The podcast that applies science to fictional worlds
Hello! This week we discuss more Faerie flavored folklore creatures. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to visit us at pedantichandwavium.com where…
Hello! Wow, feels like it’s been a while since our last episode. Sorry about that everyone. Turns out time management kinda gets away from you around holiday times and then it’s hard to get back on track. And what really helped us get on track was this Golden Compass. This week we figure out how…
Hello! This week we’ve been kinda busy and didn’t get a chance to record. So here is one of our favorite episodes again. You know we couldn’t get these pirate themed power rangers couldn’t get out of our heads. And side note, Geoff is going to try to start streaming games sometime and might even…
Hello! This week we discuss, well, nothing actually. We maybe forgot about the time and missed our recording day. So here is one of our favorite episodes again to hold you over for another couple weeks. I’m sure by then at least one of us will have bought a calendar or remember how to be…
Hello! This week we will be exploring a couple aspects of the Shrekverse. We cover details like transforming from a beautiful human woman into a beautiful ogress. We stumble across Rumpelstiltskin’s advanced degree. And we touch on Pinocchio and the Gingerbread man for a while. All that and more this week. Get listening, you can’t…
Hello! This week we’ll be exploring everyone’s favorite park that is full of dinosaurs, Jurassic Park. We’ll be getting into just where all this dino DNA is coming from and why things went off the rails at the park. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out…
Hello! This week we discuss just a few of the intricacies involved in a language based magic and divination magic in particular. We also explore why dragon riders have such a strong connection with their dragon friends. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give…
Hello! In this episode we dive into the world of The Witcher. Ever wonder how their magics actually work? How about why silver swords are more effective against monsters? Or why exactly what these so called “mutations” are that witchers get? Learn all of these things and maybe a little more with us. Thanks to…
Hello! In this episode we tackle pseudoscience. How difficult can it be to apply science to that, right? In this maybe controversial episode we discuss things like homeopathy, reflexology, crystal healing, and more. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future…
Hello! In this episode we dive into Power Rangers. We figure out exactly what Rita Repulsa and Lord Zed are. We also learn how the power rangers suits and other gear work (and there is a lot of it). Oh, and we touch on casual topics like teleportation. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme…
Hello! In this episode we blindly jump into the weird fantasy of New Crobuzon with Peridido Street Station, a novel by China Mieville. We discuss normal things like robots gaining sapience and the Remade, people with their various human parts replaced with not human parts. We also have fun working out how the monsters work….
Hello everyone! In this episode we discuss Avatar (the movie, not the cartoon). Topics of conversation here include: how can people control organic copies of an alien? We also discuss the plants and animals in this world because Simon needs to know why everything is able to physically connect and communicate with everything else. Also…
Hello everyone! In this episode we discuss Avatar (the cartoon, not the movie). Topics of conversation here include: how can people control the four classical elements, why can they only control one, and why can the avatar control them all? We also discuss the animals in this world because Simon is nice enough to let…
Hello everyone! This week (a little late thanks to holidays) we discuss Fullmetal Alchemist. In this episode discuss homunculi and their powers. We also touch on the horrors that are chimera. Oh, and we also figure out what the human soul is. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free…
Welcome back, we’re now on our regular bi-weekly broadcast schedule! This week we discuss the magics of Harry Potter. This quickly leads to the ramifications of conservation mass and energy as wizards use their wands to seemingly create mass and energy. Other main talking points include what might be involved in apparition, the ethical concerns…
