Grab a towel! The official Science Guy of the Jock and Nerd Podcast, Dr. Adam Morris PhD joins the gang to explore the science of Aquaman! Adam gives us a brief history of the DC Comics character, breaks down where the Atlantis might be and applies real science to try to explain Aquaman’s powers. What would a human-like aquatic species actually look like?

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[00:11:56] The Science of Aquaman

• Personal history with Aquaman
• [00:19:45] A brief history of Aquaman
• [00:33:21] The first mention of Atlantis
• Possible locations of Atlantis
• A Lost Underwater City Has Been Found 1,700 Years After a Tsunami Sank It

[00:46:58] The promos we played

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[00:48:58] The Science of Aquaman Cont’d

• Atlantis in the DC Universe
• [00:56:00] How long would it take to for evolution to create human-like aquatic species?
• Oldest Antarctic Whale Found; Shows Fast Evolution
• What are Aquaman’s powers and how would they work?
• What would Aquaman really look like?
• [01:33:20] Namor vs. Aquaman
• [01:39:10] Is the James Wan movie going to be any good?
• ‘Aquaman’ Director James Wan Reveals Why We Haven’t Seen a Trailer Yet

[01:44:15] Mailbag

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