Podcast
Fun Fact
Hosted by Arik Devens and Allen Pike · EN
Once a month, Arik Devens and Allen Pike take turns sharing fun facts. Practical, historical, technical, and trivial facts all deserve their fair shake.
11episodes
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Final Fact
Oct 12, 202400:41:46Tap to summarizeArik shares buttloads, Allen has too many facts, oxygen is heavy, strangeness is strange, moons cause issues, and we hit max fact capacity. This show has gone as all good things do. Thank you so much to all the Factors, we love you! You can follow Allen’s work and Arik’s. ❤️
Transcribe →Dinosaur In a Wingsuit
May 26, 202400:35:38Tap to summarizeArik uncovers what things are really named after, Allen goes subatomic, Arik marvels at astronomical coincidence, and Allen considers extraterrestrial flight. Titan Do subatomic particles have a colour?
Transcribe →Solar Stands for Solar
Apr 22, 202400:39:54Tap to summarizeAllen dives in to diodes, Arik explores the origin of taxis, and Allen reveals an unsavoury fact about zygotes. Steve Mould on LEDs and solar panels Why blue LEDs were almost impossible Thornton Blackburn
Transcribe →Back Door Fact
Mar 25, 202400:36:08Tap to summarizeArik throws peanuts, Allen tries to cook vegetables, photographers try to prompt a good pose, and the earth’s magnetic field threatens to cause trouble. High-altitude cooking Say cheese Geomagnetic reversal
Transcribe →Suffered for Science
Feb 29, 202400:38:34Tap to summarizeScientists discover where birds go, the trouble with coin flips, the limits of the human body, and what exactly you can find in the Perseus Molecular Cloud. The majestic Pfeilstorch XCKD’s What If: What if Nascar had no rules? The Perseus Molecular Cloud
Transcribe →Raspberry Dust
Jan 22, 202400:37:51Tap to summarizeScience discovers our galaxy’s flavor, machinists discover precision measurements, and Arik discovers why you shouldn’t rent a car in Germany. Galaxy’s centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum, say astronomers What Does Space Taste Like and Why Does It Matter? Thousandth of an inch
Transcribe →That Doesn’t Seem True
Dec 18, 202300:33:29Tap to summarizeWe check in on platypi and Polaris, consider zero’s parity, and make a decision about booby traps. Polaris Parity of zero Legality of booby traps
Transcribe →Gelatinous, Delicious, Terrible
Nov 20, 202300:43:02Tap to summarizeAllen thinks about cans, Arik thinks about governance, and everybody thinks about the Roman Empire. Why are cranberry sauce cans upside down? Roman Dictator Why do bees make honey?
Transcribe →You're Cursed Anyway
Oct 30, 202300:38:24Tap to summarizeAllen considers ancient honey, Arik considers ancient surgeries, and some jobs may or may not get automated. Honey’s Eternal Life, Explained Caesarean section ATMs and tellers
Transcribe →All You Need Is a Cartel
Sep 27, 202300:32:12Tap to summarizeAllen showcases a very surprising study, Arik recounts a very Canadian heist, and somebody loses a finger. Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial Inside Quebec’s Great, Multi-Million-Dollar Maple-Syrup Heist The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist Sugar Shack Dr Sam Moghtaderi’s finger-loss quiz
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