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Common Scientists Lauren, Dré, & Aidan ask questions, experiment, and learn about the world in the Common Science Podcast, which releases every other Tuesday.
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where do pets come from? What role do pets play? Is keeping pets moral? And more.
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Americans adopted millions of dogs during the pandemic | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/07/covid-dogs-return-to-work/
Freedom and Responsibility: Can you have one without the other? | Common Science Podcast Ep. 50 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lySTb4lHOZ0&t=1s | https://spoti.fi/39GxQaK | https://apple.co/3vb0sRQ
Cats vs dogs: in terms of evolution | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/26/cats-vs-dogs-in-terms-of-evolution-are-we-barking-up-the-wrong-tree
Arrival (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film)
Neuralink | https://neuralink.com/
Mantis shrimp | https://www.instagram.com/p/CIo9Z05gIQs/
@uw.art | https://www.instagram.com/uw.art/
Blackfish (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfish_(film)
Facts about US animal shelters | https://www.aspca.org/helping-people-pets/shelter-intake-and-surrender/pet-statistics#:~:text=Facts%20about%20U.S.%20Animal%20Shelters
Lychee and Dog Meat Festival | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychee_and_Dog_Meat_Festival
Why pandas have trouble getting pregnant | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/how-to-make-a-baby-panda
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What do you do in nature? What benefits come from a walk in the woods? What have you learned from nature? And more.
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Ghandi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi
Boredom Cast | https://spoti.fi/391DBzt | https://apple.co/3MvBpin
Use Screen Time on Apple Products: https://apple.co/39fe468
Manage how you spend time on your Android phone with Digital Wellbeing | https://support.google.com/android/answer/9346420?hl=en
Freedom and Responsibility Cast | https://spoti.fi/3rOUJ1U | https://apple.co/3vb0sRQ | https://youtu.be/lySTb4lHOZ0
How to start birding | https://www.audubon.org/birding/how-to-start-birding
Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health | https://e360.yale.edu/features/ecopsychology-how-immersion-in-nature-benefits-your-health
Walden (book by Henry David Thoreau) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden
Winston Churchill | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
Wild (book by Cheryl Strayed) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_(memoir)
Grandpa Dale Fladeboe | https://fladeboeland.com/history/
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s the relationship between freedom and responsibility? Can freedom exist without responsibility? Why do we struggle with freedom and responsibility? And more.
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Man’s Search for Meaning | Viktor Frankl | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_Search_for_Meaning
Free Will: Does it exist? | Common Science Podcast Ep. 49 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTB_sH3I2XE
Scientific freedom: its grounds and their limitations | Torsten Wilholt | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2010.03.003
Jean-Paul Sartre | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress | https://amzn.to/3Jqh248
The Rational Optimist | Matt Ridley | https://amzn.to/3O2tWJ2
Apoptosis | https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/apoptosis
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s free will? Does it exist? And more.
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Unconscious brain activity shapes our decisions | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/unconscious-brain-activity-shapes-our-decisions
William James | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James
Compatibilism | https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/compatibilism/
Paul in the Biblefree will and the devil, struggling to do what intended passage Predestination
Calvinism | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinism
The Value of Believing in Free Will: Encouraging a Belief in Determinism Increases Cheating | https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9280.2008.02045.x
Daniel Dennett on Consciousness and Free Will | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Nj_rEqkyQ
Just-world hypothesis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis
How to play mafia | https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Play-Mafia-with-And-Without-Cards/
Complex system | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_system
Emergence | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence
Building the periodic table | Dmitri Mendeleev | https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/big-history-project/stars-and-elements/knowing-stars-elements/a/dmitri-mendeleev
The Music of Life | Denis Noble | http://www.musicoflife.website/
Brain tumour causes uncontrollable paedophilia | https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2943-brain-tumour-causes-uncontrollable-paedophilia/
Arthur Shopenhauer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer
Sam Harris | https://www.samharris.org/
Central Limit Theorem (video) | https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics/sampling-distribution-ap/what-is-sampling-distribution/v/central-limit-theorem
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s donut economics? Where did it come from? How might thinking in donuts save us? What other policies may build a brighter future? And more.
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About Donut Economics | https://doughnuteconomics.org/about-doughnut-economics
Kate Raworth | https://www.kateraworth.com/
Kate Raworth: Building a thriving economy for people within our planetary boundaries | The Circular Economy Show | https://apple.co/3t8Aopp
Behavioral Economics | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_economics
What Is Homo Economicus? | https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/homo-economicus.asp
Amsterdam’s ‘doughnut economy’ puts climate ahead of GDP | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/amsterdams-doughnut-economy-puts-climate-ahead-of-gdp
Externality | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality
Carbon tax | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax
Why 5 cent plastic bags work | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/13/the-surprising-reason-why-those-5-cent-charges-for-plastic-bags-actually-work/
Sugar tax & American Revolution | https://www.britannica.com/event/Sugar-Act
Baby bonds could shrink the Black-white wealth gap | Cory Booker | https://www.vox.com/22268500/baby-bonds-black-white-wealth-gap-booker-pressley
Freedom Dividend | Andrew Yang | https://2020.yang2020.com/what-is-freedom-dividend-faq/
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Do you like, love, or hate coffee, and why? Where did coffee come from? What has coffee done for human history? And more.
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Fuelling Democracy – Ben Franklin and Coffee Houses | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGdyttFB-Oc
How coffee forever changed Britain | King Charles II’s cronies try to ban coffeehouses | https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20201119-how-coffee-forever-changed-britain
The Grecian Coffee House| Frequented by Sir Isaac Newton, etc. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grecian_Coffee_House
PTC Paper & The Genetics of Bitter Taste | https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/ptc/
Lutefisk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutefisk
Voltaire’s coffee addiction | And 8 other geniuses addicted to coffee | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/famous-coffee-drinkers_n_5358495
Caffeine: How much is too much? | Mayo Clinic | https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678#:~:text=Up%20to%20400%20milligrams%20
Coffee consumption and health: umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes | R Poole 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5024
It’s very difficult to consume toxic levels of caffeine from drinks alone | https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/5/17/15649722/caffeine-overdose-health-risks-coffee-energy-drinks
How Caffeine Addiction Changed History (ft. Michael Pollan) | WIRED | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD6cYabx0nk
Wall Street started in the Tontine Coffee House | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tontine_Coffee_House
Climate change: Future-proofing coffee in a warming world | https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56804147
Fair trade coffee | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade_coffee
Black Ivory Coffee | Elephant poop coffee ☕️| https://blackivorycoffee.com/
Kopi luwak | Palm civet coffee | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak
Fermentation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation
Nordic Coffee Culture Explained: From Fika to Kask | https://nordicperspective.com/culture/nordic-scandinavian-coffee-drinking-culture-explained
Navigating Life’s Crap | Essay by Common Scientist Dré | https://commonscientists.com/navigating-lifes-crap/
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, How much water do you drink, and why? What makes water so critical to human life, and life in general? What does the future of water mean to us and the next generations? And more.
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Water: How much should you drink every day? | Mayo Clinic | https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256
Interstitial cystitis | Symptoms & Causes | https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/interstitial-cystitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354357
“Overall, 71,812 individuals completed the survey, of which 61% reported having had ≥1 Gastrointestinal symptom in the past week.” | https://dx.doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41395-018-0256-8 | If you’re unable to access the article at its link, you can via the Unpaywall Browser Extension | https://unpaywall.org/
Dr. Lisa Sanders crowdsources diagnoses for mysterious and rare medical conditions. | Docuseries Diagnosis | https://www.netflix.com/title/80201543
Bell Museum, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA | https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/
Goldilocks Principle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldilocks_principle
Proton motive force | https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/proton-motive-force
Interactive Periodic Table | https://ptable.com/?lang=en
Violence over Water Increases: New Data from the Water Conflict Chronology | Pacific Institute | https://pacinst.org/announcement/violence-over-water-increases-new-data-from-the-water-conflict-chronology/
Cryptosporidium (Parasite) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidium
“Farming accounts for 70 percent of the water consumed and most of its wasteful use, said representatives of 130 nations at the World Water Forum” | https://www.wired.com/2006/03/farms-waste-much-of-worlds-water/
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What are your favorite Disney movies and why? Why do their stories (and archetypes) attract us? Do stories (and archetypes) help us navigate uncertainty? And more.
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The Walt Disney Company | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company
Mulan (1998 Film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulan_(1998_film)
Annie Oakley | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Oakley
Finding Nemo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Nemo
Mentions: Holes, Lilo and Stitch, Brother Bear 🐻, The Pacifier, Triple H (The Wrestler)
Carl Jung | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung
Jungian Archetypes | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungian_archetypes
The Role of a Schema in Psychology | https://www.simplypsychology.org/what-is-a-schema.html
Brené Brown | Books, Podcasts, etc. | https://brenebrown.com/
The cutification / evolution of Mickey Mouse | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5yLBt2EfLc
The science behind Pixar | https://www.pixar.com/science-exhibition
The 12 Principles of Animation | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SplEuWp0Yw
What’s the history of Khan Academy? | https://support.khanacademy.org/hc/en-us/articles/202483180-What-is-the-history-of-Khan-Academy-
Disney, Pixar, Death, and Dying | Professor Tenzek | https://www.socialworktoday.com/news/dn_102317.shtml
Autumn Ridge Church (Rochester, MN) | https://autumnridgechurch.org/
Cognitive dissonance | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
“Pink Floyd Cover” | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon
Cute aggression | https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/31/679832549/when-too-cute-is-too-much-the-brain-can-get-aggressive
The Last Lecture (Talk) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo&vl=en
The Last Lecture (Book) | https://amzn.to/32qbgQD
Is Disney Disabling? | https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2018.1498573
Disney’s American Revolution | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875817000391
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask what do billionaires mean to the world? Where did they come from? What’s next? And more.
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Billionaire (Song) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aRor905cCw
The World’s Billionaires | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires
World’s Youngest Billionaire | https://www.forbes.com/profile/kevin-david-lehmann/?sh=2b7fa6b4143f
AIDAN’S RECOMMENDATIONS I will teach you to be rich (book) | https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/ The four pillars of investing (book) | https://amzn.to/3nC09LP
Stanford Marshmallow Experiment | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment
The System (Book) | Robert Reich | https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634493/the-system-by-robert-b-reich/
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask in this more serious cast, What’s the 1st amendment, a law that prevents other laws? Where did it come from? Why’s it unique? How does it impact their lives today? And more.
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Murder of George Floyd | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd
Casting Crowns - City on the Hill (Song) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7MC2wu49Cw
Hess v. Indiana | https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/461/hess-v-indiana
Brandenburg v. Ohio | https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/189/brandenburg-v-ohio
Brandenburg Test | https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/brandenburg_test
January 6th, 2021 U.S Capitol Attack | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_United_States_Capitol_attack
How the Washington Post has changed under Jeff Bezos | https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/16/media/jeff-bezos-donald-graham/index.html
Deplatforming | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deplatforming
Death to 2020 Trailer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veUqfcyZ_Bo
The Anatomy of Trust | Delivered by Brené Brown | https://jamesclear.com/great-speeches/the-anatomy-of-trust-by-brene-brown
Frederick Douglass, American Abolitionist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass
Chelsea Manning | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Manning
Julian Asange | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange
Edward Snowden, NSA whisleblower | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden
Karen Silkwood & Plutonium Fuels | https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/interact/silkwood.html
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is anime? Where did it come from? What makes anime unique? How has it influenced their own lives? And more.
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Anime | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime
Otaku (Anime/Manga Fan) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku
Manga | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga
Pokémon: The Japanese game that went viral | https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200811-pokemon-the-japanese-game-that-went-viral
What is gestalt psychology? | https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-gestalt-psychology-2795808
Godzilla was a metaphor for Hiroshima | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/godzilla-was-metaphor-hiroshima-hollywood-whitewashed-it-n1236165
The Soul of Anime: Collaborative Creativity and Japan’s Media Success Story | https://cmsw.mit.edu/ian-condry-the-soul-of-anime/
One Piece (TV Series) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece_(TV_series)
Dré’s Recommendations: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Attack on Titan, Paprika, Princess Mononoke, Ghosts in the Shell, Death Note
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is homeostasis? Where did the concept come from? What does it mean for the body? How might we apply homeostasis to everyday life? And more.
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Homeostasis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeostasis
Homeostasis: The Underappreciated and Far Too Often Ignored Central Organizing Principle of Physiology | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.00200/full
2-Minute Neuroscience: Action Potential | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2hHt_PXe5o
Homeostasis & Negative/Positive Feedback | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz0Q9nTZCw4
Sogyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Dzogchen lama | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sogyal_Rinpoche
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_(book)
Matthew Effect | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect
Casting Crowns - City On The Hill | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7MC2wu49Cw
The Comfort Crisis | https://eastermichael.com/book/
Brené Brown | https://brenebrown.com/
Joker (Film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(2019_film)
The CEO who gave his employees a minimum wage of $ 70,000 says his company's revenue tripled | https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/369908 Emotional well-being levels off beyond an annual income of ∼$75,000 | https://www.princeton.edu/~deaton/downloads/deaton_kahneman_high_income_improves_evaluation_August2010.pdf
What is breathwork? | https://www.healthline.com/health/breathwork
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What are microexpressions? Where did they come from? Which controversies surround them? Why should you care? And more.
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Microexpressions | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microexpression
Dr. Paul Eckman | https://www.paulekman.com/about/paul-ekman/
How to read faces | Test by Dr. Eckman | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbFwp36VN2M
Charles Darwin's little-known psychology experiment | https://bit.ly/3C9KJmR
Language | Common Science Podcast | https://apple.co/3C2VvLw | https://spoti.fi/3C3lt1j | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LystOg12WiY
The Psychology of Facial Expression | http://www.ffri.hr/~ibrdar/komunikacija/seminari/Russell,%201997%20-%20What%20does%20facial%20expression%20mean%20(chapter).pdf
Loneliness may be a bigger killer than obesity | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318723
Ex Machina (film) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(film)
Bill Clinton tells Jim Lehrer there 'is no sexual relationship' with Monica Lewinsky | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBzHnZiSv7U
Why faces don’t always tell the truth about feelings | https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00507-5
TSA SPOT Program | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPOT_(TSA_program) AI Now Institute | https://ainowinstitute.org/
Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2018.02.016
How the daycare child abuse hysteria of the 1980s became a witch hunt | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-modern-witch-hunt/2015/07/31/057effd8-2f1a-11e5-8353-1215475949f4_story.html
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Ada Lovelace? How’d she become a brilliant artist and a successful scientist? What did she contribute to humanity? What controversies exist in her story and what are challenges women face in STEM? And more.
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Ada Lovelace | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace
Lord Byron | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron
Don Juan | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/21700/21700-h/21700-h.htm
Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing (documentary) | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p030s5bx
Outliers: The Story of Success | Malcolm Gladwell | https://amzn.to/3gVZTUs
Computer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer
Charles Babbage Institute | https://cse.umn.edu/cbi
Women in STEM | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389920301598
Alan Turing | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
Apple’s Jobs and Wozniak | https://bit.ly/3yFqvyX
George Washington Carver (audio only) | Common Scientists | https://apple.co/3tcsoSI | https://spoti.fi/3yEVlI5
The Imitation Game (film on Alan Turing) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_Game
String Theory (audio only) | Common Scientists | https://apple.co/3tpSi5P | https://spoti.fi/2WTFisY
Finding Ada | Conference | Network | Ada Lovelace Day | And More | https://findingada.com/
PODCAST INFO
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TAGS
Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is language? What are the benefits and limitations of language? Why is nonverbal communication important? How does language shape the way we think and experience the world? And more.
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Language | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language
Ludwig Wittgenstein | https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wittgenstein/
Temple Grandin | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin
Autism | https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352928
Left vs Right Brain | https://www.healthline.com/health/left-brain-vs-right-brain
Limitations of language | Michael Eriksson | http://www.aswedeingermany.de/50LanguageAndWriting/50TheLimitationsOfLanguage.html
Nonverbal communication | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication
Steven Pinker | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pinker
In the land of invented languages | Arika Okrent | http://inthelandofinventedlanguages.com/
DuoLingo | Free Language Courses for English Speakers | https://www.duolingo.com/courses
Arrival (film) | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film)
Sapir-Worf Hypothesis / Linguistic Relativity | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
ASCII | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII
Mathematical universe hypothesis | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_universe_hypothesis
Semantics v syntax | https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/semantics-vs-syntax-vs-pragmatics-grammar-rules
Ethio-Jazz Ted talk | Meklit Hadero | https://www.ted.com/talks/meklit_hadero_the_unexpected_beauty_of_everyday_sounds?language=en
Onomatopoeia | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia
Mellifluous | https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mellifluous
How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky | https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think?language=en
Broca’s and Wernicke’s Aphasia | https://memory.ucsf.edu/symptoms/speech-language
Schrödinger’s cat | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger's_cat
Dictionary of obscure sorrows | https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/
PODCAST INFO
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TAGS
Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning
Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, librarian at the University of Minnesota Rochester, sits down with Aidan to share her story, her path from music to history, opticianry to stock brokerage, and now librarianship, challenges search engines and social media pose to students and the public looking for meaningful information, resources land grant universities have to offer, innovations in higher education, and parallels between medicine and music.
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REFERENCES
University of Minnesota Rochester | https://r.umn.edu/
Optician | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optician
Oregon Trail | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail
Deadwood (TV Series) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadwood_(TV_series)
Library Science | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_science
Weeding (Library) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeding_(library)
Stack (Software) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_(abstract_data_type)
Algorithms of Oppression | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_of_Oppression
AllSides | https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news
False news travels faster | MIT | https://bit.ly/3B5kSvQ
Right and left, partisanship predicts (asymmetric) vulnerability to misinformation | Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review | https://bit.ly/3yakbzw
Database Search Tips: Boolean operators | MIT | https://bit.ly/3B5l8ei
Boolean algebra | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra
University of Minnesota Rochester’s NXT GEN MED | https://r.umn.edu/news/nxt-gen-med
Carleton College Librarian Trading Card Gallery | https://bit.ly/3DaXVt2
Jonas Salk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk
COVID-19 Vaccine Development | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-did-we-develop-a-covid-19-vaccine-so-quickly
PODCAST INFO
Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/
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TAGS
Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Is veganism a philosophy or a diet? What’s vegan or not? Does eating vegan reduce unnecessary suffering? Is hunting or fishing important to conservation? And more.
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Veganism | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism
Vegan or Not (Game) | https://amzn.to/3iLHb33
Vegan Society’s Definition | https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism
Merriam-Webster’s Definition | https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegan
Earthlings Full Documentary | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl3B4H9-0xo
Comfort Crisis | Common Scientists’ Conversation | https://youtu.be/0J7lk35cj6g
Comfort Crisis | Michael Easter and Joe Rogan’s Conversation | https://spoti.fi/3rnq769
Genesis 1:26 | Free Bible | https://www.bible.com/bible/111/GEN.1.26.NIV
American System of Conservation Funding | https://www.fishwildlife.org/afwa-informs/resources/american-system-conservation-funding
Hunters as Conservationists | https://www.fws.gov/refuges/hunting/hunters-as-conservationists/
Vegetarian Diet and B12 Deficiency | https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20030618/vegetarian-diet-b12-deficiency
4-H (About) | https://4-h.org/about/what-is-4-h/
Black Death/Plague | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death
Quarantine | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine
PODCAST INFO
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is urbanization? Where did cities come from? What do current trends mean for individuals and society? How might we learn from the past to design cities that last? And more.
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REFERENCES
Urbanization | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization
Minnesota is becoming increasingly urban | https://minnesotago.org/trends/urbanization
The Cities of the Future | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazines/l/apr19/index-uk.html
The Hunger Games | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games
Biggest State Fairs | https://www.readers.com/blog/biggest-state-fairs/
Urban Threat | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/urban-threats
38th Street THRIVE Strategic Development Plan | https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/government/projects/cped/current-future/38th-thrive/
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern
Dunbar’s number | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number
PODCAST INFO
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Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, How much have you thought about your shoes? Where did shoes come from? How has shoe use changed over time? How might we be more sustainable? And more.
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REFERENCES
Ötzi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi
History of basketball | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_basketball
High-Tops vs. Low-Tops | https://www.insidescience.org/news/high-tops-low-tops
Tinker Hatfield Documentary | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaSvGVhtszo
Men in Heels | https://bit.ly/3jijJty
Occasions and non-occasions | https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1350506814533952
Chinese practice of foot binding | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding
Salvation Army | https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/
Soles 4 Souls | https://soles4souls.org/give-shoes/
The Wildly Complex Anatomy of a Sneaker | Angel Chang’s Ted Talk | https://bit.ly/3lpUwzS
PODCAST INFO
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Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning
Bryn Shank, Energy Auditor at St. Paul, Minnesota’s Center for Energy and Environment, shares his story, his decision to depart college, his learnings in environmental advocacy, building bridges between science and the public, and making more healthful homes with Aidan.
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REFERENCES Bryn Shank | Twitter @BrynShank | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryn-shank-869406a8/
Electric Cars Podcast | https://spoti.fi/2VhdihK | https://apple.co/3BM5zt6
Stop The Line 3 Pipeline | https://www.stopline3.org/
Solar Certification | https://www.nabcep.org/certification/
Indoor Air Quality Introduction | https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/introduction-indoor-air-quality
Radon | https://www.epa.gov/radon
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Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is comfort? What does it mean to be comfortable? When can comfort be bad for us? If comfort shouldn't be the goal, what should we aim for? And more.
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REFERENCES The Comfort Crisis | Michael Easter | https://amzn.to/3xWgBtm Why comfort will ruin your life | Bill Eckstrom | TEDxUniversityofNevada | https://bit.ly/3wM0T2t DNA | Kendrick Lamar | https://bit.ly/3Bj2FM4 Prevalence-induced concept change in human judgment | Levari et al. 2018 | https://bit.ly/3kzKKej
PODCAST INFO Podcast Website | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/ Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2KDjQCK Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3pTK821
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Storytelling #Science #Society #Culture #Learning
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Isaac Asimov? How’d he become a larger than life science fiction author capable of writing or editing more than 500 books? What controversy surrounds him? What can we learn from his story? What influence did he have in society? Which of his predictions proved true? And more.
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Resources:
Isaac Asimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
Mary Shelley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley
I, Robot Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dlo-VB0-HI
Biographics Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ
Foundation series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series
Eiichiro Oda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda
Deep Work: https://amzn.to/34dM25n
David Brooks - New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/column/david-brooks
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where did electric cars come from? What challenges have electric cars faced in going mainstream? What is the future of transportation? Are electric cars actually more expensive? And more.
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Resources:
Electric car: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car
Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel_vehicles
U.S. Energy Information Administration - Energy use for transportation: https://bit.ly/3hgylK8
Consumers Reports - EVs offer big savings over gas-powered cars: https://bit.ly/3jK2UcC
BBC - France moves to ban short-haul domestic flights: https://bbc.in/3xqhWIQ
First passengers traveled safely on a hyperloop: https://virginhyperloop.com/
Teleportation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleportation
A laptop today is 96% cheaper than a 1994 model and 1,000X better: https://bit.ly/36iYfXn
James Neher, student at the Illinois College of Optometry, shares his story, early memories of Brazil, England, soccer (a.k.a. football), his windy path to becoming an eye doctor, and his passion for people and photography with his brother and host Aidan.
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Resources:
Campinas, Brazil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campinas
Fila Brasileiro (or Brazilian Mastiff): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fila_Brasileiro
Arapaima Fish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaima
Shedd Aquarium: https://www.sheddaquarium.org/
Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/
Will Corcoran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wcorcoran/
El Capitan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitan
Free Solo (Documentary): https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo
Carleton College: https://www.carleton.edu/
Spaced Repetition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition
Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean B. Carroll: https://amzn.to/35EPiqW
Biochemistry - A Short Course by John L. Tymoczko: https://amzn.to/35IikWT
James’ Favorite Photography YouTubers: Josh Katz, Hayden Pederson, and Willem Verbeek
Read this if you want to take better photos (Book): https://amzn.to/2SQeqIJ
Understanding Exposure (Book): https://amzn.to/3qli35A
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where did we come from? What does it mean to be human? Are there good humans, or bad humans? Should we strive to be more, or less human? and more.
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Resources:
Human: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human
Genetics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics
Why Humans Like to Cry by Michael Trimble: https://amzn.to/3cZzJOS
Emergence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence
Printing Press: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press
Taxonomy (Classification of Living Organisms): https://bit.ly/3cZKuRa
The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins: https://amzn.to/3gKO04f
Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean B. Carroll: https://amzn.to/35EPiqW
Embryo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo
Vestigial Features of the Human Body: https://bit.ly/35G4fZI
Altruism Among Relatives And Non-Relatives: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.beproc.2008.06.002
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, When were you first stressed about standardized tests? What’s the troubled past of standardized tests? What can the United States learn from other countries? Might we fix standardized tests, or are they broken beyond repair? and more.
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Resources:
Statewide Testing (Minnesota Department of Education): https://education.mn.gov/mde/fam/tests/
Intelligence Quotient (IQ): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient
Emperor Yang of Sui: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Yang_of_Sui
Eugenics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics
Carl Brigham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Brigham
Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Sterilization_Act_of_1924
The SAT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT
How Science Created Morons (Science Vs Podcast): https://spoti.fi/3zqxX2K
World Population Review’s Education Rankings by Country: https://bit.ly/2SywgQb
America’s Not the Greatest Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fTkA3dvpPM
Education in Finland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Finland
Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences: https://www.simplypsychology.org/multiple-intelligences.html
Multiple Intelligences Test: https://bit.ly/3gifdeg
Are These Birds Better Than Humans/Computers at Predicting Hurricane Seasons?: https://bit.ly/35h4PNw
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, When did you first think about breath? Why care for your breath? How have some mastered the skill of breathing to push the limits of what’s possible? What are the connections between breath/breathing, religion, philosophy, and science? And more.
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Resources:
Breath/Breathing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathing
James Nestor’s book Breath: https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath
Yoga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga
Yoga with Adrienne: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene
How to make a model of the lungs: https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-make-a-lung-model-373319
Wim Hof: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Hof
Guided Wim Hof Breathing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybOi4hjZFQ
Freediving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freediving
The name Yahweh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahweh
The Stoic pneuma: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneuma_(Stoic)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s George Washington Carver? Why’s he not just the peanut guy but the Black Leonardo DaVinci? How does he reconcile faith and science? What role did adversity play in his genius? And more.
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Resources:
George Washington Carver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver
Agricultural Science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_science
Crop Rotation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_rotation
Who invented peanut butter? https://bit.ly/3v0MG1R
The ‘Black Leonardo’: https://bit.ly/3ynZLnN
Carver’s favorite poem “Equipment” by Edgar A. Guest: https://bit.ly/3os5gNQ
Faith as Inspiration for George Washington Carver: https://bit.ly/2S8odck
Successful children who lost a parent - Why are there so many of them?: https://n.pr/3v2ZEfg
Gladwell’s “eminent orphans” is described in David and Goliath: https://amzn.to/3uX2keq
Viktor Frankl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl
James Le is a machine learning researcher turned data journalist, writer, and podcaster. He shares his story starting in Vietnam, leaving for the United States at 16, finding community in the liberal arts, learning about American and Scandinavian culture, working deeply, and becoming a data advocate passionate about helping data science teams work better with Aidan.
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Resources:
James Le (About, Blog, Datacast Podcast): https://jameskle.com/
Vietnam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam
Liberal arts education: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_arts_education
James Le's "Top 10 liberal arts skills you need to succeed in tech": https://jameskle.com/writes/top-10-liberal-arts-skills
Deep Work by Cal Newport: https://amzn.to/34dM25n
Todoist: https://todoist.com/
Effective Altruism: https://www.effectivealtruism.org/
DIS - Study abroad in Scandinavia: https://disabroad.org/
James Le's study abroad vlog site: https://jamesatkobenhavn.tumblr.com/
Architecture of Copenhagen, Denmark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Copenhagen
Hygge, Fika and How Getting Cozy Can Lead to Happiness: https://dailyburn.com/life/lifestyle/hygge-fika-cozy-happiness/
Superb AI, Inc.: https://www.superb-ai.com/
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s nuclear energy? Why might it help save us from climate change? How else might we find sustainability? and more.
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Resources:
Nuclear energy/power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power
Conservation of energy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_of_energy
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Fukushima Daiichi Accident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster
Nuclear fuel energy density: https://www.nei.org/fundamentals/nuclear-fuel
Scientific consensus on climate change: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_consensus_on_climate_change
Chernobyl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
3 reasons why nuclear is clean and sustainable: https://bit.ly/3w9vJCn
Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants_of_Doubt
Our consumption factor imperils us all: https://www.international.ucla.edu/ccs/article/87722
The sharing economy promotes sustainable societies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09260-4
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s aging and why care? How do our brains and bodies change over time? Do we continue after death? How might we age with dignity? and more.
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Resources:
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande: http://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/
Fluid and crystallized intelligence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_and_crystallized_intelligence
Social Capital: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital
Age Dynamics in Scientific Creativity: https://www.pnas.org/content/108/47/18910
Life Satisfaction Across the Lifespan: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990956/
Rotary International: https://www.rotary.org/
Ageism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageism
Living Will (a.k.a Advanced Healthcare Directive): https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/living-wills/art-20046303
How to appoint a power of attorney: https://www.wikihow.legal/Appoint-a-Power-of-Attorney
How is aging different for men and women: https://bit.ly/3hiMYgi
Stoicism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism
Marcus Aurelius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius
Life expectancy vs. health expenditure, 1970 to 2015: https://bit.ly/3y9pVe7
Why Preventive Care Lowers Health Care Costs: https://bit.ly/3bi2Zzf
Americans work longest hours among industrialized countries: https://bit.ly/3uCKxsK
Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent
Quality-adjusted life year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality-adjusted_life_year
Yoga with Adrienne: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene
Look to Seniors for Valuable Mentoring: https://www.seniorsmatter.com/value-seniors-mentoring/2491922
The Sinclair Lab - Harvard University: https://sinclair.hms.harvard.edu/
The Treasure Called Antibiotics: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354621/
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s string theory? Why care? How might non-experts start to understand? How’s physics and math connected? Is math discovered or invented? and more.
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Resources:
String Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory
Theory of Everything: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_everything
Theory of Everything (film on theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking): https://bit.ly/3xRoeBE
“What every layperson should know about string theory” by Ethan Siegel: https://bit.ly/3vRqJlJ
Michio Kaku explains string theory: https://bit.ly/2QXjOc3
Brian Greene: Making Sense of String Theory: https://bit.ly/33xvGUs
The Great Ideas of Psychology by Daniel Robinson: https://adbl.co/2SCQNTn
Intro to the Pythagorean Theorem: https://bit.ly/3y1ikOn
Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark: https://bit.ly/3bdLu3a
Elon Musk Explains How to Reason Using 'First Principles' in Physics: https://bit.ly/3xZFEvR
Jim Simons (mathematician and billionaire): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Simons_(mathematician)
Daryl Morey (Rockets’ GM): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Morey
Laplace’s demon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace%27s_demon
Hoberman sphere: https://amzn.to/3eutRhA
Dark Energy, Dark Matter: https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy
Supersymmetry: https://bit.ly/3ty0Gyk
Large Hadron Collider (LHC): https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider
Higgs Boson (The God Particle): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Why is space fascinating? Is life out there? What’s the future of space travel? Can we adapt? and more.
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Resources:
Space Shuttle Endeavour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
C.S. Lewis’s Mud Pie Quote: https://bit.ly/3urbJed
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: https://bwca.com/
What Causes The Northern Lights: https://bit.ly/3ef0C26
Balto (Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112453/
The Drake Equation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation
Entropy: “often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy
SpaceX Mars Mission: https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/mars/
The Gateway Foundation’s Space Hotel: https://gatewayspaceport.com/
Do we really know more about space than the deep ocean? https://bit.ly/3uiA066
Voyagers (Crap Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9664108/
Lord of the Flies (Book, Film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies
Arrival (Film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film)
Gravity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity
Newton’s Laws of Motion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion
Nebula: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula
Introduction to the Electromagnetic Spectrum: https://science.nasa.gov/ems/01_intro
Gamma rays cause damage at the cellular level: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_ray#Health_effects
What is astrobiology? https://bit.ly/3h4KIci
The 100 (TV Series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100_(TV_series)
Islands Spark Accelerated Evolution: https://bit.ly/3eQOyTM
The Founder Effect (Evolution): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founder_effect
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s sex and what’s gender? Why’s sex and gender complicated? How might we find more equity of opportunity?, and more.
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Resources:
Eve Ensler (Vagina Monologues and I am an emotional creature): https://www.eveensler.org/
Euphoria (TV Show): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(American_TV_series)
Sex and Gender Distinction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_gender_distinction
Free Big 5 Personality Test: https://www.truity.com/test/big-five-personality-test
Nigel Edley’s Men and Masculinity: https://amzn.to/3dQp21G
Transhumanism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism
A meta-analysis of sex differences in interests: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19883140/
Simone de Beauvoir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_de_Beauvoir
Countries with the best parental leave: https://bit.ly/3aCYJKo
The Freedom Dividend (Andrew Yang’s Proposed Universal Basic Income): https://bit.ly/3sUFOkL
Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Fausto-Sterling
Louis Mielke, ecologist and conservation biologist (focused on fungi) at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, shares his story, his passion for the outdoors and permaculture (sustainable, self-sustaining ecosystems), and his experience emigrating from Minnesota, United States, to Sweden with Aidan.
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Resources:
About Louis: https://www.slu.se/en/ew-cv/louis-mielke/
Louis’ iNaturalist and Instagram: @millenialmyces
Mycology (The Study of Fungi): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycology
Carl Linnaeus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus
Yosemite National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm
Rebecca Montgomery (Ecologist): https://ecophys.cfans.umn.edu/
Peter Kennedy (Mycologist): https://cbs.umn.edu/contacts/peter-kennedy
Permaculture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture
Minnesota Mycological Society: https://minnesotamycologicalsociety.org/
Mycological Society of America: https://msafungi.org/
Fantastic Fungi (film): https://fantasticfungi.com/
Paul Stamets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stamets
Community Science: https://bit.ly/2QG61FW
Fulbright Scholarship Program: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/
Fika: https://sweden.se/culture-traditions/fika/
American Swedish Institute: https://www.asimn.org/
iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is color, and where did it come from? If someone has never seen color, how would you describe it? What role has color played throughout history and does it play today?, and more.
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Resources:
The Giver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver
The Iliad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad
Color: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color
Phoenician purple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple
Synesthesia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
Color blindness: https://bit.ly/3uTKYyK
Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI): https://bit.ly/3x9QVt6
Coded Bias (Documentary): https://www.codedbias.com/about
Ex Machina (film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(film)
Benefits of UV Protection: https://mayocl.in/2QAknYL
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s CRISPR gene editing? What are its pros and cons? Where’s humanity headed?, and more.
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Resources:
CRISPR Gene Editing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing
What CRISPR-baby prison sentences mean for research: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00001-y
Inactivation of porcine endogenous retrovirus in pigs using CRISPR-Cas9: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6357/1303
Tracking the Cost of Gene Therapy: https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/10/24/148183/tracking-the-cost-of-gene-therapy/
Gattaca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca
The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Watchmaker
Clinic Claims Success In Making Babies With 3 Parents' DNA: https://n.pr/3g6wEyS
Anthropocene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene
Minimalism: https://www.theminimalists.com/minimalism/
Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs? https://to.pbs.org/2OJsyBp
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Elon Musk? Where’d he come from? What’s he achieved? Why can he be controversial?, and more.
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Resources:
Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
Isaac Asimov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: https://bit.ly/3rTsrRk
Ender’s Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_Game
Artemis Fowl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_Fowl
Elon Musk Has Promised To Give At Least Half His Fortune To Charity: https://bit.ly/3wyAxCr
SpaceX Launch Sends Tesla Roadster Into Orbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk6qxprCuGY
OpenAI: https://openai.com/
How Elon Musk's secretive foundation hands out his billions: https://bit.ly/3us9Ygo
Nuclear power: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power
Malala Yousafzai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai
Sagrada Família: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia
The War of Art (book): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_Art_(book)
Neuralink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink
The Matrix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix
Future of Life Institute: https://futureoflife.org/
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s boredom and where does it come from? What’s the relationship between boredom, mental illness, creativity, flow, and more?
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Resources:
Boredom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boredom
Cal Newport: https://www.calnewport.com/
Flow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
Viktor Frankl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl
Friedrich Nietzsche: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche
Her (film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_(film)
Big Five personality traits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits
Eight Reasons Why We Get Bored: https://bit.ly/39rqYen
Ronald (Ronnie) Tumusiime, entrepreneur and family man, shares his story, what makes his home country of Uganda unique, and his passion for African education and youth with Aidan.
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Resources:
Ronald’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-tumusiime-a3b24179/
Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa
Uganda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda
Kampala, Uganda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala
Entrepreneurship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneurship
Dr. Geoffrey Anguyo: https://geoffreyanguyo.wordpress.com/about/
Kigezi Health Care Foundation (KIHEFO): https://www.kihefo.org/
KIHEFO Youth Media Center: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kihefo.youthmediacenter
Mother Africa - History of Africa with Zeinab Badawi: https://bit.ly/2QrhdWZ
When The World Was Black, Part One: The Untold History of the World's First Civilizations Prehistoric Culture: https://amzn.to/2Plu7VP
Blinkist: https://www.blinkist.com/
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Henrietta Lacks? Why care about HeLa cells, the first immortal cell line? What does it mean to be alive? Might we bring back the woolly mammoth?, and more in this twisting and turning cast.
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Resources:
Henrietta Lacks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks
Cancer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer
HeLa Cell Line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeLa
Development of the Polio Vaccine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458465/
Moore v. Regents of the University of California: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California
23andme’s Privacy Policy: https://www.23andme.com/privacy/
Wealthy funder pays reparations for use of HeLa cells: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03042-5
Altered Carbon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_Carbon_(TV_series)
Asexual reproduction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexual_reproduction
Woolly mammoth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolly_mammoth
Why pandas are the most overrated animals on the planet: https://www.businessinsider.com/panda-most-overrated-animal-ever-2018-5
Reign of Fire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Fire_(film)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where did cussing come from? What are the pros and cons of profanity? How is speech moderated differently across cultures?, and more.
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Resources:
Steven Pinker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Pinker
Profanity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profanity
Finnish Profanity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_profanity
The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5686790/
Sociology of Swearing: https://othersociologist.com/2018/09/16/sociology-of-swearing/
Myrtle Beach’s “Disorderly Conduct; Breach of the Peace” ordinance: http://bit.ly/3bR7gdW
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What does it mean to be educated? What’s the difference between book smarts and street smarts? What are the pros and cons of education?, and more.
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Resources:
Andrew Yang’s The War on Normal People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Normal_People
Assimilation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assimilation
Multiculturalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiculturalism
Acculturalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acculturation
Upton Sinclair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair
Theory of Multiple Intelligences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_multiple_intelligences
Feline acne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_acne
How to write 100K words a year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIze473qjJ0
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What does it mean to be naked? Why get naked?, and more.
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Resources:
Ella Mai’s song “Naked”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTmPzGjCeG4
Nudity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudity
Sauna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauna
Aboriginal Australians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Australians
Penal Colony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_colony
Corroboree: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corroboree
Naked Juice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Juice
Brené Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bren%C3%A9_Brown
Edith (Edie) Emmings, chemistry major turned Target software engineer, sits down with Aidan to ask: What's her story? Why Kenya? How might STEM be more inclusive?
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Resources:
Edith's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edith-emmings/
The Wildlife Foundation: https://www.thewildlifefoundationkenya.org/
Nairobi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi
Kenya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya
Maasai People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasai_people
Microaggression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression
Tech Confronts Its Use of the Labels ‘Master’ and ‘Slave’: https://www.wired.com/story/tech-confronts-use-labels-master-slave/
The Crown: https://www.netflix.com/title/80025678
Kombucha: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha
Fermentation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation
Procreate for Digital Illustration: https://procreate.art/
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Freud? Why talk therapy? Who are the id, ego, superego?, and more.
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Resources:
Sigmund Freud: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud
Psychotherapy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotherapy
Id, Ego, Superego: https://www.simplypsychology.org/psyche.html
Psychosexual Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosexual_development
John Harvey Kellogg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg
Constructive Memory: https://dictionary.apa.org/constructive-memory
Penis Envy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_envy
Epigenetics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics
Common Scientists chat magic a second time, and ask, What’s the relationship between magic, religion, and science? How’s tribalism connected? Why’s conversation important?
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Resources:
Tribalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribalism
Alchemy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy
Higgs Boson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson
The QAnon Conspiracy is fake and harming child welfare groups: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/politics/qanon-child-welfare/index.html
Frederick Douglass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass
Witch-hunt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt
Red Scare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare
This week, we ask, What’s magic? What’s the connection between magic and science? Who are today’s magicians?
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Resources:
Harry Potter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter
Eragon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragon
Aladdin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(2019_film)
The Wizard of Menlo Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison
The Placebo Effect: https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/what-is-the-placebo-effect
Hypnosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnosis
Dr. Gustav Kuhn: https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/kuhn/
In this episode, common scientists Aidan, Lauren, and Dré ask the question, “Are humans animals?” We bring up breath, survival, meaning, and much more. As always, ask questions, have conversations, and learn about the world.
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Resources:
Breath, by James Nestor: https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath
Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens-2/
Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning
This week, common scientists Aidan, Lauren, and Dré chat about Dré’s favorite movie “Her”, which is about a man who falls in love with his artificially intelligent operating system. They discuss the movie’s themes, and the implications AI might have for humans. As always, ask questions, have conversations, and learn about the world.
“We are the caterpillar about to metamorphosis into a technological butterfly.” - Dré Arnett
“We are not ready for female leadership, much less AI leadership, much less AI integration, so to be honest, I’m terrified of such a future.” - Lauren Anderson
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Resources:
Her: https://www.netflix.com/it-en/title/70278933
Life 3.0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_3.0
Neuralink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink
Naturalistic fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_fallacy
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
This week, common scientists Aidan, Lauren, and Dré ask, Where did science come from? Why Common Science? And more. As always, ask questions, experiment, and learn about the world.
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Resources:
Charles Darwin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin
Piaget’s Model of Cognitive Development: https://www.massey.ac.nz/~wwpapajl/evolution/assign2/LO/piaget.html
AsapScience: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC552Sd-3nyi_tk2BudLUzA
Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogue_Concerning_the_Two_Chief_World_Systems
The Galileo Affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair
Famous Scientists: https://www.famousscientists.org/
Alchemy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy
Philosopher’s Stone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_stone
Zeno, the founder of Stoicism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno_of_Citium
“That is the best part of beauty, which a picture cannot express,” Sir Francis Bacon said. This week, Lauren, Dré, and Aidan chat cultural, historical, and evolutionary standards, modifications to the body, and much more. As always, ask questions, experiment, and learn about the world.
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Resources:
Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty by Nancy Etcoff: https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Prettiest-Science-Nancy-Etcoff/dp/0385479425
“The Rules of Attraction in the Game of Love”: https://www.livescience.com/7023-rules-attraction-game-love.html
“The Magic of Fibonacci Numbers” | Arthur Benjamin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjSHVDfXHQ4
“No Make-Up” | Kendrick Lamar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQtWY-ZxFTw
“If Everyone Were Cast in the Same Mold, There Would Be No Such Thing As Beauty” | Charles Darwin
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s Common Science? Where did it come from? Why should you care? And more.
Note: This episode has been backdated from its original release date to show first for people wanting to listen from the beginning.
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Common Science | https://commonscientists.com/common-science/
Bill Nye | https://billnye.com/
Taking Distrust in Science Seriously | https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201744294
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Scientific Method | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
Piaget’s “Little Scientists” | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325030
Interview of Librarian Mary Beth | Common Science Podcast | https://apple.co/2Xf9H5a | https://spoti.fi/3hqXVvx
Friedrich Nietzsche’s 3 Stages of Life | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x5f_fS0EIc
Age of Enlightenment | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment
Francis Bacon | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon
Nikola Tesla | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
First they came… | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_…
Humanism | https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humanism
Heredity and Eugenics | Francis Galton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Galton#Heredity_and_eugenics
A Series of Unfortunate Events | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events
Percy Jackson Series | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Jackson_%26_the_Olympians
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