Tag: comedy
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Birth Control Control
The Bill Gates Foundation has funded research on an implantable remote-controlled contraceptive microchip that can last up to 16 years. Anthony and Jeff try to wrap their minds around the ramifications of a long-lasting birth control device that can be …
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Better Know a Brock
In this very special episode on We Have Concerns, we talk about the plight of an actual Brock: Brock Leads, a young man from the UK who was playing on a cliff when a disaster of cartoonish proportions struck. Are …
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Home, Phone E.T.
Stephen Hawking has teamed up with a Russian tycoon to start a new search for extraterrestrial life. The cost? $100 million… and maybe the safety of our entire civilization? Whatever, we’ll just build some moon tanks.
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You Shoes, You Lose (Live from Nerdtacular 2015!)
An article on the very scientifically-titled “Healthy, Wild and Free” blog explains why wearing shoes in the house is potentially KILLING YOU. Anthony and Jeff discuss hygiene, etiquette and how bacteria gets a bad rap.
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Fog of War (with Brock Wilbur)
Some newly declassified documents show that the US government knowingly sprayed all of San Francisco with a biological agent after World War II. How often does something like this happen? How many conspiracy theories are real? Are we more susceptible …
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See Weed, Taste Bacon
A research lab has apparently created a healthy seaweed superfood that tastes like bacon! … Yeah, that sounds like total marketing speak to us, too. Anthony and Jeff discuss the whole concept of twisting marketing health and wellness to people …
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Hitches Get Stitches
We talk a lot about whether we can trust robots, but can robots trust us? HitchBOT was a robot on a goodwill tour of the world, depending on the kindness of strangers to get from one end of a country …
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Robodogs Go To Heaven
Back in 1999, Sony released a robot dog called Aibo. Now, 15 years later, these toys have started to break down, and Sony has ceased repairing them or manufacturing new models. This has caused the few people who still use …
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