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Three grown up biologists rereading books from our teens (while desperately trying to make biological sense of glittery vampires, and dragons, and bird kids).
And it’s totally cool.
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Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Slip into your comfiest yoga clothes and get ready for our arrival in Daret in Chapter 38. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss mind melding magic, the colour blue, and a surprising number of pigeon facts.
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Chapter 37 was recorded in the Ancient Language of magic, but don't worry, we translated it for you. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss magical linguistics, the difference between sorcerers, magicians, and dragon riders (oh my), and Eragon's possible astrological sign.
Additional reading:
1) The 21 gram soul: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_grams_experiment
2) "Can't Help Myself" at the Guggenheim: https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/34812
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Chapter 36 crosses a treacherous plain and comes to an abandoned (or is it!?) town! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how far you can realistically see across a prairie, why you shouldn't but apparently can jump on a dragon's wing, and the impossibility of punching a person off a horse.
Additional links: http://www.hokulea.com/moananuiakea/
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Chapter 35 learns how to fight with a sword, because this is a fantasy novel, y'all! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss speech patterns, dragon energy expenditure, and finally asking the most important question: how DID dinosaurs have sex?
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Jingle your bells, don your gay apparel, and get ready for a holly jolly good time as we depart from our regularly-scheduled Eragon content to bring you CHRISTMAS DRAGON LLC, the festive rom-com (with dragons!) you didn't know you were missing! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they pitch their feel-good holiday love story with with miscommunications aplenty, totally scientific dragon magic, and the true meaning of Christmas: unionizing your workplace.
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Chapter 34 is lurking in the Unprecedentedshadows, ready to leap out of a hidden bramble on the back of a dragon! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the use of glottal stops in fantasy, the two different types of hemlock, and who is faster: a dragon or a vampire?
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Welcome to the hut of Gertrude, the town healer, sit down and enjoy Chapter 33 with a side of poultice or whatever. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss draconic stamina, shark teeth, and the many potential horrors of chafing.
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Freak out and hide in the woods to listen to Chapter 32, because some mysterious strangers are in town! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the implications of hexapods in fantasy literature, napping in the face of certain disaster, and whether dragons have thumbs.
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Open up your Dragonology textbook and turn to Chapter 31 for a life history lesson! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they calculate dragon growth rates, discuss delayed embryonic development, and spiral into existential dread.
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Pour yourself a cup of tea and get ready for story time with Brom! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss wing loading, how absolutely huge dragons can get, and the intricacies of dealing with animal dung.