Six Degrees of Rumination

Episode 36 - No one can hear you be a smart ass in space.

Want to avoid wrinkles?  You can always stop smiling for 40 years.  No, we're not being sarcastic.  But if we were, just listening to that remark could improve your brain activity--sarcasm is also learned at a young age, and learned better if both parents employ it.  Yet another reason to be sarcastic to children!  Meanwhile, in the world of technology, developers dazzle us again, this time with contact lenses that magnify whatever you look at up to three times the original size.  In the world of science, we learn how to better evaluate the validity of studies, and in the world of space, we learn what to believe and what not to believe.  

But the scariest article?  Robocop might become a reality by next year...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/beauty/woman-avoids-smiling-for-40-years-to-stop-wrinkles/ar-AA9gjgJ

 

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-of-sarcasm-yeah-right-25038/?fb_locale=th_TH&no-ist

 

 

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/scientists-develop-telescopic-contact-lenses-can-zoom-3x

 

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/not-all-scientific-studies-are-created-equal-david-h-schwartz

 

http://www.iflscience.com/10-space-myths-we-need-stop-believing

 

 

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/early-2016-robot-cops-patrolling-streets-no/#rMZVbujw3j2VoHUX.01

 

 

 

http://earthweareone.com/the-artificial-womb-is-born-welcome-to-the-world-of-the-matrix/

 

 

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/certain-traits-could-come-our-mothers-bacteria-rather-our-genes

 

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/02/18/387211563/pain-really-is-all-in-your-head-emotion-controls-intensity?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150218

 

 

Episode 35 - 2/4/15 - I Gave a Sh*t.

Find out how to win at rock paper scissors.  That's basically the most important article in this episode.

If, for some reason, that doesn't interest you, also listen in about common scientific misconceptions, how to break habits, and why some people appear more trustworthy than others.  Also included is the effect of psychedelics on tech giants in Silicon Valley, how bees use math, and why selling something you make every day (sometimes more than once a day) to OpenBiome could change your life.

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/poll-results-show-disparity-between-scientists-and-american-public-scientific-issues#

 

http://www.npr.org/2012/03/05/147192599/habits-how-they-form-and-how-to-break-them

 

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/01/some-faces-just-get-away-with-stuff.html?mid=facebook_nymag

 

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/how-win-rock-paper-scissors

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929074205.htm

 

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/25/technology/lsd-psychedelics-silicon-valley/

 

http://aperiodical.com/2015/01/apiological-mathematical-speculations-about-bees-part-1-honeycomb-geometry/

 

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/sell-your-poop-13k-year-and-help-worthy-cause

 

http://www.sciencealert.com/watch-scientists-can-t-figure-out-how-this-single-battery-has-lasted-175-years

 

 

Episode 34 - Grimace with Annie Armanino.....again....

A self aware Mario?  3D advertisements that you can't escape?  A bracelet with a touch screen that displays on your forearm?  It's definitely 2015, and more technology is on the way.  But never fear, good old fashioned dream analysis, herbs, and coffee beans are still around, too.  Find out about the horrors that accompany sleep paralysis, how lavender can promote trust between strangers, and the best time of the day to drink your coffee.  Annie Armanino guest stars again, and contributes equally to the purple condom Grimace jokes.

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/computer-scientists-generate-self-aware-mario-can-learn-and-feel

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/huge-ultra-realistic-outdoor-3d-displays-without-glasses-planned-for-next-year

 

http://greenlabel.com/style/cicret-bracelet-touchscreen-for-your-skin/

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/energy-harvesting-discovery-generates-200-times-higher-voltage-to-power-wearables-other-portable-devices

 

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/02/the-challenge-of-marketing-small-condoms/36464/

 

http://m.livescience.com/49457-sleep-paralysis-hallucinations.html

 

http://www.sciencealert.com/lavender-aroma-promotes-trust-between-strangers

 

http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-when-you-should-be-drinking-your-coffee-according-to-science

 

https://yogainternational.com/article/view/scientific-research-how-yoga-works

 

Episode 33: Super Duper Massive Photonic Poop Bombing Knitting Omniprocessor of Love 1/14/15

How would you like a scientific formula for falling in love?  How about a massive processor that turns human waste into drinkable water?  These things aren't far from reach; in fact, they already exist. Have a listen to also learn about ground breaking performance art and how mice are becoming more like us with every lab experiment.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashion/modern-love-to-fall-in-love-with-anyone-do-this.html?_r=1&referrer

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/01/13/376804930/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-but-science-can-help?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150113

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/engineered-human-intestines-function-real-thing-mice

http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2015/01/10/376182321/bill-gates-raises-a-glass-to-and-of-water-made-from-poop?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150110

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/world-first-scientists-observe-dna-shuttling-between-cells-triggering-tumor

http://www.kurzweilai.net/pop-up-fabrication-technique-trumps-3d-printing

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4386419

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/solar-activity-birth-could-influence-our-lifespan

http://www.iflscience.com/space/supermassive-black-hole-merger-unleashes-energy-100-million-supernovae#

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/orangutan-learns-produce-human-calls

Episdoe 32: How was that New Year's kiss? 1/7/15

First podcast of the year!  We discuss a myriad of topics, from why humans kiss to what a non-person person might be.  Best of all, in the true spirit of the glitz and sparkle of New Year's celebrations, NASA admits that glitter might be the key to properly viewing space.

http://www.nprorg/blog.s/thetwo-way/2014/12/24/372930553/japanese-artist-indicted-for-vagina-kayak?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2050

 

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/lips-are-most-exposed-erogenous-zone-which-makes-kissing-feel-very-good

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/12/20/372142738/want-to-enhance-the-flavor-of-your-food-put-on-the-right-music?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2047

 

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/argentinian-court-extends-rights-captive-orangutan

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/organic-matter-detected-on-mars

 

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-dominant-life-form-in-the-cosmos-is-probably-superintelligent-robots

 

http://www.npr.org/2014/12/23/372468028/could-glitter-help-solve-nasas-giant-telescope-problem?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2049

 

http://www.sciencealert.com/news/20141106-25657.html

 

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/do-neutrinos-have-imaginary-mass

 

http://www.iflscience.com/space/nasa-wants-establish-floating-cloud-city-study-venus

Episode 31: Old School 12/17/14

Six Degrees is sans internet tonight, and reads their articles off paper.  Not rewritable paper, not 3D printed paper...just paper.  Plus, they return to some of their favorite topics of old: bioluminescence, discovering new species of animals, the secret lives of marine folk, and ANY applications to the military.

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/scientists-unravel-mechanism-behind-firefly-flashing

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/two-species-blind-pseudoscorpions-discovered-grand-canyon-cave

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/study-reveals-bizarre-deep-sea-hunting-methods-humpback-whales

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/science-misheard-lyrics-mondegreens

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/worms-mind-robot-body

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/december/ai-century-study-121614.html

 http://www.iflscience.com/technology/darpa-has-created-self-guided-mid-flight-changing-bullets

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/humans-took-away-dogs-mathematical-abilities

Episode 30: Emotions are for baby-eaters 12/7/14

It's a carnival of the animals on Six Degrees!  Reno's and Nina's penchant for ravens is quenched, mice whose brains are part human are smarter than other mice, and a furry convention is horribly interrupted.  Elsewhere in the news, there could be a scientific reason why we say things like "That baby is so cute, I could just eat him up!"

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/ravens-have-social-abilities-previously-only-seen-humans

 

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/mice-part-human-brains-are-smarter-their-peers

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/07/369186497/chlorine-gas-leak-in-chicago-disrupts-furries-convention?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202607

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/11/13/why-do-people-cry-tears-of-joy-and-pinch-babies-cheeks-according-to-science-it-may-help-you-calm-down/

 

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/solar-technology-could-make-underground-parks-cramped-cities-possible

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/12/03/368044880/our-ability-to-digest-alcohol-may-have-been-key-to-our-survival?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202603

 

http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10301

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/fabrics-that-transmit-biomedical-data

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/rewritable-paper

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/when-parallel-worlds-collide-quantum-mechanics-is-born

Episode 29: Pope Francis has sh*t for brains 10/29/14

Halloween is just around the corner, and all the signs of the devil abound: the world's longest snake experiences a virgin birth, the Pope endorses science yet again, evidence of starquakes is found, snobby foodies praise McDonalds as fine cuisine, and prolonged exposure to cat poop appears to alter human behavior.

 

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/virgin-birth-confirmed-world-s-longest-snake-species

 

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/pope-endorses-scientific-account-origins

 

http://www.iflscience.com/space/magnetar-storm-reveals-evidence-starquakes

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/10/23/358324106/don-t-mock-these-organic-food-experts-for-praising-mcdonald-s?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2047

 

http://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/lincoln-mkc-moment-to-think/the-art-and-science-of-our-senses/153/

 

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-horrible-anger-you-feel-at-hearing-someone-chewing-is-called-misophonia

 

http://m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy/308873/

 

http://m.livescience.com/48121-curiosity-boosts-memory-learning.html?cmpid=514627_20141003_32807856

 

http://www.npr.org/2014/10/05/353919711/dolphins-adorable-playful-not-as-smart-as-you-might-think?sc=tw

 

http://iphone.sciencealert.com.au/news/20142609-26244.html

 

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/scientists-convert-human-skin-cells-directly-brain-cells

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-bucket-full-of-this-material-can-absorb-all-the-oxygen-in-a-room

 

http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/optimism-is-the-enemy-of-action/380834/

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/10/04/351187049/q-a-plumbing-the-mysteries-of-the-teenage-brain

 

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/10/03/taking-a-fairy-tales-emotional-temperature/#.VFGwOYvF-yO

 

http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/09/02/the-science-of-soul-mates-xkcd/

 

 

Episode 28: Chimps are jerks, and schizophrenia just got a LOT more complicated 9/24/14

Producer Mike and Reno ruminate on the horrors of testicular assault, while Nina tries to imagine how painful childbirth might be.  Soft robots are discussed, as well as the personality defects of chimps.  Plus, is anyone who hears voices schizophrenic?  What is schizophrenia?  Further advances in science shed light on this disorder, as well as how blood tests could predict clinical depression.

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/video-childbirth-verse-getting-kicked-balls

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-soft-wearable-robot-exosuit-to-increase-stamina-for-soldiers-and-civilians

 

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/jetpack-aims-help-soldiers-hit-4-minute-miles

 

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/human-language-gene-helps-mice-learn-tasks

 

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/are-chimps-natural-born-killers

 

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/ancient-river-dolphin-relative-discovered-peru-desert

 

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/22/charles-dickens-hearing-voices-created-his-novels

 

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/schizophrenia-revealed-be-8-genetically-distinct-disorders

 

http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2014/09/first-blood-test-to-diagnose-depression-in-adults.html

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/why-the-u-s-chills-its-eggs-and-most-of-the-world-doesnt?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140911

 

http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/watch-hank-green-reveal-50-science-misconceptions

 

 

 

Episode 27: The First Anniversary of Our Genesis 9/10/14

One year and counting.  Here's to approximately twelve months of ruminating on science, psychology, technology....and gargoyles.  There's no stopping us now!

http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-church-laments-falling-gargoyle-kills-woman-184400612.html

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-criminal-126-years-string-terrible-murders.html?ito=social-facebook

 

http://news.yahoo.com/napa-quake-deformed-earth-satellite-photo-195304081.html

 

http://www.cnet.com/news/stephen-hawking-god-particle-may-wipe-out-the-universe/

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-low-cost-water-splitter-that-runs-on-an-ordinary-aaa-battery

 

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/direct-brain-brain-communication-used-humans

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/in-our-digital-world-are-young-people-losing-the-ability-to-read-emotions

 

http://www.kurzweilai.net/remote-controlled-cyborg-moth-biobots-to-monitor-emergency-response-operations