Waiting 4 Wrath - Episode 221 - The One Where 9 Ninjas Hide In The Cover Art and In Shame!

In This Week’s Show, episode 221, Dunning wipes up the Schmit’s with Islam rolled papers and Kruger’s dog shits in Japan’s headphones.

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Attar (the Arabian god of war and antelopes) hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying his

patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that after all this time the Titanic's pools are still filled.

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

Did you know that pronghorns are neither antelopes nor deer? It is the sole surviving member of an ancient family dating back 20 million years. The pronghorn is the only animal in the world with branched horns (not antlers) and the only animal in the world to shed its horns, as if they were antlers.

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

This Week’s Beer

Beer - Pineapple Mana from Maui Brewing Co.

Donated by: Steve-E

* BA Link: http://bit.ly/2BLXHcC

* BA Rating: 3.54

* Style: American Pale Wheat Ale

* ABV: 5.5

* Aaron: 6

* Jenn: 4

* Shea: 9

* Steve: 7

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

New patron fatgirlballet!

Thanks to Dave for getting the Hemingway trout recipe to us. It involves bacon, but sadly no whiskey or shotguns.

* Fresh cleaned trout (I cut the heads off, I hate to have my food stare back at me)

* Season with salt and pepper inside and out

* Roll the outside in cornmeal

* Wrap the seasoned and cornmealled trout with 2 or 3 strips (rashers if you are Canadian)

* Fry in a bit of bacon fat until the bacon is cooked.

* Thin strips of bacon works best if you like your bacon more crispy than chewy.

* If you try it please let me know what you think.

Also, Dave has been to Gillette Wy., and yes, Gillette is where dreams go to die.

Headlines

Shocking new info-NOT!

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wise people so full of doubts.” - Bertrand Russell

The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias where people believe that they are smarter and more capable than they actually are, meaning that some low skill people lack the ability to recognize their own incompetence leading them to overestimate their own capabilities. This often leads to what I call, “talking out of your ass.”

The reason I’m going on about this is a recent study in the journal Nature which found that extreme opponents of genetically modified food know the least about genetic engineering, but think they know the most. The lead author of the study, Phil Fernbach, said, “Extreme views often stem from people feeling they understand complex topics better than they do.” Fernbach said that the results, while “perverse,” are “consistent with previous research on the psychology of extremism.”

In the study, they asked participants how much they oppose genetic modification of food, and over 90% of the people had some level of opposition. They were then asked to rate their knowledge of genetic modification via a short test of true-false questions, the results of which led the study’s authors to say, “As extremity of opposition to GM foods increased, objective knowledge of science and genetics decreased, but self-assessed knowledge increased. They went on to say: Those with the strongest anti-consensus views are the most in need of education, but also the least likely to be receptive to learning; overconfidence about one’s knowledge is associated with decreased openness to new information.” His team’s findings held across education levels, and for people on both sides of the political aisle.