OBA Episode 14 - Efficient Baby Dropper

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03/15/17 • 83 min

Recorded way back on New Year's day, the astute Blair-bear and I dragged our sleepy butt's outta bed to record this mellow episode. He channeled the Efficient Baby Dropper as we discovered all sorts of stuff on toilet paper, cowardice, and universal basic income. Most egregious error: I said "antelope seed" when I meant avocado seed. Blair corrected me pretty quick, but wow, that was a doozy. There is such thing as an antelope bitterbush, which must have seeds, but that's not what I was thinking of. Science level: I'd say average. Lots of facts, but we don't get deep into equations or anything like that.

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OBA Bonus Episode 3 - The Playful Mimic

Enough with the Lloyd's already, it's high time for Pye time. The wonderfully smart Jenn Pye picked the appropriately smart Playful Mimic for this Bonus Episode. It was a great conversation and we uncovered deep truths about nature vs nuture, rom coms, and dumpcano. Most egregious error: I said that Johnny Depp starred in a suspense movie called "Secret Garden". He definitely did not. It was definitely "Secret Window". I'm sure that in time, this the title of this movie will be a mystery...even to me. Science level: Semi-science. Lots of good anecdotes, but I didn't read any studies for this one. It's still a great one thanks to Jenn's great insights!

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OBA Episode 15 - Harmonized Social Musk Furry Buddies

Why is this one so long? Because Matt of Trevor Comedy and I burrowed into the studio like determined ticks and just couldn't stop exploring! His perfect balance of inquisitiveness, wit, and zeal for callbacks allowed us fully understand our Harmonized Social Musk Furry Buddies. The plethora of discoveries included: vehicular crash epiphanies, the world's best one-man band, and flip flops at the urinal.

Most egregious error: I think I messed up gender ratios. I said there more males than females, which can be true, but the opposite can also be true. It seems environmental factors and population densities can play a role, but we're not too sure. I think I also overemphasized non-typical mating arrangements. Those non-typical arrangements are pretty rare.

Science level: It's a long one, so in absolute terms, there's a lot of science, but the proportion of science is sort of low because there's a lot of non-science as well. In my opinion, a great balance!