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(2:27) The Ignorance Machine: Silencing Science

(3:50) Politicians: What Truth?

(10:15) Religion: Forever War With Science

(16:18) Industry: The War For Profit

(20:07) Provocateurs: The Rogan Effect

(25:53) cj’s recommendation: Summoning Salt - Super Mario Bros: The Human Limit

(27:37) Jeff’s Recommendation: 2012’s Climate of Doubt & 2022’s The Power of Big Oil

Science is under siege, and when evidence becomes optional, our world gets sick(er).

In this episode, the guys confront the deliberate war on fact, from the political slashing of NIH budgets to corporate use of the "Disinformation Playbook" to protect and drive profits. From Galileo's persecution to modern-day fights over vaccines and climate change, they dive into the four groups that are systematically attacking scientific integrity the most.

If you believe that evidence, not ideology, should guide our world, you’ll be doing quite a bit of head nodding this episode. If you believe in the ideology first and foremost, then we believe this is a must-listen!

Afterall, our future depends on defending reason itself.

Segment

The current war on science, and who’s behind it - Ars Technica

Antiscience - Wikiwand

Scientific method - Wikiwand

A Statement of Concern from the PAS on Protecting Freedom of Science and Preventing Distortion of Scientific Truth

The Disinformation Playbook | Union of Concerned Scientists

Confirmation bias - Wikiwand

The truth about Galileo and his conflict with the Catholic Church | UCLA

Close

'Trump Dance' Gives Tigers Worst Collapse In Recent Baseball History | Crooks and Liars

Super Mario Bros: The Human Limit

PBS Frontline 2012 Climate of Doubt 4

The Power of Big Oil Part One: Denial (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut : NPR

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(1:22) Open

(2:25) International Podcast Day

(2:51) cj's week: Crafting Tables & IKEA

(4:25) Jeff's Week: Power Washing & Tea

(6:48) Headline: US to Taiwan: Move Your Chip Production or Face China Alone

(11:48) Headline: How a Wrongful Death Suit Forced ChatGPT's Safety Overhaul

(18:47) Headline: Trump's New Power Play: Turning TikTok Into a MAGA Machine

(22:45) Headline: Wrong Way, Tesla: Urging Tired Drivers to Use 'Self-Driving' Is Reckless

(26:06) Panasonic Mr. Whisk Wet/Dry Shaver

Are we trading national security for a global supply chain? Should a chatbot be held responsible for a teenager's death? And why is a supposedly "self-driving" car now telling tired drivers to take the wheel?

This week, we dive into the high-stakes, real-world consequences of technology and global politics.

First, the U.S. has issued an ultimatum to Taiwan: move 50% of your critical chip production to American soil or risk losing the military protection of your "Silicon Shield" against a Chinese invasion. Don’t mind how that would work, or that we are most certainly bluffing.

Next, after a wrongful death lawsuit alleged ChatGPT validated a teenage boy's "delusional thinking" leading to his suicide, the company is rolling out new features. Is a new "safety routing" system and parental controls enough, or is this a too-late response to a fundamental failure of AI responsibility?

Then, we look at the political algorithm-wrangling around TikTok, where President Trump quipped he'd make the content "100% MAGA" if he could - jk omgwtfbbq!

Finally, a new, deeply concerning twist in vehicle safety: is Tesla actively encouraging drowsy drivers to engage its highly-hyped, but still Beta and always Level 2 “Full Self-Driving” feature?

Welcome back to this week’s Nonsense! (this is what happens when we take a week off…)

Hamburger Helper Sales Are Soaring. Here’s How to Beef up Its Nutrition

Industrial Production: Manufacturing: Nondurable Goods: Paperboard Container

Tifanso Stainless Steel Tea Infuser

Taiwan pressured to move 50% of chip production to US or lose protection - Ars Technica

OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT | TechCrunch

Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA” - Ars Technica

Tesla Is Urging Drowsy Drivers to Use ‘Full Self-Driving.’ That Could Go Very Wrong | WIRED

Panasonic Mr. Whisk Wet/Dry Shaver

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What started as a lazy person’s dream—changing the channel without getting up—actually began with torpedoes, Tesla’s radio-controlled boat, and a whole lot of weird engineering experiments.

From Zenith’s cord-tripping “Lazy Bones” to the sun-triggered Flash-Matic, the ultrasonic “Clicker,” and the 92-button monstrosities of the 1980s, the TV remote has a history that feels more like science fiction than anything else. In this episode, the boys trace how a once-luxury gadget turned into the most lost object in your living room—and ask whether today’s “universal remotes” or voice commands have finally solved the chaos (spoiler: not really).

Segment

The history of the remote control: Why are they so awful?

The surprising origins of the TV remote

Remote Background - Zenith Electronics

Remote control - Wikiwand

Clicker - Wikiwand

Close

Excel speedrunning : r/oddlysatisfying

https://github.com/Excelobstaclecourse/Excel-Obstacle-Course

My Favorite Year Official Trailer #1 - Peter O'Toole Movie (1982) HD

All Products - excelobstaclecourse

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(0:42) Open

(1:25) cj's week: COVID is (not) gone!

(6:00) Jeff's Week: Occam’s Razor

(11:00) Headline: After Bloody Youth Uprising, Nepal's 73-Year-Old Chief Justice Steps In

(15:39) Headline: California's AI Bill SB-53 Divides Tech

(20:52) Headline: RFK Jr. Seeks to Restrict COVID Shots to 75 and Up

(24:48) Headline: The US and China might finally have a TikTok deal

(27:40) The ORB.

Nepal’s Gen Z just rage-quit corruption, burned down half the government, and installed a former Chief Justice as Prime Minister. Forget “eat the rich”—this is more like “yeet the rich kids’ handbags.”

Meanwhile, California is trying to regulate AI before Skynet goes beta. Will AMERICAS FAVORITE GOVERNOR sign the bill and push Silicon Valley’s favorite billionaires to cry into their kombucha about paperwork?

Over in D.C., RFK Jr. is running public health like it’s a Facebook comment section—floating vaccine policies based on vibes, conspiracy theories, and that one uncle at Thanksgiving.

And finally, America and China might have found a way to keep TikTok alive. Turns out, national security threats are negotiable… as long as you really need your daily dose of cat videos and dance challenges.

Former chief justice sworn in as Nepal’s interim prime minister following deadly protests | CNN

California lawmakers pass landmark bill that will test Gavin Newsom on AI - POLITICO

California Lawmakers Pass AI Safety Bill, Pending Newsom's Approval | PCMag

RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids - Ars Technica

US, China reach framework deal on TikTok; Trump and Xi to speak on Friday

CA SB-53 Artificial intelligence models: large developers

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(1:12) A Complex, Underwater Game of Cat and Mouse

(3:07) The Thing

(11:54) Introducing: The Sea of Okhotsk

(16:55) The SS-N-12 Cover Story

(17:44) How Did This Even Work?

(20:40) Ronald Pelton Blows The Lid

(23:38) cj’s recommendation: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych

(25:51) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

There’s no easy answer to how the Cold War was really won. Somewhere along the way we had unpowered microphones hidden in wooden eagles and Navy divers tapping phone lines 400ft under the sea.

In this episode of Nonsense, we dig into the bizarre world of secret listening—like the Soviets gifting the U.S. a “harmless” carved Great Seal that turned out to be a Soviet bug, and America’s own Operation Ivy Bells, where US divers cosplayed as underwater phone operators for the USSR.

It’s espionage at its weirdest, and it’ll make you think twice about every gift you’ve ever received.

The Thing (listening device) - Wikiwand

Man spends 50 years recreating The Thing spy bug

The Mission Behind Operation Ivy Bells and How It Was Discovered | Military.com

Operation Ivy Bells: How the US Stole Russian Secrets | SOFREP - https://archive.is/FCpAU

Operation Ivy Bells - Wikiwand

Ronald Pelton - Wikiwand

MLB: The Bird (Mark Fidrych)

Mark Fidrych - Wikiwand

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

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