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b'This week, John and Merlin reminisce about the Flowbee, sea monkeys, and the alternately disappointing and satisfying quality of the action figures in their youth. Merlin briefly impersonates Dan Moren and shares that his iPhone activation problems were not unique. John conclusively demonstrates the _mini_ ways that Merlin can\\u2019t hear himself pronouncing everything wrong and bemoans the travails of jumbled Contacts syncing.\\n\\nThe main topic this week is _whether we\\u2019re living in a simulation_ (and how we\\u2019d know it). This leads to a spirited tour of scientific methodology and why it so often _turns out_ that some things don\\u2019t\\u2026turn out. \\n\\nIs coffee killing us, saving us, or what exactly is the deal here? Your hosts consider the times when it\\u2019s useful to question reality, and John still has concerns about smoking. \\n\\nThey read and discuss Sylvester Stallone\\u2019s mail.\\n\\n(_Recorded on Tuesday, October 11, 2016_)'