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You Art What You Eat Nov 17, 2014

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The Foodini is an example of the new wave of 3D printers for food. Just fill it with fresh ingredients, and out pops meals like ravioli, pizza, and hamburgers, ready to cook. Anthony detests the tyranny of food, and doesn't have time for anything that stands in the way of productivity and effeciency. Jeff, on the other hand, can't wait to eat delicious meals shaped like all sorts of things, and sees a world where design and artful presentation is decoupled from a food's original form.

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Article submitted by Mike Bienert: http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/06/tech/innovation/foodini-machine-print-food/index.html?hpt=hp_c4

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Dress For Succession Nov 14, 2014

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Scientists studying the brain's ability to make choices note that the fewer inconsequential decisions you put in front of yourself, the better you'll do when it is time to face a really challenging one. Armed with that knowledge, many prominent deciders like President Obama and Steve Jobs removed the decision of what to wear from their lives. They simply wear the same clothes every day. Anthony and Jeff wonder if wearing a uniform for life might be beneficial, what that outfit might look like, and how comfort fits into the equation.

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Article submitted by Jason Sapir: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141105164315-283620963-the-genius-of-wearing-the-same-outfit-every-day?_mSplash=1

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The Prime Director Nov 12, 2014

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Jeff is intrigued by an interview he read about Nasa's one and only Planetary Protection Officer. Her job? To protect OTHER planets from us and ensure the galaxy isn't contaminated by microbes, particles, or other detritus that might ruin it. Anthony hopes for the same attention to detail in his own life, and everybody hopes we don't ever accidently create avacado creatures.

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Article submitted by Tom Snowden: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-nasa-s-one-and-only-planetary-protection-officer/

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Grin and Bear It Nov 10, 2014

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Park Rangers are asking visitors to state park and forest areas to please stop taking #bearselfies. Anthony and Jeff try to figure out what would possess a person to approach a wild, deadly creature in the woods and snap a pic, decide which type of bears are the most dangerous, and discover the absolute worst clinic to attend when you've been mauled.

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Article submitted by Ben Rowe: http://www.weather.com/news/science/nature/stop-taking-bearselfies-park-officials-warn-20141029

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A Tough Pill to Swallow Nov 07, 2014

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Researchers at MIT have developed a new pill that is much more efficient at delivering medicine into the bloodstream. Instead of a simple spheroid, it is covered in a multitude of tiny spikes, which stick into the stomache lining and ensure the medicine is absorbed rather than passed through the body undigested. Jeff is fascinated by the evolution of the swallow-able tablet, from its roots thousands of years ago to the more common "friable" form introduced in the 19th century - but Anthony wants no part of swallowing spike-balls. Beware the Spike Lobby.

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Article: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/11/what-happens-to-a-pill-after-you-pop-it/382183/

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I Don't Know Nov 05, 2014

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It's counter-intuative and perplexing, but the truth is, the less human beings know about a particular subject, the more they THINK they know about it. This has become known as The Dunning-Kruger Effectific. A new article in the Pacific Standard by David Dunning himself attempts to explain this phenomenon of confident idiots. Jeff and Anthony can relate, and try to come to terms with their own aversion to not knowing.

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Today's story was suggested by Vrbatim: http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/confident-idiots-92793/

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One For the Books Nov 03, 2014

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A new article describes the benefits of long-form reading and suggests that the tactile feedback of printed books results in better retention than e-readers. While Jeff and Anthony are definitely on board with reading, they challenge the idea that enjoying books on digital screens is any less effective.

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Today's story was suggested by Jonathan Smith: http://mic.com/articles/99408/science-has-great-news-for-people-who-read-actual-books

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Tricked by Treats Oct 31, 2014

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On this special Halloween episode, Anthony and Jeff consider the nature of of the trick or treat tradition and the urban legend of poisoned Halloween candy. Is asking strangers for food an inherently unsafe activity, or did we manufacture a scare that isn't real?

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Article: http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2014/10/the-true-american-horror-story-a-brief-history-of-tainted-halloween-candy/

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Leave it to Beaver Oct 29, 2014

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A new Wired article recounts the medieval myth that beavers, when cornered by hunters, would castrate themselves by chewing off their own testicles. Jeff and Anthony unpack the myth and try to figure out why the Dark Ages were filled with so much dumb.

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Article submitted by Doug Colavito: http://www.wired.com/2014/10/fantastically-wrong-people-used-think-beavers-bit-testicles/

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Back to the Hoverboard Future Oct 27, 2014

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Previously on We Have Concerns... in the Welcome to the Hoverboard Future episode Anthony mocked Jeff's enthusiasm for a mind-bending new technology that indicated that hoverboards may, in fact be possible. Now, there is a new article on Engadget that describes a working prototype soon making its way onto Kickstarter. Does Jeff get the last laugh, hovering his way back into the future he's always wanted, or is Anthony still able to poke penny-sized holes in the dream?

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Article: http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/21/we-rode-a-hoverboard/

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