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Section 1 - Dazzle Camouflage

Dazzle Camoflage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage

Battle of Salamis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nENUmbdsAPw

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Section 2 - Logan *Spoilers

Skip the spoilers by jumping ahead from our in-episode spoiler warning to 00:26:30.

Logan Trailer (featuring Johnny Cash's Hurt) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny3hScFgCIQ

Section 3 - A Pastor Dealing With Tragedy

The sermon Destin is Referencing

Great, animated summary of the book of Job

Martyrs Read Joel Osteen Tweets

Section 4 - 3D Printable Houses

Apis-cor 3D printed house

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Section 5 - Occupational Misconceptions

Section 6 - What If a Conjoined Twin Murdered Someone?

Conjoined Twins: An Historical, Biological and Ethical Issues Encyclopedia

The Italian incident Destin referenced

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005 - Backwards Talking and other Freaky Human Skills 1

Mar 26, 2017

Talking Backwards? (And other freaky human skills)

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Section 1 - Skills

Cats Flipping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWbpyjJqrU

Feline High Rise Syndrome: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15363762

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Section 2 - Backwards Talking with Kurt Quinn

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Section 3 - Lightning Round

Questions from Patrons

Freakish Human Skills thread in the Subreddit (pics or it didn’t happen): https://www.reddit.com/r/Nodumbquestions/comments/61nrj5/what_are_your_freakish_human_skills_pics_or_it/

Leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/no-dumb-questions/id1204701206?mt=2

What skill are you personally working on?

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004 - What Is the Fifty-Fifty? 0

Mar 1, 2017

Matt and Destin introduce the world to "The Fifty-Fifty" and respond to the first wave of listener feedback... which makes for a great opportunity to unpack the nature of feedback in general; giving it, receiving it, and the dangers associated with over-responding to as well as under-delivering on feedback given to us by loved ones.

Intro: Matt pitching a tent

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Section 1 - Listening to the Feedback

Very clear thesis statement as requested: “Should we listen to the feedback?”

Analyzing the feedback we received about the podcast itself

An engineering look at feedback and its uses in control theory (Example: Tracking a rocket).

Discussions about Matt’s feedback from teaching at a university.

Boardgames used as teaching aids

Battlefield simulations without immediate feedback

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Canoeing vs Pilot Induced Oscillations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot-induced_oscillation

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Section 2 - The Veldt

The Veldt - Ray Bradbury http://www.veddma.com/veddma/Veldt.htm

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deadmau5 discovers vocals for “The Veldt” (Crude Language Warning) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgeWHnSmPKE

Original vocal track by Chris James: https://soundcloud.com/chrisjamesofficial/deadmau5-theveldt-vocal-mix

Providing negative feedback after extended positive feedback.

Using technology to calm children

Casting your pearls before swine: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A6&version=ESV

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Section 3 - Listener Questions Lightning Round

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003 - Drones and BEARS? 0

Feb 10, 2017

Destin accuses Matt of over-marveling at mundane things before the conversation to shifts to advances in drone warfare. Matt expresses his skepticism about the whole concept of weaponized drones. Destin talks about tracking down a missing toy drone over Christmas.

Insane Drone Swarm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XKiUtruQiY

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002 - How do High Speed Cameras Work? 0

Feb 10, 2017

Destin sets up an experiment in his garage and explains to Matt how his high speed camera works. Matt receives a suspicious email about a sculpture.

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Destin and Matt take personality tests to figure out if they're too similar to make a podcast together.

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001 - Are We Too Similar? 2

Feb 10, 2017

Destin and Matt take personality tests to figure out if they're too similar to make a podcast together.
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