Do Organoids Dream of Electric Bandages?: Electricity Generating Bacteria, Brains in a Dish, and Bandages from the Future

Begun, The Balloon War Has: Unknown Objects over North America, The Mushroom Medicinal Apocalypse, and the Science of Hidden Memories: On today’s episode, scientists have used a common asthma medication to unlock hidden memories inside the brains of mice, UFOs over North America prompted the shoot down of multiple objects over the weekend, and researchers have stimulated neural... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

22 min listen

Another One Bites the Alien Space Dust: Earth’s Asteroid Problem, A Cosmic Anomaly, and Looking for Life in the Smallest of Places: On today’s episode, a new report from NASA indicates Earth may have a big asteroid problem, astronomers have discovered a novel space object named Z 229-15, and scientists out of Tokyo want to search cosmic dust for signs of alien life. Every... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

29 min listen

Russian Space Station? Cosmo...NOT: Dark Matter Discoveries, Smart Material, and Russia's New Commitment to the ISS: On today’s episode, researchers have discovered that axion particles may be the force behind dark matter, a new smart material that can change color and change shape, and Russia wants back into the International Space Station. Every Friday,... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

24 min listen

Strange Metals in a Strange Land: The Pentagon’s UFO Office Update, “Strange Metals,” and The First Formation of Light in the Universe: On today’s episode, the Pentagon’s UFO office gave its latest updates on anomalous aircraft, a new theory regarding “strange metals” that can be used in quantum computers, and a possible breakthrough in how light first began to shine after the... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

34 min listen

If an AI Could Read Your Mind, Love: NASA’s X-59, Ultrasonic Hacking Attacks, and Teaching Artificial Intelligence to Read Minds: On today’s episode, researchers in Japan have designed an AI that can read the human mind, a new hacking tool using ultrasonic waves may just be around the corner, and NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft may bring back commercial supersonic... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

31 min listen

Do Organoids Dream of Electric Bandages?: Electricity Generating Bacteria, Brains in a Dish, and Bandages from the Future: On today’s episode, researchers are studying whether extremophile bacteria can be used to generate electricity, how biological organoids can be used to supercharge AI computing, and the successful testing of an electrical bandage to heal wounds 30%... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

33 min listen

Is That An Oblong Space Object in your Pocket...Or...?: Strange Space Objects, Psychedelic Medicine, and Telepathic Robot Dogs from Australia: On today’s episode, a mysterious oblong object was detected in our solar system, scientists are trying to understand why some psychedelics rebuild neural connections in the brain, and soldiers in Australia are controlling robot dogs with their mind.... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

23 min listen

We Like Big Moons and We Cannot Lie: Zombie Crabs, Krypton-powered Propulsion, and Looking for Aliens in All The Right Places: Dead crabs keep mysteriously twitching in the UK, Krypton-powered propulsion for space travel, and the essential cosmic question; will humanity find life somewhere else in our solar system this century? Every Friday, join hosts MJ Banias and Stephanie... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

22 min listen

Wolf 1069b Was an Inside Job!: Ghost Particles, a New Exoplanet Discovery, and the Bleeding Edge of Drone Technology: On today’s episode; physicists have developed a ‘ghost ruler’ using neutrinos, Wolf 1069b is the latest earth-like exoplanet discovery, and the future of drone technology and warfare. Every Friday, join hosts MJ Banias and Stephanie Gerk as they... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

25 min listen

This Little Quantum Light of Mine: DARPA’s Liberty Lifter, A Particle Accelerator Breakthrough, and Controlling the Chaos of Light: On today’s episode, DARPA wants to build a giant futuristic boat plane, neutrinos have been spotted inside a particle accelerator for the first time, and controlling photons of light have always been tricky…until now. Every Friday, join hosts MJ... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

24 min listen

The Universe Just Broke: Thermodynamics, Baby Galaxies That Aren’t, and the Secrets of the Pyramids: On today’s episode, a previously undiscovered tunnel has been found inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, physicists are rewriting the first law of thermodynamics, and a discovery of some galaxies by the James Webb Telescope is throwing our... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

27 min listen

Does ChatGPT Really Want to Save Humanity, or is This a Trap?: AI Built Robots, Solar Probes, and the Search for Exoplanets: On today’s episode, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest run at the Sun scanning for solar winds, scientists believe there are more Earth-like exoplanets out there than we think, and ChapGPT built a tomato picking robot to save humanity from... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

23 min listen

Do Dodo Birds Taste like Chicken?: Hawaii’s Mysterious Lights, De-extinction, and the Science of Surviving a Nuclear Blast: On today’s episode, researchers in Hawaii keep seeing bizarre lights in the sky, a billion dollar start-up says they will resurrect the Dodo bird, and the science behind surviving a nuclear blast. Every Friday, join hosts MJ Banias and... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

27 min listen

Don’t Leave your Black Hole Unattended: The StormBreaker Smart Missile, Ultrasonic Talking Plants, and Artificial Black Holes: On today’s episode, researchers have created an artificial Black Hole in a lab to test out warp drive theories, scientists in Israel have discovered that plants may be trying to communicate, and the US Air Force’s new StormBreaker smart missile is... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

29 min listen

Bonus Episode | Diversity and Space Exploration with Guest Robert Picardo: On this bonus episode, MJ Banias sits down with actor and Star Trek alumni Robert Picardo. They talk about Robert's work with "Gaaays in Spaaace" as well as the role science fiction has to play in real science and space exploration. The... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

19 min listen

One Small Step for Man’s Garbage: Space Junk, EV Aircraft, and Monitoring Earth’s Pollution with Satellites: On today’s episode, NASA and the Italian space agency are on a mission to monitor human pollution using satellites, a company is designing a way to power electric airplanes mid-flight, and scientists around the world want to update the space treaty... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

31 min listen

Riding the Gravitational Waves of Your Mind: Gravitational Wave Background Discovery, Settling a Consciousness Bet, and the Psychology of Bullshit: On today’s episode, we discuss the GWB discovery, a 25-year-old bet over the theory of human consciousness, and the realization that you may actually suck at detecting "bullshit." Every Friday, join hosts MJ Banias and Stephanie Gerk as they... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

34 min listen

Liar, Liar, AI on Fire: Origins of Life on Earth, Hacking Starlink Satellites, and a new AI-powered Disinformation System: On today’s episode, podcaster Kennedy Chappel joins MJ Banias as a guest co-host to discuss a new study into the origins of life on Earth, how Russia is using a novel malware tool to hack into Starlink satellites, and a new AI-powered disinformation... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

29 min listen

Neanderthals F**king: Frictionless Materials, 3D Printing Space Rockets, and a New Neanderthal DNA Discovery: On today’s episode, we dive into NASA's new RAMFIRE project to 3D print novel rocket parts. We also discuss a novel frictionless material built on the nano-level, and a new historical model that explains why Neanderthal DNA is so varied in the... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

41 min listen

That UFO Episode: Government Whistleblowers and NASA's UAP Investigations: Stephanie has finally gotten her wish. With the help of the prolific Tony Harris, former CNN news anchor and host of the History Channel's The Proof is Out There, she has managed to strongarm MJ into talking about UFOs. On today’s episode,... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

36 min listen

"Now, I Am Become AI, the Destroyer of Worlds." | Updating the Nuclear Arsenal, Secret Chinese Spacecraft, and the Anomaly Detecting AI: On today’s episode, guest host Micah Hanks joins the show to talk about a new AI tool being utilized by the government to monitor the internet for anomalies, how the Air Force is modernizing its nuclear weapon platforms, and everything we know about... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

24 min listen

We Can’t Stop Here. This is Emu Country!: Australian Combat Lasers, New LSD Research, and Brain Activity After Death.: On today’s episode, scientists have released a new study concerning LSD’s positive effects on the learning process, Australia’s latest project to develop a laser gun that can stop a tank, and a preliminary study into what happens to... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

28 min listen

Live Long and Be Fabulous: Diversity in the Space Industry, Mysterious Tracks in Greenland, and Lasers over Japan: On today’s episode, the non-profit “Gaaays in Spaaace” is pushing for more LGBTQ+ inclusion in the space industry, a Japanese observatory solves the mystery of green lasers coming from space, and NASA investigates bizarre tracks on a frozen... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

32 min listen

Is There Life on Mars?: China's Sub Spotting Technology, T-Cells in Space, and Why Human's May Have Killed Life on Mars: On today’s episode, we discuss China's claim that they can detect US submarines, how long term living in space will kill you, and why one researcher thinks the 1976 Viking landers on Mars did collect evidence of life on the Red Planet, and then... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

33 min listen

Left Abandoned in the Devil's Church Cave: Fusion Reactor Update, Dinosaur Death, and an Acoustic Mystery: On today’s episode, we dive into the Devil's Church cave in Finland and seek out the science behind a weird phenomenon. We also get into what may have actually killed the dinosaurs, according to a new study, and we cover a new fusion reactor that... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

37 min listen

Go Home OSIRIS-REx, You're Drunk: Beer Goggles, Trappist-1 Ghost Signals, and Robbing an Asteroid: On today’s episode, we discuss a new study that says "beer goggles" aren't a real phenomenon, "ghost signals" from the Trappist-1 Star System, and the recent return of OSIRIS-REx, a probe carrying little bits of a nearby asteroid. Every Friday, join... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

35 min listen

Taylor Swift is My Giant Brain Virus: Martian Soil Samples, Giant Viruses, and Medical Micro-Robots: On today’s episode, we discuss mysterious giant viruses discovered in Massechusettes, NASA's plan to rocket Martian soil samples back to Earth, and new research into tiny robots that can be sent inside the body to perform laser surgery. Every... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

27 min listen

Amino Acid Slow Jams: Mysterious Lunar Objects, Speeding White Dwarf Stars, and Life's Building Blocks Floating Around Intersteller Space: On today’s episode, we discuss a lunar mystery, a discovery of an ultrafast white dwarf star yeeting across the Milky Way, and the discovery of life giving amino acids hanging out in a gaseous cloud in deep space. Every Friday, join hosts MJ Banias... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

30 min listen

What Are We Going to Do With All These People's Brains?: Electron Beams, "Artificial Photosynthesis," and AI Brain Scans: On today’s episode, we discuss how electron beams weirdly heal fissures in crystals, how AI is being used to fight brain diseases, and how "artificial photosynthesis" may save humanity from a climate dystopian hellscape. Every Tuesday, join... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

29 min listen

What You Gon' Do With All That Space Junk?: NASA's New Space Laser Project, FCC Space Fines, and a Stonehenge Secret: On today’s episode, we dive into NASA's new project to build space lasers, how the FCC fined a telecom provider for failing to properly deorbit a satellite, and how a new discovery at Stonehenge is re-writing what we know about the mysterious... by The Debrief Weekly Report | A Science and Technology News Podcast

29 min listen

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