Afleveringen
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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on December 22, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Ep 10: Warm Poopoopeepeepedia."
Original Patreon description: We're trying to stay warm here in frigid Montana, so we discuss all things warm and cozy with ex-Tangents host, Stefan Chin!
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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on November 23, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Episode 9: Thankspooping!"
Original Patreon description: This month we are grateful for turkey, crescent rolls, friends, and you our wonderful Patrons! Enjoy our game of Family Food and an inexplicable breakdown of everyone's shower schedules. What are you thankful for this year?
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on October 29, 2021 titled "Tangents ~BOOOOnus~ Pod Episode 8: Spooky Scary Science."
Original Patreon description: Why do we get the creepy crawlies? Why do phobias exist? Why is my milk wriggling?!? I'd avoid eating anything around minute 18:30 if I were you...
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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on September 30, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Pod Episode 7: Stump Hank!"
Original Patreon description: This month, it's finally time to Stump Hank! See how he holds up to intense questioning about Star Trek, dark matter, and fashion! Plus: Ceri's long-promised beagle howl impression!
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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on August 31, 2021 titled "Poopoopeepeepedia Episode 6."
Original Patreon description: Alternative name to this podcast that keeps changing: Hank's Hangover Corner! Poor guy was too hungover to be properly stumped but we hope you enjoy Hank's humble brag about his famous friends and their mysterious hangover cures.
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Summer is just around the corner, with all its golden-hued evenings, icy-cold treats, groovy music, and winding roads laden with promises of adventure. If you're heading out on an epic summer road trip, bring this Tangents compilation along for the ride and squeeze in some learning between roadside attractions and snack stops!
Episodes in this compilation:
S1 E14 - The Sun, original airdate: February 12, 2019
S2 E7 - Radio, original airdate: December 24, 2019
S2 E40 - Cars, original airdate: September 8, 2020
S3 E36 - Heat, original airdate: November 2, 2021
S4 E14 - Beaches, original airdate: June 14, 2022
Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform.
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Hank: @hankgreen on X
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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on July 28, 2021 titled "Poopoopeepeepedia - Episode 5."
Original Patreon description: Hank faces the consequences of his bathroom humor titling by diving into the poopy waters of urine and feces!
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Hank: @hankgreen on X -
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on June 30, 2021 titled "Q and Bidet - Episode 4."
Original Patreon description: What popular songs does Ceri know? How stumped did she get by your science questions? Listen to this episode of Q and Bidet (I should mention Hank came up with that name all by himself) to find out!
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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on May 28, 2021 titled "Q and Play - Episode 3!"
Original Patreon description: We've named the Patreon podcast! Enjoy Sam trying to answer your science questions while Ceri and Hank give him encouraging/condescending smiles.
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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on April 30, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Episode #2."
Original Patreon description: Ceri and Hank answer your questions about the future of science!
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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 26, 2021 titled "Tangents Bonus Episode #1!"
Original Patreon description: Hank, Sam, and Ceri answer your questions! Including: What happened to Chin Coins? Is there a scientific formula to a great joke? And how do non-newtonian fluids work? Featuring a snazzy new song by the one and only, Tuna!
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Stroll back in time to look ahead at the future with Tangents in this compilation of episodes investigating the science and innovations that have pushed humanity and technology ever on down the road of advancement!
Episodes in this compilation:
S1 E15 - Artificial Intelligence, original airdate: February 19, 2019
S2 E23 - Robots, original airdate: April 14, 2020 S4 E2 - Computers, original airdate: March 8, 2022
S4 E44 - Lasers, original airdate: February 28, 2023
S5 E29 - Machine Learning, original airdate: April 30, 2024
Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform.
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The day has arrived- this is our very last episode of Tangents ever! So of course, we had to talk about a topic that's near and dear to our hearts forever: Tangents. Ride down memory lane with us and returning original host Stefan Chin as we reminisce, try to remember what we've learned, and still learn new stuff in an episode that's the true encapsulation of everything we love about this show.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!
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[This or That: SciShow or Tangents or Both]
Eyedrops to deliver a drug called pilocarpine
https://nerdfighteria.info/v/ekmb6KQahuk/
African crested rat with toxin-loaded fur
https://www.livescience.com/crested-rats-have-poison-fur.html
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/27/938878618/for-rats-that-coat-themselves-in-poison-these-rodents-are-surprisingly-cuddly
https://nerdfighteria.info/v/CQAVcAJQsEM/
Spleen cells creating splenunculi
https://nerdfighteria.info/v/3xXyBCckWsM
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/13/505349283/meet-the-spleen-the-strange-little-organ-that-can-multiply
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27226272/
Car transmission failures due to endangered species act
https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/17/archives/transmission-problems-in-cars-linked-to-ban-on-whale-killing.html
https://magazine.washington.edu/feature/the-innovation-file-solving-a-whale-of-a-problem/
https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-the-jojoba-plant-saved-the-sperm-whale-1716719552
https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/15/archives/oil-from-a-shrub-found-in-desert-may-save-the-sperm-whale.html
https://www.lubesngreases.com/magazine/whale-oil-biobased-and-bygone/
[The Gauntlet]
Preventing snails from growing external shells
https://www.wired.com/2010/10/snails-slugs-shell-evolution/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101011090229.htm
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1525-142X.2010.00433.x
Female mouse pee compound that decreases pain and increases stress in males
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abi9366
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/953803
Niagara falls 1969 project
https://www.niagarafallsinfo.com/niagara-falls-history/niagara-falls-geology/american-dry-falls/
https://slate.com/technology/2019/05/niagara-falls-june-1969-dewatering.html
https://m.ammoth.us/blog/2010/03/absent-rivers-ephemeral-parks/
Wolf puppies acting like domesticated dogs
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/824375
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(19)30557-7
Ethyl mercaptan-sniffing animals
https://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/0894.pdf
https://bedfordaudubon.org/2016/01/07/turkey-vulture-and-black-vulture/
https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/birdnote-daily/turkey-vultures-and-gas-pipelines
Ika-tako computer virus
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/japanese-virus
https://www.computerworld.com/article/1343317/hacker-s-p2p-virus-replaces-files-with-sea-creature-manga.html
Frogs that donât have middle ears but can still hear
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1302218110
https://phys.org/news/2013-09-frogs-ears-mouth.html
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3023005/
[Ask the Science Couch]
Mathematical uses for tangents
https://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/classes/calciii/TangentNormalVectors.aspx
http://www.braeunig.us/space/orbmech.htm
https://science.nasa.gov/learn/basics-of-space-flight/chapter4-1/
https://www.nasa.gov/ames-engineering/spaceflight-division/flight-dynamics/trajectory-design/
https://willkempartschool.com/compostional-mistakes-in-drawing/
[Butt One More Thing]
Young turquoise killifish gut microbes made old fish live longer
https://www.nature.com/news/young-poo-makes-aged-fish-l
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/120980v2
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We're thrilled to be joined for a special return to the topic of Cancer by our own magnificent editorial assistant, Deboki Chakravarti! We cover a ton in this beefy episode, so grab a snack, get comfy, and prepare to dive deep on a topic that's well worth the revisit.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!
Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks youâll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!
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[Truth or Fail]
Water-logged diaper scans
https://www.nist.gov/pml/about-pml/pml-working-you/pml-working-you-archives/fighting-cancer-diapers
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2017/11/how-disposable-diapers-can-improve-measurements-tumor-growth
Toothbrush cancer camera
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2022/09/22/why-billionaire-eric-schmidt-is-backing-a-high-school-senior-making-a-cancer-detecting-toothbrush-and-other-brilliant-teens/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/obstetrics-gynecology/news/a-substantial-step-toward-earlier-endometrial-cancer-detection/mac-20560620
Cancer-cell kleenex
https://www.statnews.com/2017/09/06/masspec-pen-cancer/
[This or That: Researcher, Patient, or Both]
Round 1 - Sister Mary Joseph Nodule
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294222000089#sec0006
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00261-016-1031-1
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31864-6/abstract
Round 2 - Trousseau sign of malignancy
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468294222000089#sec0002
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1022062/
Round 3 - AOH1996
https://www.alexslemonade.org/blog/chance-meeting-leads-promising-cancer-treatment
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10592352/
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05227326
Round 4 - Papanicolaou (Pap) test
https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncy.22734
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213294514002178
[Ask the Science Couch]
Proposition 65 in the state of California & carcinogens in studies
https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/about-proposition-65
https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/proposition-65-list
https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/how-chemicals-are-added-proposition-65-list
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6349368/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10311-023-01668-1
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/wood-dust
Patreon bonus: Treatments for different cancers and why thereâs no singular cure
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types
https://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/about-cancer/what-is-cancer/
https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2023/10/cancer-is-not-one-disease
https://medlineplus.gov/cancer.html
[Butt One More Thing]
A trained dog could sniff out colorectal cancer in poop samples
https://gut.bmj.com/content/60/6/814
https://www.cshl.edu/the-doctor-will-sniff-you-now/
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Would it really be a conversation about plagues if noted plague-hater and tuberculosis-fighter John Green wasn't a part of it? In this episode John makes his Tangents debut at last, and we dig deep into whether we could fight an old, fat beaver and win, among other things.
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Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks youâll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!
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[Truth or Fail Express]
Hunter-gatherer from 5000 years ago infected with plague
https://www.livescience.com/5000-year-old-man-had-plague.html
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/oldest-strain-of-black-death-bacteria-found-in-5000-year-old-human-remains#Less-deadly-and-less-contagious
Isaac Newton plague cure
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sir-isaac-newtons-plague-prescription-toad-vomit-lozenges-180975039/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/isaac-newton-plague
Sewer pipes in Hanoi let plague-bearing rats breed
https://feralatlas.supdigital.org/poster/colonial-sewers-led-to-more-rats
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hanoi-rat-massacre-1902
[The Scientific Definition]
Four thieves vinegar
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7485289/
https://nutritionalgeography.faculty.ucdavis.edu/clove/
https://www.si.edu/es/object/die-mondsuchtigen:nmah_994026
The Vicary method / The live chicken treatment
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1472106/
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/665487
https://libguides.umn.edu/healthmisinformation
Zenexton
https://www.jstor.org/stable/44444207
https://archive.org/details/b30341681/page/n7/mode/2up
[Ask the Science Couch]
HIV resistance through genetic mutation and selective pressure (possibly from plagues)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1377146/
https://jmg.bmj.com/content/42/3/205
https://www.nature.com/news/2005/050307/full/news050307-15.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050325234239.htm
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC299980/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16880184/
Plague doctors probably didnât look like birds (until later / after theater)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_F%C3%BCrst,_Der_Doctor_Schnabel_von_Rom_(Holl%C3%A4nder_version).png
https://deathscent.com/2020/05/15/the-redolent-plague-doctor/
https://www.livescience.com/plague-doctors.html
[Butt One More Thing]
Using pastes made with human feces to treat bubonic plague
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/04/medieval-pandemic-cures-that-were-medieval/
https://hosted.lib.uiowa.edu/histmed/plague/
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Is it usefulness, accidental genius, or sheer dumb luck that produces inventions? Well, after this episode, we at least know for sure what Batman's answer would be. As for the rest of it, you'll just have to listen along while we dive into one of Ceri's dream topics: Inventions!
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!
Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks youâll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!
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While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[This or That]
Pacemaker
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3232561/
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/11/from-viagra-to-valium-the-drugs-that-were-discovered-by-accident
Snow globe
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-25298507
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-an-experiment-to-amplify-light-in-hospital-operating-rooms-led-to-the-accidental-invention-of-the-snow-globe-180985742/
Stethoscope
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1570491/
https://www.thoughtco.com/rene-laenecc-stethoscope-1991647
[The Scientific Definition]
Pigeon Vest
https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/pigeons-bras-go-war
Bat Bomb
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1090bats/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-almost-perfect-world-war-ii-plot-to-bomb-japan-with-bats
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/04/old-weird-tech-the-bat-bombs-of-world-war-ii/237267/
Chicken Eyeglasses
https://gizmodo.com/thousands-of-chickens-once-wore-glasses-to-stop-them-ki-1700343874
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1989/11/27/entrepreneur-wants-a-lens-in-every/
https://extension.psu.edu/poultry-cannibalism-prevention-and-treatment
https://patents.google.com/patent/US730918
Experiment (patent in category âBoats to ascend riversâ)
https://books.google.com/books?id=K1YdAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA120#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/nautarch/nwl/lake-champlain-projects/hoofbeats-over-the-water-ina-research-on-horse-powered-ferryboats/
https://books.google.com/books?id=z0Avt3ruFx0C&pg=PA294#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/the-search-for-lost-x
[Ask the Science Couch]
âAhead of their timeâ inventions (Undersea cables, Antikythera mechanism, electric cars)
https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/historyculture/french-transatlantic-cable.htm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84310-w
https://www.youtube.com/@clickspring
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-early-electric-cars
Patreon bonus: Patent law and whether you can apply without a prototype
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/100
https://www.legal.uillinois.edu/services/legal_guidance/inventions_and_patents
https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s2109.html
https://improbable.com/2014/02/21/the-blonsky-centrifugal-birthing-device-in-dublin/
[Butt One More Thing]
John Henry Kellogâs vibratory dining chair for bowel movements
https://www.museumofquackery.com/devices/k-chair.htm
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health-nutrition-history-quackery/enigmatic-dr-kellogg
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Do you want to play a game? Well, we sure do! We're joined by Sam's dream guest Jo Firestone, a comedian, podcaster, and game author and enthusiast to celebrate the joy (and evil) of playing games, especially the games on Tangents!
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!
Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks youâll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!
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Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where weâll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Truth or Fail: Express]
Researchers turned quitting smoking into competitive sport
https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2024/novel-digital-pet-game-within-smoking-cessation-app-increases-user-engagement-with-apps-tools-to-quit-smoking/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37566442/
Scientists watch a hydrogel play pong
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/22/scientists-enable-hydrogel-to-play-and-improve-at-pong-video-game
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1063433
Bonus: Dead salmon FMRI study
https://www.psychology.mcmaster.ca/bennett/psy710/readings/BennettDeadSalmon.pdf
Oregon Trail decision model
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1063290
[The Gauntlet]
Game Boy Pocket Sonar accessory
https://www.outdoorlife.com/fishing/game-boy-fishing-sonar/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/21/nintendo-game-boy-25-facts-for-its-25th-anniversary
https://gameboy.fandom.com/wiki/Game_Boy_Pocket_Sonar
Foldit players solve puzzles with what molecules
https://fold.it/about_foldit
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2024/press-release/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/foldit-gamers-solve-riddle/
AI neural network from floppy disk to electronic game
http://www.20q.net/?history
https://ecolloq.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/2006-Spring/announce.burgener.html
https://openreview.net/pdf?id=FlR4Wyubayy
Jenga name in Swahili
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/science-blog/jenga-tale-randomness-and-design
https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/jenga/
Candy Land disease epidemic
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/candy-land/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/history-disease-outbreaks-vaccine-timeline/polio
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/07/how-polio-inspired-the-creation-of-candy-land/594424/
Jeopardy
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/03/19/jeopardy-has-first-3-way-tie/
https://www.npr.org/2009/12/20/121664528/sing-muse-of-the-jeopardy-three-way-tie
https://j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=3578
https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/behind-scenes/breaking-down-four-rare-jeopardy-scenarios
100% win rate from high-speed robot
https://ishikawa-vision.org/fusion/Janken/index-e.html
[Ask the Science Couch]
Game replayability reasons, impacts, and areas of future research
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED596614.pdf
https://www.firstpersonscholar.com/the-games-people-replay/
https://research.vu.nl/ws/files/3135888/293191.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1875952121000574
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X22002652
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1155/2024/5876780
Patreon bonus: Gamification, another facet of motivation psychology
https://academictechnologies.it.miami.edu/support/course-design-assistance/game-based-learning/index.html
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1475760/1/gamification_CHI2016_preprint.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1875952119300953
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050921023255
https://online.nursing.georgetown.edu/blog/how-to-stop-procrastinating-there-is-a-science-to-it/
https://mcgraw.princeton.edu/undergraduates/resources/resource-library/understanding-and-overcoming-procrastination
[Butt One More Thing]
Original inventor of Scrabble was named Alfred Mosher Butts
https://time.com/archive/6909539/scrabble/
https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/scrabble/
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Is all life predestined, or is existence blown about by the whims of entropy? If we restarted the universe with the same world generating seed a la Minecraft, would it all play out the same??? These are ginormous questions that we do not get into in this episode! Instead, we're examining slightly more manageable examples of randomness in nature, in computing, and even in ourselves.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!
Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks youâll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!
And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where weâll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[The Scientific Definition]
The Lost Boarding Pass Problem
https://www.varsity.co.uk/science/23162
The Secretary Problem
https://www2.math.upenn.edu/~ted/210F10/References/Secretary.pdf
https://slate.com/technology/2014/12/the-secretary-problem-use-this-algorithm-to-determine-exactly-how-many-people-you-should-assess-before-making-a-new-hire-or-choosing-a-life-partner.html
The Sleeping Beauty Problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW27QJYNXtU
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-sleeping-beauty-problem-is-keeping-mathematicians-awake/
[Trivia Question]
Sum of numbers on a D120 vertex where 10 faces meet
https://www.wired.com/2016/05/mathematical-challenge-of-designing-the-worlds-most-complex-120-sided-dice/
[Fact Off]
Fastest computer worm in history was the random-scanning worm called Slammer (aka the Sapphire Worm)
https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~savage/papers/IEEESP03.pdf
https://www.science.org/content/article/fastest-worm-ever
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1523881
Effectiveness of randomly promoting employees in a business instead of promoting by merit
[Ask the Science Couch]
Humans are (maybe) bad at intuitively understanding or predicting randomness
https://cocosci.princeton.edu/tom/papers/hard.pdf
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5215234/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5933241/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010027717302895
https://zhaolab.psych.ubc.ca/pdfs/Zhao_2014_JEPHPP.pdf
Patreon bonus: pseudorandom number generators and randomization seeds
https://www.random.org/randomness/
https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/pseudorandom_number_generator
https://www.acsac.org/2003/papers/79.pdf
https://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/
[Butt One More Thing]
Dung beetles that attach themselves to butts to find poop non-randomly
https://www.sfzoo.org/dung-beetle/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19169550/
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Hello Tangents listeners! We are off this week to rest up and enjoy the holidays, so in place of a regular episode we have a super special treat from friends of the show that we're excited to share! We're dropping an episode of a new podcast series from Chalk and Blade Productions called "Our Big Shot."
What if we could build a disease free world? Well, we almost have. We are at a point in history where we have a Big Shot to make that happen. Dr Seema Yasmin, expert in disease control, brings you the stories of disease eradication, and the pioneers who can tell us how to finish the journey. These conversations will make you smarter, entertain and surprise you, and give you hope for the future of humanity.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!
Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks youâll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!
And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where weâll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
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One year passes, another is just around the bend, so let's look back on the top 6 Tangents episodes of 2024!! From intriguing topics to spooky mystery guests, this compilation truly summarizes a wild, wonderful year for Tangents. We hope you enjoy reminiscing with us, and we look forward to all that's ahead!
Original episodes:
6. Feathers - airdate March 19, 2024
5. Glue - airdate May 14, 2024
4. Cheese - airdate February 6, 2024
3. Garbage - airdate March 5, 2024
2. Roller Coasters - airdate September 17, 2024
1. Caves - airdate October 1, 2024
Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!
Head to www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks youâll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!
And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where weâll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
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