Can you believe that it has been one full year since scienceTASTIC hit the internets? If not, why? I mean, we do an episode every other week... this is our 27th show... it just adds up. C'mon people, this is basic math. Anyway, to begin the celebration we dig out some stories from our surprisingly extensive archives. But this isn't just about looking back, it's also about looking forward, so we bring you some hot new headlines, too. Mike sneaks up on us in a stealth boat, Mark brings us the latest in cost-prohibitive lighting technology, and Joe tries to break your internet addiction. We wrap up the festivities with the Year One Megamix. Enjoy it now before the top 40 stations play it to death.

Fear not, listener. Mark might lead off this episode with the greatest story in the history of scienceTASTIC, but we're just wrapping up our first year of shows, so there is much greatness yet to come. In fact, the rest of this show is pretty solid. Mike reports on the correlation between hurricane and tornado seasons, while Joe gives us the skinny on a Japanese solar power station... in space! We also give you the lowdown on a physics-defying planet, cities based on the architecture of the brain, and metal Velcro. scienceTASTIC - making you smarter and preparing you for the coming zombie invasion.

What we didn't get to: strange things blowin' in the solar wind and the god debate (WSJ, September 12-13, 2009).

You think you're ready to head back to school, but do you have the latest episode of scienceTASTIC? Well, you do now. Mike is out buying a pencil box and Trapper Keeper, but Mark and Joe are still here, bring you all of the science news you'll need to keep up that GPA. Mark dubs a new deep-sea discovery the Glowing Bomber Worm because, honestly, that's what it really is. Joe gives out this piece of advice that might come in handy during your next fire drill: obstruct the exit. Back to Mark for a Japanese, bear-faced, robotic candy striper (you may have to read that again) before we finish up with Joe's story about smart birds scorin' with the ladies. See? It pays to study.

What we didn't get to: tiny swarming robots and how your favorite band might effect your SAT score.