We're talking about caffeine, specifically how you can thank goats for discovering the wonders of coffee and why if you want a nice web you should give a spider LSD before you give it a cup of tea.

Ep. 24: Caffeinated Goats, Spiders on LSD and Mickey Mouse

At Wired, we report on all manner of topics, from science to tech to culture, and in so doing we’re bound to drop some delightfully obscure topics and language. But don’t fret. Matt Simon is here every week with Footnotes to recap the most ravishing lingo and ideas that adorn Wired.com. It’s like English class, but with more crude photoshops and fewer Gatsbys.

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Ep. 24: Caffeinated Goats, Spiders on LSD and Mickey Mouse

Ep. 24: Caffeinated Goats, Spiders on LSD and Mickey Mouse