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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Tig’s debut CD “Good One” is now available for purchase. It marks the first album release through the well-respected indie rock label Secretly Canadian. Why are you still here when you can click here and download “Good one”?
In this discussion about robots, Kyle focused extensively on the idea of having sex with them. We talked about just what a robot is, the future of robots, whether we would want to own one, and if we are scared of them. Exhausted fireman showed up, and Kyle explained how he built a waterjug robot. We also discovered whether of not Tig would want a live-in robot.
We played these clips:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2010/aug/09/emotional-robot-university-hertfordshire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzjkBwZtxp4
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2010/jan/09/ces-robots-camera-goggles
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