Hey, Paleopausee Ryan here. I just wanted to drop in a few quick announcements before we get to this week's show. If you can hear some noise in the background, it's because I'm recording this at the Cole Creek Tap room in Laramie where they, no joke, have a beer on tap called the Sloth, sinful, pale ale, which I am currently enjoying. Since this show is kind of a long-form interview, I wanted to basically do the Paleo P segment up front, which means that I first want to thank Robert M,

not the Robert M, being interviewed, and John P,

for their generous donations to the show.

They've both donated before, and it's awesome to have people come back and donate again.

So thanks, guys.

Consider yourselves the sponsors of this week's show.

I also want to quickly mention that there are only a few hours left for my crowdfunding campaign. It's Experiment.com slash Sloss if you want to become a backer, which will get you research updates about my work as I do it, plus my immense gratitude.

If you're listening to this much later, the campaign's over, but you can still check out

Experiment.com for other science projects you might like to contribute to it.

Finally, I want to mention that we're running an iTunes review contest. Leave a new iTunes review between now and the summer solstice,

and you'll be entered into a drawing for some sweet swag.

I think that's about it for me, so now on to the show.

We'll refrain.

I'll try to refrain from whistling.

I make no promises about a lot of things.

As long as you can bring the science, I think we're okay.

I think I can.

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Hello and welcome to Science Sort of. This is episode 242. Our theme this week is The Little Slothologist that could. I'm your host, Ryan, and joining

me to talk about things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that

wish they were science, is fellow slothologists, Dr. Robert Mack. The A is silent, but also invisible,

Mac Afi. Aphe. McAfee.

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