Show overview
Science, Actually Presents : The Nerd and the Scientist has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 92 episodes. That works out to roughly 80 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 8th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 43 min and 1h 2m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 21 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 36 episodes published. Published by Science, Actually.
From the publisher
Astrophysicist Kovi Rose and scicommer Benjamin Salles love space, and bad puns, and are united in their shared belief that they're brilliantly funny.
Latest Episodes
View all 92 episodesA Picture Is Worth A 1,000 Aliens
Going Quantum : Guest : Dr. Danni Holmes
We Welcome Our AI Overlords : Guest : Dr. Petr Lebedev
Hive Mind Book Club : Guest : Dr. Graham Lau
In the beginning... : Guest : Dr. Jaiden Cook
Is That A Laser In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me? : Guest : Dr. Dimos Katsis
Moondial!
Things That Go Bump In The Night Sky
The Universe Is Bigger Than It Is Old : Guest : Bryan Scott
Kovi Bustin' Askap In Yo' Radio Bursts
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderdoctor : Guest : Anastasia Shavrova
Around The World In 90 Minutes : Guest : Rex Walheim
I've Got 55 Problems and Books Are All of Them : Guest : Jennifer Swanson
Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!
Floating Nutella : Artemis II
S8 Ep 7Fellowship of the Sciences : Guest : Zoe Xirocostas
Dr. Zoe Xirocostas joins Kovi and Benjamin to talk about peer reviews, getting grants for research, the effort behind getting a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), and creating mutant super plants that can survive any habitat.
S8 Ep 6Transatlantic Gravitas : Guest : Daniel Orvomaa
How do we explain this one? It's the 'Part Two' of Kovi and Benjamin's previous episode where they were waiting for their guest, Daniel Orvomaa of the Talking Ass podcast, who never showed up. It's 'Part Two' of a double episode done with the Talking Ass - 'Part One' of which is available on the Talking Ass right now. It's also Daniel's third time on the show but only his second time rapid-firing through the Questions & Quibbles at the end. Kovi kicks us off talking about islands and atoms, and then the gang discusses what's going on with our moon missions?
S8 Ep 5Oh Danny Boy, The Nerds, The Nerds Are Calling...
Hot Dogs and Toilet Paper and Action Figures, OH MY! All studied up and ready to record a double episode with the Talking Ass' very own Daniel Orvomaa - Daniel had a scheduling mix up, didn't make it, and that left Kovi and Benjamin just riffing. Well, we didn't get all dressed up for nothing! The boys talk about Vegas shows and try out some new Questions & Quibbles questions for future guests.
S8 Ep 4When Protoplanetary Disks Start Throwing Things : Guest : Naman Bajaj
There are 1.5 million freshly minted engineers in India every year. One of them, this week's guest Naman Bajaj, said, "well, I guess they've got enough of those," changed course, became an astronomer, scored an insane amount of time on JWST (that, in itself, is amazing - which totally rocked Kovi's and Benjamin's minds), and found that protoplanetary disks - baby solar systems - lose 85-90% of their original mass by the time they're done forming. They do so in tremendous, huge jets - some of which, in turn, spark the beginnings of other baby solar systems.
S8 Ep 3Zel’Dovich Pancakes
Kovi and Benjamin were getting their questions and notes in order, preparing for another amazing episode with another amazing guest - when there was a sudden reschedule that left the boys alone, unprepared, and unsupervised. Join the gents as they just talk... well... they way they usually talk - NERD TALK. From NORAD, to data science, to something that goes great with maple, strawberry or blueberry syrup - Zel’Dovich Pancakes!