That's Not How Science Works
Join hosts Caitlin and Nicole as they snark about science in media and discuss why it's good, bad, or just plain ridiculous. TNHSW is using the CW TV show The Flash as a case study for bad science in media, and Caitlin and Nicole are skewering, I mean critiquing, the science in The Flash two episodes at a time. (Nicole would like to take this moment to offer to show the writing team of The Flash how to use Google should they stumble upon this podcast.) However, in between Caitlin suffering/Nicole schadenfreuding through The Flash, TNHSW also covers a variety of media genres, from movies to non-Flash TV shows to books. When Caitlin and Nicole can con them into it, TNHSW also features special guests who provide their real-life science and engineering expertise to the podcast. Basically, TNHSW is like a TED talk, if the presenters were unfiltered and had an unhealthy obsession with Barry Allen. Come for the sarcasm, stay for the cool science facts.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 72 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
Episode 12: Barry Is Afraid of Bees Deep in His Soul | E17 & E18 of The Flash
Space Nicole is back to talk about The Flash, and she doesn’t even want to fight Nicole Prime for the title of “Supreme Nicole of the Nerdy Podcasts”! That is a huge relief to Nicole Prime. She did…
01:11:17 |
Mon 15 Apr 2019
Episode 11: So It Turns out Cisco Is an Alchemist | E15 & E16 of The Flash
We’re a big fan of siblings on this show, and this time Caitlin’s brother Ryan joins us to talk about our old, reliable, science-baddie, The Flash. Although, honestly, there’s not that much to talk …
00:56:18 |
Wed 03 Apr 2019
Episode 10: Durable United Temperature and Climate Correction Hub Based in Orbit International | Geostorm (2017)
Hey, it’s time for another break from The Flash! Caitlin and Nicole, who shall henceforth be known as “Nicole Prime,” welcome their friend also named Nicole, who shall henceforth be known as “Space …
01:08:20 |
Mon 18 Mar 2019
Episode 9: Mirrors Are Not Photographs (How Is This Not Obvious) | E13 & E14 of The Flash
We welcome back special guest Madicken because this episode is about more nuclear nonsense in The Flash. Madicken and Caitlin (Nicole is absent due to sad, boring work reasons) discuss how hmm, yeah…
00:58:14 |
Mon 19 Nov 2018
Episode 8: You Are Mashed Potatoes | E11 & E12 of The Flash
Okay, we were on a hiatus due to boring work reasons/Caitlin being (kinda) useless when it comes to editing, but we are back, baby! We discuss the next two episodes of The Flash with Michael, who ha…
01:15:52 |
Mon 29 Oct 2018
Episode 7: Fire and Ice Ice Baby | E9 & E10 of The Flash
Our guest this episode is not a scientist. In fact, you might say that he’s the reverse. We talk about the next two episodes of The Flash with Nicole’s brother, who is studying economics but who Nico…
00:59:14 |
Mon 22 Oct 2018
Episode 6: If You Say Quantum Three Times, Do You Summon Michelle Pfeiffer? | Ant-Man and the Wasp
Get excited, it’s the quantum episode! If we’ve learned anything from Ant-Man and the Wasp it’s that putting “quantum” in front of a word makes it “extra sciencey.” We talk about the quantum scienc…
00:56:50 |
Mon 15 Oct 2018
Episode 5: But What Does Atomic Breath Smell Like? | Godzilla (2014)
Let them fight! That’s right folks, this week we are covering the 2014 version of Godzilla. Even more exciting, we feature an actual, real-life nuclear engineer to discuss all of the problems with …
01:02:06 |
Mon 08 Oct 2018
Episode 4: Oliver Is Right and Barry Is Wrong | E7 & E8 of The Flash
We open on an electricity vampire. What? You haven’t heard of electricity vampires? They’re the black sheep of the Dracula family, obviously. We talk about how current and voltage can be used to …
01:02:35 |
Thu 04 Oct 2018
Episode 3: Make Up Some Sciency Stuff to Throw Them Off | E5 & E6 of The Flash
Bomb Chicka Wow Wow! We first discuss bombs and how they cause damage through overpressure. Cool fact: When the writing team of The Flash writes down a number, there is a 92% chance they made it up…
01:07:52 |
Thu 04 Oct 2018
Episode 2: Sure, Sure, Sure, Let's Go with That | E3 & E4 of The Flash
The four states of matter are solid, liquid, gas, and DNA that can sublimate into a gas, right? We discuss the probability that a person could turn himself into a gas cloud and how difficult it would…
00:55:30 |
Wed 19 Sep 2018
Episode 1: That's Not How Stem Cells Work | E1 & E2 of The Flash
It’s the origin story of our favorite red speedster, the Flash! First, we talk about the real-life effects of lightning strikes on the body (spoiler: you probably won’t get superpowers, but you might…
01:00:51 |
Wed 19 Sep 2018
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