crisscrossing Science

Episode XL: Freakin Magnets, how do those work?

In this episode, Chris and Mike discuss the properties of magnets and magnetism.  When most people think of magnets, they think only of the tools used...

Episode XXXIX: Nuclear Winter

In this episode of crisscrossing Science, Mike and Chris invite author John Coster-Mullen to discuss the technology behind the first atomic weapons...

Episode XXXVIII: Flowering Inferno

In this episode, Chris and Mike talk about some of the evolutionary steps that were needed to make so-called angiosperm plants, which are now by far...

Episode XXXVII: Encore Oceans

Here is an encore presentation of one of the most popular topics from the past year, in which we asked the question: where did the oceans come from?

We...

Episode XXXVI: Why there are no more Dinosaurs

In this episode, Mike and Chris discuss the mass extinction event that led to the dinosaurs becoming extinct and the mammals filling new niches.  It...