237: Gerard Dean Peters on Asteroid Fly-Bys, Super-Volcano Solutions and Language Ethics
Publisher |
Boardwalk Audio
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Comedy
Science & Medicine
Categories Via RSS |
Comedy
Science & Medicine
Publication Date |
Aug 24, 2017
Episode Duration |
01:06:23

Comedian Gerard Dean Peters stops by to help us take a look at some near-Earth Asteroids headed our way, what we should be doing to fight super-volcanoes and why speaking in your non-native language helps you to be more logical, and less emotional.

EARTH GRAZIN'

expected-to-skim-past-earth-in-october.htm">http://www.techtimes.com/articles/212546/20170812/asteroid-expected-to-skim-past-earth-in-october.htm

near-earth-asteroid-to-safely-zoom-past-the-planet-on-sept-1.htm">http://www.techtimes.com/articles/212740/20170819/large-near-earth-asteroid-to-safely-zoom-past-the-planet-on-sept-1.htm

TAPPING SUPER-VOLCANOES

greater-threat-than-asteroids-earths-20-known-supervolcanoes-erupt-once-every-100000-years.html">http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2017/08/a-greater-threat-than-asteroids-earths-20-known-supervolcanoes-erupt-once-every-100000-years.html

FOREIGNER LANGUAGES MAKE YOU MORE LOGICAL (or MAKE THE PRESIDENT SPEAK SPANISH!)

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817141717.htm

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