Be More Specific

Be More Specific

By Teagan Mulford and Bekah PageEducation
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Be More Specific episodes

  • How Do Sunburns Work?

    Getting crispy is most people's least favorite part of the summer. But why does it happen? Why is skin so gross? Why does Teagan insist on choosing topics that make most people nauseated? 

    https://medlineplus.gov/sunexposure.html

    https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a30691658/sun-poisoning-pictures/

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-you-get/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aFm087_XWg

    https://www.healthline.com/health/eye-health/sunburned-eyes#takeaway

    https://brobergeyecare.com/pinguecula/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freckle

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/120711-sunburn-health-summer-nation-science

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sunburn/symptoms-causes/syc-20355922

    https://www.colorescience.com/blogs/learn/how-does-sunscreen-work-to-protect-your-skin#:~:text=Chemical%20sunscreens%20contain%20organic%20compounds,against%20one%20or%20the%20other.

    https://www.badgerbalm.com/pages/what-is-spf-sunscreen-sun-protection-factor

    https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-does-a-high-spf-protect-my-skin-better/

    https://www.heifer.org/blog/sun-protection-through-the-ages-infographic.html

    54 min
  • Got Milk?
    Bekah is a milk fiend and Teagan is lactose intolerant, but both were pressured into consuming lots of the stuff in elementary school. What gives? Why is there so much milk? Why is it so yummy? Got Milk?
    https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/whole-vs-skim-milk#TOC_TITLE_HDR_4
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20071648/
    https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/sugar-in-milk
    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191123-what-milk-is-best-cows-dairy-free-alternative
    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190218-when-did-humans-start-drinking-cows-milk
    https://www.theguardian.com/food/2018/nov/11/how-we-lost-our-love-milk-alt
    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46654042
    https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/milk-really-good-you-ncna894341
    https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/is-milk-bad-for-you-heres-what-the-science-says
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_substitute
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Got_Milk%3F
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance
    1 hr 1 min
  • Movie Watch: Foodfight! (The Worst Animated Film, Ever!)
    Teagan forces Bekah to watch Foodfight. Bekah will never trust Teagan's recommendations EVER again.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/movies/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-computer-animated-foodfight.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_Entertainmenthttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249516/https://lostmediawiki.com/Foodfight!_(partially_found_early_version_of_CGI_animated_film;_2002)#cite_note-2https://mobile.twitter.com/TheMilanTooner/status/1384241434505617409
    1 hr 2 min
  • What is a Meme?
    What's a meme? Ooga chaka baby. Bekah explains the ancient history of memes, and they discuss the intricacies of internet culture today! https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/from-kilroy-to-pepe-a-brief-history-of-memes/https://www.howtogeek.com/356232/what-is-a-meme/https://www.britannica.com/topic/memehttps://www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/140427-best-stupidest-and-most-famous-internet-memes-aroundhttps://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/first-meme-everhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_memehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics
    54 min
  • What is the Cloud?

    What is the Cloud? Where is all that data being kept? Why keep it not on a USB in a box under your mattress?? Teagan explains the intricacies of the Cloud, while Bekah ponders the singularity.

    https://digital.hbs.edu/platform-rctom/submission/cloud-based-rendering-for-the-animation-industry/

    https://www.keepitsafe.com/blog/post/how-data-backup-saved-the-toy-story-franchise/

    https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/blog/cloud-pixar-and-hollywood-computing/

    https://virtusdatacentres.com/item/381-where-is-cloud-data-physically-located#:~:text=Data%20Centre%20Storage&text=They%20are%20not%20floating%20around,server%20farms%20around%20the%20world.

    https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_practice/publications/techreport/abatechreport2019/abacusnextsponsored/

    https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-can-voice-assistants-understand-us#:~:text=Voice%20assistants%20are%20programs%20on,will%20jump%20into%20a%20tale.

    1 hr
  • How Hard IS it to Climb Mount Everest?
    Teagan and Bekah climb Mount Everest! Just Kidding! Turns out that Everest is scary!Sources:https://www.liveabout.com/geology-of-mount-everest-755308#:~:text=The%20peak%20of%20Mount%20Everest,over%20400%20million%20years%20ago.&text=Possibly%20as%20much%20as%20twenty,remains%20had%20turned%20into%20rock.https://www.himalayaguide.com/blog/26/everest-base-camp-height-everest-base-camp-altitude-mount-everest-height-update-2019.htmlhttps://kathmandupost.com/national/2021/04/10/pandemic-it-s-not-there-on-everesthttp://www.alanarnette.com/everest/everestfaq.phphttps://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/04/14/599417489/one-third-of-everest-deaths-are-sherpa-climbershttps://www.cnn.com/2018/06/04/health/altitude-sickness-everesthttps://www.marveladventure.com/blog/rainbow-valley-everesthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francys_Arsentievhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness#Primary_symptomshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest#Death_zonehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_zonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ard0ugA6Do8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh58DAynWfs
    1 hr 11 min
  • Why Can't We Get Rid of All Mosquitoes?
    Teagan launches a passionate defense for her mosquito friends. Bekah is forced to listen and engage with Teagan's BugTalk. Sources:https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malariahttps://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/defense-mosquitoeshttps://connecticutgreen.com/in-defense-of-the-mosquito/https://www.nature.com/news/2010/100721/full/466432a.htmlhttps://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-begins-study-vaccine-protect-against-mosquito-borne-diseaseshttps://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04009824, Personal Communications with Dr. Riley Nelson
    39 min
  • What Makes a Cult Classic?
    Teagan and Bekah talk Cult Classics! What gives some movies a second wind? Why are most cult classics so...weird?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_filmhttps://www.liveabout.com/what-is-a-cult-film-4156574https://www.filmsite.org/cultfilms.htmlhttps://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/cult-movies-time-warp-documentaryhttps://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/how-does-a-film-become-a-cult-classic-2/
    1 hr
  • Why Are There So Many (Bad) Sequels?
    What makes a sequel? Why are there so many? Why did Teagan have an enchilada mistake?Podcast Sequel Sources: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-hollywood-makes-more-sequels-every-year-even-though-shane-snow https://www.fastcompany.com/3038692/why-sequels-succeed-or-fail-as-explained-by-22-jump-street-and-sin-city-2?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_675670&cid=rp012zergnet https://www.reddit.com/r/RedLetterMedia/comments/djo5pq/why_sequels_and_reboots_often_fail/ https://filmanddigitalmedia.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/the-success-and-failure-of-the-movie-sequel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Walt_Disney_Pictures_films#2020s
    39 min

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