Episodes
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Precogs and Gears
Bioengineers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a mathematical algorithm that can “see” your intention while performing an ordinary action like reaching for a cup or driving straight up a road — even if the action is …
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The Bitter Angles of Our Nature
A new study find that people who like bitter foods are more likely to display psychopathic tendencies. Since Anthony loves his coffee black, this leads to some awkward moments as Jeff tries to survive another episode.
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Jog Your Mind
In their ongoing debate over whether running is cool or stupid, Anthony and Jeff consider the new study which links the euphoric feeling from long distance runs not to endorphins, as previously assumed, but to the body’s own endocannabinoids. On …
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Robot Dick Rising
Roboticists have created an automaton with the appearance and behavior of legendary science fiction author, Phillip K. Dick. Quotes from actual interviews are augmented with an AI system that actually learns as it communicates. And recently, it told one interviewer …
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Mist Dirt Clean w/Allie Goertz
David Whitlock is a chemist who hasn’t showered in 12 years, but reportedly does not stink. Instead of bathing, he has been spraying himself with a concoction of his own devising that he claims breaks down ammonia, which is what …
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Cloudy with a Chance of Lampreys
One day in June, the Value Village in Fairbanks, Alaska was alerted to a 15 foot long bloodsucking fish in their parking lot.. What could possibly cause a lamprey to materialize so far from water? Even crazier, fish were discovered …
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Conclusion Delusion
Jeff and Anthony have often discussed the brain’s annoying propensity to latch on to erroneous conclusions by relating two disparate pieces of data, and a new article in FiveThirtyEight Science breaks down the “illusion of causality” and other problematic human …
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Double Dog Pair
When Phillip and Paula Dupont learned their dog Melvin was going to die, they decided to spend $100,000 at a South Korean lab to have him cloned. The process and results are both questionable, and lead Jeff and Anthony to …
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Russian to Try It
A Russian scientist admits injecting himself with 3.5 million year old ‘eternal life’ bacteria, and reports working harder, with reviewed energy. Anthony and Jeff have serious reservations about this scientist’s methodology, but are excited that there are still people in …
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Choice Words
Anthony has become fascinated by British psychologist Elizabeth Stokoe’s studies into how simple, subtle phrasing changes can have a huge impact on behavior. Just by substituting a single word here or there, people show a much different response. Jeff is …
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