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Competitive Eating Mar 29, 2021

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Have you ever broken a hot dog in half, shoved the bun in a bucket of hot water and stuffed it into your mouth? If so, you would probably be a competitive eater! The most famous competitive eating competition is the July 4th Nathans hotdog eating contest…but there are competitive eating contests for volume like the ice cream contest in Delaware and spiciness like the jalapeño contest in Laredo. How does one even eat 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes?? Like where does that food even go! In this episode we explore the science and the characters behind the disgusting but remarkable sport of competitive eating.

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THE NITTY GRITTY: Darren Polypore Host Of The Mushroom Hour Podcast On Growing Mushrooms For Beginners, How Mycelium Connects The World, Psilocybin's Future And Much More! Mar 25, 2021

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On this episode of The Nitty Gritty, Noah talks to Darren Polypore host of The Mushroom Hour Podcast about all things Mushroom.

The book Darren mentions for beginner mushroom people is "In Search Of Mycotopia" - written by Doug Bierend

You can find Darren's podcast (Welcome to Mushroom Hour) wherever you get podcasts or at his website (www.welcometomushroomhour.com)

Darren also has an awesome Instagram (welcome_to_mushroom_hour) that he posts great photos of himself foraging for mushrooms and more mushie info.

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THE NITTY GRITTY: Menno Schilthuizen Evolutionary Biologist and Author Of Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution Mar 18, 2021

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On this episode of The Nitty Gritty, Noah talks to author Menno Schilthuizen about his book "Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution", the crazy evolutionary changes happening to animals in cities, how cities are actually rich with biological life, becoming an urban-naturalist, and a classic battle of creationism vs evolution.

You can find Menno at:

Website: https://www.schilthuizen.com/

Twitter: @schilthuizen

Instagram: mennoschilthuizen

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Whales Mar 15, 2021

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Whales are fully aquatic, open ocean creatures, and feed, mate, give birth, suckle and raise their young at sea…they make their babies with semen and every time a whale ejaculates 360 gallons of salty whale semen are flung into the sea! Today we explore the fascinating world and science of whales, and why we should study them for more than just their giant sperm loads.

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Are Athletes Born Or Made? Mar 12, 2021

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Lebron james, Usain bolt, Michael phelps…these are the insane athlete of our generation and when you see them on tv, holy cow are these people even human? When I look down at my small sort of puny body it seems impossible I can even be in the same species as these people, but maybe I could? What makes an athlete? Is it their genetics, are they born amazing? Or is it their training? Or maybe a combo of both? We explore.

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THE NITTY GRITTY: Tom Major Co-Host Of The Herpetological Highlights Podcast On Snakes, Venom, Snake Reproduction and American Accents Mar 10, 2021

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On this episode of The Nitty Gritty, Noah talks to Tom Major co-host of the Herpetological Highlights podcast about all things Snake.

Tom is the co-host of the Herpetological Highlights podcast which covers everything from Snakes, to Frogs, to Lizards, to Toads and all sick creatures like that. Tom and his co-host Ben are both scientists and give really cool perspectives on new research in the field.

You can find Herpetological Highlights wherever you get podcasts or at the links below:

Website: https://herphighlights.podbean.com/

Twitter (herp_highlights): https://twitter.com/herphighlights?lang=en

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Venom Mar 08, 2021

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Venom is a type of poison produced by an animal…predators like the pit viper produce venom to kill their victims and the puffer fish has venom in its skin to poison larger fish when they try to eat it. Our sister has venom to fend off potential boyfriends and venom is also an alien in a black suit. Today we are talking about the venom specifically produced by animals, how it works, and its widespread medical applications.

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THE NITTY GRITTY: Ben Goldfarb Author Of Eager The Surprising Secret Life Of Beavers & Why They Matter Mar 05, 2021

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On this episode of The Nitty Gritty, Noah talks to author Ben Goldfarb about his book "Eager - The Surprising, Secret Life Of Beavers And Why They Matter" and how North America looked completely different before Beaver eradication. Using Beavers for land management and getting rid of misconceptions around Beavers hurting the environment/ agriculture.

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Ben Goldfarb: https://www.michaelfinkel.com/

Ben Goldfarb (Twitter): @ben_a_goldfarb

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Lightning Mar 03, 2021

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Lightning strikes the earths surface about 100 times every second...Brilliant flashes of hot white light flicker across an open prairie or beams of energy hit the worlds tallest building, flickers dance across an open lake while fisherman run for cover. Lightning while 5 times as hot as the surface of the sun, is only about 2 cm across and the white flash that we see light up the sky is the near gigajule (approximately one fuckton) of energy released from the negative particles in the cloud meeting the positive particles on the ground. In this episode we explore lightning and its physics, its applications, and its weirdness.

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