Episode 117 is one of our favorite types: a delightful grab bag of random topics! There's a section all about trends: fashion trends in the chimp community, wellness trends among orca, trends in human coolness over the years; a section about food (talking mushrooms and bitter honey); why deaf people sneeze differently than hearing people; and, of course - chlamydia in koalas.
 
<a href='https://ground.news/article/whos-the-coolest-person-at-your-july-4-barbecue-they-got-six-things-goin-on-according-to-a-new-study'>6 traits of coolness</a>
 
<a href='https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/chimps-develop-fashion-trend-by-shoving-grass-in-their-ears-and-in-their-butts'>Chimp fashion trends</a>
 
<a href='https://www.iflscience.com/allokelping-hot-new-wellness-trend-for-critically-endangered-orcas-showcases-impressive-tool-use-79726'>Orca wellness trends</a>
 
<a href='https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/wild-orcas-offer-humans-food-could-they-be-trying-to-make-friends-or-manipulate-us'>Orca present humans with offerings of food</a>
 
<a href='https://www.npr.org/2025/09/14/nx-s1-5541358/australia-koala-chlamydia-vaccine'>A chlamydia vaccine....for koalas</a>
 
<a href='https://www.npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5637405/honey-flavor-reaches-new-depths-with-spotted-lanternfly-droppings'>New flavors of honey</a>
 
<a href='https://www.popsci.com/environment/dogs-teens-health/'>Dogs are good for mental health</a>
 
<a href='https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-critical-age-when-your-thinking-begins-to-decline'>A critical age when thinking begins to decline</a>
 
<a href='https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/can-mushrooms-really-talk-study-suggests-fungi-have-a-vocabulary-of-50-words/articleshow/121437283.cms'>Can mushrooms actually talk?</a>
 
<a href='https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-07/why-deaf-people-dont-achoo-when-they-sneeze/'>Why don't deaf people say "achoo" when sneezing?</a>
 
<a href='https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5235528/how-to-make-a-big-life-move'>Making a big life move</a>

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Episode 117 is one of our favorite types: a delightful grab bag of random topics! There's a section all about trends: fashion trends in the chimp community, wellness trends among orca, trends in human coolness over the years; a section about food (talking mushrooms and bitter honey); why deaf people sneeze differently than hearing people; and, of course - chlamydia in koalas.
 
6 traits of coolness
 
Chimp fashion trends
 
Orca wellness trends
 
Orca present humans with offerings of food
 
A chlamydia vaccine....for koalas
 
New flavors of honey
 
Dogs are good for mental health
 
A critical age when thinking begins to decline
 
Can mushrooms actually talk?
 
Why don't deaf people say "achoo" when sneezing?
 
Making a big life move
 
 

Six Degrees of Rumination

Episode 117 - 6 Degrees of Coolness (it doesn’t get much cooler than 6 degrees) - 1/4/26

Episode 117 - 6 Degrees of Coolness (it doesn’t get much cooler than 6 degrees) - 1/4/26

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