Ep 215: Science... sort of - Good Enough For Now

Science... sort of

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4.8 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2015

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - This week Ryan is joined by Mara Grunbaum, author of the popular Tumblr blog and now book, WTF, Evolution?! The conversation begins with how Mara got started writing about science, and the challenges that come with writing science for adults and kids alike.

00:17:40 - Trying to make excuses for evolution is enough to drive anyone to drink, and we're no exception. Mara consoles herself with a 400 Pound Monkey from Left Hand Brewery, while Ryan gets feisty with a Two-headed Rooster from Out of Bounds Brewing Co. A discussion of fighting prowess obviously ensues.

00:21:13 - In part two of Ryan's conversation with Mara, we mostly discuss her blog and book all about the quirks and foibles of evolution. Does Mara have favorites? What nonsense did Ryan contribute to her book? Is her book meant to praise or undermine the whackiness of natural selection? You'll have to listen to find out!

00:53:32 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like evolution, sometimes they find deceptively simple solutions to complex problems. This week the solution to our financial problems is solved in the form of a recurring donation initiated by Adam. K. Thanks, Adam!

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Music for this week's show:

True and Mighty - The Reigning Monarchs

Monkey!!!Knife!!!Fight!!! - Minus the Bear

Kyle Quit The Band - Tenacious D

Transcript

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0:00.0	And then how do you pronounce your last name?
0:01.5	I want to make sure I get it.
0:03.1	Thank you for asking.
0:04.1	It's Grunbaum.
0:05.3	Grunbaum, okay.
0:07.1	Yep.
0:07.5	Excellent.
0:08.0	I think I can.
0:08.6	Mara, I assume, is the first name.
0:11.1	Yes.
0:11.7	Okay.
0:12.3	But thank you for asking that, too.
0:14.9	I get all sorts of things.
0:16.8	Yeah, yeah.
0:17.4	Well, my last name's helped, so I responded just about, just about anything.
0:24.5	Right. Anything that has the right consonants in it.
0:27.5	Yes, yes. And the person's generally looking in my direction.
0:29.2	Right.
0:34.4	From science sort of.com, you're listening to Science Sort of.
0:55.6	You're listening to Science Sort of. This is episode 213. I'm your host, Ryan, and our theme this week is good enough for now, because that's what the theme was, and the reason we chose it will become appropriate
1:00.1	shortly. I am joined this week for an interview with Mara Groombaum, who is a graduate of NYU's
1:08.1	Science Health and Environmental Reporting Program, and now lives in Brooklyn as a science writer, health, and environmental reporting program, and now lives in Brooklyn
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