Join hosts Nina and Reno as they humorously navigate the World of Science with their smartass producer, Mike.
In a series of unfortunate events, somehow our diabolical producer, Mike, has taken us hostage and forced us to read articles of his choosing. In this episode we were forced to discuss why Yoga sucks, how your gluten allergy is bullsh*t, and why Vegans are murderers.
Send help...Please....we don't have much time left...
6 degrees episode 115
Mondays are more stressful than other days
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mondays-really-are-more-stressful-on-the-brain-and-body/
Yoga is more dangerous that we thought
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/28/yogamore-dangerous-previously-thought-scientists-say/
Adverse effects of yoga
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6664709/
9 reasons the art world is unfair
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/9-reasons-art-world-is-unfair-1726653
Why is the art world so toxic?
https://artofericwayne.com/2018/08/30/runaway-rant-why-is-the-art-world-so-toxic/
Is gluten the villain we think it is?
https://nyulangone.org/news/one-third-americans-are-trying-avoid-gluten-it-villain-we-think-it-is
The impact of a vegan diet
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10027313/
Plants can smell, and hear, and communicate
https://www.gardensillustrated.com/features/plants-communication-research
Welcome to episode 114 with guest Nicole Armour. So we did not come up with a creative title for this episode - we'd give our eyeteeth for one! Perhaps it was difficult because the articles this episode really run the gamut. Join us for a science grab bag of surgical advancements (and surgical setbacks), strange amphibians, lingering human ancestors, and more.
Don't have surgery on a Friday
Homo floresiensis human ancestor may be alive
Enjoy Episode 113 with special guest Nicole Armour!
We get into one of our favorite topics: the inner workings of the mind. Find out how to improve your mood, explore your own brand of spirituality, and prevent brain rot.
Oh and also, do dogs actually watch TV when they're hanging out with us?
How to get caffeine out of your system
Why you might not want to pluck or wax your nose hair
Welcome to our last episode of 2024!
Episode 112, "Back to the Basement, Producer Mike!" is, be warned, one of our longest episodes. So settle in, hopefully as you're starting a long drive to friends or family for the holidays, and prepare to be entertained with an all out throw down on socio-psychological-cultural-conspiracy theory issues, from chemtrails to astrology to coin tosses to artificial intelligence, and then perhaps the ultimate question of our time: who are metal guitarists trying to impress?
Chemtrails
Lead exposure if you’re born before 1996
Urgency culture
How to appear more likable in social situations
Metal guitarists may just be impressing other dudes
AI Granny
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/10/nx-s1-5220362/daisy-ai-granny-o2-fraud-spam-prevention
Can you tell an AI face from a human one?
(Test): https://www.whichfaceisreal.com/
Astrologists maybe can’t do astrology either
Coin flips: 50/50 or not?
https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-tossed-350757-coins-and-proved-coin-flips-are-not-5050-77192
Double uterus
Robotaxi fails
https://futurism.com/the-byte/robotaxis-gather-honk-all-night
Nature alters time
https://www.sciencealert.com/being-in-nature-has-a-profound-effect-on-how-you-experience-time?
Neanderthals may have been early risers
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/14/health/early-risers-neanderthal-dna-scn/index.html?
Fossilized dinosaur poop
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/26/nx-s1-5206634/fossilized-poops-show-how-dinosaurs-came-rule-earth
Welcome to episode 111, after about a year's hiatus!
"Animus Prime - who let Mike out of the basement?" is filled with wacky animal stories, as our episodes are prone to do. Albatrosses, dragons, and military dolphins are just some of the friends we encounter in our second to last episode of 2024.
Giant sperm found trapped in amber
https://archaeology-world.com/100-million-year-old-giant-sperm-found-trapped-in-amber/?
Ancient dragon
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-dragon-unearthed-in-japan-is-unlike-anything-weve-ever-seen
Nuclear codes
Military dolphins
Orcas attacking boats
https://newatlas.com/biology/orcas-killer-whales-boats/
Cocaine pollution in the ocean
Slingshot spiders
Robot mushroom
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-mushroom-biohybrid-robotics-cornell-b2610411.html
Stop planting trees
https://www.wired.com/story/stop-planting-trees-thomas-crowther/?
Don’t plant trees in the wrong places
https://www.sciencealert.com/study-planting-trees-in-wrong-places-actually-boosts-global-warming
Wisdom the albatross
Welcome to Episode 110 and a whole new year! But wait, before you forget about 2023 completely, we ask that if you have not yet listened to Episode 109 (air date 12/20/23), go back and do so before enjoying Episode 110. There are lessons to be learned before you delve further into the holy terror that is AI....
Elongated skulls in Rome
The Mandela Effect
Theta waves
Shape of the brain
AI scores in top percentile for creative thinking
https://www.psypost.org/2023/12/ai-scores-in-the-top-percentile-of-creative-thinking-214895
AI can read your thoughts
https://www.iflscience.com/ai-brain-activity-decoder-can-translate-thoughts-into-written-words-68686
A breakthrough in understanding whale language
AI lie detector
https://www.freethink.com/robots-ai/ai-lie-detector#Echobox=1680279620
AI faces perceived as more real than human ones
Producer Mike LOSES HIS MIND and treats us to his best rant ever. Enjoy Episode 109 during your holiday travels or when you want to escape familial joy for a bit and indulge in some sarcasm. We cover hibernation, 3D printing (food and otherwise), caffeine intake, and of course - artificial intelligence.
Hibernation for space travel
Astronauts going to Mars should be all women
https://www.iflscience.com/astronauts-going-to-mars-should-be-only-women-its-basic-science-68736
Are AI relationships cheating?
Human skin 3D printing
3D printed cheesecakes
How much caffeine is too much?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-much-caffeine-is-too-much/
Optimism affects decision making
https://neurosciencenews.com/optimism-cognition-decision-making-25307/
Dinosaur legs on chickens
https://www.iflscience.com/dinosaur-legs-grown-genetically-modified-chickens-world-first-34465
It's Episode 108! We're glad to be back after such a long time away. What better way to say hello to you all again than with weird animal articles? Some of our favorites! Hear about reanimated pigs, what snakes have that some humans also have, and how monkeys have made wolves do their bidding. Oh, and dolphins make an appearance, of course.
Snakes have clitorises
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/scientists-snakes-clitorises-evolution
Dolphins and snakes
Monkeys have domesticated wolves
https://www.zmescience.com/science/monkeys-and-wolves-domestication-423/
The hidden language of chimpanzees
AI talking to animals
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/31/can-artificial-intelligence-really-help-us-talk-to-the-animals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Plants make noise
https://www.sciencealert.com/plants-really-do-scream-out-loud-we-just-never-heard-it-until-now
Mass of humans vs animals in the world
Reanimated pigs
https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/zombie-pigs-brainex/#Echobox=1646437812-1
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
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?
Presence, not impostor sydrome
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
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?
The first spacecraft to touch the sun
The Earth is pulsing every 26 seconds - no one agrees why
Two massive black holes will merge in 10,000 years
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...
9 reasons sex in space is difficult
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