Episodes
-
Saturday Mourning
Saturday morning cartoons are no more! And Jeff has decided that this means something really bad for today’s youth – but Anthony is certain that it’s a good thing, and that Jeff is just a cranky old man yelling at …
[more] -
Go Go Gadget Soul!
Shipyard workers in South Korea have been using Exo Suits to assist them in loading and unloading scrap metal, and Jeff and Anthony desperately want to try it out. But why stop there? Why not replace human limbs with robot …
[more] -
The Part of ‘No’ We don’t Understand
An article by Kevin Ashton proposes that saying “no” to things is vital to the creative process. Anthony and Jeff wonder why they have such a hard time saying “no” and what that might mean about them.
Like the show? …
[more] -
Virtual Empathy
A new article suggests that the Oculus VR headset may be the first step to allowing people to truly experience what it is like to live a different kind of life. This could allow designers to create “empathy engines” whereby …
[more] -
These Hugs Ain’t Free
A woman in Oregon has opened a cuddle service for those looking for a bit of personal contact, but definitely no sexy stuff. Anthony works through his own issues with touching, Jeff determines the fair market value of intimacy, and …
[more] -
Sleep Working
Researchers in Paris recently proved that the brain can continue to classify words into categories even after it has gone to sleep, causing Jeff and Anthony to wonder what scientists do to make their test subjects fall asleep during an …
[more] -
Phantom Phone Menace
A new article about the phenomenon of “phantom” phone notifications – those strange moments when you senses a vibration from your cell phone that didn’t actually happen – has Jeff ranting on the crazy thoughts that such sensations evoke, and …
[more] -
Algorithm is a Dancer
In an attempt to better understand pop music, Dr. Lior Shamir created an algorithm that can correctly identify and track the Beatles artistic output over the evolution of their career. Now, the same technology is being used to predict whether …
[more] -
U Mad Bro?
Across all cultures and geographies, humans scrunch up their faces in the exact same way when they are angry, and a new article examines several possible evolutionary explanations for the consistency. One theory is that older people are more intimidating, …
[more]
Do NOT join our secret society. You’ll just wind up with a bunch of cool stuff. It’s gross.