Episodios

  • Episode 215: Rugged Individualism (and also Math)

    Episode 215: Rugged Individualism (and also Math)
    Sep 8 2025
    On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Lauren, Ashlyn, Gem, and Laura discuss things that they find difficult to understand. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society. Links: Coevolution of neocortical size, group size and language in humans (Behavioral and Brain Sciences) … Continue reading Episode 215: Rugged Individualism (and also Math) →
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
  • Episode 214: “Casey” Means “Grifter”

    Episode 214: “Casey” Means “Grifter”
    Aug 11 2025
    On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Lauren, Laura, and Ashlyn discuss medical scammers, grifters, and con-men, current, recent, and historical. Discussed on this episode: Malachi Love-Robinson, a modern-day Doogie Howser; James Graham, an 18th century Scottish sexologist; and Casey Means, a health grifter who also happens to be Trump’s pick … Continue reading Episode 214: “Casey” Means “Grifter” →
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
  • Episode 213: Cast Iron, Corsets, Crotches, and Canada

    Episode 213: Cast Iron, Corsets, Crotches, and Canada
    Jul 7 2025
    On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Lauren, Ashlyn, Laura, and Gem discuss some common misconceptions, focusing on cast iron cookware, Victorian corsetry, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, and the Canadian political system. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society. Corsets: Victorian … Continue reading Episode 213: Cast Iron, Corsets, Crotches, and Canada →
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
  • LUEE Rerun 136: Patent Medicine

    LUEE Rerun 136: Patent Medicine
    Jun 3 2025
    Originally published 17 September 2018. On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Laura, Ashlyn, and Lauren discuss the history and future of patent medicine, from snake oil and Piso’s Cure for Consumption through Bovinine and bitters all the way to the Burzynski Clinic. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a … Continue reading LUEE Rerun 136: Patent Medicine →
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
  • Episode 212: This Podcast Kills Fascists

    Episode 212: This Podcast Kills Fascists
    May 5 2025
    On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn is joined by Lauren, Laura, and Gem to discuss right-wing authoritarianism and how to fight it. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society. Fascism 101: Ur-Fascism (Umberto Eco, The Anarchist Library) | Fascism (Wikipedia) … Continue reading Episode 212: This Podcast Kills Fascists →
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
  • Episode 211: Elon Was Always Like This

    Episode 211: Elon Was Always Like This
    Apr 14 2025
    On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem is joined by Lauren, Ashlyn, and Laura to talk in some detail about Elon Musk’s misadventures, including his history with PayPal, the Hyperloop and the Boring Company, and some of the less savoury aspects of his family life. Not covered in detail here (as … Continue reading Episode 211: Elon Was Always Like This →
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
  • Episode 210: A Scammer Darkly

    Episode 210: A Scammer Darkly
    Mar 17 2025
    On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Gem, Laura, Ashlyn, and Lauren talk scams and charlatans. On this episode: George Mickum’s fake Birkin Bags, the “Pig Butchering” romance scam that manages to make crypto even more fraudulent, useless “AI-powered” weapon scanners, and M. Lamar Keene’s run-ins with the “Psychic Mafia”. Life, the … Continue reading Episode 210: A Scammer Darkly →
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto
  • Episode 209: Intermittent (Pod)Fasting

    Episode 209: Intermittent (Pod)Fasting
    Feb 13 2025
    On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Laura, Ashlyn, Lauren, Gem, and Ris discuss fasting from a personal, cultural, religious, and physiologic perspective. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society. Note: Apologies for the subpar audio quality on this episode: we had … Continue reading Episode 209: Intermittent (Pod)Fasting →
    Más Menos
    Menos de 1 minuto