We Have Concerns Jeff Cannata/Anthony Carboni
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Jeff Cannata and Anthony Carboni talk about the personal philosophical concerns they find lurking inside everyday things. It's fun?
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Sugar Bones
At the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte’s final battle, more than 10,000 men and as many horses were killed in a single day. Yet, archaeologists have found the physical remains of only 2 soldiers. How did so many bones up and vanish? In a new book, an international team of historians and archaeologists argues the bones were depleted by industrial-scale grave robbing. Why? Well, for sugar, of course. Jeff and Anthony dig into this mystery and learn a lot about how sugar get from farm to table, by way of bone char.
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Lead for Lunch
Consumer Reports released a new report on Lunchables in which it found lead and cadmium, and also observed the presence of phthalates, which can impact reproductive health and the human hormonal system. Anthony and Jeff discuss the findings, and how to face the challenge of eating food that isn't actively trying to kill you.
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Animals on the Moon
If humanity is to successfully colonize the lunar surface, we will have to bring other animals with us. Which species are essential to create a thriving ecosystem? Which should arrive first? Anthony and Jeff discuss the factors involved in deciding which kinds of creatures will join us on the moon.
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Dinosaur Anniversary
It is the 200th anniversary of the first dinosaur discovery, so Jeff and Anthony dig into the story of finding fossils and naming them. It leads them to the wild story of William Buckland, the man who coined the term Megalosaurus, in 1824. If you think you know dinosaurs, you may be shocked by how they entered popular culture.
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Handwriting Your Memories
A pair of recent studies suggest that the act of putting pen or pencil to paper increases brain activity and retention when compared to typing words into a computer. Anthony and Jeff discuss living a papered life, and whether taking physical notes is worth the increase in learning.
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Here's When You're Going To Die
Statistics are amazing things. This week, Anthony and Jeff dig into the data around death to determine the most likely month and day that people all around the world will meet their end.
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11/10
This has to be higher up. What a podcast
Awesomeeee!!!
I'm dying! LOL
Check it out.
I guess that, as I´m registered in Spain I can see only ratings from here. So here it goes: First! (actually meta-First: my first First! on the webs)
I also guess, that only iTunes clients/users from Spain are going to read this. So, to these goes the following: You will love Jeff and Anthony! I like how they touch tech topics and take them a notch further, asking for what they mean for our everyday life and society. You learn quite a bit about life in LA, as well.
I relate a lot when they (or one of them) start out by defending strongly one point, only to conclude later on that they have been misguided by their first thoughts or preconceptions.
Thanks guys, keep it coming.