GraysMatter Podcast - Season 1, Episode 04

Season 1, Episode 04: Cracked Ciphers & Emotional Intelligences

In this episode, we discuss topics ranging from COVID-19 & Recreational DNA Testing to Education & Multiple Intelligences.

This episode is not sponsored. We are not medical providers, and nothing we say should be construed as medical advice.

Hosted By:

FaeBun (she/her)
Justin (xe/xem) - https://www.justingrays.org/
Michelle Chmura (she/her) - https://twitter.com/avocadabro & https://residentialrobot.tumblr.com/

Content Warning - Mentions of:

  • COVID-19

  • Medical Procedures

  • Murder

  • Serial Killers

  • Ted Cruz

#notsponsored
#notmedicaladvice
#notaphysician

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Zodiac Killer’s Cipher Cracked:

Ted Cruz - Zodiac Killer Meme:

Buzzfeed Unsolved - Zodiac Killer:

The Golden State Killer:

Justin has created a playlist on YouTube about DNA testing: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdn9IYWGlYiB5yIw0lWs366_KGP0NrweD

Justin is wondering if FaeBun is referring to the 2004 Madrid Train Bombings.

The recreational DNA testing panel that Justin was on, which has everything that Justin was referring to: https://justingrays.org/my-blog/tag/Recreational+DNA+Testing

Forensic DNA testing not as reliable as most people believe
Error Rates in Forensic DNA Analysis

The restaurant in East Grand Forks, MN, (not to be confused with Grand Forks, ND) was the Boardwalk Bar and Grill.

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
— Malcolm Forbes

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 - Wikipedia
No Child Left Behind - Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - US Department of Education

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal’s take on scientists & pi: How To Tell The Difference
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal’s take on mathematicians & pi: Can π Be Expressed As A Fraction?

The episode of Star Trek that Justin is referring to is “Where Silence Has Lease” (TNG 2x02). The full quote Data says is: "Captain, the most elementary and valuable statement in science, the beginning of wisdom, is 'I do not know.'" https://youtu.be/8eDYVtPwWiM

The chant from 3rd Rock from the Sun Justin remembers is “Sine Cosine, Cosine Sine, 3.14159!

Pi Day Memory Challenge

5 US States (AZ, ME, NH, OR, & WY), 1 US Territory (PR), and 1 US District (DC) do not have the position of Lieutenant Governor.

The Nebraska Legislature, the Council of the District of Columbia, and the Legislature of Guam are all unicameral bodies. 5 states use some variation of the name “Assembly” and 3 states use the name “House of Delegates” instead of “House of Representatives” for their lower houses.

A recent picture of Leonidas:

Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences: https://www.multipleintelligencesoasis.org/

FaeBun’s Results: 4.43 Interpersonal (social), 4.29 Intrapersonal (self), 3.86 Naturalist (Nature), 3.71 Linguistic (Language), 2.14 Musical, 2.00 Spatial, 1.86 Kinesthetic (Bodily Movement), 1.71 Logic/Math

Justin’s Results: Logic/Math: 3.71, Self: 3.29, Social: 3.29, Language: 2.86, Musical: 2.86, Nature: 2.86, Spatial: 1.71, Body: 1.43

Michelle’s Results: Spatial: 4.86, Nature: 4.43, Logic: 3.43, Body: 3.43, Self: 3.14(Nice), Social: 2.71, Language: 2, Musical: 1.57


Cover Art by Michelle Chmura | Theme Music by Caleb Kelson | Edited by Rachel Hanson


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