A podcast that brings together experts and comedians for an unfiltered discussion about complicated and sometimes controversial science fears in a fun and respectful way.
Episodes
Oct 1, 2018
Oct 1, 2018
40 min
On our third episode of The Fear of Science we talk about bitcoin and cryptocurrency with Mike Stephens a lawyer from Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP specializing in cryptocurrency and comedian Justin O'Hearn. We find out how many Jeffcoins it takes to buy a Beanie Baby in a futuristic Jefftopia.
Sep 15, 2018
Sep 15, 2018
41 min
On our second episode of The Fear of Science we talk about aliens with the Kat Kelly the astronomer at HR MacMillan Space Centre and Joe Fulgham host of The Dreaming Podcast and professional GM. We tackle such pressing questions like "How prepared are we for aliens?".
Sep 1, 2018
Sep 1, 2018
39 min
On the first ever episode of The Fear of Science we talk about Zombies with Jennifer Gardy who is the Assistant Professor at UBC's School of Population and Public Health, a Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics, and a Senior Scientist at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. We also have comedian Ed Hill bringing our supernatural converstations back down to earth. We tackle such pressing questions like "Do Zombies Poo?".
Aug 30, 2018
Aug 30, 2018
3 min
Welcome to the Fear of Science, the show that dives into the wide world of science topics to demystify, debunk and delight! Each show features a new science fear, with special guests and more surprises along the way. Our goal is to bring together scientists and common people for an unfiltered discussion about complicated and sometimes-controversial science fears in a fun and respectful way. Listen to this intro episode to see what your getting yourself into.