Episode 405 - Alex Falcone

Probably Science

Andy Wood, Matt Kirshen

Jessecase, Comedy, News, Mattkirshen, Standup, Andywood, Science & Medicine, Science, Brookswheelan

4.8 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Comedian Alex Falcone (@alex_falcone) of the podcast Read It and Weep (and a great NASA rejection letter) joins Andy and Matt to talk about why Benford's Law doesn't apply to election data, Hamburglar voting irregularities, Andy's upcoming Jeopardy appearance (this Monday, November 16th), whether or not Alex Falcone was named after Alex Trebek, some good news on using psilocybin to treat depression, British soldiers on acid , a ridiculously named new Covid-19 drug and Canada's top science prize recognizing work on gels that mimic human tissues.

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0:00.0	This week's episode of Probably Science is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus,
0:03.1	who are offering a 14-day trial with unlimited access to their entire library for free
0:07.5	if you visit The Great CoursesPlus.com slash probably.
0:23.6	Hey, everyone, welcome to Probably Science. I'm Matt Kirshan. I'm Andy Wood.
0:25.6	Wow. What a, what a different world we're in today.
0:29.6	Right?
0:30.6	Compared to last episode.
0:31.6	Yeah, it's interesting how...
0:33.6	What a mildly different world.
0:35.6	Are you optimistic right now?
0:38.2	I'm less pessimistic.
0:39.9	Same.
0:40.7	It really, I'm surprised at how much I genuinely felt a change in my overall stress level.
0:46.8	Like, I know that shouldn't be, this shouldn't have anything that affected any of us.
0:50.2	Yeah.
0:50.5	That directly, but I really, I kind of sleep better a little bit.
0:54.0	I will say, we should introduce our guests. Yes, let kind of sleep better a little bit.
0:56.5	I will say, we should introduce our guests.
0:59.1	I'll talk without being introduced.
0:59.9	I don't give a fuck.
1:02.1	But also, can I say fuck?
1:03.5	Yeah, great.
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