Wandering Barycenter EP39 - Animal Cognition & Göbekli Tepe
Do our dogs really understand us when we talk to them? Or do they just hear us and think “that is a terrible sounding bark”? Alex gets us in...
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Wandering Barycenter
Join hosts Bryan and Alex each week as they attempt to find the barycenter between all of us.
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Wandering Barycenter Lyric Edition EP4 - Weigh & Mound
Lyric edition episode 4! Alex and Bryan have a go at deciphering Weigh and Mound by the band Phish.
Wandering Barycenter EP38 - Will to Survive & Jagged Lines of Distinction
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were required to call upon your instinctual will to survive? Us either but join us for...
Wandering Barycenter EP37 - Nutrition Facts & Fun Conspiracies
Alex explains how the nutrition facts panel attempts to guide and inform consumers about the nutritional composition of packaged foods. Howe...
Wandering Barycenter EP36 - Electromagnetic Fields & Cartoons
It’s Wandering Barycenter’s 1 Year Anniversary! Join hosts Alex and Bryan as they reflect on the past year and look forward to year number 2...
Wandering Barycenter EP35 - Hypnosis & Dangerous Fads
Bryan and Alex get a little silly this week as they briefly discuss the practice of hypnosis as well as a number of dangerous social fads an...
Wandering Barycenter EP34 - Social Experiments & Pets
What if we all got got 50k a year for nothing? Well not all of us, only a few. Think that would go over well? Bryan and Alex suspect not so...
Wandering Barycenter EP33 - Inter-species Symbiosis & Early Flight
Ever wonder “Do fish know how to run a small cleaning business?”. Alex gives us a glimpse into the world of inter-species symbiosis and the...
Wandering Barycenter EP32 - Art Crimes & International Waters
Ever thought “I could be an artist” or “I should be a rum runner”? Well you can! Just fake someone else’s art or learn the ins and outs of i...
Wandering Barycenter Lyric Edition EP3 - Tessellate & Taro
Lyric edition episode 3! Alex and Bryan have a go at deciphering Tessellate and Taro by the band Alt-J.
Wandering Barycenter EP31 - NCA4 & Big Data
Did you miss the quiet release of the latest climate assessment? Not to worry! Alex covers the basics of what you need to know. Bryan untang...
Wandering Barycenter EP30 - Ralph Nader & Micro Mobility Scooters
Buckle up with Bryan this week as we explore the activism and presidential aspirations of Ralph Nader. Next, set those public safety minded...
Wandering Barycenter Lyric Edition EP2 - Chop Suey! & Aerials
Keys up on the table? Alex and Bryan tackle a set of classic System of a Down songs in the second lyric edition episode of the Wandering Bar...
Wandering Barycenter EP29 - Hurricanes & the Library of Alexandria
Given their increasing relevance, Alex takes us through the eye of a hurricane, or cyclone, or typhoon? Bryan ponders what could have been i...
Wandering Barycenter EP28 - Space News & Christopher Columbus
Bryan updates us on recent space news! Planet 9, landing on asteroids (or are they meteors?), and impending doom! In the spirit of Columbus...
Wandering Barycenter Lyric Edition EP1 - Feel Good Inc. & Idaho
This week we try out something a little different! Listen along as we interpret the lyrics of some of our favorite songs. Keeping with the W...
Wandering Barycenter EP27 - Cereal & Truffles
Alex takes a nostalgic walk down the cereal isle to examine the current state of the market and relive some of cereal’s greatest moments. Br...
Wandering Barycenter EP26 - Weather Manipulation & Left vs Right Brain
Bryan hails the modern history of man’s attempt to control the weather. Has our desire to dominate our surroundings (and others) resulted in...
Wandering Barycenter EP25 - Venice Beach & Generations
Alex takes us on a walk down Venice Beach while recounting a recent visit to the iconic stretch of sand. Bryan lays out the contrast between...
Wandering Barycenter EP24 - Volcanoes & Chicken
Bryan examines the unpredictable and powerful nature of volcanoes. Krakatoa features as the main antagonist as we explore some of the impact...