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Episode 344
Listener Jason used ChatGPT to find information that answered a colleague’s question. But did he “look it up?”
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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11 hours ago
Pizza Robot
Episode 343
Live from Estes Park, Colorado, listener Kyle has eaten at a pizza place where his food was delivered via a robot! But… is it a robot, or not? After …
1 week ago
Superhero Naming Conventions
Episode 342
Listener Joshua is really focused on the grammar of Superhero and Supervillain names. Is Batman a bat? Does Doctor Doom have an advanced degree? Can …
2 weeks ago
Life on the Moon (and Mars?)
Episode 341
Listener Jack seeks a true definition of what it means when we say “humans will live on the Moon (or Mars).” Does a brief visit count? Do you need to…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Out of Pocket
Episode 340
Listener Tom really wants us to explain what it means if someone is “out of pocket.” This leads to some existential questions about the pocket and th…
1 month ago
Can
Episode 339
Listener Niels follows on from the logical question of if a glass can be made of plastic to ponder what makes a can a can.
John Siracusa and Jason S…
1 month, 1 week ago
Facial Hair
Episode 338
Listener Justin tries to get us to stretch the definition of “facial hair” beyond the beard.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Shirt
Episode 337
Listener Roy brings us into his debate with his teenage son about what makes a shirt a shirt.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
Building
Episode 336
Listener Jack wants to know if a few famous gates and statues are also buildings.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Pop-Tart Pie
Episode 335
Listener Gregory thinks Pop-Tarts are pies. We have ratio questions. Also: We remember so many burned palates caused by calzones and McDonald’s fruit…
2 months, 1 week ago