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Join hosts Nina and Reno as they humorously navigate the World of Science with their smartass producer, Mike.
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Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Celebrate this holiday Six Degrees of Rumination style! Episode 90 is full of Christmas cheer - and a little Christmas caution. Sure, the holidays are awesome and most people love them, but if you're one of those individuals who worries more about the waste Christmas generates than how much joy you're spreading, then boy do we have articles for you! Don't worry, there are plenty of articles about the magic of Christmas too. There's even a website where you can email Santa!
This holiday season, Six Degrees will be joining all the other Christmas travelers. Producer Mike and host Nina Boyd are headed from one end of the state to the other to be with family, and host Reno Gorman is headed on a drive with even worse traffic to the outskirts of the Bay Area. You can be sure they'll be listening to their favorite podcasts in the car.
We hope this episode keeps you company during all of your holiday traveling!
*shameless self promotion*
In this episode, Producer Mike plugged his band- The Bitters- and their new Christmas single. Listen here:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0PUVKTw1rGRYHPvEV9VG7A?si=a873JuZTSUGhMo07Qhs8Ew
Host Nina Boyd plugged her Christmas (and other occasions!) cards. Browse here:
https://www.zazzle.com/ninasart?rf=238120189524272000
Finally, host Reno Gorman didn’t plug it this time, but he’s a yoga teacher and yoga teacher trainer AND a body worker! Find out more here:
https://www.renogorman.com/
Thanks for listening!
“Why are there no new Christmas songs?”
“Christians have the most abortions”
“’Tis the Season to take out the trash”
“Murderer dies and is resurrected; believes he has completed life sentence”
“10 Facts about the Winter Solstice”
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
We're almost at Episode 90! We really wanted to get there, so we thought we'd make Episode 89 short. Except for the part where producer Mike talks about Terminator for twenty minutes...
After that, Reno explains that plants are renewable and therefore should be eaten by robots, and everyone tries to figure out whether people are growing horns due to cell phone use.
Good thing we end on a high note--oh wait.
What's that growth on your skull?
The brain eats itself if chronically sleep-deprived
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
The world is a strange place, as we’ve learned on this podcast again and again. Enjoy this collection of the weird, the hilarious, and the terrible. Life’s just a bowl of cherries...or, sometimes, a bucket of heads.
Thoughts and prayers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/16/economists-calculate-monetary-value-thoughts-and-prayers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR3KhuaEEgTMiFqPlQ0Lw25P0OSQQp0J8vygf2r84FTSei8tz3nK07j9Cg4
Weed cookies
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3d4yen/science-has-figured-out-how-high-you-will-get-from-those-edibles?utm_source=vicefbin&fbclid=IwAR3L9Vc0Eswf3xymy82q7lJCQ8MN3QSu3afR6f_4W0PZ2qAXXIbMIjxAn9Q
NFL Sensory rooms
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/10/759332418/nfl-season-kicks-off-with-refuges-for-fans-with-sensory-needs-to-take-a-timeout?fbclid=IwAR2_lx7FcL7-etr2mjlAgXkCeB1ncyzPFVIq3cxu9MjNLvuAgQVe6Vw95AY
Talking to strangers
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/26/744267015/want-to-feel-happier-today-try-talking-to-a-stranger?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190726&fbclid=IwAR00B70tUPSXnJKrMcF7Ud4V4xQ3fZL-W3rTcGLPGAfPgnVJkWFeijQWQaQ
weird and emotional airplane behavior
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/14/741619152/cool-your-jets-science-might-explain-your-weird-and-emotional-airplane-behavior?fbclid=IwAR3o3UUqVvsOh0RHLj9H1ViMOCANl9yV3ZsYmhhUj-f9UdFOMnPPWdDlwlY
Chernobyl vodka
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/chernobyl-vodka-intl-scli/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0YfRXox8rMsnWkA0I6NCFtLGD2L78UrIcX9yNJig8HCqaqqEXK70OTGyE
Bucket of heads
https://gizmodo.com/fbi-finds-bucket-of-heads-cooler-of-penises-sewn-fran-1836697819?fbclid=IwAR23NBT3mnTrmnlbCnP6U842l-k7grH5Vhzry9MZeXzyGQFBSYdhz1S-eKk
Zombie trees
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tree-stump-is-mysteriously-being-kept-alive-with-a-little-help-from-its-friends?fbclid=IwAR2gd7JaxmAWrJFYSVj-ygR0nVFiIUyIvvT23i1GQcv9vFZXYIh03Xil6uQ
Vaginal atrophy
https://theheartysoul.com/natural-remedies-vaginal-atrophy/?utm_source=THS&fbclid=IwAR2SXnUMMmVPN__EymXInBgcayV84aeiCBl9BHCTBxjcN90e7veTnMQcy5c
Saturday Jun 22, 2019
Saturday Jun 22, 2019
Last episode we brought you tales of humanity...now we bring you tails of animals. Oh yes we did!
Animals are just as crazy as humans, if not more. Although, since we're the ones studying them, can we really say the evidence isn't biased by the observer?
Cats know their names even if they pretend not to
People in New Jersey are getting high off catnip
A toxic garbage fire in Arkansas
Some birds set their prey on fire
A woman had 4 bees living in her eyes
Genetically modified mosquitoes
Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal
Saturday Jun 22, 2019
Saturday Jun 22, 2019
Six Degrees presents you with episode 86 - tales of humanity. Oh, how crazy we are.
A cop can't pull you over for flipping them off
Phasing out gas powered leaf blowers in DC
Herbalist is jailed for replacing insulin treatments with lavender oil
This woman can smell Parkinson's
Death metal doesn't desensitize you to violent imagery
Under employers' gaze, Gen Z is biting its tongue
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Have you ever wondered why animals act or look the way they do? What about those really rare strange type of animals you never knew existed—and now that you know, you’re terrified!? Well, Six Degrees covers them all in episode 85, from discussing squirrels of unexpected colors to why zebras have stripes. Oh, and some unborn sharks are cannibals…
Flying squirrels glow in the dark
The answer to why zebras have stripes
Baby sharks are hungry....REALLY HUNGRY
Scientists create the first successful biohybrid
Is organic food worse for the climate?
Cigarettes are the largest source of ocean trash
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
Sunday Mar 17, 2019
It's 1984! Yes, that's right, you are about to experience the Six Degrees episode bearing that name, BUT ALSO, looking at scientific trends these days, we are apparently living in the horrifying society from the prophetic dystopian novel! Join hosts Reno and Nina (who are both experts on 1984 since they were born then) as they discuss all of technology's beautiful and terrifying capabilities. Oh, and producer Mike gets to sing the terminator theme a lot.
Conscious robots with insect brains
Robots that sleep and dream perform better
AI can tell if you're gay or straight
New "dumb phone" can cure your app addiction
Live vicariously through a human uber
Cuteness overload and what it does to some people's brains
Alzheimer's can't destroy memories of good music
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Enjoy our last episode of the year!
Six Degrees wraps up the year with random articles that are somehow crazier and more fantastical than all the articles of 2018 combined. China makes plans to launch a second moon, nanorobots are now capable of drilling drugs directly into your eyes, and anti-vaxxers strike once more before 2019.
Hope you have a happy new year!
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Much to Reno’s dismay, it’s the Holiday Season! Take a listen as Host Reno Gorman lists all the reasons why he doesn’t like Christmas while Host Nina Boyd and their Producer Mike tell him he’s wrong. Merry Christmas everyone!!
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-46317225
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
In episode 81 (the second installment of a two part episode) Six Degrees covers the "nurture" side of "nature vs. nurture." This installment is the darker of the two--well, except for the cannibalism in the first installment!--and includes such gems as a vending machine dispensing crack pipes, street corner urinals shaped like mailboxes, and what happens when you leave contact lenses in for twenty-eight years.
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/11/646801811/pen-dispensers-in-long-island-actually-sold-crack-pipes
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/09/645704776/a-documentary-swipes-left-on-dating-apps
https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-your-emojis-say-about-you-according-to-a-new-study
https://ktla.com/2018/08/15/british-woman-had-contact-lens-embedded-in-eyelid-for-28-years/