Encyclopedia Brunch

Encyclopedia Brunch

By Kathryn Cogert and Tim DobbsSociety & Culture
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Encyclopedia Brunch episodes

  • Spas

    You've had a long week, take a load off. We're talking spas.

    • Mewtwo, he's the ultimate Pokemon. Duuuhhh.
    • The golden ratio is about 1.61. Kathryn's bad.
    • Also wrong about the origin of the "short end of the stick". What's the opposite of being on a roll?
    • Learn more about the history of home life & it's relation to privacy! In a Bill Bryson book!

      • Music by: | Phonotrash | BLAMMOS |

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    • Pointy Hats!

      If our hats prick us, do we not bleed?

      • She's so Hot, Boom. A comedic masterpiece and an ok pop song.
      • Caparote wearers shout, we swear we're not a fringe group of racists!
      • Here's an article that widely speculates the origin of the pointy witch's hat, so enjoy that.
      • Do you guys wants to bring night caps back with me?
      • What about princess caps? Hennins? Tantours?
      • Okay, last ditch effort. What about a really heavy gold thing that might not actually be a hat, but depicts a calendar?
      • Man, no one wants to jump on to my super fly trends.

        • Music by: | UP Paolo Pavan Pasqualino Ubaldini | BLAMMOS |

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      • Nuclear Submarines

        This week, we're capping off our series on Engineered Wonders with an episode on Nuclear Submarines! A big thanks to James Kinney for our intro this week!

        • We could all benefit from more James, don't you think? Check out his You Tube channel, That's Pretty Good! It's pretty good!
        • The Nautilus! It's a big scary submarine! And a state ship.
        • Learn the story of the dramatic court case behind the other Conneticut State ship, the Freedom Schooner Amistad.
        • If you're interested in comparing the death tolls of various wars, and trust us it's fascinating, this video does a fantastic job.

          • Music by: | Tinyfolk | BLAMMOS |

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        • The Internet

          This week we’re taking things a little bit meta for our engineered wonders series. It’s the internet.

          • We definitely just skimmed the surface in this episode, for a more detailed look into how exactly the internet works, check out this fabulous talk.
          • Peter and the Wolf, for those who don’t recall, is a magical story of a boy who kills a wolf. Each instrument represents a different character in the story. Neat, huh?
          • The Magic School Bus was a childrens show. The Magic School Bus All Grown Up is a weird buzz feed article.
          • That XKCD Standard comic man, so true.

          Music by: | Dadalù | BLAMMOS |

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        • Supersonic Flight

          It's a bird! It's a plane! It's this week's topic! Supersonic speed.

          • Can we PLEASE give our good friend Joe Batwinis some love for that fantastic Adamsesque style intro? Please find him @Batwinis and please enjoy him at the brachiolope media network on Science... Sort Of with our other contributors for the series so far, Ben & Ryan!
          • As with so many of these topics, a useful animation says so much more than we can. Please see this graphic showing us how outrunning your own soundwaves can cause a sonic boom.
          • Finally, remember this? Way Cool.

          Music by: | Lee Rosevere | BLAMMOS |

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        • The USS Voyager

          Oh no! Kathryn and Tim misunderstood the topic from last week! In this short, listen to the outtake in which we suddenly realize our error.

          Music by: | BLAMMOS |

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        • Voyager

          • Space, Physics, Striving to understand the world around you, Our intro this week, if you checked yes to any of the above, please avail yourself of our guest Ben Tippett (@bnprime) and his podcast Titanium Physicists
          • It's absolutely worth watching or re-watching Carl Sagan's The Frontier is Everywhere if you need a little inspiration. And most of us do most of the time.
          • The heliosphere is the edge of our galaxy, but it's real challenging to explain. Please review this image for a better explanation.
          • Finally, on the topic of launch patterns and how complicated they can be, Kerbal Space Program is a fun and goofy simulator game where you can launch your own space crafts and see just how complicated it is!

          Music by: | The Human Race | BLAMMOS |

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        • The Panama Canal

          This week we begin our new series on Engineered Wonders - those bafflingly large projects that make us impressed with, and a little scared of, the Human Race. First up: The Panama Canal!

          • Ryan Haupt graciously wrote and performed an intro for this episode. You should get to know him!
            • -Check out his great science show, Science...Sort Of
            -And chat with him on Twitter, @haupt
          • Hamilton. You in? Get in.
          • But seriously, the death toll in the Panama Canal Construction was crazy!
          • Furthermore, the Nicaraguan Canal is a really bad idea. ecologically and socially.

            • Music by: | The Heftone Banjo Orchestra | BLAMMOS |

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          • Libraries

            SHHH! We're trying to read in here.



          • Tim Curry was terrifying in Ferngully, right?

          • Y'all need to be listening to the Flop House

          • Levar Burton is real fun on Twitter on Fridays.

          • Two Bossy Dames is a super fun newsletter!

          • Van Der Walls, you were very old when you finished your thesis.

            • Music by: | BLAMMOS | Gillicuddy |

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          • Urinals

            This week we talk about just one of many Alternative Toilets: Urinals!

            Music by: | Blue Dot Sessions | BLAMMOS |

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