Tom and Elliot discuss some of the more questionable signs that we might be in a recession and new work increasing Vitamin D in tomatoes using genetic modification with CRISPR.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:55 This Week's Topics

00:06:54 Topic 1 Bizzare indicators of recession

00:12:58 Hemline Index

00:18:55 R-Word Index

00:22:08 Men's Underwear Index

00:31:42 Bonus Index List

00:40:05 Stripper Sentiment

00:41:23 Actual Recession Indicators

00:44:54 Topic 2 CRISPR Super Tomatoes

01:03:44 Wrapping Up

✍️SHOW NOTES

Part 1 - Stripper Things

-- Original tweet from @Reversecowgirl69 - https://twitter.com/botticellibimbo/status/1527390388167659528

-- Skyscraper Index - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_Index

-- Hemline Index - https://www.nytimes.com/1974/02/24/archives/probing-the-markets-depths-still-lower-prices-for-stocks-seen-by.html

-- "R-Word" Index - https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2001/04/05/the-r-word

-- Men's Underwear Index - https://bikashkampo.com/the-underwear-theory-of-economic-growth/

-- Champagne Index - https://www.liv-ex.com/news-insights/indices/

-- Bridgwater Capital Frothiness - https://www.bridgewater.com/research-and-insights/ray-dalio-stock-market-bubble

Part 2 - CRISPR Tomatoes

-- Biofortified tomatoes provide a new route to vitamin D sufficiency https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-022-01154-6

-- Nature Plants https://www.nature.com/nplants/editors

-- What is CRISPR? https://www.newscientist.com/definition/what-is-crispr/

-- Co-Inventor of CRISPR, Emmanuel Charpentier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuelle_Charpentier

-- Co-Inventor of CRISPR, Jennifer Doudna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Doudna

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