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Insult My Intelligence

Insult My Intelligence

Tim Dowling

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Columnist and author Tim Dowling gets world-leading experts to help him understand complex, interesting and unique topics.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Insult My Intelligence episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Insult My Intelligence for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Insult My Intelligence episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Insult My Intelligence - Can We Control the Weather?

Can We Control the Weather?

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02/23/22 • 28 min

Tim Dowling investigates the history of weather control, with the help of guests Dr Kristine Harper and Jim Fleming. Starting with the con men in the 19th century, through to the government sponsored weather control of the 20th century and even what the future of weather control and climate change could look like. Despite a history littered with weather control failures governments have continued to invest huge amounts to control the skies.

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Insult My Intelligence - Has The Internet Broken Copyright?
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12/01/21 • 39 min

Tim Dowling speaks with Law Professor Jennifer Jenkins who is Director of The Center for the Study of the Public Domain, about the confusing and messy state of copyright law. He also speaks with veteran youtuber Tom Scott on how the internet and youtube in particular have broken copyright.

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Insult My Intelligence - What makes a Cricket Ball Swing?

What makes a Cricket Ball Swing?

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11/17/21 • 37 min

Tim Dowling speaks with aerodynamics and fluid mechanics experts as well as cricket journalist Emma John to learn all about swing bowling. How it happens, the emergence of reverse swing and its controversies and how weather conditions impact swing?

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Insult My Intelligence - WTF is an NFT?

WTF is an NFT?

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08/11/21 • 36 min

NFTs experienced a huge boom earlier this year particularly after artist Beeple sold his artwork for $69 million, but his artwork was just a jpeg available for everyone to see. So what is an NFT? And why are they selling for so much? Tim Dowling talks to billionaire Mark Cuban, journalist David Gerard, Professor Charlie Gere and digital art curator Chloe Diamond to find out.

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Insult My Intelligence - What on Earth is Planet 9?

What on Earth is Planet 9?

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07/21/21 • 36 min

Tim Dowling learns about the Planet 9 theory from one of its originators Professor Konstantin Batygin. The theory is that way beyond Neptune and Pluto, on the outer reaches of the Solar System a 9th planet, 5 times the mass of Earth is orbiting the Sun once every 10,000 years. We also hear from Professor Samantha Lawler, who is not as convinced by the evidence for the existence of Planet 9.

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Insult My Intelligence - How smart is my dog?

How smart is my dog?

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07/14/21 • 33 min

Tim Dowling speaks to three of the leading dog cognition experts in the world to learn all about dog intelligence. He attempts to find out how smart are dogs compared to other animals? How smart are the worlds smartest dogs? And how smart is his dog?

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Insult My Intelligence - Teaser

Teaser

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06/23/21 • 1 min

Introduction to Tim Dowling's new podcast Insult My Intelligence.

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Insult My Intelligence - Is The Penny Spent?

Is The Penny Spent?

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11/03/21 • 26 min

Tim Dowling investigates the idea that we should get rid of the penny. Speaking to an economics professor about what the impact could be and to a Canadian economist to find out what happened when Canada got rid of its penny back in 2013.

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Insult My Intelligence - How do they set the Doomsday Clock?
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02/09/22 • 34 min

Tim Dowling interviews Rachel Bronson the CEO of the Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists, the organisation in charge of setting the Doomsday Clock. They discuss the Doomsday Clock's history and origins and how it has changed in the last 75 years. They also question whether the current time of 100 seconds to midnight is where it should be.

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Insult My Intelligence - How Are We Still Discovering Mammals?
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03/09/22 • 27 min

In this episode Tim Dowling speaks with biologist Mario Moura and explore Kristofer Helgen about the millions of animals that aren’t currently known to science. Helgen explains how, in 2013, he discovered the Olinguito, the most recently discovered predator. Mario Moura explains where the best places are to look when trying to discover new mammals.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Insult My Intelligence have?

Insult My Intelligence currently has 15 episodes available.

What topics does Insult My Intelligence cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Comedy and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Insult My Intelligence?

The episode title 'Can We Control the Weather?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Insult My Intelligence?

The average episode length on Insult My Intelligence is 32 minutes.

How often are episodes of Insult My Intelligence released?

Episodes of Insult My Intelligence are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Insult My Intelligence?

The first episode of Insult My Intelligence was released on Jun 23, 2021.

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