Episode 732 Early Release
Take A Nap
2023-07-12 20:08:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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PreCogs! Episode 721 Early Release
Floating the Idea of Solar
2023-03-27 20:59:39 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon Update!
Thank you so much for your continued support of We Have Concerns. This show has only ever been supported directly by you, our patrons, and we are incredibly grateful to be able to continue to make this show.
We want to tell you about a few changes we are making to our Patron tiers, in an effort to provide some fun bonus content to you, and hopefully bring some more Patrons on board.
The $5 level will no longer be known as the Hangout. Obviously, we haven't done hangouts ...
2023-03-07 19:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 717 Cold Open - Let The Bugs Eat Plastic
Let's discuss expensive cookies.
2023-02-20 06:09:58 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Holidays and Thank You!
Hello Concerned Citizens!
We just wanted to take a moment to thank you for another wonderful year of support. We are extremely grateful to each and every one of you for making this show possible, especially this year. Both of us have had a pretty tumultuous 2022, and we are sure you've noticed our release schedule hasn't been as consistent as in previous years. Thanks for sticking with us, and continuing to contribute your hard-earned dollars.
And blood. You've all sent SO M...
2022-12-23 23:53:25 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 701 - Habit Forming and Microwave Friend
How much of our daily lives are lived out of habit? How can habits shape our behavior in positive ways? Anthony and Jeff take a look at new research that suggests habitual action has a much larger role to play in human life than previously thought. Then, how for would you go to talk to your imaginary friend? One Youtuber decided to use some pretty slick technology to do just that, but the results are surprising. Jeff and Anthony step through the story of AI gone frighteningly wrong.
2022-08-01 07:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostEpiosde 689 - Spider Chef and Musical Webs
Researchers recently witnessed a spider shuttling a droplet of water from a small pond up into its web. They suspect the spider was using the droplet to rehydrate its food, behavior they've never before seen in spiders. Jeff and Anthony discuss food prep in the animal kingdom and why this is so rare. Then, can the natural world be expressed in music? Scientists are applying tonal variations to naturally occurring data to listen to the music of nature. Anthony and Jeff sample the sounds and de...
2022-02-16 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 688: Exo Wombs and Faint Young Sons
To combat low population growth, some countries are looking into using artificial wombs to grow new humans. Anthony and Jeff examine this dystopian idea to see if it might actually make sense. Then, we know the sun - and all stars - get hotter and hotter until they die. But what we rarely consider if how a younger sun would have been dimmer and cooler. Jeff and Anthony take a look at the paradox of how life on Earth emerged when it would have been too cold for oceans to flow.
2022-02-04 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 687 Cold Open - Movies in Space and Shared Creativity
Jeff experiences the majesty of frozen water.
2022-01-31 08:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostMovies in Space and Shared Creativity
The company co-producing Tom Cruise’s upcoming space movie has unveiled plans to build a space station module that contains a sports and entertainment arena as well as a content studio by December 2024. Jeff and Anthony discuss the feasibility and application of such a project. Then, a new article in the Academy of Management Journal, finds that handing a mature idea to somebody else for execution harms the creativity of the final product. Anthony and Jeff discuss their own creative venture...
2022-01-31 08:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 686: Lightning Seen and Lightning Round
Scientists have never been able to adequately explain where lightning comes from. Now the first detailed observations of its emergence inside a cloud have exposed how electric fields grow strong enough to create bolts. Jeff and Anthony step through how scientists have been able to record the spark of lightning. Then, Anthony starts his own lightning - a lightning round of headlines! Paralyzing rats, happiness from marriage, celebrity worship, sleeping in space, and more!
Hey! If you’r...
2022-01-21 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 685: Deadlines and the Do Nothing Rent-A-Man
A new experiment tests the non-monotonic effect of deadline length on task completion. What does that mean? Anthony and Jeff will procrastinate to the absolute last minute, but is that the norm? How do deadlines impact getting things done? Then, as a "Do Nothing Rent-a-Man" 38-year old Shoji Morimoto might have the world's best job. Then again, maybe not! Jeff and Anthony dig into this very unique profession.
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on ...
2022-01-17 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 682 Cold Open: Suicide Pods and Eating Plastic
Who wants to watch some Room Raiders?
2021-12-31 08:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostPRE-COGS! Episode: 'Suicide Pods and Eating Plastic' early release
A 3D-printed capsule destined for use in assisted suicide hopes to de-medicalize the process in Switzerland. Jeff and Anthony discuss the idea of choosing when - and how - to die. Then, each American might ingest up to a credit card’s worth of plastic through food and water every week. Anthony and Jeff talk about how this happens and what it might be doing to us.
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.
Her...
2021-12-31 01:13:33 +0000 UTC View PostPRE-COGS! Episode 'Dog Callers and Octopus Rights' Early Release!
A new invention, believed to be the first of its kind, allows dogs to video call their owners. The system, dubbed DogPhone, is the brainchild of University of Glasgow’s Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas and her 10-year-old labrador, Zack. Jeff and Anthony discuss the device, and it's potential to change human-canine relations forever. Then, Octopuses, crabs and lobsters will receive greater welfare protection in the UK as the Animal Welfare Bill is extended to all decapod crustaceans and cephalopod...
2021-12-07 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS VIDEO: Off My High Horse
A new study shows that horseback riding is actually more dangerous than tackle football, skiing, and even auto racing! So, if Jeff is worried about his kids doing those things, surely putting them on the back of a horse is something he'll avoid now... right?
Thanks to Z "Synergy" Mansfield for sending this one in: https://gizmodo.com/horseback-riding-is-more-dangerou...
2021-11-08 20:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostBonus Audio: What Concerns Josh Macuga?
Josh chats with us about water.
2021-10-06 21:42:09 +0000 UTC View PostBonus Video: The Happiest Loser
Turns out if you're gonna lose, you should lose big. You'll be happier that way, based on this study of Olympians.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33166162/
2021-09-03 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostLet's Hangout! (finally) Friday 6/11 3pm PT!
Our long-delayed Hangout is back on the books! This Friday, June 11 at 3pm PT, join Anthony and Jeff to talk about whatever you'd like. E3 coming up? Previous episodes of the show? Existential dread? It's all on the table!
Come back here on Friday for a link to join in.
This is an event for Stoop Kid level patrons and above, so to take part in the fun, please consider backing at that level.
And if you can't make it at that time, fear bot! We will be archiving the hango...
2021-06-08 22:42:51 +0000 UTC View PostAlternate Timeline for Episode 658: Exercise for What and Tripping Mice
Let's talk about caffeine and sleep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI5vOSGpfGY
Here's a new thing! I talk a bit about the new thing at the end of the new thing. Definitely tell us what you think about the new thing.
2021-06-05 19:15:19 +0000 UTC View PostBonus Guest Episode! Your Brain Questions with Shannon Odell!
You had brain questions, Shannon had brain answers. Anthony is also there. He has nothing worthwhile to contribute, but he's there.
2021-05-28 21:38:23 +0000 UTC View PostRe: Today's Hangout has been rescheduled
We apologize profusely for having to do this, but we have to reschedule today's Patron Hangout.
Anthony had a bit of an emergency, but he thought he could make it back, so we pushed back the start time. Then, on the way back, his car got a flat tire. This is the image he sent me from the road:
So, it is with great frustration that we will have to push this to next week. We HATE...
2021-05-21 22:55:12 +0000 UTC View PostPreCogs! Episode 656 Early Release
You will believe a pig can breathe through its butt.
2021-05-20 18:05:39 +0000 UTC View PostHANG! OUT! HANG! OUT! HANG! OUT!
It is far beyond time for another awesome Patron Hangout! We had one scheduled, and then Jeff got some tough health news about his daughter, so things got delayed. But now we can tell you that the next hangout will be Friday, May 21st at 3pm PT!
That means, if you're a Stoop Kid level patron or higher, you can check back here on the 21st for an exclusive link to come hang out with Anthony and Jeff to talk about whatever floats your boat! The company is always wonderful, and great times ...
2021-05-16 03:24:57 +0000 UTC View PostHANGOUT TIME!
Hello wonderful Patrons! It is time for the March Hangout!
Tuesday March 30th at 4pm PT, join Anthony and Jeff for some online chat! Y'know, the only kind of human interaction we still have in this world.
It's always a great time, but you need to be Stoop Kid level and above, so if you aren't at that tier, consider bumping up!
Then, check back here for the invite on Tuesday.
And if you're not available at that time, fear not! The archive of the hangout will be po...
2021-03-27 16:14:31 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 644 Cold Open - Butterflies in the Rain and More Memories
Jared Leto is no Ted Lasso.
2021-02-19 08:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt's Hanging Out Time!
Hello, wonderful patrons,
Next Wednesday, February 24th at 4pm PT we once again convene the Concerned Citizens for a hangout!
If you are at the Stoop Kid level or higher, join us for discussion, friendship, and airing of concerns. Whatever is on your mind! And if you're not at that level, consider bumping up. The community is awesome and the hangouts are always fun.
If that time doesn't work for you, fear not! The archive of the hangout will be posted for your time-shifted e...
2021-02-18 20:05:33 +0000 UTC View PostHANG-OUT TIME!
Hello wonderful Patrons! It's that time again, to curl up next to a warm monitor, turn on your webcam and mic, and hangout with your two favorite podcasters! Or Anthony and Jeff, whichever is applicable.
Next Tuesday, January 26th at 3pm PT, join the hangout for some jokes, some thoughts, and a serious amount of catching up. It is a new year, and there are undoubtedly a bunch of new concerns to sort through. We have them!
So, if you're a patron at the Stoop...
2021-01-19 18:39:59 +0000 UTC View PostIT'S HANGOUT TIME!!
Thanksgiving has passed, but we are still THANKFUL FOR YOU!!
It's time once again to pull up a webcam and chill with Anthony and Jeff in our monthly Patron hangout. If you are in the Stoop Kid level or higher, please join us FRIDAY December 4th at 3pm PT for an hour of chatting, catching up, and shared anxiety!
Check back here on Friday for the link to join in!
And hey, if you're not able to make that time, fear not! We will be archiving all of the chats f...
2020-12-01 21:31:50 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 630 Cold Open: Zeptoseconds and Mummy Twinkies
Watch Bright Spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVsE4I7oJLw
Play Mario All-Stars in your bathtub.