198! Preponderance of Ponderances: Jess Edition

This week, Preponderance of Ponderances is back with Jess in the driver's seat. She talks with Joey and Aaron about Sax-a-booms, mushrooms, preserving the dead, aquamation, Fruit Loop hair, objectivity, and averages. They don’t talk about Harry Sultenfuss.

references

• Jack Black performing his legendary Sax-A-Boom with The Roots
• NYT Cooking: Honey-Glazed Mushrooms With Udon
• Boil your mushrooms
• The French Chef episode on Boeuf Bourguignon
• The New York Times: The Fading Art of Preserving the Dead
• CBS News: Want to go green after death? Aquamation, composting offer eco-friendly burial options
• Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
• Snatch
• Jake Baldino
• Toronto Star: When U.S. air force discovered the flaw of averages
• Isaiah Mustafa is the man your man could smell like.
• Albanese Candy
• NPR: Are Gummy Bear Flavors Just Fooling Our Brains?
• Behavioral scientist and professor Aradhna Krishna on the power of mental imagery