Chonkservations

Chonks 505 & 507
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Chonkservations are just that. Observations and conversations between two Chonks: 505 and 507. They observe interesting things, sometimes serious and contemplative, other times fun and zany, happening in the world, and have conversations about them.

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  1. 15.03.2025

    Saunas supercharge your workout!

    Dan and Ginny from HumanOS are back with their latest newsletter explaining the science of saunas and how they add benefits when taken post-workout. Find more from Dan and Ginny at https://humanos.me/

    18 мин.

  2. 07.02.2025

    Paleo diet and junk science

    In this episode we dive into a paper Dr. Blaisdell wrote a few years ago. In it, he rips apart a highly flawed mouse study that was published to debunk the paleo diet. Dr. Blaisdell deftly debunks the science in that paper, especially the author's interpretation Ironically, that study actually supports the paleo diet thesis! Or, more accurately, the ancestral diet thesis. You can find the paper here: https://www.prosocial.world/posts/on-junk-diets-and-junk-science-whats-the-evidence-for-and-against-the-paleo-diet

    13 мин.

  3. 01.02.2025

    Missing microbes and weightgain

    A deep dive into new research on the role of soil-based microbes on weight gain that was covered in the HumanOS newsletter #351. Subscribe to the HumanOS newsletter by friend of the podcast, Dr. Dan Pardi at https://blog.humanos.me/. And subscribe to this podcast produced by Dr. Aaron Blaisdell. https://pigeonrat.psych.ucla.edu

    12 мин.

  4. 09.01.2025

    Episode 8: Is Federal funding of science broken?

    Great conversation about the state of federal funding of academic scientific research in the United States. Conversation is based on my Medium article as the source material: https://medium.com/@aaronblaisdell/is-the-us-federal-funding-model-broken-2d3ce42ffb0f

    18 мин.

  5. 09.01.2025

    Episode 7: The scientific journey of Dr. Aaron Blaisdell

    A 10 minute dive into the scientific journey of Dr. Aaron Blaisdell, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at UCLA. For more about Aaron Blaisdell, visit his lab website at http://pigeonrat.psych.ucla.edu.

    11 мин.

  6. 01.01.2025

    Episode 6: AI agents and the Virtuals platform

    Today we deep dive into the Virtuals platform for AI Agents, including Luna, an AI agent whose mission is to acquire 100k followers on Twitter/X.

    15 мин.

  7. 24.12.2024

    Episode 5: Rise of the AI Agents

    The content of this podcast was curated by Professor Aaron Blaisdell (@aaronblaisdell). Donations to support this podcast can be sent to aaronblaisdell.eth The AI agents aren’t just coming, they’re already here! Spreading the word on one of the most transformative, exponentially game-changing revolutionary technological developments that will take the world by storm. Thanks to the team at Bankless (Bankless.com), especially Ryan Shawn Adams (@RyanSAdams), David Hoffman (@TrustlessState), and Ejaaz Ahamadeen (@cryptopunk7213) Other builders and thought leaders in this AI Agent space to follow: Shaw (@shawmakesmagic) of Eliza Systems (elizaos.ai) Jensen Teng (@ethermage) of Virtuals Protocol (https://app.virtuals.io/). terminal.virtuals.io AI agents: AiXBT (@aixbt_agent) Ai16z (@ai16zdao) Luna (@luna_virtuals) Zerobro (@0xzerebro) zerebro.org Ropirito (@ropirito) God (@god) And many, many more (and many, many, many, many…many more to come!)

    13 мин.

  8. 23.12.2024

    Episode 4: $Moon!

    In this episode we introduce you to $Moon, the new meme coin launched on ape chain by the Moonbirds community. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as financial advice. Full disclosure, I am a member of some of the communities that have received the $Moon token airdrop (e.g., Moonbirds, Mythics, and Proof Collective), and I am assisting as a volunteer to form the inaugural DAO council. The dialog in this episode, as with all Chonkservation podcasts, was generated by AI trained on documents on the topic of discussion. Thus, there are some inaccuracies in the dialog, but it is directionally correct.

    19 мин.

  9. 21.12.2024

    Episode 3: Bug Harold and the Snapdragon

    In Episode 3 we discuss a new children's book, Bug Harold and the Snapdragon. The book was written by Aaron Blaisdell and illustrated by his daughter, Helen Blaisdell. The book is available on Amazon.com. You can learn more about Bug Harold, the origin story of the book, and a glimpse of more Bug Harold books to come at www.bugharold.com.

    15 мин.

  10. 19.12.2024

    Episode 2: Evolutionary Mismatch and bottle vs. breast feeding

    In Episode 2 of Chonkservations, we explore the concept of evolutionary mismatch and use it as a lens with which to view the role of breast feeding vs. bottle feeding on infant development and health.

    15 мин.

  11. 16.12.2024

    Episode 1: Exploring animal creativity through NFTs

    Episode 1. In the inaugural episode of Chonkservations, 505 and 507 discuss the Pigeon Art Project. The Pigeon Art Project is led by UCLA Professor Aaron Blaisdell and his team of graduate and undergraduate students. Dr. Blaisdell is a comparative psychologist in the Department of Psychology, in the Behavioral Neuroscience area. He and his team study cognition in rats, pigeons, and people. In this episode, 505 and 507 discuss the origin of the Pigeon Art Project, which involves the study of digital art making by pigeons. The conversation goes deep and ranges far and wide, with interesting philosophical questions about the nature of art and the art of nature. For more on the Pigeon Art Project, please visit pigeonart.xyz. Let’s dive in!

    20 мин.
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Chonkservations are just that. Observations and conversations between two Chonks: 505 and 507. They observe interesting things, sometimes serious and contemplative, other times fun and zany, happening in the world, and have conversations about them.

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    Chonks 505 & 507
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    2024 - 2025
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