Drinks with friends always sounds like a great idea. Then you go overboard and the next morning you regret the night before. Nuno gives you the lowdown on hangovers and drops suggestions to help prevent hangovers, hold them off for as long as possible or prepare for the inevitable drinkfest that will undoubtedly cause you to re-vow to never drink again… again.

Works Cited: How Hangovers Work | Hangovers Happen
Creative Commons Attribution: “P-F-M”, Foxepet
Epilogue Videos: Gabe Mac | Mindcaster Marc

[Note: Easily one of the most famous of the first season of Lowdowns. You'd think I'd take my own advice and research into consideration most of the time. I don't.]

Technically the second part of the Cloning episode, this continuation focuses on some scientificly encourage “evolution” of new breeds of species created by mixing different animal DNA. This could be stuff out of science fiction, but XEI just thinks it’s stuff out of awesomeience faction. Recently you all got the lowdown on cloning. The topic was so large we decided to bring you a part two. Nuno gives you the lowdown on chimeras, transgenic animals; animals injected with the DNA of other animals outside of their own species is one thing, but the real controversy is when human DNA entered the scene. This is the new Age of the United States of Chimerica!

Works Cited: Animal-Human Hybrids Spark Controversy | Transgenic Animals | Gods and Monsters | Assisted Human Reproduction Act [Not in force] ( 2004, c. 2 ) | Human Chimera Prohibition Act of 2005 (Introduced in Senate)

[Note: I am beginning to enjoy these "editorial" note sections.]

The second retro-episode features a topic that is still very much on XEI’s radar. Nuno will be covering related news in the future! In the meantime, he presents you with something to peak your curiosity! The possibility of human cloning, raised when Scottish scientists at Roslin Institute created the much-celebrated sheep “Dolly” in 1997. Nuno gives the lowdown on cloning and its moral and ethical implications. Our science is starting to deliver us topics that seem to be creations out of a science fiction novel. Are we playing Great Maker or just geniuses at survival methods?

Works Cited: Human Genome Project Information | Goats and Spider Webs | Taiwan breeds green-glowing pigs

[Note: Notice how I use the third person in the summary text--Yes, I am THAT pretentious... or it's for search engine optimization. You pick.]

From crazy stories of superstition to a massive slasher movie franchise, there’s no denying that this day of ill fates and foreboding misfortunes is perhaps the most widely spread superstition of all time. Nuno gives you the Lowdown on Paraskevidekatriaphobia (ya, I can’t say it either) and gives you some historical references to its origin. Good luck to all who watch this!

Works Cited: About.com: Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky | Wikipedia | Skepdic.com

[Note: The NEW Lowdown will start on episode 5. These first episodes surround topics that I will re-introduce as the show progresses. I also needed some entries to test out the new design and platform :)]