The Alien Among You
Have you ever felt like an alien on Earth? Do you look at things we do on Earth and think, "Why do we do these things?" Why do we let hoards of wealth concentrate on a few individuals while others starve? Why are we actively killing our precious ecosystems, the things that literally keep us alive? Well if you have, you're like me. You're an alien looking in on the human race. Let's explore what we see when we take this perspective. Let's turn our every day on its head. In this podcast, the team at The Alien Among You will explore evidence-based arguments for why we think some things that we do on Earth make no sense, then look into ways we can improve our planet for all, and have some fun doing it along the way. To try and keep things fresh, will have several types of episodes. Some short-form episodes will look at cool Earth things. Longer episodes will explore an aspect of Earth that makes no sense to us and how we can change it. We will invite experts on for interviews to give us their views and criticisms on topics that we have covered. And finally, we will have guests that just want to have some fun! So stick around fellow Aliens, lets make the world a better place and have a blast doing it! -The Alien Among You
Episodes
You bring your 5 year-old to the dentist. Today, they will be taking x-rays for the first time. But you're not worried - you're confident that your child is cavity free. You and your family are master brushes and flossers. But to your dismay, the dentist says that there are cavities between all the back teeth. How is this possible? We were so careful about candy and pop!
These are what we call surprise cavitites. In this episode, we...
Traffic lights are everywhere you look in North America. We don't think twice about them. Traffic circles and roudabouts on the other hand, they seem to have a bad rap. But really, it should be the opposite. They are better than traffic lights in most metrics.
Traffic lights seem like a good solution to the obvious threat of cars crashing into each other - they are certainly better than nothing. But high speeds, complicated in...
You are watching a striking sunset. The candy red, orange, pink and yellow, meting together. You just can't take your eyes off of it. No wonder it's one of the most universally beloved sights. It's immediately clear why it's so beautiful. But...you can't stop yourself from wondering: what kind of crazy physics make sunsets beautiful? And for that matter, why is the sky blue? Why is it not any other color?
Your inner alien wants to k...
Did you know that it's estimated that 1.5 billion cows are now living on Earth? Yeah you read that right. 1.5 billion. That's like 18% of the global HUMAN POPULATION. If we talk about this in terms of biomass, considering an average human weighs about 133 lbs (60 kg) and an average cow weights about 1200-1400 lbs (540-640 kg), there is roughly the same total biomass of cattle to humans on Earth. Then you throw in all the other live...
In North America, we are starting to see EVs more and more commonly. But we are still behind: The rest of the world is pulling ahead in this regard at an alarming rate. And yet, so many North-Americans still have their heads burried in the sand of innacurate EV myths.
As the world is rapidly transitioning to electric passenger vehicles, we explore all the ways that electric cars make sense and tradiotnal gas cars don't.
Hint: W...
You are opening your mail, the last part of your life that refuses to turn digital. As a kid, it was fun but it's a different story as an adult. As you get through this chore, you accidently give yourself a dreaded papercut - UGH! Why do they hurt so much?!?
Your inner Alien kicks in you and you need to know - Why do paper cuts hurt so much? Is there an explanation for this?
In this short-form episode, we will answer this very questi...
Alien Confusion : Lawns - Why They Suck and How We Can Improve on Them
Have you ever noticed all the lawns we have around us? They seem normal to us because they are so ubiquitous. But have you ever stopped to to think about what a lawn truly is? Where else in nature do we see a huge expanse of only one type of plant? Almost never. And because of that, lawns have a huge global impact.
In this episode, we will go over how lawns came t...
I was walking after a summer rain and suddenly noticed something that felt new to me. And yet I knew it wasn't. But it was the first time I was REALLY noticing it. The wet sidewalk was now darker than when it was dry.
Of course this is normal and expected after some rain, but today my inner Alien suddenly needed to know - Why does water make everything look darker?
In this short-form episode, we will answer that question and we hope ...
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