Conspiracy time!

http://www.smh.com.au/world/antonin-scalias-death-sets-off-hysteria-conspiracy-theories-20160215-gmu75m.html

Morning!

How to win an online argument:

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/web-culture/how-to-win-an-online-argument-lessons-from-reddit-20160215-gmuwgw.html

Smart people are great.

The universe is big and amazing: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/12/gravitational-waves-explained?CMP=soc_567

You can donate even small amounts of money to the climate council, which helps the smart people who are trying to help the planet: https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/donate/

Baby head smell is like cocaine: http://aplus.com/a/baby-smell-and-science

Spanish Civil Servant brushes up on Spinoza while skiving off work:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/12/long-lunch-spanish-civil-servant-skips-work-for-years-without-anyone-noticing

Morning all. 

Ok Go! http://www.wired.com/2016/02/the-physics-of-ok-gos-epic-new-zero-g-video/

How the masculine and feminine makes a difference in language: http://www.livescience.com/18574-gendered-grammar-sex-inequality.html and https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/culture-conscious/201209/masculine-or-feminine-and-why-it-matters and http://www.mpi.nl/q-a/questions-and-answers/how-do-gender-articles-affect-cognition 

Bushfire proof houses:

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/feb/09/bushfire-proof-houses-black-saturday-innovations 

Ayn Rand and Uber:

http://www.alternet.org/comments/economy/sharing-economy-lie-uber-ayn-rand-and-truth-about-tech-and-libertarians 

http://rosshoneywill.com/articles/how-mark-rubbo-killed-borders-books/

Thanks to everyone for getting in touch…

Morning!

Today’s show is brought to you by Lorin and Mole, a strong-willed woman driving around in a cardboard car to Rod Stewart’s Do You Think I’m Sexy.

Here’s quote investigator on Mark Twain: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/28/golf-good-walk/

Stew demonstrates for once and for all that he is, as we have canvassed before, a very poor audient.

Fanging for a water...

How many people will share this?

Here’s the Jamie Oliver story: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/jamie-oliver-burnt-by-woolworths-partnership-20140617-3aadz.html

And the interview where Lorin spoke with Malcolm Knox about his book Supermarket Monsters (which is really revealing and horrifying and good) is here: http://www.lorinclarke.com/where-i-tell-you-what-im-doing/2015/7/3/some-radio.html 

Happy Uncle Friday everybody - and thanks for getting in touch lately, you’re the best in the business.