The Spoondrift

In this episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund discusses how to be wrong and why is a good idea to get comfortable with saying “no” to opportunites that come up.

Here are links to the articles discussed in the show:

How to be Wrong

Steps to Gracefully Admit You are Wrong

Why it is Important to Say No

In this episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund discusses the question of whether or not you should suppress a sneeze (the short answer is no). He then talks about the recent Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for research into CRISPR-Cas9.

Here are links to the articles discussed in the show:

Suppressing a Sneeze

Nobel Prize: CRISPR-Cas9

How Genome Editing and CRISPR-Cas9 work?

What is CRISPR?

In this episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund discusses both fictional and real-life superpowers. The conversation is centered around the characters of the book Archenemies by Marissa Meyer, but extends to DC Comics and Marvel Comics as well.

In this week’s episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund talks about England’s new ban on certain single use plastic products, how weird rocks might tell us things about seismic activity, and time management.

Here are links to the articles discussed in the show:

England’s Ban on Select Single-Use Plastic Products

Precariously Balanced Rocks

In this episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund talks about virtue signalling. The discussion touches upon what virtue signalling is, the good and bad aspects of it, as well as how we might be able to work with it to make the world a better place.

Here is a link to sources referenced in the show:

12 Examples of Virtue Signaling

Inspiration: No Stupid Questions

In this episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund discusses quantum computing and encryption. First, Asher talks about how current computers process data and how that is different from how quantum computers work. Then he shares a bit about his personal experience with encryption.

Here are some links to the articles discussed in or used in research for the show:

Quantum Computing Announcement made by IBM

What is Quantum Computing?

How Quantum Computing Works

How Do Hard Drives Work?

This episode of The Spoondrift is a raw version of this week's "What is the point of podcasting?" episode. As host Asher Leomund mentions in the show, awkward pauses and botched sentences are all a part of the podcasting process. This version of the episode showcases all of things that were edited out of the official version and highlights all of the behind-the-scenes work necessary to prepare an episode for public release.

In this episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund discusses podcasting. He describes the history of the show and the personal mission that motivates its production.

In this episode of The Spoondrift, host Asher Leomund discusses the difficulty in identifying a frog while it is still its tadpole stage. He then talks about how microplastics are becoming more of an issue in our oceans than ever before.

Here are links to the articles discussed in this episode:

Tadpole Identification

Microplastics

Host Asher Leomund has a conversation with Carissa, the host of The Indie Popsicle podcast, about great stories. While the main focus is books, the conversation takes lots of intriguing detours into movies, music, and more.

Here is a link to The Indie Popsicle on Spotify:

The Indie Popsicle

**We are aware of the recent opinions/ideology shared by the author of a work we discuss in today's episode. However, we will not be talking about the author in the episode and will only be discussing the book series.