Six Degrees of Rumination

10/16/13 Episode 4: Aliases, Time Machines, and Orcae

Nina can't stop laughing long enough to introduce the podcast--possibly because of the multiple Greek alphabet jokes made prior to recording.  Luckily, producer Michael is there to jump in, but immediately finds himself under interrogation by Reno and Nina.  Aliases quickly result all around, and the remaining episode is run by Johnny, Kathy, and Gerald/Gerry.  These aliases protect us as we discuss the government shutdown, admit to illegally burning movies, and worst of all, make plans to 3D print our own guns.

Oh, and Reno talks like a dolphin.

http://www.ted.com/talks/edith_widder_how_we_found_the_giant_squid.html?sa=X&ei=dPtOUsjLB8SSigLn1oFw&ved=0CBYQqwQ

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/07/230170093/even-antarctica-feels-the-effects-of-the-government-shutdown

http://www.kurzweilai.net/why-dont-we-have-fusion-yet

http://www.kurzweilai.net/4d-printing-adaptive-materials

http://www.kurzweilai.net/neural-circuits-that-control-rem-sleep-in-mice-identified

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-1-2013/david-mitchell 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/10/04/229190837/want-to-read-others-thoughts-try-reading-literary-fiction

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2013/popular-physicsprize2013.pdf

10/9/13 Episode 3: Jet packs are my anti-drug

Producer Michael talks about his and Nina's new EOS, which, while not quite a jet pack, does boast the Optimus Prime feature.  Reno learns Chinese because of his innate percussive abilities, and Nina experiences cognitive dissonance against her will.

Hey everyone!  It's Episode 3!!  The sound is not as hot as the past two episode since I was trying something new with microphone placement and with the mixboard. I've been able to fix it for the most part, so it's still listenable.  Thanks for checking us out!

-Producer Michael

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/25/china-man-nose-forehead_n_3988678.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

http://www.kurzweilai.net/colossal-explosion-from-supermassive-black-hole-at-center-of-galaxy-revealed

http://www.kurzweilai.net/got-rhythm-you-can-learn-languages-and-reading-better

http://www.kurzweilai.net/wired-microbes-generate-electricity-from-sewage 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/jetpack-to-be-available-in-2014

https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20130917-a-jewel-at-the-heart-of-quantum-physics/

http://www.kurzweilai.net/water-discovered-on-mars

http://www.alternet.org/media/most-depressing-discovery-about-brain-ever

10/2/13 Episode 2: It smells like space in here...

Nina's attempt at formal introductions is deterred.  Producer Michael temporarily assumes the role of director as well, and Reno blames Eminem for Detroit's decline...which appears even more devastating when compared to the cleanliness of Burning Man porta potties.  Mike's mind gets "red" and Reno and Nina drown in puns faster than Tim drowned in space.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/terminator-polymer-regenerates-itself

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/for-nasa-international-space-station-presents-challenges-mechanical-and-existential/2013/09/14/f88cd5f0-132f-11e3-b182-1b3bb2eb474c_story.html?wpmk=MK0000200

http://www.npr.org/2013/09/15/222075589/read-the-rainbow-roy-g-biv-puts-new-spin-on-color-wheel

http://wlrn.org/post/better-tinted-shades-why-some-people-see-time-and-taste-music?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=FBWLRN1518

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57602884-1/whered-that-building-go-korea-to-get-invisible-skyscraper/

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-moveable-flexible-display-made-of-paper

http://www.npr.org/2013/09/17/223309093/telomeres-may-hold-clues-to-effects-of-aging

9/11/13 Episode 1: 9/11 Pilot (Time Traveling Bioluminescent Green Rabbits)

Reno, Nina, and producer Michael ruminate on everything from how the brain intuits numbers to the implications of glowing green rabbits.  Producer Michael is diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, Nina bores everyone by explaining a tesseract, and Reno's synesthesia almost makes him go color blind.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/09/06/219246974/scientists-put-a-sixth-sense-for-numbers-on-brain-map

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/09/05/219278386/turns-out-your-kids-really-did-love-that-music-you-played

http://www.kurzweilai.net/first-human-brain-to-brain-interface

http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/dark_energy/

http://www.kurzweilai.net/glowing-green-rabbits-demonstrate-effectiveness-of-genetic-manipulation

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-reconstruct-from-brain-images-which-letter-a-person-was-reading

http://www.kurzweilai.net/artificial-robot-muscles-that-could-lift-loads-80-times-their-weight