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Pet Smart
Episode 41
Anthony has been reading about Chaser, the wonder dog who has learned over 1,000 different words, which makes him wonder how smart Jeff believes cani…
11 years, 5 months ago
Go Go Gadget Soul!
Episode 40
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 …
11 years, 5 months ago
The Part of 'No' We don't Understand
Episode 39
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 t…
11 years, 5 months ago
Virtual Empathy
Episode 38
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 ki…
11 years, 5 months ago
These Hugs Ain't Free
Episode 37
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 hi…
11 years, 6 months ago
Sleep Working
Episode 36
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 …
11 years, 6 months ago
Phantom Phone Menace
Episode 35
A new article about the phenomenon of "phantom" phone notifications - those strange moments when you senses a vibration from your cell phone that did…
11 years, 6 months ago
Algorithm is a Dancer
Episode 34
In an attempt to better understand pop music, Dr. Lior Shamir created an algorithm that can correctly identify and track the Beatles artistic output …
11 years, 6 months ago
U Mad Bro?
Episode 33
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 poss…
11 years, 6 months ago
Positively Pessimistic
Episode 32
Jeff found an article in the Atlantic that posits that a certain type of negative thinking, called defensive pessimism, might actually be more conduc…
11 years, 6 months ago