We Have Concerns

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Ant-y Social Aug 15, 2014

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Researchers have determined that individual ant colonies have their own distinct personalities, and that these personalities are shaped by their environments. This leads Jeff and Anthony to wonder if all animals have personality, and if humans might have personalities that are shaped by their environments, too. Also, only eat animals that are dicks.

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Article: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28658268

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White Penguins Can't Jump Aug 13, 2014

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Fossils discovered in the Antarctic reveal a penguin that reached the approximate size of Lebron James, 6'8 and 250 pounds. That's a big penguin. Jeff and Anthony try to figure out exactly how they would defeat such a creature in an ice-fight at the top of the food chain.

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Article: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/giant-6-foot-8-penguin-discovered-in-antarctica

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Married to a Troll Aug 11, 2014

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A woman on Reddit discovered that her husband had been leaving vile comments on web sites, so she kicked him out of the house. Anthony and Jeff celebrate this principled woman, discuss the nature of internet trolls, and examine what constitutes an online dealbreaker.

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Today's horrible story: http://www.themarysue.com/woman-discovers-husband-is-internet-troll/

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Your Baby's Personal Brand Aug 08, 2014

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A new web service will provide baby name suggestions only for combinations that are still available as unregistered .coms, helping parents ensure their child will not have to grow up with a messy, misspelled or complex digital profile. Do Anthony and Jeff think this is a good way to select names? Should people start protecting their children's brand from birth? Is there any way to stop the use of the term "branding?"

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Article: http://www.themarysue.com/new-tool-lets-you-choose-baby-names-based-on-availability-of-that-name-as-a-domain/

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Attention and the BraiSQUIRREL Aug 04, 2014

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Anthony read an article that argues in favor to short attention spans, and tries to convince Jeff that multitasking is the next step of evolution for humans. To prove his point, he does the entire episode while watching The Croods.

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Story: http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/perhaps-shorter-attention-spans-arent-necessarily-a-bad-thing

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Let's Die in Space Aug 01, 2014

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A simulated Mars mission on Hawaii comes to an end, prompting Jeff and Anthony to wonder whether they'd go to Mars, what it's like to knowingly go somewhere strange to die, and if these fakers even got a decent Mars experience.

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Read about the mock mission: http://www.space.com/26656-mock-mars-mission-ends-hawaii-hiseas2.html

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Online Dataing Jul 30, 2014

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You think Facebook doing experiments on their users is creepy? Wait until you hear how OK Cupid has been messing with people trying to find love. Anthony and Jeff discuss whether sociological study is worth invasion of privacy.

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Article: http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/we-experiment-on-human-beings/

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Luxury and Executioner Jul 28, 2014

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Anthony and Jeff are both on board for self-driving cars. But a new article that poses a thought experiment about what might happen if an autonomous automobile had to make a decision to sacrifice the few to save the many has them re-ordering the entire social hierarchy of drivers. Which, of course, breaks down to clowns vs mimes.

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Article: http://gizmodo.com/should-your-driverless-car-kill-you-to-save-two-other-p-1575246184

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Garbage In, Nothing Out Jul 25, 2014

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Jeff and Anthony take a look at an article which suggests the more we consume, the less we create. Would keeping track of all the time spent screwing around on the Internet change your behavior? Do you need to absorb media to to be creative, or does bombarding yourself with stimuli reduce your productivity?

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Today's story was suggested by Julian Murdoch: http://therecordingrevolution.com/2014/07/21/one-reason-youre-not-making-as-much-music-as-you-would-like-hint-youre-looking-at-it/

Be sure to check out his show, Gamers With Jobs: http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/

Thanks again to Supercreative for letting us use their studio. Check out Pointless with Kevin Pereira: http://podcast.supercreative.tv/

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Jolt of Personality Jul 23, 2014

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Trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) - the process of directly electrocuting parts of the brain to accelerate learning - causes Anthony and Jeff to debate the possibility of the human soul. If we are just a series of electrical impulses, does it even matter if we can all be Super Men? Also how badass would it be to have rocketfeet?

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Today's story was submitted by @_DaanishSyed and @saviopalm

RadioLab 9-Volt Nirvana: http://www.radiolab.org/story/9-volt-nirvana/

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