Do you really swallow an average of EIGHT spiders a year in your sleep? Are Zombie Spiders a real thing? Science communicator Maynard Okereke - aka Hip Hop Science Show - joins Kari and Tory to answer the questions that keep you up at night. Plus, the shocking story of the mechanical engineer who pumped air into a dead spider and turned it into a working robot, and the punk rock experiment Kari ran on her unborn daughter in the Mythbusters shop.

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Chapters
0:0 Spider Myths 
0:41 STEM Festival Excitement
4:28 Guest Introduction: Maynard Okereke
6:04 Maynard's Path to Science Communication
7:22 Inspiring Future Generations
12:19 The Importance of Relatable Science
17:45 The Truth Behind Spider Myths
23:29 Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories
26:11 The Rise of AI and Misinformation
30:52 The Impact of Mythbusters
35:47 Closing Remarks

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