Jun 2, 2018
In this guaranteed 100% human-created podcast, Ped & Tom ponder whether humanity was Earth’s first civilization, whether Google chatbots will subsequently replace humanity, whether Irish drivers are the best in the world, and whether your own DNA will implicate your criminal cousin.
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Yanny and Laurel [00:00]
- Original “What do you guys hear ?” Reddit post
- Most people over 18 can’t hear these sounds
Air Travel [06:29]
- SSSS no more
- Square People Pipe
- Answer: Airplane doors cannot be opened during flight due to cabin pressure
- Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Was Humanity the first civilization on Earth? [13:32]
- The Silurian Hypothesis: Would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record?
- The Silurians (Doctor Who)
- How the domestic chicken rose to define the Anthropocene (The Guardian)
- Super-Earths can’t have space programs
Artificial Intelligence is calling [26:22]
Irish Drivers [42:09]
- Pass Rates of Irish driver’s test centres (Overall average: 54%!!!)
- Reversing around a corner on the Irish Driving Test
- Reversing into parking spaces
- Conor Pass road above Dingle
- Definitive guide to Irish drivers’ hand gestures
- Continuously variable transmission
- Hill starts
DNA Privacy [55:33]
Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)