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  • We know that all good things must come to an end, but Hank, Ceri, Sam, and Stefan are here to explain that the death of a fart ball is really just the beginning of a beautiful oxygenated snow ball.

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    Panelists: Ceri Riley, Sam Schultz, Hank Green, & Stefan Chin
    Producers: Caitlin Hofmeister & Sam Schultz
    Sound & Camera: Hiroka Matsushima
    Editor: Josef "Tuna" Metesh
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • This week, we cover all things hibernation and hibernation-ish! From marsupial fetuses to French peasants in the Dark Ages, if it sleeps for a super long time, it's in this episode!

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    Panelists: Sam Schultz, Ceri Riley, Stefan Chin, Hank Green
    Producers: Caitlin Hofmeister & Sam Schultz
    Sound: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Editor: Sam Schultz
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • From space robots to windows, Hank, Ceri, Stefan, and Sam talk about clever examples of biomimicry.

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    Panelists: Hank Green, Stefan Chin, Sam Schultz, Ceri Riley
    Co-Producers: Caitlin Hofmeister, Sam Schultz
    Sound: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Editor: Hiroka Matsushima
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • Hank is full of fun facts while he judges Val, Stefan, and Caitlin's research into the big questions about fast food.
    Questions like: how do you make 800,000 tortillas that taste the same and not kill anyone? When it comes to food, how fast is too fast? And where do fish and chips go after they're fried?
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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • Today on HFS, we ask the really, really important question: can you smoke weed in space? The answer may surprise you. Also learn about a man who can fart like an angel!

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    Panelists: Sam Schultz, Ceri Riley, Stefan Chin, Hank Green
    Producer: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Sound: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Editor: Sam Schultz
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • Today is Charles Darwin's birthday! Matt, Ceri, Sam, and Caitlin gathered to celebrate his birthday by talking about from his health to the evolution of great tits.

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    Panelists: Matthew Gaydos, Ceri Riley, Sam Schultz, Caitlin Hofmeister
    Producers: Caitlin Hofmeister, Sam Schultz
    Sound & Camera: Josef "Tuna" Metesh
    Editor: Hiroka Matsushima
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • This enlightening episode of Holy Fucking Science may or may not shock you, but hopefully it brightens your day. Get amped to join Hank, Sarah, Val, and Stefan for an electrifying discussion of current events…and also ghost cloacas.

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    Panelists: Sarah Meismer, Valerie Barr, Hank Green, & Stefan Chin
    Producers: Caitlin Hofmeister & Sam Schultz
    Camera & Sound: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Editor: Josef "Tuna" Metesh
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • We use language basically all day, every day without giving it much thought. But how do the words we use and the languages we speak color the way we see and interact with the world? Hank and company explore this question and many others, such as "is it ok to for a stranger to pat your baby on the head?"

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    Panelists: Hank Green, Ceri Riley, Alison Riley, and Victoria Bongiorno
    Producers: Caitlin Hofmeister & Sam Schultz
    Sound: Hiroka Matsushima
    Editor: Sam Schultz
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • Everybody is going to get old. But with the science, you might be able to become immortal.
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    Panelists: Ceri Riley, Sarah Meismer, Josef "Tuna" Metesh, Victoria Bongiorno
    Producers: Caitlin Hofmeister, Sam Schultz
    Sound & Editor: Hiroka Matsushima
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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  • We draw first blood this week here on HFS when Matt, Sam, Brit, and Jessi try to hash out what exactly "smart" means in the context of creatures that can't even use the dang internet. Spoiler alert: people have some low opinions of trout.

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    Panelists: Matthew Gaydos, Sam Schultz, Brit Garner, Jessi Knudsen Castañeda
    Producers: Caitlin Hofmeister & Sam Schultz
    Executive Producer: Hank Green
    Sound & Editing: Josef "Tuna" Metesh
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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  • Teamwork makes the dream work on today's HFS! Hank teaches us about the amazing, changing human gut biome, Ceri breaks Sam's brain, and, at long last, hermit crabs make their triumphant return to the show!
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    Panelists: Sam Schultz, Hank Green, Ceri Reily, Olivia Gordon
    Producer: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Sound: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Editor: Sam Schultz
    Executive Producer: Hank Green
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • Are you having a terrible hangover from last night's bar crawl? Well, here is the cure for you: sit down, drink lots of fluids, and listen to Stefan, Sam, Val, and Julia talk about the science behind hangovers.


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    Panelists: Stefan Chin, Sam Schultz, Valerie Barr, Julia Maes
    Producer / Sound: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Editor: Hiroka Matsushima
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung


    Source:
    [Valerie]
    https://www.eater.com/2015/12/31/1069...
    https://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/04/...
    http://www.jstor.org/stable/537784
    https://www.wired.com/2014/05/hangove...
    https://www.eater.com/drinks/2016/3/7...
    https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/12/...
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  • Ever wonder where true happiness comes from? Here at HFS we know at least one thing that makes us feel pretty great: listening to Silvia, Nicole, Hank, and Caitlin talk about the science of happiness.

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    Panelists: Silvia Roma, Nicole Sweeney, Hank Green, & Caitlin Hofmeister
    Producer: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Sound & Camera: Stefan Chin
    Editor: Josef "Tuna" Metesh
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • This week on HFS, some of the best and brightest in the field of science communication get together and talk in-depth about all kinds of butts and the cool things those butts can do!

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    Panelists: Alyssa Lerner, Ceri Riley, Hank Green, Blake De Pastino
    Producer: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Sound: Stefan Chin
    Editor: Sam Schultz
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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  • From nightmarish tumors to a similarity to Anglerfish, human bodies are way weirder than you think!

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    Panelists: Ceri Riley, Sarah Suta, Alyssa Lerner, Valerie Barr
    Producer / Sound: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Editor: Hiroka Matsushima
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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  • If there's one thing epidemics are good for, it's providing ample jumping off points for discussions about pants and band names. Don't believe us? Ceri, Caitlin, and two different Sarahs are here this week to prove it.

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    Panelists: Ceri Riley, Sarah Suta, Caitlin Hofmeister, Sarah Meismer
    Producer: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Sound, Camera, & Editor: Josef "Tuna" Metesh
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • The HFS studio is alive with the sound of music this week as Maestro Darko Butorac swings by to talk with Adrienne, Stefan, and Tuna all about carefully crafted air pressure waves.

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    Panelists: Adrienne Burtin, Darko Butorac, Josef "Tuna" Metesh, Stefan Chin
    Producer, Sound, & Camera: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Editor: Josef "Tuna" Metesh
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Musical Machine Learning:
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170309120651.htm

    Music & Language:
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439120/

    Temperaments:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_intonation
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_tuning
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament

    Mushroom Speakers:
    https://www.soundonsound.com/news/mushroom-speakers-designed-student

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • It's almost Thanksgiving in the United States, so Hank and his friends have gathered for one of the most important and time-honored traditions of the holiday season: podcasting! Join us for a feast of information about the worlds most unique, most dangerous, and most taboo foods!
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    Panelists: Hank Green, Caitlin Hofmeister, Alyssa Lerner, Sam Schultz
    Producer: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Sound: Hiroka Matsushima
    Editor: Sam Schultz
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • We play fast and loose with our themes here on HFS, and Brit's tired of it. Can we define what we meant by "miniature" for her, or will she take away our badge and kick us off the force?

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    Panelists: Ceri Riley, Josef "Tuna" Metesh, Stefan Chin, Brit Garner
    Producer: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Sound & Camera: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Editor: Josef "Tuna" Metesh
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Intel Chips:
    https://www.computerworld.com/article/3162353/computer-processors/intel-pursues-moores-law-with-plan-to-make-7-nm-chips-this-year.html

    Vortex Lasers:
    https://phys.org/news/2016-07-vortex-laser-law.html

    Mini Brains:
    http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/better-mini-brains-could-help-scientists-identify-treatments-for-zika-related-brain-damage

    Salamander Algae:
    https://elifesciences.org/articles/22054

    Bitterroot Fault LIDAR:
    https://www.usgs.gov/news/maps-made-light-show-way
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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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  • Friends, we talk about vampirism and exsanguination a lot here on HFS... and today is no exception. Learn all about nutrition with Healthcare Triage's Dr. Arron Carroll and then learn all about whatever a blood latte (aka blatte) is from Hank!
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    Panelists: Dr. Arron Carroll, Hank Green, Jenova Payton, Victoria Bongiorno
    Producer: Caitlin Hofmeister
    Sound: Stefan Chin
    Editor: Sam Schultz
    Music Written & Arranged by: Michael Aranda
    Performed by: The Unsung

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    Holy F*****g Science is a Podcast about science that is not for kids in which four people get together to try and astound and amaze each other with the realities of our glorious universe. Secondary goal: To make each other laugh.

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