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Thu. 04/22 - The Sport of Extreme Sitting

Thu. 04/22 - The Sport of Extreme Sitting

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Thu. 04/22 - The Sport of Extreme Sitting

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Introducing the sport of extreme sitting. Plus, a new study that suggests fungi might be communicating with each other via electrical impulses. And, Sir David Attenborough has been named Champion of the Earth.Sponsors:Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottkeOuter, Get $300 off and free shipping at liveouter.com/kottkeLinks:Tue. 01/25 - Extreme Ironing: Can You Take The Heat? (Cool Stuff Ride Home)Meet the Man Who Wants to Make Sitting an Extreme Sport (Atlas Obscura) About Desert Sitting (Desert Sitting)How to explain a day 'desert sitting': Social distancing as endurance sport (Travel Weekly)Desert Sitting documentary (Desert Sitting)Fungi May Be Communicating in a Way That Looks Uncannily Like Human Speech (ScienceAlert)Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 'words', scientist claims (The Guardian)The Fungus Among Us May Have Their Own Mushroom Language (Nerdist)Sir David Attenborough named Champion of the Earth by UN (BBC)Dinosaurs: The Final Day With David Attenborough review – a thrilling slice of time-travelling detective work (The Guardian)Jackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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