Eukaryotes, living large We take a look at a few eukaryotes, including some single celled creatures large enough to be seen with the naked eye. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 140 of Episode One: 13 kinds of death Here’s a link to the earlier episode we referenced. Ep 141: The largest of the small Here’s an article about the largest single celled organism, caulerpa...

The cells that carry it Take a tour of eukaryotic cells by following a bit of food, as the cell turns it into, well… more cell. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Here are some of the old episodes, though not all of them, that we referenced. Ep 254: Prebiotic evolution part 1: proteins Ep 255: Prebiotic evolution part 2: DNA and RNA Ep 256: What was the first food? Here’s an article about electricity producing animals. The world's...

Viruses, from the horse’s mouth We finally explain what viruses are, with a side trip to the battle against diphtheria, and heroic horses. Join us on patreon.com/thelabwithbrad for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 138 of Episode One: Evil books and wag bags Here are a couple of articles about diphtheria, and the fight against this childhood killer. How Science Conquered Diphtheria, the Plague Among...

A tale of two plants | how we discovered viruses With a side trip to antibiotics, we explore the discovery of viruses. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 137 of Episode One: Geographic trivia, and sailing the unsettled seas Here are a couple of sites on the history of the study of viruses. Introduction: A Short History of Virology History of Viruses And here’s an article about the Chamberland...

Of people, potatoes and pathogens From the Irish potato famine, to the first vaccine for rabies. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 136 of Episode One: A perfectly cromulent list Here’s an article about Louis Pasteur. Louis Pasteur And here are a couple of articles about the Irish potato famine. Potato Late Blight, Plant Diseases Berkeley and Lindley Debate the Cause of the Potato Blight

The birth of vaccination, and holy cow! Part by accident and part deliberate experiment, we discovered the very first vaccination, thanks to Blossom the cow. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 135 of Episode One: Substandard subs, and a ball with a bath Here’s an article about the smallpox vaccination. Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination Here’s an article about the guy who came up...

Microbes, and other ideas, good and bad What we thought before learning of microscopic life, and how we found out different. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 134 of Episode One: Ancient inventions, historical trivia, and a salute to good doggies Here are a few sites on the history of microbiology. A Brief History of Microbiology and Immunology A Brief History of Microbiology History of Microbiology

The Lab’s six year anniversary Our show Turns six-years-old. We celebrate with experiments, science, and madness for all. Join us on Patreon for extra special extra stuff! Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 133 of Episode One: Weird head space, and GPT! Here’s a link to Phil’s show, even though there’s already one on this page. Episode One And here’s a link to our home on Twitter. @lobbyandlab

The how and why of electric batteries Brad has always wanted to understand how batteries make electricity. He more or less figured it out, and more or less explains. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 132 of Episode One: Fanciful creatures and electric mud Here’s a video that explains how a specific kind of battery works, including the technical terms and details we left out. How Batteries Work

Big bang business, and the end of all things This time, we talk of the birth of our universe, and several ways in which it could end. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 131 of Episode One: The weirdness of the natural world. Here’s an article about dark energy. How Do We Know Dark Energy Exists? Here’s something on how black holes could be the source of dark energy. Black holes as source of mysterious dark energy And here’s a video on the different...

What’s your cosmic mailing address? Join us for a look at the large scale structure of the universe. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 129 of Episode One: The defenestration of Episode One Here are a couple of videos on the great attractor, and the large scale structure of our universe. What is the GREAT ATTRACTOR? Will It Absorb us? What's DARK FLOW? The Great Attractor

Phil’s 200th episode! It happens to be Phil’s 200th time doing this madness. We talk about where the show is going, and some interesting experiments we might do. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 128 of Episode One: Getting down to business Here’s a link to the episodes I did, long ago, on lucid dreams and out of body experiences. Ep 123: A tale of two books, part 2 And here are a few articles regarding electric bacteria. Electric bacteria create...

The galactic shuffle Galaxies come in all shapes and sizes, and they keep bumping into one another and becoming even stranger. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 124 of Episode One: Cartoons, puppets, and figuring out which Jeff. Here are a couple of sites about the different types of galaxy. Galaxy Types! Types | Galaxies Here’s an article about dwarf galaxies. Dwarf Galaxies And here’s an article about Omega Centauri, the Milky Way’s largest...

Half an episode Our host, me, is a bit under the weather, so we just squeeze in a bit more black hole business. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 127 of Episode One: Disasters, without music! Here’s an article about the still theoretical stupendously large black holes. Black Holes Could Get So Humongous, Astronomers Came Up With a New Size Category Here are a couple of articles on the actual size of black holes, and the strange horizons they...

The darkest thing in the universe Nobody knows what it is, but we can see what it does. Join us for a talk about dark matter. Here’s an article about how we mapped where dark matter is in our universe. Mysterious dark matter mapped in finest detail yet Here’s an article about a galaxy that is almost entirely made of dark matter. A Galaxy has Been Found that's Almost Entirely Dark Matter And here’s an article about a galaxy that apparently has no dark matter. Mystery of...

The brightest thing in the universe Join us for a look at quasars; the brightest thing in the universe. While talking about my recent mad scientist activities, I mentioned a couple of old episodes. Here are links to said episodes. Ep 311: Building brain bits for bots based on big beasties Ep 230: In search of intelligent animals And here’s a little something about quasars. Quasars: Definition & Facts About Brightest Objects in the Universe

The birth of stars Clouds of dust collapse to form stars, but the actual process is far more complicated and interesting. Here are a few links about the youngest known objects in the night sky. 3 of the Youngest Stars in the Universe (That we Know) What's the oldest star in the universe? What about the youngest? Astronomers May Have Found a Star That's Just 33 Years Old

The creator and destroyer of worlds Several kinds of supernova, and a rogue supermassive blackhole. Here’s an article on a possible rogue supermassive blackhole. Astronomers Spot a Rogue Supermassive Black Hole, Hurtling Through Space Leaving Star Formation in its Wake

Neutron stars and little green men Join us as we talk about how neutron stars managed to masquerade as a signal from aliens. Here are a few videos on pulsars and neutron stars. Pulsars and Neutron Stars What is a Pulsar? Pulsars & Quasars Infiltrate the Sky

From little to smaller to slightly larger Join us for a look at red dwarves, brown dwarves, white dwarves, and carbon stars. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 119 of Episode One: An itch of crackheads, and Patrick has a cow Here’s a bit about a brown dwarf that is a bit brighter than it should be. The Curious Case of the Mysterious Over-Luminous Brown Dwarf Here’s another brown dwarf. Neither Star nor Planet: A Strange Brown Dwarf Puzzles...

On sunshine and the oldest stars We spend some time figuring out what powers our sun, and give a respectful nod towards the oldest stars in the universe. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 117 of Episode One: Cowboys and creepy girls Here’s something on the failed attempts to detect our motion against the supposed ether. The Michelson-Morley Experiment Here’s an article on the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity. This Month in Physics History Here’s...

We got the universe wrong At the beginning of the 20th century, the universe was 100,000 lightyears across, and static. How we found out that was wrong. Here’s an article about v1, and how it made the universe much bigger. Hubble Views the Star That Changed the Universe And because it came up, and your hosts were still confused, here’s something on the differences between an oval and an ellipse. Oval vs Ellipse with Diagram

Hidden in the light Today, Newton shows us why planets move as they do, and we find out how we know what stars are made of. Here are a couple of sites on spectroscopy, and its history. The history of spectroscopy - from the flame test to the AAS MIT Spectroscopy Lab - History Because it is so much easier to follow in a video, here’s a video about what an ellipse is. What is Ellipse?

Better glass, lenses, mirrors, and a star to sail by The debate over the Earth or Sun in the middle continues, and we take a look at navigating by the stars. Here’s an article on navigating by the stars. How to Navigate the Ocean Using Stars Here’s a video on using the Sun for navigation. How to Navigate by the Sun And here are two videos on using the stars to navigate. Using Stars to Navigate How To Navigate Using the Stars

To learn the sky From prehistory to Babylon to the ancient Greeks, humanity begins to learn what our sky is up to, pardon the pun. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 116 of Episode One: The kiss of death! Here’s a video on the history of astronomy. The History Of Astronomy Here’s an article on the history of astronomy. History of Astronomy And here’s a bit about the history of mirrors. Through A Glass, Darkly