Ep 163: Science... sort of - La Bella Vita

Science... sort of

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4.8 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2013

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - Massimo Pigliucci returns to the show to talk about his new book, Answers for Aristotle. Part 1 of our interview barely scratches the surface for how science and philosophy (aka SciPhy) can help YOU answer some of life's biggest questions.

00:27:49 - In our estimation, one of the big questions of life is, "What are you drinking?" Kelly answers with a Cabernet Sauvignon. Ryan has a multivariate cocktail including some barrel-aged gin from Smooth Ambler, some homemade tonic water using a Sodastream and Jack Rudy tonic syrup, and, of course, a splash of lime. Jacob kicks back Hofbräu Dunkel.

00:35:06 - Jacob announces a new, and hopefully more scientific direction, for Trailer Trash Talk for 2013, beginning with Tom Cruise's latest scientifical sci-fi flick Oblivion.

00:49:56 - Part 2 of our interview with Massimo begins with Jacob getting us off topic on science philosophy and science literacy. Plus some of the specifics for finding your own eudaimonia. Make sure you read Ryan's review of the book and buy your own copy! Thanks again to Massimo for giving us some of his time and make sure to check out his own blog and podcast!

01:24:53 - PaleoPOWs are quite philosophical, in that the uninformed don't quite get the point, but trust us, it matters. Kelly kicks off with an iTunes review from Tzeros who assaults our comedy chops, but after giving us 5-stars we don't really care what the words are. Ryan is rapturous thanks to a donation from Cameron L. Thanks, Cameron! And Jacob closes us out with a Facebook comment via James C. regarding a Vonnegut misremembering, which Jacob deleted like a punk, so now James is in charge of Jacob's admin status. Take him down, James!

Thanks for listening and be sure to check out the Brachiolope Media Network for more great science podcasts!

Music for this week's show provided by:

Feelin' Alright - Sweatshop Union

Love is Like a Bottle of Gin - The Magnetic Fields

Inside Out - Eve 6

Washin' + Wonderin' - Stroke 9

Transcript

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0:00.0	Do-to-do.
0:01.1	You're really good at that, like, off-the-cuff transition.
0:04.3	Yeah.
0:05.0	What do you mean?
0:06.2	You know, I've been trying to do transitions in my show every once in a while,
0:11.1	and I just find that I stumble like crazy.
0:13.8	But you just, it flows from your mouth just beautifully as though you had written it out ahead of time,
0:20.1	but I imagine you have not.
0:21.5	Nope.
0:22.2	Nope. I am feeling a little jealous right now. I don't know. I'll be honest.
0:25.0	Yeah, I don't know how I do it. My brain just, I just, and I go on autopilot, because I'm not even
0:28.9	thinking, you know.
0:30.5	You've got mad skills, homie. Yep. For real. Well, it's like people that stood in front of the mirror and did magic tricks to learn how
0:37.7	to do sleight of hand. Ryan did that except he just talked. Well, it paid off. From
0:45.9	science sort of.com, you're listening to Science Sort of. This is episode 163. Our theme this week is La Bella Vita, which means the good life in Italian, and joining me to discuss things that are science, things that are sort of science,
1:11.5	things that wish they were science, which are all things that make this life good to live,
1:15.4	are my paleo palo-paceting partners in crime, Kelly.
1:17.9	Hello!
1:18.7	And Jacob.
1:19.6	What's up, paleo punks?
1:20.8	I'm Ryan. If I forgot to say that, that's who I am.
1:24.5	We're also joined this week by a very special guest. We interviewed Massimo Pigliucci, the author of the new book, Answers for Aristotle,
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