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We Have Concerns

We Have Concerns

By: Jeff Cannata/Anthony Carboni
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Summary
 Jeff Cannata and Anthony Carboni talk about the personal philosophical concerns they find lurking inside everyday things. It's fun?2014 Cannata/Carboni Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Plastic Cookies

    Plastic Cookies
    Oct 30 2026

    An international NASA contest has resulted in a technology that turn plastic compounds and agricultural waste into proteins. A team from Southern Illinois University has turned those proteins into a 3D printed cookie that could combat global hunger and plastic waste at the same time. Jeff and Anthony dig into this breakthrough to see if it just might work.

    Link to story: https://www.discovermagazine.com/these-microbes-could-turn-plastic-and-plant-waste-into-ingredients-for-protein-rich-cookies-49584

    Support the show and get bonus episodes, videos, Discord community access and more! http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns

    Jeff on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeffcannata.bsky.social
    Anthony on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/acarboni.bsky.social
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    39 mins
  • What Are You Thinking About?

    What Are You Thinking About?
    Oct 23 2026

    A new study aims to answer the question central to everyday existence: What dominates our thoughts? Anthony and Jeff break down the data, and the four types of thinkers to determine how we can all live happier interior lives

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/25/four-types-of-thinker-which-one-are-you

    Support the show and get bonus episodes, videos, Discord community access and more! http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns

    Jeff on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeffcannata.bsky.social
    Anthony on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/acarboni.bsky.social


    Support the show and get bonus episodes, videos, Discord community access and more! http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns

    Jeff on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeffcannata.bsky.social
    Anthony on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/acarboni.bsky.social
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The Laughter of Apes

    The Laughter of Apes
    Oct 16 2026

    Sound doesn’t leave a fossil record, making it difficult to trace the origins of song, speech and language – but researchers have found a way. And it's laughter! Jeff and Anthony discuss the new ways in which scientists are comaring the rhythmns of laughter between species to learn how language evolved.

    Link to story: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/great-apes-laughter

    Support the show and get bonus episodes, videos, Discord community access and more! http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns

    Jeff on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeffcannata.bsky.social
    Anthony on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/acarboni.bsky.social
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    35 mins
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