198! Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition

Published: Nov. 14, 2022, 2:11 p.m.

This week, Preponderance of Ponderances is back with Jess in the driver's seat. She talks with Joey and Aaron about Sax-a-booms, mushrooms, preserving the dead, aquamation, Fruit Loop hair, objectivity, and averages. They don\u2019t talk about Harry Sultenfuss.\xa0references\xa0* Jack Black performing his legendary Sax-A-Boom with The Roots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLmCJKT5ssw)\xa0* NYT Cooking:\xa0Honey-Glazed Mushrooms With Udon (https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022833-honey-glazed-mushrooms-with-udon)\xa0* Boil your mushrooms (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0h9aBLTqc0)\xa0* The French Chef episode on Boeuf Bourguignon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW_Tpken5cg)\xa0* The New York Times:\xa0The Fading Art of Preserving the Dead (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/science/embalming-funerals-death.html)\xa0* CBS News:\xa0Want to go green after death? Aquamation, composting offer eco-friendly burial options (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-have-a-green-burial-aquamation-composting-earth-day/)\xa0* Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End\xa0by Atul Gawande\xa0* Snatch\xa0* Jake Baldino (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7s6t5KCNwRkb7U_3-E1Tpw)\xa0* Toronto Star:\xa0When U.S. air force discovered the flaw of averages (https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-force-discovered-the-flaw-of-averages.html)\xa0* Isaiah Mustafa is the man your man could smell like. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE)\xa0* Albanese Candy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanese_Candy)\xa0* NPR:\xa0Are Gummy Bear Flavors Just Fooling Our Brains? (https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/01/08/575406711/are-gummy-bear-flavors-just-fooling-our-brains)\xa0* Behavioral scientist and professor Aradhna Krishna on the power of mental imagery (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EcZAnsWIDQ)