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(1:06) Open

(1:47) Veterans Day

(2:01) cj's week: Summer in November, Hanging Photos

(3:24) Jeff's Week: Vertigo Gone-igo, USC Football (Not) Cheating!

(5:38) Headline: iRobot has sucked up all their cash, now what?

(15:45) Headline: IKEA’s new smart home, no assembly required

(22:04) Headline: TikTok Shop Is the New King of Impulse Buying

(27:02) Alka-Seltzer

iRobot, the once-dominant Roomba maker, is nearly out of cash after a brutal quarter and years of pressure from Chinese rivals. A blocked Amazon sale, layoffs, and new lidar-equipped models haven’t stopped its slide - echoing the fate of U.S. ex-rival Neato.

Meanwhile, IKEA is moving into your smart home with 21 new Matter-compatible products. Smart bulbs, sensors, and remotes mostly priced in the $4 to $12, targeting just a couple bucks more than non-smart equivalents - aiming to make connected living truly affordable.

And over in social media land: the TikTok Shop has exploded to $19 billion in quarterly global sales, rivaling the revenue of eBay in a tenth of the time. Their viral “shop what you see” model has turned scrolling into shopping, proving that entertainment may be the new retail.

iRobot’s revenue has tanked and it’s almost out of cash | The Verge

IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible products

TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay | WIRED

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(1:34) Cochlear Implants: A Sound Revolution

(10:50) Expectations of "Restored" Hearing

(15:57) Candidacy Expansion and Device Longevity

(19:24) The Rehabilitation Journey and Bimodal Hearing

(22:47) Lifestyle Integration and Practical Challenges

(25:39) Technological Frontiers and Future Innovations

(28:59) cj’s recommendation: 2025 World Series (G2,3,6&7), The Natural, & Major League

(30:43) Jeff’s Recommendation: CODA

Cochlear implants are one of the quietest revolutions in modern medicine - less than 10% of adults who could benefit from them actually have one. In this episode, the guys dive deep into the bionic world of hearing restoration, where sound processors powered by AI can now pick voices out of crowded rooms and surgical robots perform “soft” insertions so precise they preserve natural hearing.

These modern marvels bypass the mechanics of the ear entirely, and instead send digital sound straight to the brain; the experience feels more like learning a new sense than regaining an old one. This is the story of how biology and engineering are merging at the edge of human perception.

Transhumanism you can actually hear; the singularity is here.

What is a Cochlear Implant?

How Does a Cochlear Implant Work?

5 Things About Cochlear Implant Sound Quality No One Prepares You For​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

What a Cochlear Implant Actually Sounds Like

What Family & Friends Get Wrong About Cochlear Implants (5 Realities)

A day in the life of cochlear implants. [Sora]

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(1:23) Open

(2:02) Election Day!

(2:51) cj's week: Nonsense Oopsie, Arch FTW!, All Hallows’ Eve, & The Japanese National Baseball Team

(9:49) Jeff's Week: Dodgers & Vertigo

(14:28) Headline: Vaccine Skepticism and Outright Defiance Fuels Measles Outbreak in Utah and Arizona

(19:03) Headline: Some 60,000 Kids Have Avoided Peanut Allergies Due to Landmark 2015 Advice

(22:34) Headline: Tesla Roadster Refund Rage: Sam Altman Demands His Money Back

(26:43) Headline: The Scary Correlation Between Melatonin and Cardiac Events

(33:07) The Timex Sinclair ZX 1000

In this episode, we ask: what happens when one person says “no” and an entire public health effort grinds to a halt? We’re diving into the Utah measles outbreak where a single uncooperative patient may have helped the virus do what it does best: spread.

Then: 60,000 kids spared peanut allergies thanks to one bold 2015 study, and yet most doctors still don’t follow the updated advice. It’s science whiplash: a story about how medical guidance can take a decade to sink in.

Plus: Sam Altman loses his patience after 7+ years, jumping on the bandwagon to get his $50K back from Tesla.

Finally: we look at that nightly melatonin habit of yours and what it might be saying about your achy-breaky heart.

It’s science, stubbornness, and sleep with just enough nonsense to hold it all together.

Measles outbreak investigation in Utah blocked by patient who refuses to talk

Some 60,000 kids have avoided peanut allergies due to landmark 2015 advice, study finds - CBS News

Sam Altman wants a refund for his $50,000 Tesla Roadster deposit - Ars Technica

What taking melatonin could reveal about your heart health

VC&G | » [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Where’s the Bits?

Timex Sinclair 1000 - Wikiwand

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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.

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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

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'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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