Critical Nonsense
252! Obscure Analogies
Is it better to be a nerd with your analogies and attempt to be right, or is it better just to be relatable?
This week, Joey and Jess talk about Mister Rogers and his (boring) neighborhood, The Big Bang Theory, nerds, the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon, linking things, and the Ig Noble Awards. They don’t talk about Lewis Skolnick or Gilbert Lowe.
references
- "Stop trying to make 'fetch' happen!"
- Baader–Meinhof phenomenon
- concatenate
- Also, CONCAT(ENATE)
- The Ig Nobel Prize: Celebrating Science with Humour