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Episode 114
If everything can be a smoothie, then nothing is. So we try to define what makes a smoothie and acts as a bulwark against the milkshake.
Will it blen…
8 years, 7 months ago
Art
Episode 113
I don’t know what it is, but I know it when I see it.
But is it art?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Donuts
Episode 112
We don’t know quite what an old-fashioned donut is, but we know what we like… and what we don’t.
Two blind men describe an elephant.
John Siracusa an…
8 years, 8 months ago
Artificial Intelligence
Episode 111
What makes machine intelligence “real AI”? And what is the difference between strong and weak AI?
When is a machine truly intelligent?
John Siracusa …
8 years, 8 months ago
Anime and Kaiju
Episode 110
The very definition of video entertainment from Japan.
What defines Anime?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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8 years, 9 months ago
Sport
Episode 109
What makes something a sport, and not an exercise or a game?
Baseball? Is not sport, is game.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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8 years, 9 months ago
Condiments and Favorite Foods
Episode 108
Exploring Jason’s favorite food, what a “favorite food” even is, and the hazy dividing line between condiments and other edibles.
Ketchup or Peanut B…
8 years, 10 months ago
Science Fiction
Episode 107
What’s science fiction? And more importantly, is Star Wars science fiction, fantasy, or something else?
Sci-Fi or Fantasy?
John Siracusa and Jason Sn…
8 years, 10 months ago
Computer Chips
Episode 106
Is everything a computer chip? Is nothing a computer chip? Jason thinks this is gonna be good. John thinks it’s obvious.
Microchips. Not potato chips…
8 years, 10 months ago
Canonical Bagel Flavors
Episode 105
What is the canon of bagels? Why are some ingredients allowed in an Everything Bagel but not any other bagel style? What makes raisins an acceptable …
8 years, 11 months ago