Why do humans die of old age?

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10/04/21 • 29 min

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 energy, and whether Albert Einstein was a nice guy. Listen in to learn about all these fascinating topics, discussed by two guys who’ve had a bit too much of the devil’s lettuce.

For more episodes of scHIGHence, visit our website at www.buzzsprout.com/1510018. Note that we do not guarantee that any of the facts we share on this podcast are 100% true... after all, we are high. For more on this topic from a source that you can trust, check out these YouTube videos:

SciShow episode about why we age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqCo-McgHLw
SciShow episode about the immortality of jelly fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kLSiE-eNjw
PBS Space Time about neutron stars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ou1MckZHTA
SciShow episode about how solar panels work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uPVZUTLAvA

Theme song by Alexander Nakarada, who you can find on twitter (twitter.com/thenakarada) and Patreon (www.patreon.com/anakarada).

SciShow episode about why we age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqCo-McgHLw
SciShow episode about the immortality of jelly fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kLSiE-eNjw
PBS Space Time about neutron stars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ou1MckZHTA
SciShow episode about how solar panels work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uPVZUTLAvA

Theme song by Alexander Nakarada, who you can find on twitter (twitter.com/thenakarada) and Patreon (www.patreon.com/anakarada).

Previous Episode

If the universe is expanding, what’s it expanding into?

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? And what does all of this have to do with the hit 90’s scifi show Sliders?! Hit that download (or play, or whatever) button to find out.

PBS Space Time episode about the universe’s expansion and eventual end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZTb6sfHEX8
PBS Space Time about the edge of the universe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwwIFcdUFrE
PBS Space Time about the “many worlds” interpretation of Quantum Physics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNkMC92kFLA

Theme song by Alexander Nakarada, who you can find on twitter (twitter.com/thenakarada) and Patreon (www.patreon.com/anakarada).

Next Episode

What is sound...and does it exist?

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 on a computer? Tune in to learn more and also to hear Brandon call himself the "answer daddy" (which we know you've all secretly been waiting for).
For more episodes of scHIGHence, visit our website at www.buzzsprout.com/1510018. Note that we do not guarantee that any of the facts we share on this podcast are 100% true... after all, we are high. For more on this topic from a source that you can trust, check out these YouTube videos:

SciShow Kids episode about how sound and hearing work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-xKZKxXuu0
TED-Ed video about the sound barrier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO4_VHM69oI
Smithsonian video about echolocation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6IF7a24AFk

Theme song by Alexander Nakarada, who you can find on twitter (twitter.com/thenakarada) and Patreon (www.patreon.com/anakarada).