EPISODE · Jan 8, 2015 · 1H 16M
Episode 28: Chimps are jerks, and schizophrenia just got a LOT more complicated 9/24/14
from Six Degrees of Rumination · host Nina Reno and Michael
Producer Mike and Reno ruminate on the horrors of testicular assault, while Nina tries to imagine how painful childbirth might be. Soft robots are discussed, as well as the personality defects of chimps. Plus, is anyone who hears voices schizophrenic? What is schizophrenia? Further advances in science shed light on this disorder, as well as how blood tests could predict clinical depression. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/video-childbirth-verse-getting-kicked-balls http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-soft-wearable-robot-exosuit-to-increase-stamina-for-soldiers-and-civilians http://www.iflscience.com/technology/jetpack-aims-help-soldiers-hit-4-minute-miles http://www.iflscience.com/brain/human-language-gene-helps-mice-learn-tasks http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/are-chimps-natural-born-killers http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/ancient-river-dolphin-relative-discovered-peru-desert http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/22/charles-dickens-hearing-voices-created-his-novels http://www.iflscience.com/brain/schizophrenia-revealed-be-8-genetically-distinct-disorders http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2014/09/first-blood-test-to-diagnose-depression-in-adults.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/why-the-u-s-chills-its-eggs-and-most-of-the-world-doesnt?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140911 http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/watch-hank-green-reveal-50-science-misconceptions
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Producer Mike and Reno ruminate on the horrors of testicular assault, while Nina tries to imagine how painful childbirth might be. Soft robots are discussed, as well as the personality defects of chimps. Plus, is anyone who hears voices schizophrenic? What is schizophrenia? Further advances in science shed light on this disorder, as well as how blood tests could predict clinical depression. http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/video-childbirth-verse-getting-kicked-balls http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-soft-wearable-robot-exosuit-to-increase-stamina-for-soldiers-and-civilians http://www.iflscience.com/technology/jetpack-aims-help-soldiers-hit-4-minute-miles http://www.iflscience.com/brain/human-language-gene-helps-mice-learn-tasks http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/are-chimps-natural-born-killers http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/ancient-river-dolphin-relative-discovered-peru-desert http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/22/charles-dickens-hearing-voices-created-his-novels http://www.iflscience.com/brain/schizophrenia-revealed-be-8-genetically-distinct-disorders http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2014/09/first-blood-test-to-diagnose-depression-in-adults.html http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/why-the-u-s-chills-its-eggs-and-most-of-the-world-doesnt?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140911 http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/watch-hank-green-reveal-50-science-misconceptions
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