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Damn Interesting Week

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A weekly roundup of the most interesting links featured on DamnInteresting.com. Hosted by Jennifer Lee Noonan.
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Episodes

2020-04-17 - Buttercup Snuff Films

[Struggling with lockdown tech issues this week; apologies for the audio quality!] Mythologizing Newton's productivity, Music for plants, Stomping on flowers for science, Weird Al the genius, Tardigrades on the fashion runway, World of Warcraft goes viral, Undersea silly string. Jennifer and Angie discuss the curated links for the week of 4/17/2020.

Apr 17, 202043 min

2020-04-10 - Basil Pepper Stew

Self-isolating in the Mariana Trench, Smart toilets, Monetizing the moon, Moral ecology of lawns, A nanowire forest of bacteria, Fossilized frat parties. Jennifer, Angela, and Curtis discuss the curated links from the week of 4/10/2020.

Apr 10, 202036 min

2020-04-03 - The End of the Book

Contentious sanitation, Hotel theft, Exotic podcasting, Anthropology of a prepper community. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links from the week of 4/3/2020.

Apr 03, 202034 min

2020-03-27 - The Skymall of Ancient Greece

A history of gag gifts, Humble origins of pizza, Patents by Plato, Axions are not the thing, Timepiece tyranny, Conmen in the art world. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links for the week of 3/27/2020.

Mar 27, 202038 min

2020-03-13 - Portable Ultrasounds

Fruit that smells like butt, Snails in court, A cat named Socks, 19th century corpse acquisition, Benefits of sun exposure, The limits of caffeine, Unique anatomy of the swamp wallaby. Jennifer and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 3/13/2020.

Mar 13, 202043 min

2020-03-06 - Space Rocket Groupies

The perils of living in Boca Chica, Oceanic exoplanets, Flag-planting at the North Pole, Warp drive theory, At-home nose jobs, Smelting ore from plants. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links for the week of 3/06/2020.

Mar 06, 202035 min

2020-02-28 - Wasp Sauce

Telecommuting for the future, The end of Moore's Law, Making humans more like jellyfish, Insect snacking, Right-sizing body parts, Building with ice. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 2-28-2020.

Feb 28, 202038 min

2020-02-21 - The Marshmallow Test

Digital tracking on the job, 17th-century fanfic, Luck be a moral quandary, Reduce-reuse-reallocate, Geothermal wells. Jennifer and Curtis discuss the Damn Interesting links from the week of 2/21/2020.

Feb 21, 202037 min

2020-02-14 - Think About the Tuvaluans

Chevron destroys the little guy, Feral hogs go viral again, Virtual colonialism, Tor takes a hit, The economics of potty training. Jennifer and Curtis discuss the Damn Interesting curated links from the week of 2/7/2020.

Feb 14, 202038 min

2020-02-07 - Robocop Rules

Zen stillness on the microscopic level, Unique immune system of bats, Pablo Escobar's hippos, How to develop smart AI, Cancer patients high on shrooms, Cryptographic failures of the CIA. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links from the week of 2/7/2020.

Feb 07, 202042 min

2020-01-31 - Leolo

Pepsi point shenanigans, Hegemony of archives, Interplanetary vocalization, Behind the scenes at Rotten Tomatoes, Economics of fake meat, Cat spats in Britain. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/31/2020.

Jan 31, 202047 min

2020-01-24 - Ornamental Servitude

Dueling with your spouse, Modern leeching, Pigeons as makeup, Alligators for lunch, X-rated cat animation, Hidden secrets of Notre Dame, Beetle jewelry, The mysterious Order of the Oddfellows. Jennifer and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/24/2020.

Jan 24, 202045 min

2020-01-17 - Hot Dog Turf Wars

Precariously balanced geology, Garlic prejudice, Unionization of the bagel industry, Weight loss of the tongue, The most powerful word in the English language, Yet another tech utopia. Jennifer and Curtis discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/17/2020.

Jan 17, 202040 min

2020-01-10 - The Confectioner

Edible confetti, Copyright extension trickery, Y2K20 parking apocalypse, Coots are bad parents, Buddy Holly feat. Tupac, Seaplane circumnavigation in WWII, Grandpa's salacious bucket list, Love in the quantum realm. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/10/2020.

Jan 10, 202046 min

2019-12-20 - Donkey Mare Juice

Nintendo breaks Sweden, Disney's dismal opening day, The Redemption of MSG, Japanese KFC for Christmas, Clean equals pretty, Minestrone treats malaria, 3D printing with metal, NHL dentists, Jokes that get you jail time. Jennifer, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 12/20/2019.

Dec 20, 201943 min

2019-12-13 - Jurassic Parking

Bee stings for Lyme disease, Dating on dopamine, An American city in Canada, Illegal ancient bread, Rules for time capsules, Stowaway DNA, Radioactive photography, CRISPR has some issues, 34 is the new 40, Hearing and chewing go hand in hand. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 12/13/2019.

Dec 13, 201940 min

2019-12-06 - A Nude Statue of Karl Marx

Italian spyware, Oysters in months with an R, Gorbachev's day job at Pizza Hut, Nudist culture wars, The ethics of eating roadkill, Ageing as a disease, The world's oldest con artist, Anti-terrorist narwhals. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 12/06/2019.

Dec 06, 201936 min

2019-11-22 - Unlocking Pants

Objective reality doesn't exist, Big brain hiccups, Retrofuturism from 1967, Insulin pump hacking, Virtual clothing, Political flooding in Venice, Feral hogs like cocaine, Miniscule space junk, Self-checkout theft, Home x-ray machines, Origins of Play-Doh. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 11/22/2019.

Nov 22, 201942 min

2019-11-15 - The Divine Secrets of Human Proportion

Mistimed Valentine's texts, Getting your face "stuck like that," Living funerals, Timeouts for speeders, Profile of a pickup artist, Stolen sex toys, Horses don't get the plague, Oldest company in the world, Terraforming candidates, Unhelpful houseplants, Dark secrets of NASA's training pool. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 11/15/2019.

Nov 15, 201932 min
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