If you are new to the website, take a look at all the great paintings Andie Main has contributed for each episode. As soon as she gets a website, we’ll have a link so you can possibly buy some of the paintings. We really appreciate anything sent to us. The cover of the new Super Mack Toilet Flush 2 video game was sent in by Ric. We think it’s great. Thanks, Ric!
This week, Kyle called in from his mother’s house where he was busy playing “Super Mack Truck Toilet Flush 2”. We talked about the idea of living forever, prolonging life, aging, and what we are doing to help people live longer. We also explored the idea of sewing a turkey into someone’s chest. Listen now at earwolf.com
We also referenced these clips:
HTTP://VIDEO.PBS.ORG/VIDEO/1754457671
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-GrRLXlm-k
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That’s right, it’s the return of the riddler! He makes his way back down into the hatch to fill us in on the history of language, how we got to where we are now. We discuss the introduction of new words, Tig nearly tumps over, more riddles, and there is a little tunneling as well. Enjoy at earwolf.com!
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Our guest was the highly informative Mohamed Hassanein, a pHD student studying genetics at USC. We talked about glucose and fructose, the way they are stored in the body, and how smoking and never eating was effective in making Tig a child with a washboard stomach. Kyle helped us remember some of the more difficult subject matter by regaling us with one of his riddles.
Mo, as we call him, also referred us to the NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&src=me&pagewanted=all
We played these clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNATWsVVwgo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTu41jGS70Q&feature=channel_video_title
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