session-1: The adventures of Twibble and Fidget, part 2

The adventures of Twibble and Fidget, part 2 Using hints from 391, 392 and 393, we play a D and D like game, for science! Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! This is a rerelease of an earlier episode. Here’s a link to the original. Ep 395: The adventures of Twibble and Fidget, part 2

The adventures of Twibble and Fidget, part 1 Using hints from 391, 392 and 393, we play a D and D like game, for science! Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! This is a rerelease of an old episode. Here’s a link to the original. Ep 394: The adventures of Twibble and Fidget, part 1

session1: Just started Our first DND game, with a dungeon master who’s never done this before. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff!

The eight year anniversary of The Lab After eight years of doing our silly science podcast, we’re adding something new. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff!

The world’s tiniest race Join us for a look at a race between molecule sized cars. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here are a couple of videos about the nanocar race, and the nano cars that raced in it. NanoCar Race, the first-ever race of molecule-cars Nanocar Race II And here are a couple of articles about the nanocar race, and the nano cars that raced in it. World first microscopic race NANOCAR RACE 2 Result

A little about the very little We start a look at nanotechnology, which is the making and use of the very tiny. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here’s a link to a talk by Richard Feynman, not the original, but a follow up many years later. Richard Feynman "Tiny Machines" Nanotechnology Lecture - aka "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom"

Sticky feet! Many animals, including bugs, can climb vertical surfaces or even upside-down. How? Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here are a few links to more info about geckos, and their sticky little feet. Geckos' Sticky Secret? They Hang by Toe Hairs Sticky Gecko Feet Gecko Grip: It’s Atomic (Really) And here are a couple things about the StickyBot. Stanford StickyBot StickyBot - Climbing with dry adhesives

Still stuck on glue We talk of chemical and other forces that make sticky things sticky. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Only one link this time, a video on the invention of post-it notes. Chance Discoveries: Post-it Notes

Hooks and loops and stickiness There isn’t just one way that glues work. This time, we look at mechanical forces that attach one thing to another. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here are a couple of videos on the invention of super blue. The Story Behind Super Glue How super glue was invented Here's an article on super glue. The Surprising Military History of Superglue And here are two videos on Velcro. A Brief History of: Velcro History of Velcro

When did we find what glue? We start a look at the science of stickiness with a quick historical overview, and a nifty trick with phonebooks. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here are a couple of videos from the MythBusters on intermeshed phonebooks. They’ve both got the same name, but are different videos. MythBusters - Phone Book Friction Mythbusters - Phone Book Friction Here’s a video by someone other than the MythBusters, playing with the same thing. Tearing two interlaced phone books apart using two 18 wheeler trucks Here’s an article on how and why it is so difficult to separate intermeshed phonebooks. Researchers explain why it's nearly impossible to separate two interleaved phonebooks Here’s an article on the history of phonebooks, just for fun. The end of an era: Whatever happened to the phone book? And here are some articles on the history of glues and adhesives. History of Glue The History of Glue | Back Then History The Sticky History of Adhesives