Scienceing Fiction

<p>What did centaurs evolve from? Can a centaur enjoy a cheeseburger? How can we reconcile the floppy neck of a newborn human with the precocious mobility of a foal? And finally, to solve the question of the custom D&amp;D miniature that sparked the whole conversation, do female centaurs nurse from the human torso, or from the horso?</p> <p>Have an idea for an episode? Email us at <a href="[email protected]" rel="nofollow">[email protected]</a>. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/ScienceingFic" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scienceingfiction/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>, and most major podcast distributors.</p> <p>Our intro music is <a href="https://thecrypts1.bandcamp.com/track/medusas-on-the-loose-thanks-matt-and-claire" rel="nofollow">Medusa's on the Loose</a>, which is CC03 licensed by The Crypts</p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>

If you were a horse, what would your name be? In this very special minisode, the gang explores the best and worst of racehorse names.

<p>And now, for our most in-depth exploration of fictional anatomy to date, it's time to talk about centaurs. How do their circulatory and respiratory systems work? How would they wear body armor? How acute is their sense of smell? Find out all this and more in the first half of our very first two-part episode.</p> <p>Have an idea for an episode? Email us at <a href="[email protected]" rel="nofollow">[email protected]</a>. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/ScienceingFic" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scienceingfiction/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>, and most major podcast distributors.</p> <p>Our intro music is <a href="https://thecrypts1.bandcamp.com/track/medusas-on-the-loose-thanks-matt-and-claire" rel="nofollow">Medusa's on the Loose</a>, which is CC03 licensed by The Crypts</p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>

<p>What exactly is going on when a phoenix is reborn? This week, we give the question of phoenix immortality the third degree as we cross-examine witnesses from ancient Greek historians and philosophers to Starfleet Chief Medical Officers. Will the legend of a single immortal entity prove to be phoenix right or phoenix wrong? We'll be the judge of that.</p> <p>Have an idea for an episode? Email us at <a href="[email protected]" rel="nofollow">[email protected]</a>. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/ScienceingFic" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scienceingfiction/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>, and most major podcast distributors.</p> <p>Our intro music is <a href="https://thecrypts1.bandcamp.com/track/medusas-on-the-loose-thanks-matt-and-claire" rel="nofollow">Medusa's on the Loose</a>, which is CC03 licensed by The Crypts</p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>

... but is he edible?