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We Have Concerns

Jeff Cannata/Anthony Carboni

Jeff Cannata and Anthony Carboni talk about the personal philosophical concerns they find lurking inside everyday things. It's fun?

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  • #805
    Dec 31, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min

    Quicksand is Making a Comeback

    An experienced hiker had to be saved by National Parks Search and Rescue last month after getting stuck in quicksand. This made us go "Wait, quicksand? Like, quicksand is a thing?" So here are all the details on the rescue, how quicksand works, how common it really is, and what to do if you get stuck in it.

  • #804
    Dec 24, 2025 · 46 min

    Tooth-in-Eye

    Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, or “tooth-in-eye” surgery, is a real thing, returning vision to patients with severe corneal blindness. Jeff and Anthony explain the astounding process of using a tooth to repair an eye, and the wild road to discovering that it actually works.

  • #803
    Dec 5, 2025 · 49 min

    The Batman Effect

    New research conducted by psychologists in Milan shows that if Batman show up, we immediately become more altruistic and considerate. Jeff and Anthony dig into this heroic study, and discuss how it might be applied to making the world a better place.

  • #802
    Nov 30, 2025 · 53 min

    New Insights into ADHD

    Anthony and Jeff take a look at two new breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD.

  • #801
    Nov 22, 2025 · 55 min

    The Threat of Mirror Life

    Researchers believe it will be possible in the near future to build organisms from molecules with reversed structures. But a recent multi-disciplinary report suggest that creating such "mirror life" could lead to the end of all known life on earth. Jeff and Anthony discuss the report, and what it means for synthetic biology.

  • #800
    Nov 14, 2025 · 46 min

    Bird Poop in a Hurricane

    The Streaked Shearwater Seagull is a remarkable bird. It intentionally flies into the eye of hurricanes. But when scientists strapped video cameras to the gulls to study the behavior they learned something else. These birds are superpoopers. Anthony and Jeff plunge into the new findings to determine why this discovery is such a big deal.

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