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A Love Story
It was mentioned as a book exploring the mysterious disappearance and potential assassination of Ambrose Bierce, with the author, Don Swaim, appearing to be a major advocate for understanding Bierce's life and legacy.
When is someone going to write a book without a colon?
— Episode: Short Stuff: The Disappearance of Ambros...
It was mentioned as a book exploring the mysterious disappearance and potential assassination of Ambrose Bierce, with the author, Don Swaim, appearing to be a major advocate for understanding Bierce's life and legacy.
When is someone going to write a book without a colon?
I think we need to.
And I think that's what happens to him in the book.
It was mentioned as a book that focused on the mysterious disappearance and potential assassination of Ambrose Bierce, and was written by Don Swaim, a person who seemed to be an enthusiast of Bierce.
So this dude named Don Swaim wrote a book called The Assassination of Ambrose Bierce colon. When is someone going to write a book without a colon?
A Fun, Fact-Filled, and Spiritual Guide to All Things Kosher
It was highly recommended as a witty book that provides information on Jewish dietary laws and certification, particularly regarding kosher meat.
I highly recommend a delightfully witty book called Kosher for the Clueless but Curious by Simon Episdorf.
— Episode: SYSK Selects: How Black Boxes Work
It was highly recommended as a witty book that provides information on Jewish dietary laws and certification, particularly regarding kosher meat.
I highly recommend a delightfully witty book called Kosher for the Clueless but Curious by Simon Episdorf.
It was highly recommended as a witty book that provides information on Jewish dietary laws and certification, which are otherwise complex and convoluted.
I highly recommend a delightfully witty book called Kosher for the Clueless but Curious by Simon Episdorf.
It was highly recommended as a witty and informative book that provides insight into Jewish dietary laws and kosher practices. It was said to be a good resource for understanding a complex topic.
I highly recommend a delightfully witty book called Kosher for the Clueless but Curious by Simon Episdorf.
Clinical Concepts of Sexual/Erotic Health and Pathology, Paraphilia, and Gender Transposition of Childhood, Adolescence, and Maturity
It was described as an authoritative text on paraphilias, suggesting that they are learned behaviors resulting from experiences that alter a person's 'lovemap'.
John Money... he wrote a book called LOVEMAPS in I think 1986 that was really authoritative on paraphilias.
— Episode: What are paraphilias?
It was described as an authoritative text on paraphilias, suggesting that they are learned behaviors resulting from experiences that alter a person's 'lovemap'.
John Money... he wrote a book called LOVEMAPS in I think 1986 that was really authoritative on paraphilias.
and his thing was that you know it's it's learned behavior that comes at a certain point and our love map which combines like love and lust in normal ways gets vandalized in some way from some traumatic experience or it could also be in some fun experience but um the introduction of this this additional data point in the development of this love map creates a creates a paraphilia that has to be um I guess corrected through something like cognitive behavioral therapy sometimes drugs are used SSRIs are used sometimes and then in certain cases they'll use things like chemical castration actually.
It was discussed as being an authoritative book on paraphilias, suggesting that they are learned behaviors stemming from some experiences that alter a person's 'lovemap'.
John Money, he wrote in the 80s, he wrote a book called LOVEMAPS, I think 1986, that was really authoritative on paraphilias and his thing was that you know, it's it's learned behavior that comes at a certain point and our love map which combines like love and lust and in normal ways gets vandalized in some way from some traumatic experience or it could also be in some fun experience but um the introduction of this this additional data point in the development of this love map creates a creates a paraphilia that has to be um I guess corrected through something like cognitive behavioral therapy.
It was discussed as an authoritative text on paraphilias, suggesting that they are learned behaviors stemming from experiences that alter a person's 'lovemap'.
John Money, he um, he wrote in the 80s, he wrote a book called LOVEMAPS, I think 1986 that was really authoritative on um, paraphilias and his thing was that you know it's it's learned behavior that comes at a certain point and our love map which combines like love and lust and in normal ways gets vandalized in some way from some traumatic experience or it could also be in some fun experience.
The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
It was discussed by the hosts and prompted a Congressman, Chris Smith, to introduce a bill about potential Lyme disease bioweapon research, drawing from information and research included within the book.
a lot of this comes from a book uh written by Chris Newby called Bitten colon the secret history of Lyme disease and and biological weapons
— Episode: The Skinny on Lyme Disease
It was discussed by the hosts and prompted a Congressman, Chris Smith, to introduce a bill about potential Lyme disease bioweapon research, drawing from information and research included within the book.
a lot of this comes from a book uh written by Chris Newby called Bitten colon the secret history of Lyme disease and and biological weapons
this book like I think uh Chris Smith the representative from New Jersey said like this book really inspired me to take up this legislation
but in the book Newby basically says the government at Fort Detrick Maryland and on Plum Island New York before it was turned into an animal disease research center were doing it was an insect disease research center before that I guess they were they were looking into
the um they they definitely were doing bio warfare research there um but early early 1950s yeah but and then Fort Detrick into for however long if they're not still doing it now but the um they they were apparently looking into ticks as delivery systems for biological weapons
but what Newby is saying is they were doing that research and then the way we got Lyme disease is whatever research they were coming up with escaped say a tick attached to a bird that flew off of Plum Island and landed in the area around Lyme Connecticut and these ticks got off and they started to breed and they they became endemic in this area and that's where Lyme disease came from there was actually a biological weapon that was produced and then inadvertently probably not purposefully released into the larger population in the northeast
It was mentioned in the context of a US House Representative introducing legislation, inspired by the book, regarding whether the Pentagon researched using ticks to spread Lyme disease as a bioweapon.
a lot of this comes from a book uh written by Chris Newby called Bitten colon the secret history of Lyme disease and and biological weapons
but in the book Newby basically says the government at Fort Detrick Maryland and on Plum Island New York before it was turned into an animal disease research center were doing it was an insect disease research center before that I guess they were they were looking into um well they they definitely were doing bio warfare research there
The Taste That Kills
It was mentioned as a book that discussed the harmful effects of MSG, specifically as an 'excitotoxin' that could potentially cause damage to the brain if consumed in excess.
There was a book written by a man named Russell Blalock called Excitotoxins Colon, The Taste That Kills.
— Episode: What's the deal with MSG?
It was mentioned as a book that discussed the harmful effects of MSG, specifically as an 'excitotoxin' that could potentially cause damage to the brain if consumed in excess.
There was a book written by a man named Russell Blalock called Excitotoxins Colon, The Taste That Kills.
It was mentioned as the first book that was adapted into a movie based on Ed Gein's crimes and served as an inspiration for many other horror movies.
It was a Norman Bates and Hitchcock's Psycho, and Hitchcock had made this movie based on a book that had come out, I think the year before, by an author named Robert Bloch, also calle...
— Episode: Ed Gein: The Serial Killer's Serial Kill...
It was mentioned as the first book that was adapted into a movie based on Ed Gein's crimes and served as an inspiration for many other horror movies.
It was a Norman Bates and Hitchcock's Psycho, and Hitchcock had made this movie based on a book that had come out, I think the year before, by an author named Robert Bloch, also called Psycho.
It was mentioned as the first book to be adapted into a movie based on Ed Gein's crimes and was written by a fellow Wisconsinite.
It was a Norman Bates and Hitchcock's Psycho and Hitchcock had made this movie based on a book that had come out, I think, the year before by an author named Robert Bloch, also called Psycho.
It was mentioned as a book that inspired the movie 'Psycho', and was written by a Wisconsin author who was influenced by Ed Gein's crimes.
It was a Norman Bates and Hitchcock 'Psycho', and Hitchcock had made this movie based on a book that had come out I think the year before by an author named Robert Bloch, also called 'Psycho'.
Essays On Psychology and Crime
It was written by Hugo Munsterberg in 1908 and explored the fallibility of human memory, especially in the context of courtroom testimonies.
He wrote a book called On the Witness Stand in 1908 and he's known still today as the father of applied psychology.
— Episode: How Eyewitness Testimony Works(?)
It was written by Hugo Munsterberg in 1908 and explored the fallibility of human memory, especially in the context of courtroom testimonies.
He wrote a book called On the Witness Stand in 1908 and he's known still today as the father of applied psychology.
It was written in 1908 by a psychologist who helped advance the field of applied psychology. He argued against the idea that human memory was like a video recording and showed through experiments that memories are unreliable.
He wrote a book called On the Witness Stand in 1908 and he's known still today as the father of applied psychology.
He was a psychologist who said hey here's how psychology can help you in your day to day life especially if your day to day life is that you're being convicted of a crime based on eyewitness testimony.
And he basically showed through a lot of experiments and exercises when he was a lecturer at Harvard that memory was definitely not essentially just like a film strip or a videotape or for today's kids an MP4 file.
It was written in 1908 and discussed the fallibility of human memory, particularly in legal settings, and was considered foundational in the field of applied psychology.
He wrote a book called On the Witness Stand in 1908 and he's known still today as the father of applied psychology.
The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
It was discussed in the context of Gary Webb's investigation into the CIA's alleged involvement in the crack cocaine epidemic, and it was mentioned that he faced criticism and pushback from major news outlets after publishing it.
Yeah, series of articles and now book.
— Episode: SYSK Selects: How Crack Works
It was discussed in the context of Gary Webb's investigation into the CIA's alleged involvement in the crack cocaine epidemic, and it was mentioned that he faced criticism and pushback from major news outlets after publishing it.
Yeah, series of articles and now book.
From 1996 I believe Gary Webb was an investigative journalist for the San Jose Mercury News.
And they had a front page story where he basically figured out the connection between the CIA and the crack epidemic that started in I think 1984 in Los Angeles.
Yeah, South Central.
Sadly, all three of the major newspapers the LA Times, New York Times and I guess was the Washington Post came out. They were not only shunned, they like tried to discredit him.
It was mentioned as a book that explored the alleged connection between the CIA and the crack cocaine epidemic, focusing on Freeway Ricky Ross and the Nicaraguan Contras. The book was met with criticism and controversy, resulting in Webb's ostracization and a disputed suicide.
Yeah, series of articles and now book.
From 1996 I believe Gary Webb was an investigative journalist for the San Jose Mercury News.
And they had a front page story where he basically figured out the connection between the CIA and the crack epidemic that started in I think 1984 in Los Angeles.
Sadly, all three of the major newspapers the LA Times, New York Times and I guess was the Washington Post came out. They were not only shunned, they like tried to discredit him.
He ended up quitting and committed a very weird suicide. Yeah. In which he shot himself in the head twice.
It was a series of articles and later a book that detailed the alleged connection between the CIA and the crack cocaine epidemic that began in the mid-1980s, focusing on the role of Freeway Ricky Ross and the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
Yeah, series of articles and now book.
From 1996 I believe Gary Webb was an investigative journalist for the San Jose Mercury News.
And they had a front page story where he basically figured out the connection between the CIA and the crack epidemic that started in I think 1984 in Los Angeles.
Sadly, all three of the major newspapers the LA Times, New York Times and I guess was the Washington Post came out. They were not only shunned, they like tried to discredit him.
Yeah, rather than pick up the story they tried to de-demolish it and Webb. New York Times suggested he was a reckless reporter prone to getting his facts wrong.
A little book about a vast memory
It was discussed as a book that studied a person with an exceptionally good memory, though not photographic memory, referred to as a mnemonist.
Um, he was written about as a patient just by the pseudonym s by a psychologist very famous psychologist named alexander luria and he he titled his paper book The mind of a mnemonist
— Episode: Is photographic memory a real thing?
It was discussed as a book that studied a person with an exceptionally good memory, though not photographic memory, referred to as a mnemonist.
Um, he was written about as a patient just by the pseudonym s by a psychologist very famous psychologist named alexander luria and he he titled his paper book The mind of a mnemonist
It was mentioned as a book written by a famous psychologist about a patient with an extraordinary memory, possibly an early term for a person with an amazing memory, a mnemonist.
He he titled his paper book The mind of a mnemonist
It was mentioned as a book written by Alexander Luria about a patient with an exceptional memory, referred to by the pseudonym 'S'. The patient was also called a 'nemonist', which the hosts found interesting.
Um, he was written about as a patient just by the pseudonym S by a psychologist very famous psychologist named alexander luria and he he titled his paper book the mind of a nemonist
It was mentioned as a book that Chuck had received as a gift and was planning to read at some point.
Our friend Joe Barrett sent us his book and it's called Managed Care.
— Episode: How the Hygiene Hypothesis Works
It was mentioned as a book that Chuck had received as a gift and was planning to read at some point.
Our friend Joe Barrett sent us his book and it's called Managed Care.
It was mentioned as a book that Chuck had received as a gift, but had not yet read at the time of the podcast recording.
Our friend Joe Barrett sent us his book and it's called Managed Care.
I haven't been able to read it yet, but it's on the it's on the stack on the desk.
Yeah, so check out who Managed Care by Joe Barrett.
It was mentioned as a book that Chuck had received as a gift and was planning to read at some point.
Our friend Joe Barrett sent us his book and it's called Managed Care.
It was mentioned that Richard Wright's novel, 'Native Son', had a significant impact on the speaker's wife's life, leading her to admire the author.
Many years later I meet my wife which is almost eight years ago now and quickly found out that her favorite writer is Richard Wright.
— Episode: How Area 51 Works
It was mentioned that Richard Wright's novel, 'Native Son', had a significant impact on the speaker's wife's life, leading her to admire the author.
Many years later I meet my wife which is almost eight years ago now and quickly found out that her favorite writer is Richard Wright.
Since reading his novel, Native Son has wanted to name her kid Richard to honor the impact he had on her life.
She had visited his grave in Paris and has every book he ever published.
It was mentioned that Richard Wright's novel 'Native Son' had a significant impact on the speaker's wife's life, who also collected all of his books.
She had visited his grave in Paris and has every book he ever published.
It was mentioned as a book about Tibetan Buddhism that Michael Dillon read while going through a philosophical spiral in his life. It was a book that had been taken issue with over the years.
So it starts getting into Buddhism specifically a book called The Third Eye.
— Episode: Michael Dillon: Trans Pioneer
It was mentioned as a book about Tibetan Buddhism that Michael Dillon read while going through a philosophical spiral in his life. It was a book that had been taken issue with over the years.
So it starts getting into Buddhism specifically a book called The Third Eye.
Which is I think like about Tibetan Buddhism but how they can like fly around and do stuff.
Yeah I mean that book is definitely one that's been taken issue with over the years.
It was mentioned as a book about Tibetan Buddhism, and was discussed in relation to Michael Dillon's philosophical introspection after his failed attempts to be recognised in Burke's Peerage.
So it starts getting into Buddhism specifically a book called The Third Eye.
Which is I think like about Tibetan Buddhism but how they can like fly around and do stuff.
It was mentioned as a book about Tibetan Buddhism, which Michael Dillon read while experiencing a philosophical shift, leading him toward a Buddhist path.
So it starts getting into Buddhism specifically a book called The Third Eye which is I think like about Tibetan Buddhism but how they can like fly around and do stuff.
It was mentioned as one of the two books used to track British aristocracy. Michael Dillon was trying to get himself acknowledged in this book after his gender confirmation surgery.
They're the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy.
— Episode: Michael Dillon: Trans Pioneer
It was mentioned as one of the two books used to track British aristocracy. Michael Dillon was trying to get himself acknowledged in this book after his gender confirmation surgery.
They're the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy.
So Dillon makes this change in one of them in Debrets doesn't make the change in Burke's.
It was mentioned as one of the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy. Michael Dillon attempted to get his name changed in the book to be recognised as a man in the family lineage.
They're the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy.
So Dillon makes this change in one of them in Debrets doesn't make the change in Burke's.
It was mentioned as one of two books that tracked British aristocracy and was used by Michael Dillon in an attempt to regain his family lineage as a man.
They're the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy.
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It was mentioned as one of the two books used to track British aristocracy. Michael Dillon was trying to get himself acknowledged in this book after his gender confirmation surgery.
They're the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy.
— Episode: Michael Dillon: Trans Pioneer
It was mentioned as one of the two books used to track British aristocracy. Michael Dillon was trying to get himself acknowledged in this book after his gender confirmation surgery.
They're the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy.
So Dillon makes this change in one of them in Debrets doesn't make the change in Burke's.
It was mentioned as one of the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy. Michael Dillon failed to get his name changed in the book, which caused him to go down a philosophical spiral.
They're the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy.
So Dillon makes this change in one of them in Debrets doesn't make the change in Burke's.
It was mentioned alongside Debrett's Peerage as a book that tracked British aristocracy and was used by Michael Dillon in an attempt to regain his family lineage as a man.
They're the two books that track the thoroughbreds of British aristocracy.
A Natural History of Zero
It was speculated that the shape of the zero symbol originates from a round depression left in sand after removing a stone from a sand counting board, based on this book.
Robert Kaplan's book, The Nothing that Is, A Natural History of Zero. He speculates that the shape comes from the round depression left in the sand, a sand counting board once you rem...
— Episode: SYSK Selects: How Zero Works
It was speculated that the shape of the zero symbol originates from a round depression left in sand after removing a stone from a sand counting board, based on this book.
Robert Kaplan's book, The Nothing that Is, A Natural History of Zero. He speculates that the shape comes from the round depression left in the sand, a sand counting board once you remove a stone from it.
It was speculated that the shape of zero came from the round depression left in the sand, a sand counting board once a stone was removed from it.
Robert Kaplan's book, The Nothing that Is, A Natural History of Zero. He speculates that the shape comes from the round depression left in the sand, a sand counting board once you remove a stone from it.
It was speculated that the shape of the zero came from the round depression left in the sand on a sand counting board, after a stone had been removed.
Robert Kaplan's book, The Nothing that Is, A Natural History of Zero. He speculates that the shape comes from the round depression left in the sand, a sand counting board once you remove a stone from it.
It was highly encouraged to read this article as it details zero in more depth than the podcast. It was published in 2002 and found online.
I highly encourage you to read zero in four dimensions Which is an article you can find online from 2002 by guy named Hossain Arsham And he explains in much greater depth in detail like zero and what'...
— Episode: SYSK Selects: How Zero Works
It was highly encouraged to read this article as it details zero in more depth than the podcast. It was published in 2002 and found online.
I highly encourage you to read zero in four dimensions Which is an article you can find online from 2002 by guy named Hossain Arsham And he explains in much greater depth in detail like zero and what's so cool about it
It was highly encouraged to read the article by Hossain Arsham in greater detail to understand zero and its features. It was mentioned in the podcast.
I highly encourage you to read zero in four dimensions Which is an article you can find online from 2002 by guy named Hossain Arsham And he explains in much greater depth in detail like zero and what's so cool about it
It was highly encouraged to read, as it goes into much greater detail and depth about the number zero and its intriguing properties.
I highly encourage you to read zero in four dimensions Which is an article you can find online from 2002 by guy named Hossain Arsham And he explains in much greater depth in detail like zero and what's so cool about it
It was mentioned as a good book and movie, although brutal to watch, in the context of Benjamin O. Davis Jr.'s experience at West Point.
Oh man, I forgot about that book. Yeah man, that was good, good movie. Um, I make brutal to watch but a really good movie.
— Episode: Tuskegee Airmen: American Heroes
It was mentioned as a good book and movie, although brutal to watch, in the context of Benjamin O. Davis Jr.'s experience at West Point.
Oh man, I forgot about that book. Yeah man, that was good, good movie. Um, I make brutal to watch but a really good movie.
It was mentioned as a good book and a good movie, though brutal to watch, about the discipline and training at West Point, which Benjamin O. Davis Jr. attended.
Oh man, I forgot about that book. Yeah, man, that was good, good movie.
It was mentioned as a good book and movie, but also brutal to watch, likely referencing its themes of military discipline and racism.
Oh man, I forgot about that book. Yeah, man, that was good, good movie. I make brutal to watch, but a really good movie.
Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery
It was mentioned that Reinhold Messner, a well-known mountaineer, wrote this book about his search for the Yeti and his ultimate conclusion that the creature was likely just bears.
people like Reinhold Messner and one Sir Edmund Hillary both searched for evidence of the Yeti while they were hiking and Messner even wrote a book called my quest for the Yeti confronting the Himalay...
— Episode: Yeti: The Asian Bigfoot
It was mentioned that Reinhold Messner, a well-known mountaineer, wrote this book about his search for the Yeti and his ultimate conclusion that the creature was likely just bears.
people like Reinhold Messner and one Sir Edmund Hillary both searched for evidence of the Yeti while they were hiking and Messner even wrote a book called my quest for the Yeti confronting the Himalayas deepest mystery
It was mentioned as a book written by Reinhold Messner, a legendary mountaineer, about his personal search for the Yeti and the deeper mysteries of the Himalayas.
Reinhold Messner even wrote a book called my quest for the Yeti confronting the Himalayas deepest mystery
It was mentioned as a book written by a mountaineer who was initially interested in the Yeti, but later concluded that most, if not all, sightings were simply bears.
people like Reinhold Messner
both searched for evidence of the Yeti while they were hiking and Messner even wrote a book called my quest for the Yeti confronting the Himalayas deepest mystery
he has a um a museum in the mountains and his one of his yeti samples were one of the ones that sykes analyzed his turned out to be the tooth of a dog but he says that doesn't surprise me because i think they're all bears
It was published in 1974 and was mentioned as containing around a dozen references to a monster before the 20th century, helping to reignite interest in the legend.
And he wrote a book in 1974 called The Loch Ness Story and he ended up digging up about a dozen or so references pre 20th century to some sort of monster out there.
— Episode: Could There Be A Loch Ness Monster?
It was published in 1974 and was mentioned as containing around a dozen references to a monster before the 20th century, helping to reignite interest in the legend.
And he wrote a book in 1974 called The Loch Ness Story and he ended up digging up about a dozen or so references pre 20th century to some sort of monster out there.
It was written in 1974 and mentioned around a dozen or so references prior to the 20th century that suggested a monster existed in Loch Ness.
And he wrote a book in 1974 called The Loch Ness Story and he ended up digging up about a dozen or so references pre 20th century to some sort of monster out there.
It was mentioned that Nicholas Witchell wrote this book in 1974, and that it detailed about a dozen references from before the 20th century that mentioned a monster in Loch Ness.
And he wrote a book in 1974 called The Loch Ness Story and he ended up digging up about a dozen or so references pre 20th century to some sort of monster out there.
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