In this second episode on colour, we look at "hidden" colours and discuss an interesting condition where people are able to taste colours! From Go Away Green, to Baker-Miller Pink, and the super cool True Cyan ... what's your favourite colour? (p.s. we (Nif) apologise for an editing error early on in the previous episode. Thanks to those loyal listeners who spotted it!)
Ever wondered what the world looks like through the eyes of another person? What about a deer? What about an incredibly overpowered and vibrantly cool crustacean? Well, wonder no more! Join us for the first of two episodes on colour.
Is AI subject to the moral code of its programmer? Does creating successful AI give you the right to decide its moral code? And later, can machine learning create its own moral code, distinct from its programmer? Join us as we further explore roboethics.
What links game theory, the Cuban Missile Crisis and artificial intelligence? Come and find out as we start to explore the philosophy of roboethics.
You should drink eight glasses of water a day. Train tracks are the width of two horses. Truth or fiction? Join us as we explore the truth behind zombie facts and apocryphal stories.
What do Nif and Jack do when they're not making Ducks in Caps? Are you a Millennial/ Gen-Z cusper? Come and listen to our TikTok self-revelations where you can experience just how basic our humour really is.
What's the appeal of World of Warcraft? Why has Nif invested over a decade of her life playing it? Join us as we chat all things MMO and the psychology that goes with. (If you know us professionally, maybe give this one a skip!)
Have you ever been totally convinced that something happened, only for it not to be true? Well, the good news is, you're not alone - you've possibly been impacted by the Mandela Effect. Come join us as we explore this pop-pysch phenomenon and take the quiz with us to see how many Mandela Effect examples you've experienced.
If someone breaks their bone in a film, how do they make the sound? Come join us in our quiz as we uncover this question and delve into the art of foley.
Is football ruined forever? Have the money-grabbing business owners turned the beautiful game, ugly? Come join us as we explore the controversy of the proposed football super league and it's potential implications.
Ever wondered why you're constantly outwitted by speedy flies that seem to be processing time faster than you? Join us as we discuss the mind-boggling awesomeness of the humble dung-beetle, and grapple with the science of jet-lagged bees.
On the 15th October 1997, one of the most impressive space missions in our history began. 19 years and 335 days later, the world said goodnight to Cassini. Join us as we get irrationally emotional about Saturn's probe, and discuss some strange conspiracies along the way.
If something amazing, or tragic, happens to you, will you soon return to the same level of happiness as before? Join us, as we take a run on the hedonic treadmill.
Hello, world! Two perpetually busy friends catch-up every week and discuss the bizarre, the interesting, and the comical. Expect to learn a lot and laugh a little, with Jack and Nif.