Six Degrees of Rumination

Episode 107 - Brainalysis - 11/15/23

Welcome to Episode 107, a delightful romp about the psychology of being human.  We're glad to be back after a long and sort of accidental hiatus.  Join us for this semi-focused discussion on all things psychology, like analyzing stress through typing patterns and the particular strategies of raising a genius. Also covered are ketamine spas, mystical thinking vs. psychosis, and lots and lots of brain stuff.

 

You’re probably using these psychological terms wrong

 

https://lifehacker.com/youre-probably-using-these-psychological-terms-wrong-on-1848582251

 

 

Identifying stress through typing

 

https://www.iflscience.com/how-you-use-your-mouse-or-type-says-a-lot-about-your-stress-levels-at-work-68444

 

 

AI reads emotions with radio signals

 

https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-emotions-radio-signals

 

How to raise a genius

 

https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/how-to-raise-genius-kids/#Echobox=1652422457

 

 

Creative brains

 

https://neurosciencenews.com/creativity-connectivity-20274/

 

Mystical or psychosis?

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2022/03/03/are-mystical-experiences-a-sign-of-a-healthy-mind/?sh=35d87921f89d

 

 

Presence, not impostor sydrome

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lidijaglobokar/2022/03/08/meet-presence-your-antidote-to-the-impostor-syndrome/?sh=36033e93c4cd

 

 

Types of sleep patterns

 

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-split-up-adult-sleep-into-16-distinct-types

 

 

Ketamine spas

 

https://apple.news/A5tNvzsdJSHSzTQpvbMHxsA

https://apple.news/A5tNvzsdJSHSzTQpvbMHxsA

 

 

Situationships

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/here-s-why-ending-a-situationship-may-be-harder-than-a-relationship-breakup/ar-AA1abTIm

Episode 106 - Big Questions, Little Answers

Episode 106 - Big Questions, Little Answers

In this episode, we explore the macro "why"s: why are we here, what entity or unseen force made this universe we live in, why are there so many mysteries surrounding our earth and the space around it?  These "why"s don't always have concrete answers, but we found a few!

 

Where are we relative to the Big Bang?

 

Our sun used to have a twin

 

The first spacecraft to touch the sun

 

The Earth is pulsing every 26 seconds - no one agrees why

 

Balloon borne telescope

 

 

Dark matter radio

 

Dark matter bridges

 

Are black holes holograms?

 

Two massive black holes will merge in 10,000 years

 

 

Episode 105 - Life and Living in Space - 7/18/22

Episode 105 - Life and Living in Space

Ever wondered about the day to day ins and outs of living in space?  How does the altered environment affect your bodily functions, daily routine, and mental state? You might be surprised by some of the answers...

 

 

Collaboration with aliens

 

Precursor to life

 

Red blood cell loss in space

 

9 reasons sex in space is difficult

 

Peeing and pooping in space

 

Affordable housing in space

 

ISS to break down

 

Russia threatens that ISS will drop if sanctions continue

 

Would NASA warn us if an asteroid were about to wipe us out?

 

Maybe octopuses came from space

 

World’s first skyscraper to hang from asteroid

 

 

episode 104 - Welcome to 2022 - 1/13/22

It's official - society has reached that terrifying point where technology knows more about you than your own family.  Hooray!

Welcome to a world of brain implants, AI turning your thoughts into texts, legislation for sexbots, and, of course - a toilet that recognizes you by your...well, we don't want to give everything away.

But don't be afraid! Technology can be good, too.  Technology is your friend...with technology, the sky (net) is the limit.

 

 

Redefining life

 

 

Xenobots

 

 

Tesla bot to take over boring work

 

 

Writing laws for sexbots

 

 

Brain implant turns thoughts into text

 

 

Toilets that identify their users

Episode103 - Mammals! - 12/28/21

It's the mammals episode!  From humans lucid dreaming to camel beauty contests, in this episode you'll hear everything you wanted to know about mammals - and maybe a bit more.

 

 

Mammals dream before birth

 

 

How to Lucid Dream

 

 

Analyzing the construction of spiderwebs

 

 

Octopuses classified as sentient beings

 

 

Octopuses grow extra organs - then they disappear

 

 

Squirrels have distinct personalities

 

 

Cats have 7 distinguishable personality traits

 

 

Cats can track you so watch out

 

Flesh eating plants - a 12th one found!

 

Camel beauty contests crack down on Botox

Episode 102 - A Day in the Life of a Human - 9/3/21

Welcome to episode 102! 

We'll take you on a journey through the day in the life of a human, from (before!) birth, birth defects, all those years of punching the clock, health problems, revitalizing marriages...and, finally, to the inevitable end.

 

 

Magnetic testes

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210728105602.htm?fbclid=IwAR2mpW8MJQX2qUH3Fbv81cdpbXBCODJOaAFMN-4G5PnBe3cNakfDrl2vXLM

 

 

Baby with 3 penises

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-baby-was-born-with-3-penises-in-a-world-first-medical-case?utm_campaign=AppleNews&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=AppleNews

 

 

Eight hour workday

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2021/06/8-hour-workday-is-holdover-of-old-ways-research-suggests-5-hours-is-the-office-time-sweet-spot.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=theoregonian_sf&fbclid=IwAR1ShAJ1-mu8z-dZfVzTZg9DdmMO7-L62zcBQ7vwHRWHcPvYCk18Uza1DvE

 

 

80’s and heavy metal music lowers blood pressure

 

https://consequence.net/2021/02/study-80s-pop-heavy-metal-reducing-blood-pressure-anxiety/?fbclid=IwAR0pAvrE3BGjN6b-RE0SP5bmz7DeABJe0ra-iAy5wkTafFvsSqtNbCkxv4c

 

 

Ukranian couple splits after handcuffed together

https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/ukrainian-couple-split-after-123-days-ha-idUSRTXDE49E

 

 

Yoga conspiracy theory

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55957298?fbclid=IwAR10qT5pyfponnxK-DFFeNFUQFYNEIyWj10yrQbPd-TZNfnhzsxsRe1Uk80

 

 

 

Human composting funeral home

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55957298?fbclid=IwAR10qT5pyfponnxK-DFFeNFUQFYNEIyWj10yrQbPd-TZNfnhzsxsRe1Uk80

 

Episode 101 - BRRRAAAAAINS!! - 8/13/21

Get your brain fix here!

Episode 101 is all about brains: their altered properties after death, the feats they can achieve when paired up with a little technology….or how they take to EXTRA BODY PARTS!

 

Oh, and there’s a little Elon Musk in here.

 

 

 

 

Brain cell activity spikes after death

https://gizmodo.com/some-of-our-brain-cells-get-more-active-hours-after-we-1846537888

 

 

How to grow a bigger brain

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-key-neurological-switch-that-makes-human-brains-so-large?fbclid=IwAR18IntcUGST5FrumzykTIO429y7JJY1kxlhfLIIMAWxjvtV5bzKCcDauBI

 

 

Fun with magnets!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210204144005.htm?fbclid=IwAR1f7I5hR6Xgcd2kGS9bWKn1wvvmM1VaxCEYoG-ZWYAoIKiIY5xmz-S5B2U

 

 

Ultrasound waves can help restore your memory

https://interestingengineering.com/ultrasounds-restore-human-memory-reverse-dementia?fbclid=IwAR04KKXJpFbKaBYQXZo2kTl0ttzcNG-QzJv7ESif-YolfXrve7CNYX3AuEM

 

 

 

Brain implants translate imagined handwriting into text

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/brain-implants-translate-handwriting-text?fbclid=IwAR3Rcm5zp90RimTso2D0oREsQjEmev1iufzmfeVKTXfQpwqzjxnEXi0S8dE

 

 

 

Elon Musk is at it again

https://consequence.net/2021/02/elon-musk-human-trials-neuralink/?fbclid=IwAR18VEnNpNDiQTMvLGR5SLt540LnIIvxd7jj64i_5CgxV1DLCN02NVZ1rCs

 

 

 

Apparently, your brain can support an extra limb

https://interestingengineering.com/human-brain-can-support-extra-robotic-body-part-third-thumb?fbclid=IwAR04KKXJpFbKaBYQXZo2kTl0ttzcNG-QzJv7ESif-YolfXrve7CNYX3AuEM

 

While my artificial tear gland...gently weeps

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-make-tiny-lab-grown-tear-glands-cry-180977267/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm&fbclid=IwAR3JB6kkS60gnayLWc2VgiE0V0RGUJt8BkLCFUw-H6y0scb8OylUt15slsU

 

 

People experiencing depression could actually be seeing the world differently

https://www.sciencealert.com/study-shows-how-depression-really-does-change-how-we-see-the-world?fbclid=IwAR29JH72mPgwctfXZNrjniZPSU17-gKIEFTrISbTCa1-GqQ8mtaKyeUTQ_s

 

 

The "dark watchers" phenomenon

https://www.livescience.com/dark-watchers-california-optical-illusion.html?fbclid=IwAR3ZHclY8KYkGJjBcMjpAWw_aQfGgtUm7uAsrKa22kxaJrtzIOFAfguOVGA

 

*if you have time to venture down a rabbit hole*

CIA: how to escape the confines of space and time

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9qag/how-to-escape-the-confines-of-time-and-space-according-to-the-cia?fbclid=IwAR0oJNRspm-7lcXjb7vpe1zxgIJL--CUraQ-I1FLxLP0-o7osCgCDc-Y4UE

Episode 100 - GLYCYRRHIZIC - 4/9/21

We made it to episode 100!  And so did you.

This episode is jam packed with crazy stories from our best friend, science - everything from what happens when you’re allergic to the cold to how our unique brain signatures could help coma patients.

 

Oh, and also cannibalism.

 

Enjoy!

 

  

 

 

Allergic to cold air

 

Death by black licorice

 

 

Tooth extraction via hoverboard

 

 

France supersoldiers

 

 

Men’s vs women’s brains

 

 

Brain signatures

 

 

Unconscious learning

 

 

Fool's gold

 

 

Microsoft chatbots resurrect the dead

 

 

Sound beaming

 

 

Children’s show controversy

 

 

Luminescent wood

 

 

Thailand’s Hannibal

 

 

 

 

Episode 99 - Komodo Jesus and his Crab Menagerie - 4/4/21

Welcome to episode 99 - almost 100!

Like several of our previous episodes, we wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to the beauty and chaos of the animal kingdom - so here is another all-animal episode, featuring some classics like elephants and some of the more exotic variety: platypuses, flying ants, and those of the animal kingdom who are capable of parthenogenesis!

 

 

 

Killer whales

 

Cat Rapport

 

Meow talk

 

Bee sting in the eyeball

 

Honeybee venom

 

 

Ant butts

 

 

Flying ants

 

Alligator helium

 

 

Elephant baby boom

 

 

The return of the Tasmanian devil

 

Platypus - totally normal, right?

 

 

Virgin births

 

 

Crab evolution

 

 

 

Episode 98 - Pain is f*cking inevitable

This episode is all about PAIN!

Well, kind of.  Sprinkled within it is news about Stonehenge, another advancement in alternative energy, and public opinion on AI.

BUT ALSO: Did you know swearing isn't only fun, but helps overcome adversity?  It's a painful truth for anyone who ever told you not to swear so much.  Did you know that science is experimenting with ways to help blind people "see" using electric shocks?  No pain no gain....of...sight...

Also, there's now a mutated enzyme that breaks down plastic with ease.  Sounds pretty painful - for the plastic!

Come join us in admitting that while pain is f*cking inevitable, maybe it makes life a little better. 

 

 

 

The F word

 

Silicon and mouse neurons

 

 

Should AI be allowed to make mistakes?

 

 

Another ring at Stonehenge

 

Crystals that “grow” energy

 

Mutant enzyme breaks down plastic

 

Wind turbine could supply half a home’s energy needs

  

Seeing with electricity

 

 

Hearing persists at the end of life

 

 

Wife crashes her own funeral