Quarks & Recreation

Doug and Brandon step up to the plate to cover the science behind baseball, and a lot of other sports too. Play ball!

Power up for our latest episode of Q&R when Brandon, Doug, and special guest Gary Butterfield (duckfeed.tv) cover the mathematics and psychology behind video games. Continue?

Rebel scum Doug, Brandon, and returning guest Dan Oster (lostmoonradio.com) mind trick you into learning some of the science of a galaxy far far away.

Doug, Brandon, and special guest MFT Sherrill Lief deep dive into the unconscious to examine the neuroscience of sleep and the psychology of dreams.

Q&R takes to the skies as we cover the science of flight with special guest, former US Marine Corps pilot George Ampagoomian. Up, up, and away!

Spoilers ahead: Brandon, Doug, and guest Bob Lief dropped this special episode to cover the science behind "The Martian", both the book and the new Ridley Scott film. We discuss scenes from both and cover what the film got right and wrong.

Ever wonder how your favorite cartoon shows, movies, and video games are created? In this episode Brandon and Doug explore the science that brings animated characters and worlds to life.

The New Horizons space probe just flew past Pluto, so Brandon and Doug are here to make sense of our extraordinary former 9th planet.

Music is more than just notes on a scale. It incorporates math, physics, biology, psychology, and a host of other sciences. Doug, Brandon, and special guest Kyle explore all aspects of this critical part of the human experience.

Science and comic book fans assemble! This time Doug and Brandon team up with superhero expert Jordan T. Maxwell and delve into the physics, biology, and "sciency wiency" stuff behind our favorite caped crusaders.