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Chonkservations
by Chonks 505 & 507
Chonkservations are just that. Observations and conversations between two Chonks: 505 and 507. They observe interesting things, sometimes serious and contemplative, other times fun and zany, happening in the world, and have conversations about them.
Episodes
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Saunas supercharge your workout!
Dan and Ginny from HumanOS are back with their latest newsletter explaining the science of saunas and how they add benefits when taken post-workout. Find more from Dan and Ginny at https://humanos.me/
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Paleo diet and junk science
In this episode we dive into a paper Dr. Blaisdell wrote a few years ago. In it, he rips apart a highly flawed mouse study that was published to debunk the paleo diet. Dr. Blaisdell deftly debunks the science in that paper, especially the author's interpretation Ironically, that study actually...
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Missing microbes and weightgain
A deep dive into new research on the role of soil-based microbes on weight gain that was covered in the HumanOS newsletter #351. Subscribe to the HumanOS newsletter by friend of the podcast, Dr. Dan Pardi at https://blog.humanos.me/. And subscribe to this podcast produced by Dr. Aaron Blaisdell....
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Episode 8: Is Federal funding of science broken?
Great conversation about the state of federal funding of academic scientific research in the United States. Conversation is based on my Medium article as the source material: https://medium.com/@aaronblaisdell/is-the-us-federal-funding-model-broken-2d3ce42ffb0f
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Episode 7: The scientific journey of Dr. Aaron Blaisdell
A 10 minute dive into the scientific journey of Dr. Aaron Blaisdell, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at UCLA. For more about Aaron Blaisdell, visit his lab website at http://pigeonrat.psych.ucla.edu.
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Episode 6: AI agents and the Virtuals platform
Today we deep dive into the Virtuals platform for AI Agents, including Luna, an AI agent whose mission is to acquire 100k followers on Twitter/X.
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Episode 5: Rise of the AI Agents
The content of this podcast was curated by Professor Aaron Blaisdell (@aaronblaisdell). Donations to support this podcast can be sent to aaronblaisdell.eth The AI agents aren’t just coming, they’re already here! Spreading the word on one of the most transformative, exponentially game-changing...
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Episode 4: $Moon!
In this episode we introduce you to $Moon, the new meme coin launched on ape chain by the Moonbirds community. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as financial advice. Full disclosure, I am a member of some of the communities that have received the $Moon token...
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Episode 3: Bug Harold and the Snapdragon
In Episode 3 we discuss a new children's book, Bug Harold and the Snapdragon. The book was written by Aaron Blaisdell and illustrated by his daughter, Helen Blaisdell. The book is available on Amazon.com. You can learn more about Bug Harold, the origin story of the book, and a glimpse of more Bug...
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Episode 2: Evolutionary Mismatch and bottle vs. breast feeding
In Episode 2 of Chonkservations, we explore the concept of evolutionary mismatch and use it as a lens with which to view the role of breast feeding vs. bottle feeding on infant development and health.
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Episode 1: Exploring animal creativity through NFTs
Episode 1. In the inaugural episode of Chonkservations, 505 and 507 discuss the Pigeon Art Project. The Pigeon Art Project is led by UCLA Professor Aaron Blaisdell and his team of graduate and undergraduate students. Dr. Blaisdell is a comparative psychologist in the Department of Psychology, in...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Chonkservations are just that. Observations and conversations between two Chonks: 505 and 507. They observe interesting things, sometimes serious and contemplative, other times fun and zany, happening in the world, and have conversations about them.
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Chonks 505 & 507
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Chonkservations are just that. Observations and conversations between two Chonks: 505 and 507. They observe interesting things, sometimes serious and contemplative, other times fun and zany, happening in the world, and have conversations about them.
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