Whimsical Wavelengths - A Science Podcast

This is a reflective, end-of-year historical deviation. From wandering stars and stubborn philosophers to lost planets, national rivalries, and Pluto’s demotion, this episode explores how we learned what the planets are and why the process matters as much as the answer.You see every once in a while, Whimsical Wavelengths takes a historical deviation. This is one of those episodes.Instead of cutting-edge research, this solo episode steps back to ask a bigger question: how did we actually figure out what the planets are, and what does that process tell us about how science works?From the wandering lights tracked by Babylonian astronomers over 3,000 years ago, to Greek ideas of moving stars, to the long-lived geocentric universe of Ptolemy, we trace how humanity slowly built models of the solar system. Along the way, we meet Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, and see how new tools, better measurements, and sometimes better messengers reshaped our understanding of the cosmos.This episode also digs into one of science’s most fascinating detective ensure stories: the discovery of Neptune. Using nothing but mathematics and Newton’s laws, astronomers predicted the existence of a new planet before anyone had ever seen it. The result was a mix of brilliance, nationalism, bruised egos, and a controversy that still makes historians uncomfortable.From there, we follow the trail to Pluto, Planet X, and the lingering idea that the solar system might still be hiding something. We look at how bad data can lead to compelling but wrong conclusions, why Pluto never solved the problem it was meant to, and how modern observations have resurrected the question in the form of Planet Nine.Along the way, this episode touches on:Why ancient astronomers called planets “wandering stars”How telescopes changed everything, and why early ones were still not enoughWhy stellar parallax took centuries to measureHow people, politics, and pride shape scientific progressWhy Pluto was discovered, celebrated, and eventually reclassifiedAnd why the idea of a missing planet refuses to dieThis is not just a story about planets. It’s a story about how science moves forward: imperfectly, collaboratively, and sometimes reluctantly, as better data forces us to let go of comfortable ideas.

If we want a thriving future scientific community, we first need to understand why people choose — or don’t choose — careers in STEM.This week on Whimsical Wavelengths, we turn the telescope around and look not at stars, but at the people who choose to study them. What shapes a scientist’s identity? Why do some students pursue STEM — and astronomy in particular — while others drift away? And how do mentorship, representation, and community determine who sees themselves as “belonging” in science?To explore these questions, I’m joined by Dr. Zachary Richards: a researcher whose path moved from physics into science education, now a Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History and a faculty member at York College, City University of New York. His recent work examines how scientists form professional identity, how students imagine themselves in scientific roles, and how educational environments influence those choices.In this episode, we discuss:how early experiences shape STEM career decisionsthe role of mentorship and representation in building scientific identitywhy astronomy offers a unique lens for studying belonging in STEMparallels between challenges in astronomy and fields like geoscience, where enrollment and workforce sustainability are pressing issueswhat institutions can do to attract and support the next generation of scientistsWhether you’re a scientist, an educator, or simply curious about how people end up devoting their lives to understanding the universe, this episode offers a thoughtful look at the human side of STEM.Whimsical Wavelengths LinksFacebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

In this episode of Whimsical Wavelengths, we explore how machine learning is opening new possibilities in geophysical imaging and inversion workflows. Like image segmentation! We look at how modern computational tools can help interpret what we cannot observe directly beneath the surface.Our guest, Johnathan Kutti, joins us to break down how machine learning approaches can assist with geophysical inversion, improve subsurface models, and support decision-making in exploration and environmental studies. With experience both in the field and in building mathematical tools, he brings a grounded perspective on how these methods work in practice.We start by outlining what geophysics actually is—using physics to study the Earth’s structure and processes—and why inversion methods are so central to the field. Because we cannot directly measure physical properties everywhere inside the Earth, geophysical inversion works backward from measurable data such as magnetics, gravity, or electromagnetic responses to estimate what the subsurface must look like.The conversation then moves into:Why geophysical inversions have infinite possible solutionsHow physical assumptions and constraints narrow those solutionsWhere machine learning and image segmentation can helpExamples of integrating AI into geoscience workflowsPractical realities from years spent collecting data across remote terrainIf you've ever wondered how AI and scientific modeling intersect—or how we “illuminate the void” geophysically—this episode offers both clarity and depth.UBC Geophysical Inversion Facility: https://gif.eos.ubc.ca/Whimsical Wavelengths LinksFacebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

We’re heading back through deep time on Whimsical Wavelengths — but this time, we’re not walking with dinosaurs, we’re flying with them! Flight has evolved at least four separate times in Earth’s history, and today’s episode focuses on one of the earliest masters of the skies: pterosaurs.Host Jeffrey Zurek is joined by Dr. Adele Pentland, palaeontologist and lead author of the paper describing Haliskia peterseni, a newly discovered anhanguerian pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Australia. The research, published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, sheds new light on prehistoric ecosystems and the diversity of Australia’s flying reptiles.Adele discusses the discovery process, what makes Haliskia special, and how Australia fits into the global pterosaur record. We also touch on the art of science communication — from museum exhibits to fossil-inspired stamps and children’s books.Links from the episode: Research Paper: Haliskia peterseni in Scientific Reports Adele Pentland’s Website Book Mentioned Nature People by Cesar PuechmarinWhimsical Wavelengths LinksFacebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Plastic and the environment and what you think you know. A discussion about science which honestly misses the mark but a useful discussion. Understanding the good is just as important to the badThe first fully synthetic plastic was developed in 1907. What they needed was an electrical insulator. Thanks to alternating current (covered in season 1 too with Nikola tesla!) electricity was being wired to new places creating a problem of how to insulate these wires. With that success companies began to research and explore what other plastics could be made. WW II created more demand for synthetic substitutes. Resources were scarce. Needed things at scale. Plastic could do that. Shortly after WWII, some thought of plastic and created an almost utopian vision of a future with abundant material wealth thanks to an inexpensive, safe, sanitary substance that could be shaped into anything. How disappointed they would be with today… The 1960’s brought about environmentalism with plastic debris starting to collect on beaches, the sea and the environment. The 70’s saw the leaded gasoline come to final phase out plan, CFC’s were next. But plastic stayed. There has been some regulatory push particularly more recently.Outside of the intro and outro, I feel I failed at digging into more nuance in the discussion. But it is definitely an interesting discussion. Today's guest has published a book and has made the podcast circuit to bring to light that plastic is not necessarily an enemy. One of Dr Chirs DeArmett's book can be found for free here :https://plasticsparadox.com/Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Diving straight into the deep end of the universe: supermassive black holes!An episode with enough gravitational pull that you can’t help but get sucked in.Host Dr. Jeffrey Zurek welcomes Dr. James Chan, a postdoctoral researcher at the American Museum of Natural History and City University of New York, to explore the strange physics and luminous surroundings of the darkest objects in the cosmos.At the center of the conversation is Dr. Chan’s recent paper in The Astrophysical Journal:“Reverberation Mapping of Lamp-post and Wind Structures in Accretion Thin Disk.”Together, they discuss how light echoes and flickers around black holes can reveal their inner geometry — from the “lamp-post” models of X-ray emission to the chaotic winds that shape accretion disks. It’s a look into how we can study what can’t be seen, using timing, modeling, and a dash of cosmic detective work.Paper at the center of the episode: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.15669Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

I scream you scream we all scream for Ice cream.Time for some sweet delicious science delivered right here on whimsical wavelengths. Food science! Love the breath we get to explore here. This discussion is going to investigate some of the science that goes into perfecting and understanding the greatest frozen dessert that comes in so many different flavours. Yes, ice cream!Ice cream like other materials, like magma, melt, freeze and deform in complex ways depending on structures within the material. In past episodes I have talked about eruption dynamics and how the viscosity or resistance to flow changes eruption style. Well viscosity or more broadly Rheology (how a substance flows under a force over time) is important here too!The crossover between scientific disciplines is real! So be ready to chill here on Whimsical Wavelengths as we scoop into the coolest science around! This week's guest is no soft serve when it comes to sweet science— So grab your spoons and prepare for the brain freeze.Today's guest studied how fat networks within dairy foods like ice cream can alter sensorial and rheological properties. Today she applies that science background as an industry consultant and science communicator. Dr. Abigail Thiel!Here is Dr. Abigail Thiel'sYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/@AbbeytheFoodScientistBlog:https://abbeythefoodscientist.com/Also she has a kids Colouring book out!Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FGJWXGHD?ref_=litb_stb_nodlAmazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGJWXGHD

Its the start of Season 2!! Time for Basaltic plinian eruptions, melt inclusions, viscosity and more. Today we going to head into one of my papers!Because it’s one of my papers that means heading back to volcanology. Like other historical scientists covered here on Whimsical wavelengths I will follow where the data is pointing. Follow the path.When I was planning my PhD, yes I was in the envious position of basically picking my projects, I knew I wanted to do more at Masaya Volcano. Masaya is however complicated. It is a unique volcano in many ways. Here I'll focus on two things:Masaya is persistently active. It has been in a perpetual state of unrest for 100’s of years. The last eruption of any significant amount was 1772 where it produced a lava flow from the central cone. Since that time there have been degassing, occasional lava lakes, and small vent clearing explosions. There is not many volcanoes on earth able to claim constant activity for 100’s of years. It can have basaltic Plinian eruptions……Basaltic plinian eruptions. For those who know a bit about volcanoes this may seem like an oxymoron.Join the pod to find out all this apparent oxymoron!Paper at the center of the episode:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0377027318303470example Basaltic plinian eruptions at Masaya (there are lots but here is one): https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00585-5#:~:text=Las%20Sierras%2DMasaya%20volcanic%20system,%2DTIL)13%2C20.Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Today the pod shows its fitness with im-peck-able wordplay. That's right, today's episode is for the birds. At least those which have a raven-ous appetite for knowledge.Our guest, PhD candidate Miranda Zammarelli (Dartmouth College) has research that takes place in what I guess can be best described as the closest we can get for lab conditions in the natural world. The site for her work is the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest - located in New Hampshire.The forest is her laboratory and this discussion does its best to get at how and why it happens!For thoses that want to get involved in Citizen Science (PLEASE DO!) check out these apps for your smartphoneMerlin: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ebird: https://ebird.org/homeAlso don't forget about the future when its time for the Christmas Bird Count (https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count)Or the Great Backyard Bird Count !(https://www.birdcount.org/)Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Part2 jumps in where part 1 left off so more about Theropods! specifically about one of Dr François Therrien's recent studies about a Gorgosaurus and what was found inside its stomach!!!!incase you missed it from the notes of the last episode:Dr François Therrien - The Curator of Dinosaur Palaeoecology at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller Alberta https://tyrrellmuseum.com/Dr François Therrien's Professional Highlights (lifted from the museum's website)Discovered the first feathered dinosaurs from North America.Researched Cryodrakon boreas, a new species of pterosaur that was among the largest and oldest in North America.Published on a theropod site from Mongolia that reveals that colonial nesting behaviour first evolved in the dinosaurian ancestors of birds.Researched Thanatotheristes degrootorumLinks for Whimsical Wavelengths:Bluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialwww.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsinstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

This time we take a deep dive into an hypothesis The longevity bottleneck hypothesis: Could dinosaurs have shaped ageing in present-day mammals?” by João Pedro de Magalhãeshttps://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202300098See our branch of the animal kingdom, mammals, first evolved around 200 million years ago. During the age of dinosaurs. To quote the paper “long evolutionary pressure on early mammals for rapid reproduction led to the loss or inactivation of genes and pathways associated with long life”To talk about this and look at the evolution of aging, the wonderful and fantastic Dr Molly Burke agreed to talk about her research and the science of aging more generally! Her lab at the Oregon State university uses model organisms to experimentally study evolution. (https://ib.oregonstate.edu/directory/molly-k-burke).Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsinstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Time for someone who some have called the greatest scientist you have not heard of. Likely the reason average IQ's have no fallen (even if it feels like they have - idiocracy)!This is the sibling episode to the last one. The rise of Leaded Gas. This time the story starts with Dr. Clair Patterson a geochemist. Before the PhD and discovering the age of the Earth, Clair Patterson and his wife Laurie (also a chemist) became civilians working on the Manhattan project. No not in New Mexico designing the bomb like depicted in the movie Oppenheimer. Instead they got to work on the problem of concentrating Uranium. A 235U electromagnetic separation plant (figure in the post!) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.From there on to a PhD. The following of the data lead to lead being everywhere. Before advocating for the elimination of lead he developed the first clean room and found the age of the earth by dating a meteorite (fragment of which is picture with the post). His work brought about the downfall of leaded gasoline. His story has been told many times before but probably not like this. Even if you already know the story I bet there is new nuggets here. Whimsical even....So with the release of this episode, season 1 is done! Time to reflect on what worked and what didn’t.Special thanks to those who did give me feedback throughout the year. It was needed. Embrace the terrible puns and jokes, don’t apologize for them! Was just one piece of advice I got.And of course thanks to all the guests that agreed to come on the podcast! Some without any tie to someone I know and they took a chance to share their work. A unknown podcast showing up in an email or call out ask.The next 3 eps will be encore additions. Some of my favourites from this inaugural season and then on September 15 season 2 will start!Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Today we are going to start to cover a real scientific disaster story. No it isn’t the hollywood variety although maybe it should be. We have the movie Oppenheimer although to tell the whole story here requires multiple main characters. Perhaps a TV series then. I have known I wanted to tell this story for some time but have struggled on the best way.It starts at the gas pump and the question: Ever wondered why all pumps say “unleaded gas”? Or perhaps asked the question why would they need to? This is a story about scientific discovery, advocacy, environmentalism and corporate greed. The next sibling episode (they can stand alone) has direct ties to the manhattan project and the age of the Earth.Covering a bit about the history of lead Flint, Michigan came up. Here are some links to see how that is still playing out however if you want to do a deep dive don't stop at just these two links!https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/01/flint-lead-pipes-replacement/https://eos.org/articles/flint-10-years-laterLinks for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Deformation and gravity go hand in hand in volcano monitoring like hot apple pie and icecream. They fit together great. as these two techniques tell us so much more together than separately.This time I reached out to a friend to share her research!Remember volcanic eruptions are dynamic. The amount of force and material involved in an eruption … Even if the eruption is small the changes can be significant to the overall system. Volcanologists can see or image magma chambers that are close to the surface through a number of different monitoring techniques. Today we will focus on gravity and deformation. Mass flux and how the earth's surface moves in response to changes at depth!Using what keeps us all attached to the ground's surface to monitor what is moving up towards us. This episode is full of hot material!

This time it is all about insects and their respiratory systems?! They represent so much of the biomass on earth.Depending on the study and methods used there is more weight on earth within insects than humans. With over 8 billion humans and each of us weighs a lot more than an insect…… There are a lot of them. They form the backbone of many ecosystems.Today though we will specifically focus on their respiratory system. How do they breathe? It is not like they have lungs like we do. Or gills like fish. I vaguely remember grade school biology and going over the number of legs and like.You know what? I have never given it much thought. But now that I have …… I am intrigued!Stealing the words from todays guest “With over 1 million identified species of insects, they’re a great vehicle for studying evolution There are all kinds of new things coming out of it, probably the most significant of which is flight”So lets get into it! Time to follow the buzz to see if the Ant-ticipation i am chirping about is going to fly over our heads.Please welcome Dr Hollister Herhold a Research Associate in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology, and Research Scientist in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City!Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

There is so much we don’t understand about the early universe. Or any part of the universe not nearby. Part of the reason for this is time and distance. The universe as we understand/see it today started ~13.8 billion years ago. So how do we test something that we cannot view or experience? The evolution of galaxies takes place over billions of years. We cannot track its changes over the eons because human history is in the thousands of years and observations of the deep cosmos can be measured in decades. Yes we can see many snapshots of different galaxies at different points on their evolution but how to connect them on their journey?One way is to model physics or physical processes. Put everything in as we understand into a mathematical framework. Run the code or the “model” and see if it matches what we see in our observations. We do this type of exercise with many many different scientific disciplines including my own (geophysics).Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

The Earth is dynamic. All of it. Plate tectonics, weather, ocean currents, biosphere, cryosphere, extraterrestrial like solar events, meteorites, nearby supernovaeAnd on and on and onBut the seas are constant right? I mean that they exist. They have almost always existed. No I am not going back to Porto oceans some 4 billion years ago! I am referring to the mediterranean! I hope you are up for a salty tale of disappearing sea.This episode is all me. Because I like this topic, I have enough background to tell the story after digging through the literature, and wanted to spin this whimsical yarn in a different way than an interview. Why is the Mediterranean Sea so confident?Because it’s always making waves!But there was a time where nearly the whole mediterranean basin dried up! Called Messinian salinity crisis.Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Welcome back to Part 2 of Gravitational lenses on Whimsical Wavelengths. In part 2 we finally get to the real star of the show, strong gravitational lensing and the paper that was underlying the topic.“Euclid: A complete Einstein ring in NGC 6505 “A lot less to setup this time. No need to stretch this out like gravity stretches time. But.....How did gravity stop the reckless driver?It pulled some strings… mainly the ones holding the car to the road.Before everything gets pulled downhill, time to jump in Please welcome back Dr Georgios Vernardos!Paper at the center the this episode:https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/02/aa53014-24/aa53014-24.htmlLinks for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Whimsical wavelengths is here again to show that it is useless to fight gravity.Every time I have, it has brought me down.To begin I'll mention Newtonian mechanics of gravity here in the show notes as it works really well for nearly all things within our solar system. But there are things that does not fit. Mercury’s orbit is one famous example. It gave the wrong prediction for the precession of Mercury's closest point to the sun.Then Einstein developed a theory about space…And it was about time!It was a leap forward changing how we viewed the universe and how we would measure it.It can be argued that this seminal work together with observations from Hubble on Galaxies existing outside of the Milky Way and expanding universe was the beginning of the modern age of cosmology .Today we are going to get into one topic from relativity directly, gravitational lensing. To be fair to history, the idea that light traveling close to massive objects bends was actually first postulated by Newtonian mechanics of gravity.And to get out from that enormous weight Dr Georgios Vernardos (Assistant Professor in Physics & Astronomy at Lehman College) has volunteered to come on the podcast. To get from relativity to gravitational lens and to tell the story correctly is hard to do in one episode. So I have planned this one as a pair! So no it is not time dilation due to the weighty subjectPaper at the center the this and the next episode:https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/02/aa53014-24/aa53014-24.htmlLinks for Whimsical Wavelengths:Facebook:www.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsInstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsBluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths

Today the topic should do more then whimsically tickle your ears, Today I have a guest to get the slobbering sensor in your mouth working. Yup buckle in for a flavorful ride!So I guess definitions first. Food Science is a discipline that investigates food chemistry, food microbiology, physical, sensory, and nutritional properties of food. The discipline also gets into the process of making the food with respect to the manufacture, preservation, quality assurance, and development of food products.If your favourite snack food is ummmm bet you can’t eat just one? It is practically guaranteed that a food scientist has been involved at some point of the process.Dr Bryan Le joins the podcast to help us on this falvourful ride of whimsical wavelengths. The papers discussed talking about Unami and how to get ingredient to be Kitchen Chemistry ready:1. Hartl, Daniela M., Oliver Frank, Victoria S. Hänel, Vinzenz Heigl, Corinna Dawid, and Thomas F. Hofmann. "Isolation and Identification of Novel Taste-Modulating N 2-Guanosine 5′-Monophosphate Derivatives Generated by Maillard-Type Reactions." Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 72, no. 25 (2024): 14284-14293.2. Suess, Barbara, et al. "Human taste and umami receptor responses to chemosensorica generated by Maillard-type N 2-alkyl-and N 2-arylthiomethylation of guanosine 5′-monophosphates." Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 62.47 (2014): 11429-11440.There is lots you can do in science!! Including food science!Dr Bryan Le's website: https://www.mendocinofoodconsulting.com/Also check out his Book!:150 Food Science Questions Answered Cook Smarter, Cook BetterBy Bryan Le · 2020 ISBN:9781646118342, 1646118340Thanks again Bryan for sending one to me! It's a good read (wish I had it before the episode!)Links for Whimsical Wavelengths:Bluesky: @whimsicallambda.bsky.socialwww.facebook.com/WhimsicalWavelengthsinstagram: @whimsical.wavelengthsEmail: whimsical.wavelengths@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/WhimsicalWavelengths