Anthony, Imran and Rugboy invite listener and scientist Adam Morris to geek out about the science of superheroes! Adam, an environmental and wildlife toxicologist, shares stories from his time studying polar bears in the arctic and breaks down some scientific origins for superhero powers.
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Links and other stuff we talked about
Adam Morris, PhD
[00:03:55] How Adam ended up on the show
[00:05:36] Adam’s science credentials
[00:21:15] Adam’s geek credentials
The Science of Superheroes
- The Science of Superheroes
- Science and superheroes: how close are we to creating real superpowers?
- Mudskippers
[00:26:48] Tech Based
[00:41:18] Serum/super steroids (Altered Human)
[00:48:54] Radiation (Altered Human)
[00:57:23] The promos we played
[00:59:55] Genetics (Mutant)
[01:20:10] Freak accidents/unexplained (Altered Human)
[01:24:30] Alien
[01:34:20] Robots/AI
- Stan Lee’s Superhumans TV Show on History channel
- Spider-Math and Bat-Physics: Science in a Superhero World
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