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We Have Concerns

Jeff Cannata/Anthony Carboniwehaveconcerns.com
Jeff Cannata and Anthony Carboni talk about the personal philosophical concerns they find lurking inside everyday things. It's fun?
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Habit Forming and Microwave Friend

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Habits: The AI Microwave: https://www.iflscience.com/technology/man-resurrects-childhood-imaginary-friend-using-ai-then-it-tried-to-murder-him/ story you think belongs on the s...

Aug 01, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 701

700 Celebration and Face Mites

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Face mites, now with pooping holes: https://gizmodo.com/demodex-face-mites-genome-1849090328 If you've seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow...

Jul 22, 202242 minEp. 700

Hibernation Information and Measuring a Second

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Hibernate Study: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-sci-fi-solution-for-long-distance-space-travel-could-be-pointless-for-humans Gimme a second: If you've seen a story you t...

Jul 08, 202258 minEp. 699

Revisiting What Concerns Brock Wilbur

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Jun 27, 202234 minEp. 698

Artificial Intelligence or Personhood?

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Link to the story: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/12/google-engineer-ai-bot-sentient-blake-lemoine If you've seen a story you think belongs on the show, send i...

Jun 20, 20221 hr 18 minEp. 697

Extreme Sitting and Worldwide Trolley Problems

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni the Trolley Problem A new extreme sport: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/competitive-sitting-extreme-sport story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernss...

May 21, 202254 minEp. 696

Swallow the Slime and Wear the Fungus

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Magnetic turd: https://www.engadget.com/magnetic-self-healing-slime-170524638.html Radiotrophic fungi: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chernobyl-black-fungi-space If you’...

May 10, 202251 minEp. 695

Swear Words and Boring People

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Cursing for power: https://archivesphysiotherapy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40945-022-00131-8 What is boring? https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-analyse-stereoty...

Apr 10, 20221 hr 16 minEp. 694

Moon Trees and Watching Memories Form

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Space trees: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/01/nasa-moon-trees-apollo/621395/ Zebra fish trauma: https://www.quantamagazine.org/scientists-watch-a-memory-form...

Apr 04, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 693

The Hardest Wood and Hoarding Tendencies

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni World's hardest wood: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whats-the-hardest-wood-in-the-world If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernss...

Mar 26, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 692

Houdini Birds and the Space Dagger

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Bird backpacks: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-22/magpies-show-cooperative-behaviour-by-removing-tracking-device/100851458 Space dagger: https://gizmodo.com/king-tuts-mete...

Mar 15, 202257 minEp. 691

The Sour Paradox and Memory Loss is Memory Gain

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Sour hour: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/02/evolution-of-sour-food/621628/ If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernssho...

Feb 26, 202258 minEp. 690

Spider Chef and Musical Webs

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni The water carrying spider: https://gizmodo.com/spider-seen-collecting-water-possibly-to-dunk-its-meal-1848439587 Music in nature: https://physicsworld.com/a/sonifying-science-f...

Feb 17, 202258 minEp. 689

Exo Wombs and the Faint Young Sun Paradox

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Faint Young Sun: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-sun-was-dimmer-when-earth-formed-how-did-life-emerge-20220127/ If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it...

Feb 04, 202257 minEp. 688

Movies in Space and Shared Creativity

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Space studio: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/film-studio-space-1235157521/ Creative hand-offs: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/creativity-may-suffer-when-mature-proje...

Jan 31, 202249 minEp. 687

Lightning Seen and Lightning Round

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni New view of lightning: https://www.quantamagazine.org/radio-telescope-reveals-how-lightning-begins-20211220/ Double speed learning: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/12/21/watchin...

Jan 21, 202255 minEp. 686

Deadlines and the Do Nothing Rent-a-Man

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Deadlines and procrastination: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ecin.13042 Renting a... man: https://news.yahoo.com/japanese-man-rents-himself-nothing-225531768....

Jan 17, 202250 minEp. 685

Alien Dust-os and Pong Brains

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Watching KIC 8462852: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.01208.pdf Pong cells: https://futurism.com/the-byte/brain-cells-play-pong If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show,...

Jan 14, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 684

Vaccinate Aging and Humanity's Black Box

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Age vax: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-021-00151-2 The big black box: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-12-06/climate-change-earth-black-box-recorder/100621778v...

Jan 10, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 683

Suicide Pods and Eating Plastic

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni The Sarco: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/sarco-suicide-capsule--passes-legal-review--in-switzerland/46966510 Eat less plastic: https://www.consumerreports.org/health-we...

Dec 31, 202158 minEp. 682

Xenobots and Space Crime

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Xenobots: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/americas/xenobots-self-replicating-robots-scn/index.html Space crime: https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-investigating-first-allegation-crime-...

Dec 20, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 681

Dog Callers and Octopus Rights

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni DogPhone: https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/dogphone-claims-to-trail-blaze-the-dog-internet/ Sentient bill: https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2021/k-November-21/Octop...

Dec 10, 202153 minEp. 680

Everyone's Thinking About You and Flies are Climbing

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to [email protected] or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns...

Dec 03, 202156 minEp. 679

Google Brain and Wisdom Teeth

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Search engine stupidity: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/10/people-think-they-remember-things-they-actually-looked-up-on-a-search-engine/ Wisdom teeth wisdom: https://www....

Nov 19, 202148 minEp. 678

Awake at 3am and Armageddon was Right

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni 3am, eternal: https://www.sciencealert.com/why-do-we-wake-up-at-3am-and-dwell-on-our-fears-a-psychologist-explains Armageddon, for real: If you’ve seen a story you think belong...

Nov 05, 20211 hr 11 minEp. 677

Corpse Medicine and Tetris Effects

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Drink some skulls, for science: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/drinking-skulls Tetris and trauma: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/09/523011446/how-play...

Oct 29, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 676

See Holograms and Remember your Purpose

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Holograms, described: https://www.pcmag.com/news/holograms-are-maybe-finally-real-eyes-on-with-light-field-labs-solidlight Purpose and memory: https://neurosciencenews.com/sens...

Oct 15, 20211 hr 2 minEp. 675

Shock Therapy and Space Mummies

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Personalized brain stimulation study: https://gizmodo.com/in-a-first-scientists-used-personalized-brain-stimulat-1847792818 Mars Mummies: https://astronomy.com/news/2021/09/how...

Oct 08, 20211 hrEp. 674

Hot Streaks (with Josh Macuga)

Check out everything Josh Macuga is doing! Here is a link to the Good People Association: https://thegpa.fun/ The Kickstarter for his board game, Futility: The Actual Game of Living: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/futility/futilitytm-the-actual-game-of-livingtm And his twitter: @JoshMacuga Get a bonus episode with Josh and the guys by becoming a patron at patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to liste...

Oct 01, 202154 minEp. 673

Potty Trained Cows and a Whiter White

Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcerns Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Potty-trained cattle could help reduce pollution: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cow-cattle-pee-potty-training-bathroom-pollution-ammonia Scientists create the world's whi...

Sep 24, 202157 minEp. 672
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