Wild Conjecture

Welcome back folks! We return after a long, near-pod-fade, hiatus to bring you that content you've been waiting for; gibbets and chin strap bears, cybertruck fails, doomscrolling vs. wondering, AI taking over and other juicy topics. Welcome to The Great UnPodFade of 2024!

In this ep we learn about cognitive biases, the subconscious inner workings of decision making, and how they shape the decisions we make. Listen to this episode! Everybody's doing it....

Where does energy come from? What are the different sources of energy that exist today? What about the future? How am I able to charge my phone at night so easily? And what happens when that system collapses? We get to the bottom of this, well, we go somewhere with it, AND WE USE A LOT OF ENERGY TO GET THERE.

It's the topic du jour, r/WallstreetBets, Wallstreet, Stocks, Reddit, tik tok is out and short squeezing is in. We try to unpack what happens when Reddit meets Wallstreet and where it all goes from here. This is not investing advice folks!

What's your optimal way to work? Is it sitting? Standing? Laying? Walking? With so many people working from home, ergonomics is playing a more critical role than ever. We crack open what ergonomics mean to us and maybe help you understand what it means to you too. 

We've all heard stories about buried treasure in one way or another. In this episode we talk about modern day tales of buried treasure and a specific modern day hunt that Matt is involved in that may or may not be the next Fyre Festival scam. Grab Nicholas Cage and let's find some treasure!

Making Eye contact, facing forward on an elevator, tipping your server - these are all social norms that we adhere to and if we don't we get put in social jail. We explore what social norms really are, how they come about, and what future norms might come about based on current trends. 

In this episode we go deep into the subconscious and explore our dreams, nightmares, and meaning behind it all. How much can we really know about something that happens when we sleep? Are we recharging? Processing? Are we predicting the future? We explore these ideas and more!

In this episode we finally get to chipping away at the mountain of mail we get from our many dedicated listeners all around the globe. We rip through as many as we can and it makes for a lot of great wild conjecture. Thanks for all the great questions guys!!!!

We're all doing what we can to survive the pandemic by staying healthy both physically and mentally. Part of mental game might be sacrificing some of the physical game...by eating our favorite awesome snacks. (hands up emoji)

In this episode we are joined again by MSU Professor of Mechanical Engineering Patton Allison as he tells us about his life abroad in the UK. His stories offer refreshing insight into his days at Cambridge carrying out some of the oldest (if not the oldest) traditions in academia and traveling around Britain and the UK as an Ex Pat. 

In this fresh episode we are joined by Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University Patton Allison to discuss what it's like to teach during a pandemic. We also talk about our personal experiences going to University, how it compares now to when our boomer parents went to university, and we touch a little bit on Tiger King because let's be honest it's what's on all of our minds...

In this episode we focus on some of the positive things we can do to take care of ourselves during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

In this episode we continue our great discussion with video producer Andrew Davis where he pulls back the veil a little bit on what otherwise might be a unknown industry to most. We talk proper (or improper) posture when consuming 20 minute youtube content in bed, how the media has been changed by President Trump, when and when not to use ellipses, and more!

Where do you get your media? Do you ever wonder how your favorite news stories are created and produced? How has media and journalism changed over the years and who has been instrumental in that change? We talk with video producer Andrew Davis about these topics and more.

No, not the tv show, well... we cover that a little bit but this week we're joined by attorney Andrew Pace to discuss the law, why we have laws, some fun latin law words, trusts, big law, small law, all the good stuff! 

Kids, y'ever heard of em? Well, chances are, if you're alive then you once were a kid. Maybe you forgot what it's like to be a kid. We're talking with Child Development Researcher Lauren Celenza about what it means to be a kid, how to get down to their level (sometimes literally), and other fun topics involving our little ones.

In this episode we get the ball rolling by rattling off some commonly used phrases, misused phrases, and some international phrases. We also discuss why we use phrases and their origin stories! 

We've all heard of the friend zone...but have you heard of the Blue Zone? In this episode we take a deep dive into what makes a blue zone a blue zone and why it might be something we should consider. (HINT: It has nothing to do with being friend zoned)

Winter got you down? Winter got you up? We cover all the bases in this episode on everyone's favorite season: Winter. 

In this ep we talk about second acts, some famous second acts, types of second acts and our first ever live tweet stream where we shout out some listeners. What an episode folks!

What better way to close out the decade than with our continued discussion about the mysterious and disruptive generation of Millennials. This one has a good smattering of head slam story cameos as well. Don't forget to @ us in the new year!

In this ep we talk about @Millennials and how they #rank up against the other (beta) generations. 

In this episode we philosophize about philosophy - what's your best life look like? Is there free will? Do you think outside the Overton Window? What even is the Overton Window? This and more in episode 15!

Join us as we discuss a wide variety of conspiracy theories from Paul McCartney being dead for over 40 years to the government controlling us with Fluoride.