Science Faction Podcast

This episode contains: Steven and Ben record on Christmas Day, because they hate their families! Just kidding. Steven talks about his Covid filled Xmas, and Ben regales us with tales of his kid's broken arm. What joy! What Merriment! Merry Crisis.  Robot Overlords: We talk about the physical intelligence of ant and robot collectives. Harvard researchers designed a team of relatively simple robots that can work collectively with simple commands. The RAnts use photormones to successfully escape a corral. Neat. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221221135358.htm  Grumpy Cat of Birds: Ben introduces us to the Tawny Frogmouth, and you'll never be the same again. It's an amazing bird that isn't an owl, but kinda looks like one. Native to Australia and New Zealand, it is an ambush predator that simply swallows it's prey with it's giant mouth. So cool. Also, Steven gets schooled on cultural appropriation, but it's cool because Fight Club. https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/tawny-frogmouth  https://ww