You might have heard some people being concerned over the availability of potable water in countries half way around the world. But a possible water crisis can occur anywhere in the coming decades. That’s what Pranjal and Eric talk about today, what is this water problem, whether we should be worried and who to blame.
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We’ve talked about what happens to the earth when “The sun gets angry”, but if you are in a part of the world that is not very geologically active, one of the overlooked natural disasters are volcanic eruptions. Pranjal and Nat talk about what a volcanic winter would look like taking the example of the “year without summer” and following reports from that time.
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While location tracking has gotten more controversial in recent years, it’s undoubtedly an integral part of our everyday lives. I personally couldn’t find my way to the bathroom without GPS and its inception is the topic of this weeks episode. Join Pranjal and Eric as they figure out how GPS works.
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We’ve heard dark matter in sci-fi or news stories, it’s one of the big mysteries in astronomy, but how can we know something’s out there, but not know enough about it to have a decent explanation. That’s what Pranjal and Zechariah talk about on this weeks episode. What do we know about dark matter and why do we think there’s something out there.
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Have you ever seen that sticker on your gas pump that says you’re using unleaded gasoline and wondered who in their right mind would be dumb enough to put lead in their gas? So have I and that’s what Pranjal and Eric talk about on this weeks episode. Why did people think it was a good idea to throw lead in gas and why did they keep doing it?
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