You might not think that Syfy's Warehouse 13 was influenced by alien abductions in particular — but Warehouse 13 writer Deric Hughes was obsessed with stories about UFOs and abductions, growing up. We caught up with Hughes and he told us how his UFOlogy obsession influences his writing.

This week on the io9 show, we explore the science of cocktails. Oh, who am I kidding? Basically, we get drunk and play with dry ice and fireballs — thanks to our special guest, 2012's bartender of the year, Russell Davis. He shows us how to make a Douglas Adams-inspired drink called "the big red button," and then we…