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

Nina Reno and Michael

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

JAN 4, 2026100 MIN
Six Degrees of Rumination

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

JAN 4, 2026100 MIN

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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