Quiz-o-Tron

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here:
patreon.com/posts/25726774
Host: Rebecca Watson
Guests: Kate Wing, Trace Dominguez, Justin Robert Young, Keith Lowell Jensen
Categories: SCIENCE!, Animals What Are Real, A Category Rebecca Made Up to Ask One Question, Animals What Ain’t Real
Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Patrons can read the full script of the show with links to all studies and news items here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/25055621
Host: Rebecca Watson
Guests: Sarafina Nance, Drew Curtis, Alex Smith, Keith Lowell Jensen
Categories: SCIENCE!, Nerds and Losers, Animals, The Science of Coast to Coast AM
Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen discuss the 106th Indian Science Congress and the ridiculous things said there.
Quiz-o-Tron’s next live show is Feb 28 at Pianofight in San Francisco! Buy your tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiz-o-tron-tickets-56542170153

In this week’s Quizlet, Rebecca chats with her old Skepchick comrades Maria D’Souza Walters and A B Kovacs about the difference between the brains of morning people and night owls!
Study: Circadian phenotype impacts the brain’s resting state functional connectivity, attentional performance and sleepiness

Rebecca chats with astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack about rubbing elbows at Sundance, the ethics of what you eat, and whether or not close members of Dr. Mack’s family experience true self-awareness.
Follow Katie on Twitter @AstroKatie
Link to a news article about the test the fish passed
Check out the rest of the interview at Patreon!
 

Trace Dominguez joins Rebecca to chat about how baby zebra finches learn to sing from mothers who don’t sing!
Follow Trace on Twitter and YouTube.
And support Quiz-o-Tron on Patreon at patreon.com/quizotron to hear more of their conversation!

Justin Robert Young joins Rebecca to talk about what could be worse for a kid than a potato. Oxford study we discuss:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1
On SciAm:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-kids-who-use-tech-seem-to-be-all-right/
Support Quiz-o-Tron on Patreon! http://patreon.com/quizotron

It’s a rowdy show at San Francisco Sketchfest!
Host: Rebecca Watson
Guests: Steve Silberman, Dr. Jennifer McCreight, Kiry Shabazz, Dr. Jonathan Foley, Keith Lowell Jensen
Categories: The Science of Comedy, Awesome Animal Facts, Stupid Humans, Pokemon or Drug?
Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Keith and Rebecca discuss why it’s better to give than to receive, and how three brains can link together to play Tetris! Also, Rebecca learns what a lucky Pierre is.
Join our next live show at SF Sketchfest! Tickets now available:
https://sfsketchfest2019.sched.com/event/Ikla?iframe=no

Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen discuss saving coral reefs, how having a daughter makes men less sexist, and why two atheists enjoy Christmas so much.
Coral reefs: http://awesomeocean.com/top-stories/corals-crisis-new-farming-methods-provide-promising-comeback/
Sexism:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/14/being-a-father-to-school-aged-daughter-makes-men-less-sexist

Host: Rebecca Watson
Guests: Vicky Vasquez, Kaveh Hoda, Justin Robert Young, Keith Lowell Jensen
Categories: SCIENCE!, Christmas Science, Hannukah Science, and Sex According to Tumblr’s New Algorithm
Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Keith and Rebecca test out a brand new format for Quizlets, in which they pose each other Quiz-o-Tron-style questions about current news stories and then chat about them.
Come see next week’s live Returning Champions show with Jen Gunter, Vicky Vasquez, and Becky Lynn! Tickets available now on Eventbrite. Thursday, December 6 at 7pm at Pianofight in San Francisco!

Guests: Charlie Jane Anders, Vicky Vásquez, Will Durst, Keith Lowell Jensen
Host: Rebecca Watson
Categories: SCIENCE!, Patriotism?, Weird-Ass Animal Facts, Science According to Infowars
Recorded live at Pianofight in San Francisco on June 7, 2018!
Ticketing info for next month at quizotron.com.
Photo by Baranduin Briggs, @bbamok

This week, Rebecca chats with another incredibly talented scientist friend: Dr. Karen James, rogue biologist/geneticist/adventurer. They discuss DNA sequencing, the danger of DIY medical treatments, and the joy of hiking national parks with a scientist.
Dr. James won’t be at next week’s Quiz-o-Tron, but you can see Charlie Jane Anders, Vicky Vásquez, Keith Lowell Jensen, and Will Durst. The show is happening Thursday, July 5 at Pianofight and tickets are now available on Eventbrite!

In this bonus Quizlet, Rebecca Watson chats with Dr. Katie Mack about the universe, antimatter, black holes, and the fact that there is PROBABLY DARK MATTER DRIFTING THROUGH YOUR BODY AT THIS VERY MOMENT.
Tickets to next month’s live Quiz-o-Tron on Thursday, July 5 at Pianofight are now available on Eventbrite!

Quizlet is a weekly show in which Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen chat with the upcoming month’s Quiz-o-Tron guests! This month’s comedian guest is the legendary Will Durst, who you can see live on stage July 5 at Pianofight in San Francisco! Ticket info will be up soon at Quizotron.com!

Guests: Seth Shostak of SETI, Adam Rogers of Wired, and comedians Natasha Muse and Keith Lowell Jensen
Host: Rebecca Watson
Categories: SCIENCE!, Gay Science, Sex, and Science According to Infowars
Recorded live at Pianofight in San Francisco on June 7, 2018!
Ticketing info for next month at quizotron.com.

On this special bonus Quizlet, frequent Quiz-o-Tron guest Justin Robert Young tells Rebecca and Keith how to pay rent through podcasting. Everyone then very quickly gets side-tracked by Keith’s best friend Roseanne, who is allowed to say the word “cunt,” and the derivation of the word “butthurt.” Tickets to next week’s live Quiz-o-Tron show are available on Eventbrite.

On our third Quizlet, we introduce this month’s comedian contestant: Natasha Muse! Natasha talks about what it’s like to be a transgender teen who escapes to San Francisco to become one of the city’s best stand-ups. Natasha will be back for Quiz-o-Tron on June 7. Tickets to the live show are available on Eventbrite.

In this week’s Quizlet, Adam Rogers of Wired discusses his research into the science booze — what it does to us, why we drink it, and how different cultures react to it in different ways! Adam will be back for Quiz-o-Tron on June 7. Tickets to the live show are available on Eventbrite.

Quizlet is a weekly show in which Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen chat with the upcoming month’s Quiz-o-Tron guests! First up: Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer and Institute Fellow for SETI. Seth also hosts SETI’s radio show and podcast Big Picture Science, and is a Quiz-o-Tron alum known for his penchant for Dad Jokes.
Seth will be back for Quiz-o-Tron on June 7. Tickets to the live show are available on Eventbrite.
 

Guests: Will Smith of FOO VR, roboticist Camille Eddy, and comedians Cristian Amaral and Keith Lowell Jensen
Host: Rebecca Watson
Categories: SCIENCE!, Drugs, Real-life Supervillains, and Science According to Infowars
Recorded live at Pianofight in San Francisco on May 3, 2018!

Host: Rebecca Watson
Guests: Dana Cory, Karinda Dobbins, Cat Bobino, Keith Lowell Jensen
Categories: SCIENCE!, The Animal Kingdom, Psychos, and Science According to Children Educated in the US Educational System
Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Rebecca Watson chats with biologist, teacher, and TV presenter Cat Bobino about being a roving science nerd, growing up without role models who look like you, and becoming a role model for future generations!
You can see Cat compete in this week’s Quiz-o-Tron! Tickets available now at Eventbrite.

This week, Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen chat with next month’s feature Quiz-o-Tron comedian, Karinda Dobbins!
You can see Karinda live on stage November 1 at Pianofight in San Francisco! Tickets now available at Eventbrite.

Host: Rebecca Watson
Guests: Janet D. Stemwedel, Robin Tran, Cate Gary, Ariel Waldman, Keith Lowell Jensen
Categories: SCIENCE!, Spoopy Things that aren’t Real, Spoopy Things that Are Real, Science According to the Ig Nobels
Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Rebecca and Keith chat with this month’s comedian competitors, Robin Tran and Cate Gary! They discuss Robin’s new special, how it feels to be a transgender lesbian roast comic, how it feels to be the partner of one, and why you should never trust a dog cop.
You can see Cate and Robin compete against returning champion space nerd Ariel Waldman, woman-of-many-degrees Janet D. Stemwedel, and of course Keith Lowell Jensen. Tickets are now available at Eventbrite!

This week, Rebecca and Keith chat with Janet D. Stemwedel about the history of ass-kicking women in her family, the importance of philosophy to science, and how #MeToo came for science.
You can see Janet compete against returning champion space nerd Ariel Waldman, stand-up comedians Robin Tran and Cate Gary, and of course Keith Lowell Jensen. Tickets are now available at Eventbrite!

In this week’s episode, Rebecca Watson chats with returning Quiz-o-Tron contestant Ariel Waldman, who is about to head out on the adventure of a lifetime.
You can see Ariel at the next Quiz-o-Tron in San Francisco on October 4th at Pianofight!

Host: Rebecca Watson
Guests: J. Kenji López-Alt, Matt Gubser, Trace Dominguez, Justin Robert Young, Ashley Paramore
Categories: SCIENCE!, Terrible People, Things You Don’t Know About Food, The Alex Jones Memorial Dumbass Round
Photo by Belle McClain

This week, Rebecca Watson chats with J. Kenji López-Alt about making the jump from architecture to serious cooking, and why you don’t really need to boil all that water for pasta.
Tickets to the September 6 Quiz-o-Tron:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiz-o-tron-tickets-49162158339

Justin Robert Young is back, talking with Rebecca Watson about Pokemon Go, obsessions, manic pixie dream girls, and problematic faves.
Tickets to the September 6 Quiz-o-Tron:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quiz-o-tron-tickets-49162158339
Link to the amazing Kathleen Turner interview:
http://www.vulture.com/2018/08/kathleen-turner-in-conversation.html

Rebecca Watson and Keith Lowell Jensen talk with science communicator extraordinaire Trace Dominguez, who started DNews and has now ventured off on his own. Check out his YouTube channel here!
Trace will be battling it out on Quiz-o-Tron on Thursday, September 6th at Pianofight in San Francisco. Tickets will be available soon! Follow @QuizoTron for more info.

Host: Rebecca Watson
Guests: Kishore Hari, Ngaio Bealum, Dr. Jennifer Gunter, and Keith Lowell Jensen
Categories: SCIENCE!, Dicks, Vaginas, Science According to Infowars
Photo by Baranduin/bbamok

Dr. Jen Gunter is famous for being an incredibly smart, witty, and down-to-Earth gynecologist who regularly schools Gwyneth Paltrow on the bullshit she peddles on GOOP. She sits down with host Rebecca Watson to chat about how she became a gynecologist because she got angry, came to the US for the chlamydia, and went after charlatans to make the world a better place.
You can see Dr. Jen Gunter live on stage August 2nd at Pianofight in San Francisco! Our other guests will be Kishore Hari, Keith Lowell Jensen, and Ngaio Bealum. Tickets are now available on Eventbrite!

You might know Kishore Hari from Tested.com’s This is Only a Test, or from the Bay Area Science Festival which he directs, or from his podcast, Inquiring Minds. He and Rebecca talk about science communication, the fun of doing 10,000 things at once, making scientists wrestle one another in the name of outreach, and what went wrong (and what went right) with the March for Science.
You can see Kishore live on stage August 2nd at Pianofight in San Francisco! Our other guests will be Dr. Jen Gunter and Ngaio Bealum. Tickets are now available on Eventbrite!

This month’s Quiz-o-Tron guest comedian is Ngaio Bealum, who stars in the new Netflix show Cooking on High! You may also know him from the Sarah Silverman Program, Getting Doug with High, or Cannabis Planet. In this Quizlet, Keith and Rebecca chat with Ngaio about the molecules that make weed so much fun, and what it’s like to work as a non-stop touring comedian.
You can see Ngaio live on stage August 2nd at Pianofight in San Francisco! Our other guests (and upcoming Quizlet interviews) will be Dr. Jen Gunter and Kishore Hari. Ticket info will be up soon at Quizotron.com!