Do our dogs really understand us when we talk to them? Or do they just hear us and think “that is a terrible sounding bark”? Alex gets us indistinguishably closer to the answer by discussing methods used by researchers to study the cognitive abilities of animals. Bryan tries to convince everyone that Göbekli Tepe represents a lost human civilization that if true, would upend the currently accepted timeline of our ancestors.
Read moreWandering Barycenter EP36 - Electromagnetic Fields & Cartoons
It’s Wandering Barycenter’s 1 Year Anniversary! Join hosts Alex and Bryan as they reflect on the past year and look forward to year number 2. Bryan finally talks about Electromagnetic fields, a topic that was sitting in the wings for quite some time. Alex takes us on another nostalgic journey by exploring a few 90s era cartoons and how they came to be.
Read moreWandering Barycenter EP28 - Space News & Christopher Columbus
Bryan updates us on recent space news! Planet 9, landing on asteroids (or are they meteors?), and impending doom! In the spirit of Columbus day Alex looks at the true story of who this infamous colonist was and why we celebrate him.
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