33: The Insomnotron
This episode kicks off with some musing on fear responses. What makes people startle easily? And can a person's susceptibility to jump scares depend on their class or even the surrounding technology? ...
6 Okt 20211h 23min
32: Cut and Run Like the Tipper
Are you ready for an adventure? YEAH! And Adventure in Etymology? Y-yeah! Adventures in Etymology returns with a few common idioms, then Daniel and Bennett discuss organization and efficiency for a bi...
7 Sep 20211h 37min
31: The Omegalympics
This episode covers a wide range of topics, including Daniel's experimentation with a juice cleanse, another rendition of Bennett Fixes Sports with the timely subject of the Olympics, and a discussion...
16 Aug 20211h 56min
30: The Case Against Empathy?
How much should those in a conversation consider their audience? Is it permissible to behave dis-harmoniously for audience benefit? How was Daniel's recent trip to Alaska? And, primarily: Bennett trie...
18 Juli 20212h 12min
29: Teleporting Refrigerators
After a four episode absence, Superpowers and Drawbacks returns to its level 1 roots with an enjoyably named set of options, and then Daniel and Bennett imagine a world where humanity has invented ref...
31 Maj 20212h 43min
28: Geographical Delusion
In a beautiful springtime walkabout podcast, Bennett very cruelly grills Daniel in what is perhaps his weakest area, geography, in a long-awaited Daniel Does Science. Afterwards, we discuss whether it...
2 Maj 20211h 22min
27: Dingleberry Vaccine
Up to this point, we've studiously avoided talking much about covid, but Daniel recently got a vaccine, which spurs much covid-related discussion on risk, reaction, and reflection. We also laugh at a ...
12 Apr 20211h 51min
26: Dictionary Curriculum
This or That makes its triumphant return, which spurs discussions about desserty delicacies, methods of death, and the offensiveness of drag. We also examine the "word gap," a proposed reason for diff...
15 Mars 20212h 10min
