Six Degrees of Rumination Nina Reno and Michael

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
https://www.iflscience.com/cemetery-full-of-deformed-long-skulls-reveals-the-chaos-after-the-fall-of-rome-55862
 
The Mandela Effect
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/unserious-psychology/202312/the-psychology-behind-the-mandela-effect
 
 
Theta waves
https://singularityhub.com/2023/07/23/scientists-found-the-source-of-a-key-brain-wave-for-memory-and-creativity/
 
 
Shape of the brain
https://scitechdaily.com/century-old-paradigm-overturned-brain-shape-matters-more-than-neural-connectivity/
 
 
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
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a35kp/scientists-have-reported-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
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/urban-survival/202311/people-now-see-ai-generated-faces-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
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/25/hibernation-artificially-triggered-in-potential-space-travel-breakthrough?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
 
 
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?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/15/a-bot-on-the-side-is-it-adultery-if-you-with-an-ai-companion?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
 
 
Human skin 3D printing
https://www.iflscience.com/we-built-a-human-skin-printer-from-lego-and-we-want-every-lab-to-use-our-blueprint-68664
 
 
3D printed cheesecakes
https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-create-3d-printed-cheesecakes-cooked-to-perfection-with-lasers-68071
 
 
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
 
https://www.businessinsider.com/dolphins-seen-playing-with-anaconda-while-sexually-aroused-study-2022-5
 
Monkeys have domesticated wolves
 
https://www.zmescience.com/science/monkeys-and-wolves-domestication-423/
 
 
 
The hidden language of chimpanzees
 
https://www.sciencealert.com/thousands-of-recordings-of-chimpanzees-reveal-a-hidden-language-we-never-knew-about
 
 
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
 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/18/a-wake-up-call-total-weight-of-wild-mammals-less-than-10-of-humanitys?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
 
 
 
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
 
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
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
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