Neighbor Science

In this episode we learn what's up with that crazy guy that owns Online WalMart™

The early life of Jeff Bezos

The Life of Jeff Bezos

The Inner Bezos

Josh and the Warshington Post

Industrial ecology is the study of industrial systems through the lens of ecology. We go over a book that I've had on the subject for a while, and a few articles from the journal Industrial Ecology.

3D Printing and Industrial Ecology

The Ecolabel Fable

Adapting Stand-Alone Renewable Energy Technologies for the Circular Economy through Eco-Design and Recycling

Corals May Have a Taste for Dangerous Plastic

I meant for this to be automatically released on NYE, but I guess I forgot to update the code for my RSS feed. We kick off the year and the second season by mocking the past year and making predictions about the upcoming one.How the Slow Death of Labour Might Happen

In the final episode of season 1, we get into historical and modern funeral practices. Pieter gets some elaboration from the Secretary of Treasury on Trump's new tax plan. Outro music is the first few minutes of Slayer of the King of Hell by Natural Snow Buildings.

Guest host Mike-o and Ryan discuss video games, local politics, and high school. Mike-o talks about Lord Salisbury and best libertarianism. I was off on the size of Lee's district; the last election had 17,000 votes. This one is going to have more, early ballot requests were double that of 2013. Morty Bookcheek FB page: https://www.facebook.com/mortybookcheek/

Pieter and Ryan discuss the Halloween strategy. Ryan absolutely nails a Trump impersonation, while Pieter's is just okay. Elon Musk gives his response to clear the air regarding the recent news cycle. We talk a bit about electoral politics, and top it off with a story about Ryan and Pieter's dream job, a ninja cat burglar. Outro music: Supreme Commander - Flip Flops https://supremecommander.bandcamp.com/album/paper-tigers

What are the more interesting things that could kill us all? Pieter and Ryan discuss super AIDS, dinosaurs that can't fuck, explosions in the sky, and running out of food. Follow Ryan @handle_of_ry, Pieter @neighb_scientst, and the show's Twitter @neighborscipod. Outro music: Ruin by Design - Decoys on Parade https://ruinbydesign.bandcamp.com/releases

We did no research at all for this one. We have a preview of the new season of Rick & Morty. We talk about the news, Elon Musk getting in trouble, Blade Runner 2049, 5 weird fringe theories, and probably some other shit. Outro music by DRIPKISS (https://soundcloud.com/dripkissmusic).

The third part of our energy series. We talk about energy on the global industrial scale, artificial intelligence and sustainability, Jevons paradox, and low-tech. After the TED talk Ryan was able to ask Mr. Musk a question about his life, and Pieter gets another call from Mnuchin.

The second part of our energy series. We talk about storing energy in batteries, heated rocks, abandoned mines, hot water heaters, and giant refrigerators. We have more from the exclusive Elon Musk TED talk, and a return call from Secretary Mnuchin. Outro music: This is Not Mine by I Would Set Myself On Fire for You.