A strange combination of snark, science, British accents, and GOP weirdness.

SGU #301 got a bit naughty (I’m moist just thinking about it.) and it also got a bit nostalgic about the space shuttles. Steven Novella waded into space policy, but managed to stay agnostic about a public or a private space program. I wish the Rogues would be a bit braver. And then, there’s this “Science or Fiction” item on making oil.

Geologists and geochemists believe that nearly all (more than 99 percent) of the hydrocarbons in commercially produced crude oil and natural gas are formed by the decomposition of the remains of living organisms, which were buried under layers of sediments in the Earth’s crust, a region approximately 5-10 miles below the Earth’s surface.

But hydrocarbons of purely chemical deep crustal or mantle origin (abiogenic) could occur in some geologic settings, such as rifts or subduction zones said Galli, a senior author on the study.

Ben Smith vs. Dave Weigel place a bet, that Donald Trump’s bizarre run for the presidency will end, and it will be Tim Pawlenty vs. Mitt Romney. OK, but the damage, to my faith in anything remotely related to a public spirit, is done.

SeoulPodcast #114: Without Joe, but still one step from being the kimchi press version of SGU. Stafford was a pro with the interview with Greg Dolezal.

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