scHIGHence

We’re back for our second season of everyone’s favorite educational, marijuana-related podcast! In this episode, the boys dive into how the body works—from muscles, to brains, to something called “ly…

In our 20th episode, Matt and Brandon are together in person and are ready to discuss flight! From blimps, to helicopters, to airplanes—hear Brandon explain why we’re able to violate the ever‑so‑pres…

In this episode, the boys talk about all things "sound"! Like, what is it? If a tree falls and no one's around to hear it, does it make any? What's the sound barrier and how do we store sound files o…

In what might the episode with the lowest ratio of science to high, the boys tackle the question of why people die of old age. They then cover a menagerie of other topics like neutron stars, solar en…

In this episode of scHIGHence, Matt and Brandon go skyward—and end up in some pretty dark places. If the universe is everything that exists how could it be getting bigger? When will the universe end?…

Matt and Brandon are back after a hiatus and are ready to discuss all the deepest questions science can answer. They’re starting things off this week with the origin of language: how did we evolve th…

In our 4/20 special, Matt and Brandon discuss how weed affects your perception of the world around you—how does the brain work and how could a chemical alter that? We also get into a host of other to…

In this episode, the boys tackle human evolution. Why did we stop being monkeys? Were cavemen humans or something else? And are we still evolving today? Stream away to hear Brandon explain it all (de…

In this episode, we talk about everyone’s favorite red liquid: blood! (Sorry, fruit punch fans...). We cover all the basics, like how do bones make our blood? How did blood evolve? And how long can M…

What is...physics? In this episode, we talk about what the field of physics is at its core and learn that it’s basically just fortune telling with a whole lot more math. Be sure to listen to this epi…

What are cells? Tune in to hear another one of Brandon’s brilliant analogies (don’t worry, no gravy this time—just tinkertoys). We’ll talk about the origins of life, how natural selection works on a …

Last week we talked about computers, and this week we’re tackling the internet! (And more boring stuff, like telephones…) How have humans learned to communicate with one another despite the distances…

This week, we’re delving into computer science. Computers affect almost everything about our day‑to‑day lives, from automating cars to allowing you to listen to podcasts where high guys talk about sc…

We’re getting lunar, folks. In this episode, Matt asks Brandon what the moon is and why it gets bigger and smaller every month (it doesn’t). We’ll talk about how the moon formed, why its phases happe…

In this week’s episode we take our first dip into the field of geology. Matt and Brandon discuss tectonic plates, volcanos, and the center of the earth. But mostly they just talk about gravy. So, may…

This week Matt’s mind gets blown again. Tune in to hear Brandon explain weather, the ozone layer, and why you shouldn’t take meteorology classes at whatever college Matt went to. And you’ve probably …

Brandon’s giggly and ready to answer questions. And in this episode Matt’s asking “what’s energy”? We’ll explore the difference between light and electricity and whether Disney World still has that o…

In our fourth and possibly most-high episode, Brandon and Matt talk about the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Plus, you’ll get to hear fun tangents like how Matt processes documentari…

In this week’s episode, the boys take on the big bang. Ever wonder where the universe came from? Ever wonder how Santa made the entire thing in seven literal Christmases? Tune in to hear the answer t…

In this episode, Matt and Brandon talk about why stuff sticks together: atoms, molecules, and cells, oh my! Come to learn more about the periodic table and stay to find out why you can’t actually sta…