Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. This episode, we discuss our charity drive for the third quarter of 2021. We talk about gender, gender identity, and sex. Doug (they/them) rev

10: Memory error

Jul 1st, 2021 40m 46s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. On this episode, Emily and Doug discuss imperfections in our memory, starting with a review of how the brain physically stores memores (callba

9: Making Money is Hard

May 20th, 2021 43m 12s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. This episode, Doug and Emily talk about the way we earn our money. The focus initially is on tipping as how we've adopted it in North America

8: Stop procrastinating and listen to this podcast

May 6th, 2021 46m 11s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. This episode, Emily and Doug talk about procrastination. We talk about what leads to procrastination, the toll it can have on people in their

7: Safe Driving Saves Lives

Apr 22nd, 2021 43m 39s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. On this episode, Doug and Emily discuss their personal experiences with car accidents before delving into some statistics and some of the most

6: Standing up against AAPI discrimination

Apr 13th, 2021 37m 27s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. This episode, we're talking about the discrimination faced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. We discuss a brief history of Asian Ameri

5: Your horoscope says you should listen to this

Mar 25th, 2021 45m 20s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. This episode, we discuss the history and science of horoscopes and astrology. We cover the Mars Effect (generalization of predictions) before

4: Communicating through time

Mar 11th, 2021 40m 6s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. This week, we talk about how the standards we use to communicate and what constitutes valid communication. We visit some historical events in

3: Sweet dreams are made of our faces

Feb 26th, 2021 40m 37s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. This week, we talk about what causes dreams, some brief sleep science, what dreams may mean, and a variety of other bite-sized facts about sle

2: It's the end of the world

Jan 29th, 2021 25m 23s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. This week, we take a look at different scenarios that could end the world. We start with the obvious ones like an asteroid or nuclear war, and

Episode 1: How to become "talented"

Jan 15th, 2021 50m 8s

Thank you for listening to Talky Taffy, where we take a bite out of a titillating topic and savor it. This week, we premiere the show with a discussion about what talent is, the physiology of how habits are cemented, how people become talented,