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Episode 30: The Tyranny of Convenience
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Ped is moonlighting on Tom. If elected, Tom will not serve. They both explore the consequences of convenience, of speeding, of firearms, of bedtime eggs, of sleeping possums, and placebos.
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Moonlighting Pedcast [00:00]
- Ped on Two Tims Talking
- Hello Internet
Electoral Tomfoolery [09:29]
- chuckyc17 on the subreddit is up to some mischief
- Class Secretary
- Shermanesque statement
- Robert’s Rules of Order
The Wikipedia is amazing [15:28]
Reading and Libraries [21:22]
- Typesetting
- How Libraries Are Becoming Modern Makerspaces (The Atlantic)
Consequences of Convenience [29:44]
- “The Tyranny of Convenience” by Tim Wu (NY Times)
- Waiting in Line to See Star Wars: 1977–2000
- Humanity’s future according to Wall-E
On a Lighter Note: Speeding [41:56]
- Traffic Warnings
- How Engineering Decreases Car Crash Fatalities (MrEngineeringGuy)
Consequences of Firearms [49:38]
- The CDC Can’t Fund Gun Research (Wired)
- Dickey Amendment (1996)
- Embrace the Cognitive Dissonance - “Put that on a T-shirt”
On a Lighter Note: Bedtime Story Eggs [59:23]
Consequences of Wildlife [1:06:37]
- Possums
- Baby Skunks
- Baby Mice
- “This is the part of the job I hate.” (The Simpsons)
Consequences of Placebos [1:14:36]
- Homeopathy is junk science…
- …but the Placebo Effect is real
Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)
56 episodi
Manage episode 200968999 series 1327292
Ped is moonlighting on Tom. If elected, Tom will not serve. They both explore the consequences of convenience, of speeding, of firearms, of bedtime eggs, of sleeping possums, and placebos.
Support the podcast on Patreon or by purchasing a T-shirt.
Discuss the podcast on Reddit.
Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts.
Moonlighting Pedcast [00:00]
- Ped on Two Tims Talking
- Hello Internet
Electoral Tomfoolery [09:29]
- chuckyc17 on the subreddit is up to some mischief
- Class Secretary
- Shermanesque statement
- Robert’s Rules of Order
The Wikipedia is amazing [15:28]
Reading and Libraries [21:22]
- Typesetting
- How Libraries Are Becoming Modern Makerspaces (The Atlantic)
Consequences of Convenience [29:44]
- “The Tyranny of Convenience” by Tim Wu (NY Times)
- Waiting in Line to See Star Wars: 1977–2000
- Humanity’s future according to Wall-E
On a Lighter Note: Speeding [41:56]
- Traffic Warnings
- How Engineering Decreases Car Crash Fatalities (MrEngineeringGuy)
Consequences of Firearms [49:38]
- The CDC Can’t Fund Gun Research (Wired)
- Dickey Amendment (1996)
- Embrace the Cognitive Dissonance - “Put that on a T-shirt”
On a Lighter Note: Bedtime Story Eggs [59:23]
Consequences of Wildlife [1:06:37]
- Possums
- Baby Skunks
- Baby Mice
- “This is the part of the job I hate.” (The Simpsons)
Consequences of Placebos [1:14:36]
- Homeopathy is junk science…
- …but the Placebo Effect is real
Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)
56 episodi
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