How does purpose lead us astray? And when is it okay to talk about aliens? [24:52]

This week, another rerun from the Nonsense Wellspring (archive)!

Again, Aaron and Joey and Jess talk about Disney Pixar's Soul, fridge magnets, the Princess Diaries Series of novels, the Drake Equation and other UFO/UAP talk, tranches, and the science behind wombats' cube-shaped poop. They don't talk about owls relate to any of this conversation.

references

• Elle: People react on Twitter to Soul
• Also, that Roger Ebert synopsis. But also, watch it!
• Quartz: "The Misappropriation of Corporate Purpose"
• Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
• '"The Princess Diaries" is a Meg Cabot literary classic—there are 10 in all, but at least read Book 1 through Jess's personal favorite, Book 3.
• SETI
• Lights in Charlotte and the blue light in Hawaii and some kinda something in LA
• Thanks science for explaining how wombats poop cubes