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A Strange Measure
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Innhold levert av Rockette Fox. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Rockette Fox eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
Unusual measurements in an episode inspired by the unlikeliest of places, this week we take a look at the journey of humble fork and how its measurements impact us, a a breakfast-related disaster measurement, and the true way to gauge your dog's age.
If you'd like to support the show and get access to the weekly bonus stories - including this week's tale of the radioactive banana - for a mere $1 a month, visit patreon.com/rockettefox.
fantasticallystrange.com
facebook.com/fantasticallystrange
instagram.com/fantasticallystrange
twitter.com/fantasticoddpod
Amazing logo illustration by Constance Hermit
instagram.com/constancehermit
Killer theme song "Hey Dorothy" by Cruz Machine
facebook.com/draven
Sources
- https://publicism.info/history/useful/2.html
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714150949.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_methylation#In_aging
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224268-convert-your-dogs-age-into-human-years-using-this-new-formula/#:~:text=The%20seven%20dog%20years%20to,rule%20is%20a%20little%20off.
- https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/09/14/what-is-the-waffle-house-index
- https://www.newsweek.com/waffle-house-index-closures-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-fema-1494259
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Manage episode 286889268 series 2801616
Innhold levert av Rockette Fox. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Rockette Fox eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
Unusual measurements in an episode inspired by the unlikeliest of places, this week we take a look at the journey of humble fork and how its measurements impact us, a a breakfast-related disaster measurement, and the true way to gauge your dog's age.
If you'd like to support the show and get access to the weekly bonus stories - including this week's tale of the radioactive banana - for a mere $1 a month, visit patreon.com/rockettefox.
fantasticallystrange.com
facebook.com/fantasticallystrange
instagram.com/fantasticallystrange
twitter.com/fantasticoddpod
Amazing logo illustration by Constance Hermit
instagram.com/constancehermit
Killer theme song "Hey Dorothy" by Cruz Machine
facebook.com/draven
Sources
- https://publicism.info/history/useful/2.html
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714150949.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_methylation#In_aging
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224268-convert-your-dogs-age-into-human-years-using-this-new-formula/#:~:text=The%20seven%20dog%20years%20to,rule%20is%20a%20little%20off.
- https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/09/14/what-is-the-waffle-house-index
- https://www.newsweek.com/waffle-house-index-closures-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-fema-1494259
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Lik Rockette Fox Presents: Fantastically Strange
Artificial Intelligence has suddenly gone from the fringes of science to being everywhere. So how did we get here? And where's this all heading? In this new series of Science Friction, we're finding out.
…
continue reading
Whether we wear a lab coat or haven't seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all of our lives. And that means we all have science stories to tell. Every year, we host dozens of live shows all over the country, featuring all kinds of storytellers - researchers, doctors, and engineers of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, cops, and more. Some of our stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but they're all true and all very personal. Welcome to The Story Collider!
…
continue reading
DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was. It was also the result of hard work, teamwork, and competition. And incredibly surprising moments. Hosted by bestselling author Steven Johnson (“How We Got To Now”), American Innovations uses immersive scenes to tell the stories of the scientists, engineers, and ordinary people behind the great ...
…
continue reading
As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate cha ...
…
continue reading
Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might re ...
…
continue reading
Come dive into one of the curiously delightful conversations overheard at National Geographic’s headquarters, as we follow explorers, photographers, and scientists to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world. Hosted by Peter Gwin and Amy Briggs.
…
continue reading
The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to under ...
…
continue reading
We humans could have a bright future ahead of us that lasts billions of years. But we have to survive the next 200 years first. Join Josh Clark of Stuff You Should Know for a 10-episode deep dive that explores the future of humanity and finds dangers we have never encountered before lurking just ahead. And if we humans are alone in the universe, if we don't survive intelligent life dies out with us too.
…
continue reading
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
…
continue reading
Trusted ER doctor Brian Goldman brings you honest and surprising stories that can change your health and your life. Expect deep conversations with patients, families and colleagues that show you what is and isn't working in Canadian healthcare. Guaranteed you’ll learn something new. Episodes drop every Friday.
…
continue reading
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