Goggles Optional

It is a time of discovery! Excitement grips the galaxy as physicist Scott shares the discovery of four new elements to the periodic table. Meanwhile, Diego shares his bad luck with casinos and cancer, and Trisha sings a new song dedicated to sperm (SFW).

Happy New Years! To ring in 2016, we decided to look back at our best features from the last year. First, Tyler answers questions about the science of cooking sent in by celebrity listeners (0:55). Diego turns into a cancer detecting pigeon (10:07). Finally, we welcomes physicist Devon Powell to discuss how his research in Dark Matter led him to Los Alamos National Laboratory (20:50).

The goggles team spreads the holiday cheer with news of habitable planets, the end of microbeads, a discussion of sitting vs. standing, and more! In honor of these terrible microbeads we have exploded our graphic this week into thousands of little pieces, but to science it up a bit, each piece is a tiny brain. We also did the inverse of that too. Happy Holidays from Goggles Optional!

Dr. Kat, Dr. Dave, Diego, and Ted talk about putting the “farm” in pharmaceuticals, the latest development in nuclear fusion, the recent climate change summit, and why sleeping too much may be bad for you.

Join the Goggles Team to learn about the importance of repeat mutants and a new phase of carbon. Also in this episode, Diego Dishes about Sperm and Designer Babies.

Diego, Trisha, Chelsea, and Nora discuss the scientific angle of the Paris Climate Conference (4:30) and how animals can detect cancer (17:06). Plus, Diego shares an interesting nugget on keeping time (14:44) and Chelsea reveals how big experiments can lead to unexpected rewards (27:46).

Hosts Ted, Nora, and Diego share new findings on some of the animal kingdom's craziest critters, featuring expert writers Laure Fresard and Cadu. Gobble Gobble.

Chelsea, Scott, Diego, and Dave welcomes physicist Devon Powell to discuss how his research in Dark Matter led him to Los Alamos National Laboratory (6:16). Scott shares a Phun Physics Phact about Icecube (4:09) - not the rapper, Dave Diatribes against maternal mortality (38:27), and Chelsea competes against Devon on a new game show category (31:22)

Immunologist Trisha Stan discusses how a college degree for your blood cells, isn't what scientists thought it was. Physicist Ted Sanders talks about atmosphere (or lack of) on Mars. Finally, evolutionary biologist Emily Glassberg shares why she's so obsessed with tall Dutch men.

This week's highlights episode features Goggles Optional's take on recent movies! We cover the science behind Jurassic World, Inside Out, and Interstellar!

This week we welcome Abby Cohen of Sparo labs to discuss her company's efforts that will allow asthma sufferers to monitor their disease using their smart phones! Then, Diego, Nora, Tyler, and Emily share the some new discoveries that suggests Einstein may have been wrong.

This week, hosts Dr. Trisha, Tyler, Scott, and Diego talk immunology, ophthalmology, virology, and so much more with Ebola doctor and survivor Dr. Ian Crozier. Plus, they touch on a sensitive new advance in the technology of artificial skin.

In a world occupied by Matt Damon... And only Matt Damon. How does he science the sh** out of it to survive? How did Matt grow potatoes? How did Matt survive the radiation? How did Matt turn into Iron Man? Goggles Optional takes you on a voyage behind the science of "The Martian!"

We have a special highlights episode this week! We peruse some of the latest hits, including highlights from the movie Furious 7, some Beer Goggles fun on space vegetables, and an interview with Dr. Kevin Beier about mapping the human brain.

The Goggles Optional team tackles your questions on everything from quantum entanglement in black holes, the scariest insects, global warming and the gulf stream, and how many wafers can fit into the pope mobile.

Should you drink coffee before bed? Our hosts Ted, Dave, Nora, and Scott discuss how caffeine can disrupt your circadian rhythm. Plus, how Mean Whales are like Mean Girls, and is there a chance for life on a moon of Saturn?

Hosts Emily, Diego, Kat, and Tyler discuss making drug delivery more awesome, some accidental research on colliding galaxies, and what an impressive feat of spelunking might tell us about human origins.

Join Trisha, Ted, Tyler, and Emily to learn how to count all the trees in all the forests, what we would do with an island of 10,000 Teds, and who would win an animal Olympics.

Did you know about half of all major psychology studies may not be reproducible? Hosts Diego, Lisl, Nora, and Chelsea discuss the latest article that's shaking the scientific world. Plus, a new method to detect cancer remission and using light to form bonds.

How can we better understand the brain? By mapping it using rabies! Dr. Kevin Beier joins hosts Nora, Emily, Tyler, and Ted to explain how mapping the human brain can improve our understanding of dopamine neurons. Plus, Ted shares a breakthrough in superconductor technology and competes with Kevin in our weekly game show.