030: A Computer Made of Crabs?

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feat. Deboki Chakravarti of the podcast Tiny Matters

Did you know scientists turned a swarm of crabs into a computer? Julian is excited to explore if it can play an old video game.

Plus, our guest Deboki feels out animal pregnancy, and Trace learns that Ben Franklin wrote a eulogy for a pet squirrel.

QUESTIONS

Trace: "Would squirrels still be so annoying if we weren’t around to observe them?" from Deboki

Deboki "Can any mammals (other than humans) tell that they are pregnant? " from 80-hd Neumann

Julian: "How long would it take to complete a playthrough of Doom on a computer made entirely out of crabs?" from Cy

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and help us make this better.

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