175! Assembly Theory and Marshmallows

Published: June 6, 2022, 11:28 a.m.

How can we take advantage of Assembly Theory in our lives? And where are the six elemental marshmallows best applied in life? [31:46]\xa0This week, Joey, Jess, and Aaron talk about corn dogs, Kafka, Homer, brown sugar, extrusion, and Peeps. They don\u2019t talk about that famous DJ fella.\xa0references\xa0* Lex Fridman Podcast: Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFxIazwNP_0)\xa0* Assembly Theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_theory)\xa0* The best ketchup (https://shop.whataburger.com/collections/fancy-spicy/products/fancy-spicy-spicy-ketchup-3-pack)\xa0(ahem)\xa0* A Critical Nonsense favorite:\xa0But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past\xa0by Chuck Klosterman\xa0* Core samples (https://www.omv.com/en/blog/core-samples-an-insight-into-depths-of-thousands-of-meters)\xa0* Wacky Physics: Why Do Particles Have Flavors? (https://www.livescience.com/18141-wacky-physics-particle-flavors.html)\xa0* Jet-Puffed Marshmallows (https://the-candy-encyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Jet-Puffed_Marshmallows)\xa0* Kraft 1958 \u201cNew Jet-Puffed Marshmallows\u201d print ad (https://www.ebay.com/itm/402921851502)\xa0* The New York Times:\xa0Who Made That Marshmallow? (https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/magazine/who-made-that-marshmallow.html)\xa0* Reader's Digest:\xa0What Are Marshmallows, Exactly? (https://www.rd.com/article/what-are-marshmallows-made-of/)\xa0* Jet-Puffed Lucky Charms Magically Delicious Marshmallows (https://www.luckycharms.com/products/jet-puffed-lucky-charms-magically-delicious-marshmallows/)\xa0* Revisiting\xa0Critical Nonsense #165 (https://www.thisisnonsense.com/episodes/165), when Ilana schooled us on\xa0Goblin Mode (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/14/slobbing-out-and-giving-up-why-are-so-many-people-going-goblin-mode)\xa0* Also,\xa0mallows (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvaceae)\xa0(sans "marsh-") are plants.