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Part-Time Genius

25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 5

Part-Time Genius

iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

Society & Culture

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

It’s the grand finale! Our last four greatest science ideas of the past 25 years include a very hungry super fungus, a chemical-free (but not dubstep-free) insect repellent, a poignant story of agricultural polymers and wet books, and a cure for sleep apnea that may require some negotiations with your neighbors.

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0:00.0

Hey, what's up y'all? This is Eric Andre.

0:01.7

Well, I made a podcast called bombing about absolutely tanking on stage.

0:06.5

I tell gnarly stories, and I talk to friends about their worst moments of bombing in all sorts of ways.

0:12.2

Bombing on stage, bombing in public, bombing in life.

0:14.6

I want to know what's the worst way they've ever bombed, or have they ever performed way too drunk or high.

0:19.4

Was there ever a time where they thought they were going to crush and they stunk it up?

0:24.4

Listen to bombing with Eric Andre on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the I-Hard radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

0:31.3

Bombing with Eric Andre.

0:36.8

Hi, listeners.

0:38.1

It's Emily Tish Sussman, host of the podcast, She Pivants.

0:42.1

This March, we're honoring Women's History Month with episodes from Powerhouse, Governor

0:46.9

Gretchen Whitmer.

0:48.3

I fell in love with public policy, and that's kind of when I pivoted.

0:52.5

Then later, we dive into the rise of women's sports by hearing how sports investor Carolyn Tish Blodgett is shaping the industry.

1:00.4

Come join us and listen to She Pivits on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:07.5

Hey, Will. Do you ever get overwhelmed by how much science happens these days?

1:12.0

Constantly. I'm like, ah, there's so much science. I can't keep track of it all.

1:15.7

Then it's a good thing our podcast, part-time genius, is counting down the 25 greatest science ideas from the past 25 years.

1:23.3

That's right, Mango. We're talking animals.

1:25.3

In a paper called, quote, chickens prefer beautiful humans.

1:29.2

This was actually the title of the paper.

1:31.5

They all discovered that much like humans, chickens are attracted to symmetrical faces.

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