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Science... sort of

Ep 81: Science... sort of - Mad Men

Science... sort of

Brachiolope

Natural Sciences, Science

4.7 • 674 Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 12 April 2011

ā±ļø 71 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - Your logo may say more about you than you'd like, so spring for the nicer shirt, because sometimes you just can't fight evolution as aĀ new study shows that name brand can make the difference.

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00:12:18 - What are we drinking? Charlie talks labels and a different kind of taste. Ben goes back to a brand he trusts. And Ryan tries to stick with the theme with a very convoluted connection.

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00:17:41 - Trailer Trash Talk gets both high and deep as the Paleopals break down the trailer for Werner Herzog's new 3D documentaryĀ The Cave of Forgotten Dreams

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00:33:08 - Science... sort of gets topical with a story about how language affects culture, politics and so much more when aĀ video from RSAĀ about linguistics gets the Paleopals thinking about current events in the Arab world.

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00:49:52 - Paleopows are like uprisings, they show up when you least expect it and make you feel much less powerful. But this week we have a few doozies. First off, Ricky sends us a cryptic donation which helps explainĀ last week's sign off.Ā Then Ryan has some followup from theĀ NCAA tournament via Sam A.Ā And finally, Charlie has e-mail from a young whipper-snapper Doug who has beenĀ thinkingĀ long and hard about dark matter.

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Thanks for listening, we have a blog, sometimes we even us it. It's calledĀ The Paleocave.

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Music for this week's show:

Change ClothesĀ - Jay-Z

A Beautiful MineĀ - Aceyalone & RJD2

The CaveĀ - Mumford and Sons

That was a crazy game of pokerĀ - OAR

Transcript

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0:00.0

Here we go.

0:02.4

Hello, and welcome to Science Sort of.

0:11.4

Hello, welcome to Science Sort of Episode 81.

0:14.7

The theme this week is Mad Men.

0:16.8

Joining me this week to discuss things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were.

0:21.2

Science are my paleo palo paler partners in crime. Charlie?

0:25.1

Hey, everybody.

0:26.0

And Ben.

0:27.1

Good evening.

0:28.0

On call Canadian, Extraordinaire.

0:30.6

That's right. I'm extraordinary.

0:32.9

Ben, like a Mountie, always gets his science.

0:35.6

The way you might recognize a Mountie is they have a very distinctive set of clothes.

0:39.4

I don't know if it's named brand.

0:40.5

I don't know where the Mounties get their clothes.

0:41.9

But if they had a logo, it would probably mean something to you, right, Charlie?

0:45.8

It would.

0:46.6

People would pay attention to it, and it may increase the amount of money I would give to them

0:51.8

if they're asking for a charitable cause.

1:01.1

So it turns out the label you wear on your clothes is kind of important, or it can be important, because human beings are fickle, superficial creatures, and we are attracted to flashy things

1:07.9

that may indicate status or evolutionary fitness.

1:12.1

All right, so moving on to our next story.

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