Quiz-o-Tron

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29678316 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Justin Robert Young, Johnny Taylor, Seema Yasmin, Kaveh Hoda, and Keith Lowell...

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32572472 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Bonnie Burton Hal Lublin Jess Phoenix James Urbaniak Jennifer Ouellette Joseph Scrimshaw

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29678316 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Rahul Samant, Jason B, Trace Dominguez, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: Sike, Terrible...

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/28602653 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Lucky Yates, Adam Rogers, Jennifer Ouellette, Drew Curtis, Scott Sigler Categories: Drinking,...

Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen discuss what animals dance, and which ones do so spontaneously. News story Support us on Patreon to hear this week’s bonus episode! Next shows: HopCon 7.0 on Thursday, July...

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: patreon.com/posts/27998331 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Julia Wilde, Johnny Taylor, Cat Bobino, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: CUTE (AND...

What behavior did dogs adapt that may have led directly to their domestication, splitting them from wolves? Rebecca and Keith talk dogs, wolves, cats, marriage, boyfriends, and absolutely nothing about dead animals. Well, not much...

Rebecca welcomes special guest host Justin Robert Young to talk about what it is that fish can get emotionally attached to. Check out the research behind this question here:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jun/12/lovelorn-fish-have-gloomier-outlook-study-finds The next live Quiz-o-Tron will be...

Keith and Rebecca discuss mold, how many monkeys have died in space, and a man known as one of the “Four Horsemen of Sasquatchery.” Link to today’s answer: https://twitter.com/FBIRecordsVault/status/1136316768069115904 The next live Quiz-o-Tron will be...

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: patreon.com/posts/27278260 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Sean Charlesworth, Joe Klocek, Adam Rogers, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: Braaaainnnss, SCIENCE!,...

Tickets to next week’s live show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiz-o-tron-tickets-61129018540 Rebecca and Keith discuss why the majority of Americans want to ban numbers from public schools. Plus, Keith invents a new segment: Click Repellent! Arabic numeral poll: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/arabic-numerals-survey-prejudice-bias-survey-research-civic-science-a8918256.html...

Rebecca and Keith discuss research that suggests boys and wealthy kids are more likely to bullshit (in the scientific sense of the word). http://time.com/5578914/bullshit-study-bs-wealthy-male/?utm_source=reddit.com For two bonus questions (and access to all previous secret bonus...

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: patreon.com/posts/26379440 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Will Smith, Dr. Seema Yasmin, Shahera Hyatt, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!,...

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: patreon.com/posts/25726774 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Kate Wing, Trace Dominguez, Justin Robert Young, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, Animals...

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/25055621 Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Sarafina Nance, Drew Curtis, Alex Smith, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, Nerds and...

Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen discuss the 106th Indian Science Congress and the ridiculous things said there. Quiz-o-Tron’s next live show is Feb 28 at Pianofight in San Francisco! Buy your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiz-o-tron-tickets-56542170153

In this week’s Quizlet, Rebecca chats with her old Skepchick comrades Maria D’Souza Walters and A B Kovacs about the difference between the brains of morning people and night owls! Study: Circadian phenotype impacts the brain’s...

Rebecca chats with astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack about rubbing elbows at Sundance, the ethics of what you eat, and whether or not close members of Dr. Mack’s family experience true self-awareness. Follow Katie on Twitter...

Trace Dominguez joins Rebecca to chat about how baby zebra finches learn to sing from mothers who don’t sing! Follow Trace on Twitter and YouTube. And support Quiz-o-Tron on Patreon at patreon.com/quizotron to hear more of their...

Justin Robert Young joins Rebecca to talk about what could be worse for a kid than a potato. Oxford study we discuss: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1 On SciAm: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-kids-who-use-tech-seem-to-be-all-right/ Support Quiz-o-Tron on Patreon! http://patreon.com/quizotron

It’s a rowdy show at San Francisco Sketchfest! Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Steve Silberman, Dr. Jennifer McCreight, Kiry Shabazz, Dr. Jonathan Foley, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: The Science of Comedy, Awesome Animal Facts, Stupid Humans, Pokemon...

Keith and Rebecca discuss why it’s better to give than to receive, and how three brains can link together to play Tetris! Also, Rebecca learns what a lucky Pierre is. Join our next live show...

Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen discuss saving coral reefs, how having a daughter makes men less sexist, and why two atheists enjoy Christmas so much. Coral reefs: http://awesomeocean.com/top-stories/corals-crisis-new-farming-methods-provide-promising-comeback/ Sexism: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/14/being-a-father-to-school-aged-daughter-makes-men-less-sexist

Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Vicky Vasquez, Kaveh Hoda, Justin Robert Young, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, Christmas Science, Hannukah Science, and Sex According to Tumblr’s New Algorithm Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Keith and Rebecca test out a brand new format for Quizlets, in which they pose each other Quiz-o-Tron-style questions about current news stories and then chat about them. Come see next week’s live Returning Champions...

Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Dana Cory, Karinda Dobbins, Cat Bobino, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, The Animal Kingdom, Psychos, and Science According to Children Educated in the US Educational System Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Rebecca Watson chats with biologist, teacher, and TV presenter Cat Bobino about being a roving science nerd, growing up without role models who look like you, and becoming a role model for future generations! You...

This week, Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen chat with next month’s feature Quiz-o-Tron comedian, Karinda Dobbins! You can see Karinda live on stage November 1 at Pianofight in San Francisco! Tickets now available at...

Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Janet D. Stemwedel, Robin Tran, Cate Gary, Ariel Waldman, Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, Spoopy Things that aren’t Real, Spoopy Things that Are Real, Science According to the Ig Nobels Photo...

Rebecca and Keith chat with this month’s comedian competitors, Robin Tran and Cate Gary! They discuss Robin’s new special, how it feels to be a transgender lesbian roast comic, how it feels to be the...

This week, Rebecca and Keith chat with Janet D. Stemwedel about the history of ass-kicking women in her family, the importance of philosophy to science, and how #MeToo came for science. You can see Janet...

In this week’s episode, Rebecca Watson chats with returning Quiz-o-Tron contestant Ariel Waldman, who is about to head out on the adventure of a lifetime. You can see Ariel at the next Quiz-o-Tron in San...

Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: J. Kenji López-Alt, Matt Gubser, Trace Dominguez, Justin Robert Young, Ashley Paramore Categories: SCIENCE!, Terrible People, Things You Don’t Know About Food, The Alex Jones Memorial Dumbass Round Photo by Belle McClain

This week, Rebecca Watson chats with J. Kenji López-Alt about making the jump from architecture to serious cooking, and why you don’t really need to boil all that water for pasta. Tickets to the September 6...

Justin Robert Young is back, talking with Rebecca Watson about Pokemon Go, obsessions, manic pixie dream girls, and problematic faves. Tickets to the September 6 Quiz-o-Tron: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiz-o-tron-tickets-49162158339 Link to the amazing Kathleen Turner interview: http://www.vulture.com/2018/08/kathleen-turner-in-conversation.html

Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen talk with science communicator extraordinaire Trace Dominguez, who started DNews and has now ventured off on his own. Check out his YouTube channel here! Trace will be battling it...

Host: Rebecca Watson Guests: Kishore Hari, Ngaio Bealum, Dr. Jennifer Gunter, and Keith Lowell Jensen Categories: SCIENCE!, Dicks, Vaginas, Science According to Infowars Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Dr. Jen Gunter is famous for being an incredibly smart, witty, and down-to-Earth gynecologist who regularly schools Gwyneth Paltrow on the bullshit she peddles on GOOP. She sits down with host Rebecca Watson to chat...

You might know Kishore Hari from Tested.com’s This is Only a Test, or from the Bay Area Science Festival which he directs, or from his podcast, Inquiring Minds. He and Rebecca talk about science communication,...

This month’s Quiz-o-Tron guest comedian is Ngaio Bealum, who stars in the new Netflix show Cooking on High! You may also know him from the Sarah Silverman Program, Getting Doug with High, or Cannabis Planet....

Guests: Charlie Jane Anders, Vicky Vásquez, Will Durst, Keith Lowell Jensen Host: Rebecca Watson Categories: SCIENCE!, Patriotism?, Weird-Ass Animal Facts, Science According to Infowars Recorded live at Pianofight in San Francisco on June 7, 2018!...

This week, Rebecca chats with another incredibly talented scientist friend: Dr. Karen James, rogue biologist/geneticist/adventurer. They discuss DNA sequencing, the danger of DIY medical treatments, and the joy of hiking national parks with a scientist....

In this bonus Quizlet, Rebecca Watson chats with Dr. Katie Mack about the universe, antimatter, black holes, and the fact that there is PROBABLY DARK MATTER DRIFTING THROUGH YOUR BODY AT THIS VERY MOMENT. Tickets...

Quizlet is a weekly show in which Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen chat with the upcoming month’s Quiz-o-Tron guests! This month’s comedian guest is the legendary Will Durst, who you can see live on...

Guests: Seth Shostak of SETI, Adam Rogers of Wired, and comedians Natasha Muse and Keith Lowell Jensen Host: Rebecca Watson Categories: SCIENCE!, Gay Science, Sex, and Science According to Infowars Recorded live at Pianofight in...

On this special bonus Quizlet, frequent Quiz-o-Tron guest Justin Robert Young tells Rebecca and Keith how to pay rent through podcasting. Everyone then very quickly gets side-tracked by Keith’s best friend Roseanne, who is allowed...

On our third Quizlet, we introduce this month’s comedian contestant: Natasha Muse! Natasha talks about what it’s like to be a transgender teen who escapes to San Francisco to become one of the city’s best...

In this week’s Quizlet, Adam Rogers of Wired discusses his research into the science booze — what it does to us, why we drink it, and how different cultures react to it in different ways!...

Quizlet is a weekly show in which Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen chat with the upcoming month’s Quiz-o-Tron guests! First up: Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer and Institute Fellow for SETI. Seth also hosts SETI’s radio show...

Guests: Will Smith of FOO VR, roboticist Camille Eddy, and comedians Cristian Amaral and Keith Lowell Jensen Host: Rebecca Watson Categories: SCIENCE!, Drugs, Real-life Supervillains, and Science According to Infowars Recorded live at Pianofight in...