How can we take advantage of Assembly Theory in our lives? And where are the six elemental marshmallows best applied in life? [31:46]

This week, Joey, Jess, and Aaron talk about corn dogs, Kafka, Homer, brown sugar, extrusion, and Peeps. They don’t talk about that famous DJ fella.

references

  • Lex Fridman Podcast: Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin
  • Assembly Theory
  • The best ketchup (ahem)
  • A Critical Nonsense favorite: But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman
  • Core samples
  • Wacky Physics: Why Do Particles Have Flavors?
  • Jet-Puffed Marshmallows
  • Kraft 1958 “New Jet-Puffed Marshmallows” print ad
  • The New York Times: Who Made That Marshmallow?
  • Reader's Digest: What Are Marshmallows, Exactly?
  • Jet-Puffed Lucky Charms Magically Delicious Marshmallows
  • Revisiting Critical Nonsense #165, when Ilana schooled us on Goblin Mode
  • Also, mallows (sans "marsh-") are plants.