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan. Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now! https://itun.es/us/UgCXgb Random Link of the Episode: Thermoacoustic engine https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wg96lDw7sNwfalse00:29:57Topher MendozaWed, 19 Jul 2017 01:44:33 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/18/s1ep9-marsh-for-science5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:596eb8985016e13e3f3144f0Cast NineIn this episode I speak with Micheal Marshall AKA Marsh about his work promoting science and confronting pseudoscience.In this episode I speak with Micheal Marshall AKA Marsh about his work promoting science and confronting pseudoscience. Links: Xkcd https://xkcd.com/765/ https://xkcd.com/971/ Be sure to read the hover text on those two comics. Skeptiks with a K Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/skeptics-with-a-k/id327034166?mt=2 Good Thinking Society http://goodthinkingsociety.org/news/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/the-fake-cancer-cure-sold-on-ebay-and-delivered-to-your-supermarket-cps5wfwgp Random Link of The Episode: I was gonna save this one, but eh... why not!? It's cool guys. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cUCSSJwO3GU Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan. Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now! https://itun.es/us/UgCXgbfalse00:36:53Topher MendozaTue, 18 Jul 2017 04:19:29 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/17/s1ep8-a-very-dovely-crispr-story5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:596d8bec3a04110b1bb5ae4fCast NineIn this episode I chat with Alan Dove, an awesome science communicator, about some of the history behind the CRISPR.In this episode I chat with Alan Dove, an awesome science communicator, about some of the history behind CRISPR. Links: https://xkcd.com/1823/ TWiV https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology-with-vincent-racaniello/id300973784?mt=2 Alan Dove's Site: http://turbidplaque.com/static/ Random Link of The Episode: You know that ball they drop on New Year’s Eve? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_ball Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan. Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now! https://itun.es/us/UgCXgbfalse00:28:10Topher MendozaTue, 18 Jul 2017 03:58:08 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/17/s1ep7-the-lamp-that-davy-built5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:596d86c6e45a7cff8a455654Cast NineIn this episode we discuss some of the events surrounding the invention of the Davy Lamp, a safety lamp used in the 1800s in coal mines… but like, its more interesting than that sounded.In this episode we discuss some of the events surrounding the invention of the Davy Lamp, a safety lamp used in the 1800s in coal mines… but like, its more interesting than that sounded. Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan. Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now! https://itun.es/us/UgCXgb Random Link of the Episode: I was hungry when I typed this up. Still, this is one of my favorite pages on the internet. Hella useful bro. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sandwichesfalse00:07:00Topher MendozaTue, 18 Jul 2017 03:45:17 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/17/s1ep6-other-buggy-things5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:596d83de197aea41b73da776Cast NineTopher talks about other buggy things!Topher talks about other buggy things! Links: Tiny Chameleon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookesia_micra Random Link of the Episode: ROUS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores_giant_rat Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan. Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now! https://itun.es/us/UgCXgbfalse00:04:45Topher MendozaTue, 18 Jul 2017 03:34:33 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/17/s1ep5-bonus-episode-the-bug-chicks5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:596d80ff46c3c47ac188776eCast NineTopher interviews Jess and Kristie AKA The Bug Chicks, two entomologists who spread love for entomology and Arthropoda!Topher interviews Jess and Kristie AKA The Bug Chicks, two entomologists who spread love for entomology and Arthropoda! Links: thebugchicks.com Their Microsoft commercial! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k6SVsf0k2i0 Leopard slugs mating, nevermind the rest of the channel, this is a clip from Life in the Undergrowth: https://vimeo.com/16731697 Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan. Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now! https://itun.es/us/UgCXgb Random Link of the Episode: Skip to the part about the "gear mechanism" it's pretty cool! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issus_(genus)false00:18:14Topher MendozaTue, 18 Jul 2017 03:29:23 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/17/s1ep4-a-very-rich-wasp-story5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:596d800059cc68a2a952210eCast NineWe Interview Rich Condit an Emeritus Professor of the University of Florida, in Gainesville. We discuss virus-like particles in parasitoid wasps.We Interview Rich Condit an Emeritus Professor of the University of Florida, in Gainesville. We discuss virus-like particles in parasitoid wasps. Links: This Week in Virology with Vincent Racaniello by Vincent Racaniello https://itun.es/us/y7h8r.c My favorite episode of TWiV listen to it at 1.5x speed if you are in a hurry: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology-with-vincent-racaniello/id300973784?mt=2&i=1000361241092 Random Link on the Epsiode: In talking with someone about space vehicle reentry I learned that the heat generated by shuttles rentering the atmosphere is generated by air compression in front of a blunt-body vehicle. Which lead me to the wiki page! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_entry#Blunt_body_entry_vehiclesfalse00:19:33Topher MendozaTue, 18 Jul 2017 03:26:16 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/17/s1ep3-consider-the-caterpillar-again5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:596d7f2fa5790aaa89ec0d00Cast NineWe consider the Caterpillar. Again.We consider the Caterpillar. Again. This time we introduce a villain. And just like all sympathetic villains, they're just thinking of their children. We discuss parasitoid wasps. Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan. Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes right now! https://itun.es/us/UgCXgb Random Link of the Episode: Giant Japanes Hornets https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_giant_hornetfalse00:06:55Topher MendozaTue, 18 Jul 2017 03:17:46 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/17/s1ep2-consider-the-caterpillar5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:596d7cb83e00be9597a8f7a1Cast NineIn this episode we consider the metamorphosis of the Caterpillar. George Hrab of the Geologic Podcast helps us out on this episode.In this episode we consider the metamorphosis of the Caterpillar. George Hrab of the Geologic Podcast helps us out on this episode. Links: http://www.geologicpodcast.com Geologic Podcast by George Hrab https://itun.es/us/youUm.c Special thanks to Night Moves for Letting us use their song Carl Sagan as our intro music. Get their Carl Sagan EP on iTunes https://itun.es/us/UgCXgb Random Link of the Episode: The Hammer Head Worm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipaliumfalse00:06:55Topher MendozaMon, 10 Jul 2017 04:38:20 +0000http://castnine.com/podcast/2017/7/9/welcome-to-cast-nine5535ba61e4b0a72f449cbc71:5962faaad482e9491cbfd4c1:596303104c8b034eb8a76063Welcome to Cast Nine. Here is a good place to start.]]>Cast NineWelcome to Cast NineStart here. The mission statement of Cast Nine.false00:03:16