10/30/13 Episode 6: Dark Matter, Dolphins, and Deja Vu

Nina and Reno talk about the brain's perception of time, and how long it takes (or seems to take) to impale one's leg on cymbals.  After deducing the coldest object in the universe is not Reno's heart, conversation is momentarily buried in puns--until producer Michael has a breakthrough in understanding space, Nina admits she doesn't know the order of the planets, and Reno interrogates both of them on the subject.  IQs are compared, numerosity is defined, and finally, somehow, the inevitable cats vs. dogs argument works its way in. http://blog.bufferapp.com/the-science-of-time-perception-how-to-make-your-days-longer?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer865fa&utm_medium=twitter http://news.yahoo.com/spooky-nebula-coldest-known-object-universe-photo-163732758.html http://www.creativitypost.com/psychology/through_the_looking_glass http://www.kurzweilai.net/dogs-are-people-too http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/new-species-humpback-dolphin-discovered http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/09/131010-elephant-pointing-animals-behavior-africa-science/ http://www.kurzweilai.net/mathematical-thinking-area-of-brain-identified-technique-could-lead-to-mind-reading-devices-scientists-say http://www.kurzweilai.net/is-invisible-dark-matter-detectable