Ep 410: Pick a card
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Pick a card
Join us for the beginnings of paper money and fiat currency.
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Ep409: Coin flips and clips
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Coin flips and clips
Join us as we attempt to figure out where the first coins came from.
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Ep 408: Nothing to sneeze at
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Nothing to sneeze at
If you don’t use gold silver or coins, what does one use for money?
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Ep 407: Why money?
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Why money?
We take a look at economic activity by nonhumans, and the Incas, with a large empire that never used money.
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Ep 406: On silly names and loud voices
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On silly names and loud voices
Let’s take a closer look at the sperm whale, with an unfortunate name and the loudest voice in nature.
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Ep 405: On dragons, fire, and breathing
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On dragons, fire, and breathing
For our last question on DND and fantasy fiction, could any animal ever be able to actually breathe fire?
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Ep 404: Ouch!
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Ouch!
13 types of damage in dungeons and dragons, let’s see how many of them we can find amongst actual living creatures.
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Ep 403: To see in the dark
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To see in the dark
In fantasy novels and roll playing games, some characters can see in the dark. What about in real life?
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Ep 402: Whose mind is it anyway?
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Whose mind is it anyway?
Fantasy fiction and DND have charm spells and other ways to control one’s mind. We take a look at examples of mind control from nature.
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Ep 401: Healing, magic, and science
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Healing, magic, and science
For our first episode on the science behind dnd and popular fantasy tropes, we search for healing magic in our actual factual world.
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