Ep 216: Science... sort of - Podcat

Science... sort of

Brachiolope

Of, Science, Network, Paleopals, Media, Brachiolope, Natural Sciences, Sort

4.8 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2015

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - How did humans domesticate cats? Per usual, the answer may come from chemistry. Also, why did cats never put in the effort to become man's best friend? Aloof jerks. Do you want to know more about cats? Check out actual book Wild Cats of the World. Ryan has a copy, maybe you should too.

00:26:21 - Cats drink using their tongue and physics. We just drink using our mouths, and this week Patrick kicks things off with a The Corruption IPA from DC Brau. Abe is a bit under the weather so relies upon the healing powers of the a Maker's Mark Hot Toddy. And Ryan mixed up Schrodinger and Heisenberg and their respective relevance to cats but manages to power through his Hoppenburg Uncertainty Principle from River North Brewing.

00:33:33 - Now for the really important question: What does your cat think you are? Some say your cat thinks you're a cat. Others say that your cat thinks you're an unpredictable ape. Which is it SCIENCE?

00:56:13 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like cats, they difficult to tame and can give you parasites if you're not careful. Abe presents a new recurring donation from Andrew H. Thanks, Andrew! Patrick is surprised to learn that a bigfoot has been sighted on the island state of Hawaii by Tara F. Ryan has something special from the physical mailbox from Veronica W. This week we're giving away the game Offspring Fling! for Steam. If you'd like it, just be the first to write in and it could be yours!

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

Music for this week's show:

Cat Turned Blue - Rusted Root

Here Is Gone - Goo Goo Dolls

Cat Piano - Seabear

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0:00.0	So I went to the East Berlin Zoo, and it was like, I've never been to a zoo where I was, there were so few people and the animals were like interactive with the people.
0:09.0	Okay.
0:09.7	Like the hyenas, the doles, the leopards, like the leopard, there's leopard tried to fucking eat me.
0:13.5	It was amazing.
0:14.4	I was so excited.
0:16.9	From science sort of.com, you're listening to Science Sort of.
0:36.2	Yeah. From science sort of.com, you're listening to Science Sort of. Hello and welcome to Science Sort of. This is episode 216. I'm your host Ryan. Our theme this week is podcast.
0:44.6	Yeah, so you'll see. You'll see what that means. We're going to discuss things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science. Joining me today are two stalwart, paleopal, podcasting, partners, and crime.
0:55.7	One of them is Patrick Wheatley.
0:57.0	And the stalwartiest.
0:58.5	And the other is the slightly less stalwart, Abraham Padilla.
1:02.3	I do what I can.
1:04.5	So, guys, today we're talking about cats.
1:07.4	Mm-hmm.
1:08.1	And I'm going to do something cat-like in that I'm going to be unpredictable. And I want to
1:12.1	switch our topics because I like topics to topic two, topic two better than topic one. Okay. It is
1:17.4	better. I agree with you there. So, Patrick, you were one, suggested a story on how we humans
1:24.1	created what we now know as the modern cat, and I thought it was really awesome,
1:28.0	and so you should tell us a little bit about it, and then we could discuss.
1:30.6	I didn't even remember that I suggested this.
1:33.6	Yeah, this was all you, man.
1:34.6	Well, I keep a database, and the database puts things in there, like, suggested by Patrick.
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