The Marvels of Science is a podcast that I make about the science and tech of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Each 30ish-minute episode, I sit down with a Science Expert and a Color Commentator to discuss the plausibility of a character, bit of technology, or sci-fi phenomenon in the MCU. It's a sneaky way to expose listeners to some science education while they think they're just listening to a movie podcast.
I tracked down an expert on Alaskan wood frogs, Don Larson, to talk about Captain America, no joke. See, they regularly freeze themselves to survive super-cold winters. And Captain America was frozen in the Arctic ice for 70 years - is he part frog? Would that have helped? How does hibernation work? Can Adam Correia design a frog better than natural selection? Let's find out!
