Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What’s the weirdest physics fact that you find interesting? Rick Rosner: The thing I find most consistently weird in physics is how you can make objects float in mid-air in a superconductor field or a magnetic field. That floating effect—where something just hovers—if you wanted to show someone how strange physics can …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Did you see the post from September 24th about Elon Musk? After seeing an AP post tweet that read, "Judge orders auction of Alex Jones's Infowars to pay for legal damages to Sandy Hook families," a parody account tweeted, "I have the opportunity to do the funniest thing possible. Should I?" Rick …
Rick Rosner: Yesterday, I began by criticizing the generalizations people make about the intelligence of various demographics, which I think is unfounded. Then, I moved on to discuss how unintelligent some MAGA supporters seem. I wanted to go into the specifics of that. Twitter, now called X, has become chaotic, with users posting unchecked and …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What happened with your colonoscopy? Rick Rosner: Well, for those who don't know, a colonoscopy is a procedure where, once you hit a certain age, doctors stick a camera up your butthole to look inside your colon and remove any polyps that have developed. Polyps aren't cancerous, but if you don't take them out, …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Next topic: Harris and Walz. How are they doing? Rick Rosner: They’re doing well. We’re about 45, 44 days away from the election, and they haven’t made any major mistakes. It’s not October yet, but there haven’t been any October surprises so far. Trump, on the other hand, does things several times …
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Now, Trump. What’s new? Rick Rosner: Just looking at the polls, which are tricky. He’s still being a piece of shit, saying crazy things, not campaigning hard, and not focusing on the right places. It’s like he doesn’t care about winning new voters. Harris has a small lead—around 3%—which puts her in …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What are your thoughts on Ukraine? Go. Rick Rosner: Your thoughts are probably better than mine since you just got back from there. Russia still holds 40,000 square miles of Ukraine, while Ukraine controls about 400 square miles of Russia. Ukraine's been holding its own. Russia hasn’t taken any more territory, but …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Now, onto Ohtani. Rick Rosner: He’s the LA Dodger who just did something amazing. There’s a thing called the 40-40 club—only six players have hit 40 home runs and stolen 40 bases in a season. The best anyone had done was 42-42. This year, with six games to go, Ohtani hit 53 …
Scott Douglas Jacobsen What else can we talk about? Rick Rosner: We could talk about P. Diddy. Jacobsen: Okay. I’ll keep my AirPods in and lie down. Rosner: But let’s make this the last topic since you still seem exhausted. Jacobsen: Yeah, I’m not as bad as I was, but still tired. So, P. Diddy …
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cott Douglas Jacobsen: Yeah, let's keep it short. What do you think Thomas Edison felt when he finally got the light bulb to work? Rick Rosner: Well, Edison ran an invention factory. He had dozens of people working for him. He was great at PR, so the image we have of him personally working all …
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