Six Degrees Of Rumination

We've done several episodes about humans improving life with technology, sometimes to the point of bordering on a bionic existence!  Here are four articles that will have you marveling at humans' constant hunger to evolve, adapt, and ask, "why?" Or they'll have you singing the Terminator theme.  Either one.     Downloading knowledge to your brain   Telescopic lens can zoom 3x   Why not work shorter hours in winter?   Can music help you release sadness?

Episode 92 is all about the silly things humans do—except the Oxford comma. That’s serious, important, and irreplaceable.     Grant for Hookers for Jesus   https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-01-23/tribal-divisions-created-by-religion-most-harmful-in-global-conflict-experts-say?utm_source=usn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0bN1RVKH88cK6O2Hg-x365ep-OfRatp05UdCjJUwJx2Hra0l_W_v0ZwLc       https://www.yahoo.com/news/humans-hardwired-dismiss-facts-dont-130032262.html   https://www.patreon.com/posts/33101514?fbclid=IwAR2G8iT6y1-GzUv1ARNEqEgWrkS4DotXjsXqh1iTAXyxYQthqUb9uyw-Azs      https://thewritelife.com/is-the-oxford-comma-necessary/?fbclid=IwAR2wrYGSz-h_fVMfLPK5bs37OgPzQ2FCx8mmE1S5chUzbWM9dcVs6-QD9ew#.XHRDArDjD-N.facebook

Six Degrees rings in the New Year just as you’d expect – with a wide selection of science articles ranging from zany to outright f*cked up!   We discuss everything from the age you discover the meaning of life to what elderly female whales do when their reproductive years are at an end.  Oh, there's also a fair amount on what new horrors the overuse of technology may have in store for us, a story about a baby being buried alive, and we reveal a drug that's wreaking more havoc than the opioid crisis. But you know, it's just another episode in the life of Six Degrees

Celebrate this holiday Six Degrees of Rumination style!  Episode 90 is full of Christmas cheer - and a little Christmas caution.  Sure, the holidays are awesome and most people love them, but if you're one of those individuals who worries more about the waste Christmas generates than how much joy you're spreading, then boy do we have articles for you!  Don't worry, there are plenty of articles about the magic of Christmas too.  There's even a website where you can email Santa! This holiday season, Six Degrees will be joining all the other Christmas travelers.  Producer Mike and host Nina Boyd are headed from one end of the state to the other to be with family, and host Reno Gorman is headed on a drive with even worse traffic to the outskirts of the Bay Area.  You can be sure they'll be listening to their favorite podcasts in the car. We hope this episode keeps you company during all of your holiday traveling!   *shameless self promotion* In this episode, Producer Mike plugged his band- The Bitters- and t

We're almost at Episode 90!  We really wanted to get there, so we thought we'd make Episode 89 short.  Except for the part where producer Mike talks about Terminator for twenty minutes... After that, Reno explains that plants are renewable and therefore should be eaten by robots, and everyone tries to figure out whether people are growing horns due to cell phone use. Good thing we end on a high note--oh wait.   Robots that eat life forms!?   What's that growth on your skull?   Dogs know when you’re lying   Octopus cities     Freshwater under the ocean   The brain eats itself if chronically sleep-deprived     

The world is a strange place, as we’ve learned on this podcast again and again.  Enjoy this collection of the weird, the hilarious, and the terrible.  Life’s just a bowl of cherries...or, sometimes, a bucket of heads. Thoughts and prayers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/16/economists-calculate-monetary-value-thoughts-and-prayers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR3KhuaEEgTMiFqPlQ0Lw25P0OSQQp0J8vygf2r84FTSei8tz3nK07j9Cg4 Weed cookies https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3d4yen/science-has-figured-out-how-high-you-will-get-from-those-edibles?utm_source=vicefbin&fbclid=IwAR3L9Vc0Eswf3xymy82q7lJCQ8MN3QSu3afR6f_4W0PZ2qAXXIbMIjxAn9Q NFL Sensory rooms https://www.npr.org/2019/09/10/759332418/nfl-season-kicks-off-with-refuges-for-fans-with-sensory-needs-to-take-a-timeout?fbclid=IwAR2_lx7FcL7-etr2mjlAgXkCeB1ncyzPFVIq3cxu9MjNLvuAgQVe6Vw95AY Talking to strangers https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/26/744267015/want-to-feel-happier-today-try-talking-to-a-stranger?utm_source=facebook.com&

Last episode we brought you tales of humanity...now we bring you tails of animals.  Oh yes we did! Animals are just as crazy as humans, if not more.  Although, since we're the ones studying them, can we really say the evidence isn't biased by the observer?   Cats know their names even if they pretend not to   People in New Jersey are getting high off catnip   A toxic garbage fire in Arkansas   Some birds set their prey on fire   A special kind of jellyfish   A woman had 4 bees living in her eyes   Bullet proof spider silk   Genetically modified mosquitoes   Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal  

Six Degrees presents you with episode 86 - tales of humanity.  Oh, how crazy we are.   A cop can't pull you over for flipping them off   Phasing out gas powered leaf blowers in DC   A material that cancels sound   Herbalist is jailed for replacing insulin treatments with lavender oil   This woman can smell Parkinson's   Anger can be contagious     Death metal doesn't desensitize you to violent imagery   A minister of loneliness!?   Under employers' gaze, Gen Z is biting its tongue   China's social credit system   Another article on anxiety  

Have you ever wondered why animals act or look the way they do? What about those really rare strange type of animals you never knew existed—and now that you know, you’re terrified!? Well, Six Degrees covers them all in episode 85, from discussing squirrels of unexpected colors to why zebras have stripes. Oh, and some unborn sharks are cannibals…     Flying squirrels glow in the dark   The answer to why zebras have stripes   Baby sharks are hungry....REALLY HUNGRY   Dracula ants    Scientists create the first successful biohybrid   Printed hemp homes   Is organic food worse for the climate?    Cigarettes are the largest source of ocean trash   A photosynthesis shortcut

It's 1984!  Yes, that's right, you are about to experience the Six Degrees episode bearing that name, BUT ALSO, looking at scientific trends these days, we are apparently living in the horrifying society from the prophetic dystopian novel!  Join hosts Reno and Nina (who are both experts on 1984 since they were born then) as they discuss all of technology's beautiful and terrifying capabilities.  Oh, and producer Mike gets to sing the terminator theme a lot.     Self Driving Cars   Conscious robots with insect brains   Psychedelic parasites   LSD attacks   Robots that sleep and dream perform better     AI can tell if you're gay or straight   Odor free underwear   Shrink rays!   New "dumb phone" can cure your app addiction   Live vicariously through a human uber    Cuteness overload and what it does to some people's brains   Alzheimer's can't destroy memories of good music   Why silence is vital for your brain