Damn Interesting Week

By Damn InterestingEducation Arts

Damn Interesting Week episodes

May 08, 2020 2020-05-08 - Definite Sniffaging
Vibrating couture, With love from the Philippines, Abandoned ouroboros, Rock-munching bacteria, Aussie ATM glitches, Hypoallergenic kitties, Sniffing strangers, Webcalls with garden eels.
Jennifer and Angie discuss the curated links for the week of 5/8/2020.
42 min
May 01, 2020 2020-05-01 - Gluey Chicken Feathers
A sheep seven years unshorn, Posing as the Beatles, Volcanic motivation, Ancient Roman recycling, IVF toads, Always bet on scissors, Thomas Jefferson the gardener, Digital dating in the 60s.
Jennifer and Angie discuss the curated links for the week of 05/01/2020.
37 min
April 24, 2020 2020-04-24 - 'Rantula Venom
Turkish sanitizer, Ubiquity of the George Foreman grill, Converting thoughts into written text, Mice brain lasers, Amateur fighter jet flights, Digging up Asia for science, Spider venom painkillers, The confluence of joy and programming.
Jennifer and Angie discuss the curated links for the week of 04/24/2020.
43 min
April 17, 2020 2020-04-17 - Buttercup Snuff Films
[Struggling with lockdown tech issues this week; apologies for the audio quality!] Mythologizing Newton's productivity, Music for plants, Stomping on flowers for science, Weird Al the genius, Tardigrades on the fashion runway, World of Warcraft goes viral, Undersea silly string.
Jennifer and Angie discuss the curated links for the week of 4/17/2020.
43 min
April 10, 2020 2020-04-10 - Basil Pepper Stew
Self-isolating in the Mariana Trench, Smart toilets, Monetizing the moon, Moral ecology of lawns, A nanowire forest of bacteria, Fossilized frat parties.
Jennifer, Angela, and Curtis discuss the curated links from the week of 4/10/2020.
36 min
April 03, 2020 2020-04-03 - The End of the Book
Contentious sanitation, Hotel theft, Exotic podcasting, Anthropology of a prepper community.
Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links from the week of 4/3/2020.
35 min
March 27, 2020 2020-03-27 - The Skymall of Ancient Greece
A history of gag gifts, Humble origins of pizza, Patents by Plato, Axions are not the thing, Timepiece tyranny, Conmen in the art world.
Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links for the week of 3/27/2020.
38 min
March 20, 2020 2020-03-20 - Fat Little Parrot Cousins
The hopeful fate of the New Zealand kakapo parrot.
4 min
March 13, 2020 2020-03-13 - Portable Ultrasounds
Fruit that smells like butt, Snails in court, A cat named Socks, 19th century corpse acquisition, Benefits of sun exposure, The limits of caffeine, Unique anatomy of the swamp wallaby.
Jennifer and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 3/13/2020.
44 min
March 06, 2020 2020-03-06 - Space Rocket Groupies
The perils of living in Boca Chica, Oceanic exoplanets, Flag-planting at the North Pole, Warp drive theory, At-home nose jobs, Smelting ore from plants.
Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links for the week of 3/06/2020.
36 min