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We Have Concerns

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Jeff Cannata and Anthony Carboni talk about the personal philosophical concerns they find lurking inside everyday things. It's fun?

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How Many People Have Ever Lived?

January 27, 2023 08:05 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Link to this week's story: https://www.prb.org/articles/how-many-people-have-ever-lived-on-earth/ Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni ...

Work Less, Have More Kids, and Be Kind

January 20, 2023 19:01 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni If you've seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to [email protected] or le...

The Quietest Room on Earth

January 12, 2023 20:49 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Link to this week's story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2124581/The-worlds-quietest-place-chamber-Orfield-Laboratories.html Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anth...

The Goldfish's Bad Rap

December 30, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story: https://phys.org/news/2022-10-goldfish-distance-memory.html If you've seen a st...

Mosquito Magnets

December 19, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/some-people-really-are-mosquito-magne...

Creative High

November 21, 2022 23:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story: https://hbr.org/2022/10/research-does-cannabis-really-make-you-more-creative If...

The 2022 Ig-Nobel Prize Winners

November 14, 2022 20:39 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story:  https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/maya-ritual-enemas-and-constipated-scor...

Throwing Stuff into Space

October 28, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/spinlaunch-catapulted-a-nasa-paylo...

The Long Trail of Mucus

October 14, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story: https://www.sciencealert.com/mucus-is-so-handy-that-we-evolve-it-over-and-over-a...

Mutating Astronaut Blood, A Cautionary Tale

September 30, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story:  https://www.space.com/astronaut-spaceflight-cancer-dna-mutations-study If you'...

The Case for Digital Dementia

September 09, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story:  https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/smartphone-memory-improvements/ If you've seen...

Tongue Vision

August 21, 2022 01:17 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story: https://www.sciencealert.com/the-tongue-how-one-of-the-body-s-most-sensitive-org...

In the Grip of Necrobotic Spiders

August 12, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB

For bonus content, check out our Patreon! patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story: https://news.rice.edu/news/2022/rice-engineers-get-grip-necrobotic-spiders If y...

Habit Forming and Microwave Friend

August 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Habits:  The AI Microwave:  https://www.iflscience.com/technology/man-resurrects-childhood-imaginary-friend-using-ai-then-it-tried-to-murder-him/ story you think belon...

700 Celebration and Face Mites

July 22, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Face mites, now with pooping holes:  https://gizmodo.com/demodex-face-mites-genome-1849090328 If you've seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehavecon...

Hibernation Information and Measuring a Second

July 08, 2022 19:51 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Hibernate Study: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-sci-fi-solution-for-long-distance-space-travel-could-be-pointless-for-humans Gimme a second: If you've seen a st...

Revisiting What Concerns Brock Wilbur

June 27, 2022 23:03 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

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Artificial Intelligence or Personhood?

June 20, 2022 21:09 - 1 hour - 71.5 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/12/google-engineer-ai-bot-sentient-blake-lemoine If you've seen a story you think belongs on the show...

Extreme Sitting and Worldwide Trolley Problems

May 21, 2022 23:04 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni the Trolley Problem A new extreme sport: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/competitive-sitting-extreme-sport story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehave...

Swallow the Slime and Wear the Fungus

May 10, 2022 20:36 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Magnetic turd: https://www.engadget.com/magnetic-self-healing-slime-170524638.html Radiotrophic fungi: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chernobyl-black-fungi-space...

Swear Words and Boring People

April 10, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Cursing for power: https://archivesphysiotherapy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40945-022-00131-8 What is boring? https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-analyse-...

Moon Trees and Watching Memories Form

April 04, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Space trees: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/01/nasa-moon-trees-apollo/621395/ Zebra fish trauma: https://www.quantamagazine.org/scientists-watch-a-mem...

The Hardest Wood and Hoarding Tendencies

March 26, 2022 21:05 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni World's hardest wood: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whats-the-hardest-wood-in-the-world If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehavec...

Houdini Birds and the Space Dagger

March 15, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Bird backpacks: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-22/magpies-show-cooperative-behaviour-by-removing-tracking-device/100851458 Space dagger: https://gizmodo.com/king-t...

The Sour Paradox and Memory Loss is Memory Gain

February 26, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Sour hour: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/02/evolution-of-sour-food/621628/ If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehavecon...

Spider Chef and Musical Webs

February 17, 2022 00:21 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni The water carrying spider: https://gizmodo.com/spider-seen-collecting-water-possibly-to-dunk-its-meal-1848439587 Music in nature: https://physicsworld.com/a/sonifying-s...

Exo Wombs and the Faint Young Sun Paradox

February 04, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Faint Young Sun: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-sun-was-dimmer-when-earth-formed-how-did-life-emerge-20220127/   If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the sh...

Movies in Space and Shared Creativity

January 31, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Space studio: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/film-studio-space-1235157521/ Creative hand-offs: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/creativity-may-suffer-when-matu...

Lightning Seen and Lightning Round

January 21, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni New view of lightning: https://www.quantamagazine.org/radio-telescope-reveals-how-lightning-begins-20211220/ Double speed learning: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/12/21...

Deadlines and the Do Nothing Rent-a-Man

January 17, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Deadlines and procrastination: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ecin.13042 Renting a... man: https://news.yahoo.com/japanese-man-rents-himself-nothing-22...

Alien Dust-os and Pong Brains

January 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Watching KIC 8462852: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.01208.pdf Pong cells: https://futurism.com/the-byte/brain-cells-play-pong If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on ...

Vaccinate Aging and Humanity's Black Box

January 10, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Age vax: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-021-00151-2 The big black box: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-12-06/climate-change-earth-black-box-recorder/10...

Suicide Pods and Eating Plastic

December 31, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni The Sarco:  https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/sarco-suicide-capsule--passes-legal-review--in-switzerland/46966510 Eat less plastic:  https://www.consumerreports.org...

Xenobots and Space Crime

December 20, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Xenobots: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/americas/xenobots-self-replicating-robots-scn/index.html Space crime: https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-investigating-first-allegatio...

Dog Callers and Octopus Rights

December 10, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni DogPhone: https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/dogphone-claims-to-trail-blaze-the-dog-internet/ Sentient bill: https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2021/k-November-...

Everyone's Thinking About You and Flies are Climbing

December 03, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni   If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to [email protected] or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Google Brain and Wisdom Teeth

November 19, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Search engine stupidity: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/people-think-they-remember-things-they-actually-looked-up-on-a-search-engine/ Wisdom teeth wisdom: http...

Awake at 3am and Armageddon was Right

November 05, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni 3am, eternal: https://www.sciencealert.com/why-do-we-wake-up-at-3am-and-dwell-on-our-fears-a-psychologist-explains Armageddon, for real:  If you’ve seen a story you th...

Corpse Medicine and Tetris Effects

October 29, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Drink some skulls, for science: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/drinking-skulls Tetris and trauma: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/09/523011446/...

See Holograms and Remember your Purpose

October 15, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Holograms, described: https://www.pcmag.com/news/holograms-are-maybe-finally-real-eyes-on-with-light-field-labs-solidlight Purpose and memory: https://neurosciencenews....

Shock Therapy and Space Mummies

October 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Personalized brain stimulation study: https://gizmodo.com/in-a-first-scientists-used-personalized-brain-stimulat-1847792818 Mars Mummies: https://astronomy.com/news/202...

Hot Streaks (with Josh Macuga)

October 01, 2021 20:39 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Check out everything Josh Macuga is doing!  Here is a link to the Good People Association: https://thegpa.fun/ The Kickstarter for his board game, Futility: The Actual Game of Living: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/futility/futilitytm-the-actual-game-of-livingtm And his twitter: @JoshMacuga Get a bonus episode with Josh and the guys by becoming a patron at patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use...

Potty Trained Cows and a Whiter White

September 24, 2021 20:40 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Potty-trained cattle could help reduce pollution: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cow-cattle-pee-potty-training-bathroom-pollution-ammonia Scientists create the worl...

And the Winners Are...

September 17, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni   See all of the Ig Nobel Price winners here: https://www.improbable.com/2021-ceremony/winners/ If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehave...

Human Growth Plants and Zen and the Art of Lying

September 10, 2021 19:57 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB

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Daddy Short Legs and Chemical Violins

September 03, 2021 17:40 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

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Working for Food and Space Pizza

August 20, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Today’s stories:    Contrafreeloading and the animals who don't do it: https://people.com/pets/cats-prefer-free-meals-over-working-for-food-study/ Baking in space: ht...

Vibing Minds and Robot Inventors

August 13, 2021 07:05 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

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The Kids are Lonely and Close the Open Floorplan

August 06, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MB

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We Need More Monkeys and Women on Mars

July 30, 2021 19:56 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Today’s stories:    More monkeys, stat! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01894-z Women > Men for Mars: https://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/a35878850/f...

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