We Have Concerns

We Have Concerns

Jeff Cannata and Anthony Carboni talk about the personal philosophical concerns they find lurking inside everyday things. It's fun?

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April 15, 2024 72 mins

Consumer Reports released a new report on Lunchables in which it found lead and cadmium, and also observed the presence of phthalates, which can impact reproductive health and the human hormonal system. Anthony and Jeff discuss the findings, and how to face the challenge of eating food that isn't actively trying to kill you.

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Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni

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April 1, 2024 68 mins

It is the 200th anniversary of the first dinosaur discovery, so Jeff and Anthony dig into the story of finding fossils and naming them. It leads them to the wild story of William Buckland, the man who coined the term Megalosaurus, in 1824. If you think you know dinosaurs, you may be shocked by how they entered popular culture. 

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March 27, 2024 58 mins

A pair of recent studies suggest that the act of putting pen or pencil to paper increases brain activity and retention when compared to typing words into a computer. Anthony and Jeff discuss living a papered life, and whether taking physical notes is worth the increase in learning.

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March 18, 2024 49 mins

Statistics are amazing things. This week, Anthony and Jeff dig into the data around death to determine the most likely month and day that people all around the world will meet their end.

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Link to this week's story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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March 4, 2024 47 mins

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Link to this week's story:  https://boingboing.net/2024/02/12/how-to-disrupt-meetings-the-cia-way.html

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February 19, 2024 54 mins

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Link to this week's story:  https://www.sciencealert.com/our-perception-of-time-can-actually-speed-up-wound-healing

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February 12, 2024 56 mins

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January 22, 2024 59 mins

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January 15, 2024 60 mins

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Link to this week's story:  https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/11/want-to-skip-that-christmas-party-the-host-probably-wont-mind-study-shows

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January 9, 2024 44 mins

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Link to this week's story:  https://nowarchaeology.com/when-and-how-did-people-start-wearing-clothes/

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Link to this week's story: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/27/ultra-processed-foods-are-not-more-appealing-study-finds

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December 4, 2023 47 mins

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Link to this week's story:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-lead-a-meaningful-life-become-your-own-hero/

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November 27, 2023 46 mins

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Link to this week's story:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/peak-fear-experiment-haunted-house

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November 13, 2023 54 mins

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Link to this week's story: https://badastronomy.substack.com/p/where-were-going-we-will-need-roads?r=a8hw&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

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November 6, 2023 46 mins

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Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata
Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni

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October 27, 2023 43 mins

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Link to this week's story:  https://www.science.org/content/article/tickled-rats-reveal-brain-structure-controls-laughter

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October 16, 2023 58 mins

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Link to this week's story:  https://www.colorado.edu/today/2023/08/31/news-flash-opposites-dont-actually-attract

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September 29, 2023 49 mins

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Link to this week's story:  https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/09/salt-taste-systems-sodium-mystery/675346/

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September 22, 2023 42 mins

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Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata
Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni

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