Six Degrees Of Rumination

Welcome to Episode 110 and a whole new year!  But wait, before you forget about 2023 completely, we ask that if you have not yet listened to Episode 109 (air date 12/20/23), go back and do so before enjoying Episode 110.  There are lessons to be learned before you delve further into the holy terror that is AI....   Elongated skulls in Rome https://www.iflscience.com/cemetery-full-of-deformed-long-skulls-reveals-the-chaos-after-the-fall-of-rome-55862   The Mandela Effect https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/unserious-psychology/202312/the-psychology-behind-the-mandela-effect     Theta waves https://singularityhub.com/2023/07/23/scientists-found-the-source-of-a-key-brain-wave-for-memory-and-creativity/     Shape of the brain https://scitechdaily.com/century-old-paradigm-overturned-brain-shape-matters-more-than-neural-connectivity/     AI scores in top percentile for creative thinking https://www.psypost.org/2023/12/ai-scores-in-the-top-percentile-of-creative-thinking-214895     AI can read your thoughts ht

It's Episode 108! We're glad to be back after such a long time away. What better way to say hello to you all again than with weird animal articles? Some of our favorites!  Hear about reanimated pigs, what snakes have that some humans also have, and how monkeys have made wolves do their bidding. Oh, and dolphins make an appearance, of course.   Snakes have clitorises   https://www.sciencenews.org/article/scientists-snakes-clitorises-evolution   Dolphins and snakes   https://www.businessinsider.com/dolphins-seen-playing-with-anaconda-while-sexually-aroused-study-2022-5   Monkeys have domesticated wolves   https://www.zmescience.com/science/monkeys-and-wolves-domestication-423/       The hidden language of chimpanzees   https://www.sciencealert.com/thousands-of-recordings-of-chimpanzees-reveal-a-hidden-language-we-never-knew-about     AI talking to animals   https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/31/can-artificial-intelligence-really-help-us-talk-to-the-animals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other     Plants make noise

Welcome to Episode 107, a delightful romp about the psychology of being human.  We're glad to be back after a long and sort of accidental hiatus.  Join us for this semi-focused discussion on all things psychology, like analyzing stress through typing patterns and the particular strategies of raising a genius. Also covered are ketamine spas, mystical thinking vs. psychosis, and lots and lots of brain stuff.   You’re probably using these psychological terms wrong   https://lifehacker.com/youre-probably-using-these-psychological-terms-wrong-on-1848582251     Identifying stress through typing   https://www.iflscience.com/how-you-use-your-mouse-or-type-says-a-lot-about-your-stress-levels-at-work-68444     AI reads emotions with radio signals   https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-emotions-radio-signals   How to raise a genius   https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/how-to-raise-genius-kids/#Echobox=1652422457     Creative brains   https://neurosciencenews.com/creativity-connectivity-20274/   Mystical or psychosis?   https:/

Episode 106 - Big Questions, Little Answers In this episode, we explore the macro "why"s: why are we here, what entity or unseen force made this universe we live in, why are there so many mysteries surrounding our earth and the space around it?  These "why"s don't always have concrete answers, but we found a few!   Where are we relative to the Big Bang?   Our sun used to have a twin   The first spacecraft to touch the sun   The Earth is pulsing every 26 seconds - no one agrees why   Balloon borne telescope     Dark matter radio   Dark matter bridges   Are black holes holograms?   Two massive black holes will merge in 10,000 years    

It's official - society has reached that terrifying point where technology knows more about you than your own family.  Hooray! Welcome to a world of brain implants, AI turning your thoughts into texts, legislation for sexbots, and, of course - a toilet that recognizes you by your...well, we don't want to give everything away. But don't be afraid! Technology can be good, too.  Technology is your friend...with technology, the sky (net) is the limit.     Redefining life     Xenobots     Tesla bot to take over boring work     Writing laws for sexbots     Brain implant turns thoughts into text     Toilets that identify their users

It's the mammals episode!  From humans lucid dreaming to camel beauty contests, in this episode you'll hear everything you wanted to know about mammals - and maybe a bit more.     Mammals dream before birth     How to Lucid Dream     Analyzing the construction of spiderwebs     Octopuses classified as sentient beings     Octopuses grow extra organs - then they disappear     Squirrels have distinct personalities     Cats have 7 distinguishable personality traits     Cats can track you so watch out   Flesh eating plants - a 12th one found!   Camel beauty contests crack down on Botox

Welcome to episode 102!  We'll take you on a journey through the day in the life of a human, from (before!) birth, birth defects, all those years of punching the clock, health problems, revitalizing marriages...and, finally, to the inevitable end.     Magnetic testes https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210728105602.htm?fbclid=IwAR2mpW8MJQX2qUH3Fbv81cdpbXBCODJOaAFMN-4G5PnBe3cNakfDrl2vXLM     Baby with 3 penises https://www.sciencealert.com/a-baby-was-born-with-3-penises-in-a-world-first-medical-case?utm_campaign=AppleNews&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=AppleNews     Eight hour workday https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2021/06/8-hour-workday-is-holdover-of-old-ways-research-suggests-5-hours-is-the-office-time-sweet-spot.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=theoregonian_sf&fbclid=IwAR1ShAJ1-mu8z-dZfVzTZg9DdmMO7-L62zcBQ7vwHRWHcPvYCk18Uza1DvE     80’s and heavy metal music lowers blood pressure   https://consequence.net/2021/02/study-80s-pop-heav

Get your brain fix here! Episode 101 is all about brains: their altered properties after death, the feats they can achieve when paired up with a little technology….or how they take to EXTRA BODY PARTS!   Oh, and there’s a little Elon Musk in here.         Brain cell activity spikes after death https://gizmodo.com/some-of-our-brain-cells-get-more-active-hours-after-we-1846537888     How to grow a bigger brain https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-key-neurological-switch-that-makes-human-brains-so-large?fbclid=IwAR18IntcUGST5FrumzykTIO429y7JJY1kxlhfLIIMAWxjvtV5bzKCcDauBI     Fun with magnets! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210204144005.htm?fbclid=IwAR1f7I5hR6Xgcd2kGS9bWKn1wvvmM1VaxCEYoG-ZWYAoIKiIY5xmz-S5B2U     Ultrasound waves can help restore your memory https://interestingengineering.com/ultrasounds-restore-human-memory-reverse-dementia?fbclid=IwAR04KKXJpFbKaBYQXZo2kTl0ttzcNG-QzJv7ESif-YolfXrve7CNYX3AuEM       Brain implants translate imagined handwriting in

We made it to episode 100!  And so did you. This episode is jam packed with crazy stories from our best friend, science - everything from what happens when you’re allergic to the cold to how our unique brain signatures could help coma patients.   Oh, and also cannibalism.   Enjoy!          Allergic to cold air   Death by black licorice     Tooth extraction via hoverboard     France supersoldiers     Men’s vs women’s brains     Brain signatures     Unconscious learning     Fool's gold     Microsoft chatbots resurrect the dead     Sound beaming     Children’s show controversy     Luminescent wood     Thailand’s Hannibal        

Welcome to episode 99 - almost 100! Like several of our previous episodes, we wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to the beauty and chaos of the animal kingdom - so here is another all-animal episode, featuring some classics like elephants and some of the more exotic variety: platypuses, flying ants, and those of the animal kingdom who are capable of parthenogenesis!       Killer whales   Cat Rapport   Meow talk   Bee sting in the eyeball   Honeybee venom     Ant butts     Flying ants   Alligator helium     Elephant baby boom     The return of the Tasmanian devil   Platypus - totally normal, right?     Virgin births     Crab evolution      

This episode is all about PAIN! Well, kind of.  Sprinkled within it is news about Stonehenge, another advancement in alternative energy, and public opinion on AI. BUT ALSO: Did you know swearing isn't only fun, but helps overcome adversity?  It's a painful truth for anyone who ever told you not to swear so much.  Did you know that science is experimenting with ways to help blind people "see" using electric shocks?  No pain no gain....of...sight... Also, there's now a mutated enzyme that breaks down plastic with ease.  Sounds pretty painful - for the plastic! Come join us in admitting that while pain is f*cking inevitable, maybe it makes life a little better.        The F word   Silicon and mouse neurons     Should AI be allowed to make mistakes?     Another ring at Stonehenge   Crystals that “grow” energy   Mutant enzyme breaks down plastic   Wind turbine could supply half a home’s energy needs    Seeing with electricity     Hearing persists at the end of life     Wife crashes he

We're back!  And we're so close to episode 100 we can taste it...it's almost as good as hallucinogenic honey.  Don't know what that is?  You're about to find out about it, along with how scientists grow organs in space, a caterpillar that saves its old heads, and the backstory of a surprising hand transplant.  Life is made up of some strange parts...and this episode captures a lot of them!     Hallucinogenic Honey   Military psychedelics   Growing organs in space     Caterpillar head collector     Animals fake their deep voices     T-rex!   Mysterious elephant deaths     Hand transplant

Six Degrees discusses an eclectic collection of drug developments!  Included is micro dosing in the form of nasal spray, what caffeine cravings really are, and how ultrasound waves may help treat patients with psychiatric disorders.     Psilocybin nasal spray     LSD overdose    Caffeine cravings explained    Can we predict which anti-depressants will work for individuals?    Ultrasound waves can affect your mood; may help with psychiatric disorders    A hemp powered plane      

Enjoy Six Degrees' take on the post apocalyptic world with Episode 95!  We've got touchable holograms, resurrected permafrost worms, and the promise of faster travel to Mars -- hmm, the dystopian life doesn't seem so bad after all.   First touchable hologram   AI discovers antibiotic that kills drug resistant bacteria   Permafrost worms!   Mad Mike rocket crash   Plasma powered rocket engine can get to Mars in half the time   Technology aids in coma patients' communication  

Technology! It’s great, it’s awe-inspiring; how do we live without it? Well, some things might be able to live better if it wasn’t around. On the other hand, it does do wonderful things for some aspects of life. Maybe all we can do is embrace it when it’s good to us and make sure we don’t rely on it completely. We don’t want it taking over our lives, after all. Good thing we haven’t begun working on living robots.   Oh, wait.   Maybe almonds aren't that perfect...   Solar foods   Fireflies are going extinct   Living robots   Liquid that sucks up the sun's energy!?  

We've done several episodes about humans improving life with technology, sometimes to the point of bordering on a bionic existence!  Here are four articles that will have you marveling at humans' constant hunger to evolve, adapt, and ask, "why?" Or they'll have you singing the Terminator theme.  Either one.     Downloading knowledge to your brain   Telescopic lens can zoom 3x   Why not work shorter hours in winter?   Can music help you release sadness?

Episode 92 is all about the silly things humans do—except the Oxford comma. That’s serious, important, and irreplaceable.     Grant for Hookers for Jesus   https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-01-23/tribal-divisions-created-by-religion-most-harmful-in-global-conflict-experts-say?utm_source=usn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0bN1RVKH88cK6O2Hg-x365ep-OfRatp05UdCjJUwJx2Hra0l_W_v0ZwLc       https://www.yahoo.com/news/humans-hardwired-dismiss-facts-dont-130032262.html   https://www.patreon.com/posts/33101514?fbclid=IwAR2G8iT6y1-GzUv1ARNEqEgWrkS4DotXjsXqh1iTAXyxYQthqUb9uyw-Azs      https://thewritelife.com/is-the-oxford-comma-necessary/?fbclid=IwAR2wrYGSz-h_fVMfLPK5bs37OgPzQ2FCx8mmE1S5chUzbWM9dcVs6-QD9ew#.XHRDArDjD-N.facebook

Six Degrees rings in the New Year just as you’d expect – with a wide selection of science articles ranging from zany to outright f*cked up!   We discuss everything from the age you discover the meaning of life to what elderly female whales do when their reproductive years are at an end.  Oh, there's also a fair amount on what new horrors the overuse of technology may have in store for us, a story about a baby being buried alive, and we reveal a drug that's wreaking more havoc than the opioid crisis. But you know, it's just another episode in the life of Six Degrees