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How can we take advantage of Assembly Theory in our lives? And where are the six elemental marshmallows best applied in life? [31:46] 

This week, Joey, Jess, and Aaron talk about corn dogs, Kafka, Homer, brown sugar, extrusion, and Peeps. They don’t talk about that famous DJ fella. 

references 

• Lex Fridman Podcast: Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin 
• Assembly Theory 
• The best ketchup (ahem) 
• A Critical Nonsense favorite: But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman 
• Core samples 
• Wacky Physics: Why Do Particles Have Flavors? 
• Jet-Puffed Marshmallows 
• Kraft 1958 “New Jet-Puffed Marshmallows” print ad 
• The New York Times: Who Made That Marshmallow? 
• Reader's Digest: What Are Marshmallows, Exactly? 
• Jet-Puffed Lucky Charms Magically Delicious Marshmallows 
• Revisiting Critical Nonsense #165, when Ilana schooled us on Goblin Mode 
• Also, mallows (sans "marsh-") are plants.