Weekly Signals

Communications from the Anthropocene

The Most Invasive Animal on the Planet

The Most Invasive Animal on the Planet

On this week’s episode, special guest host Claudia Shambaugh, Nathan, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about a life-extension drug for big dogs, the Principal Odor Map, nanoplastics, the Crunch factor, flying disabled, a one-time stunt, the legal right to housing, reptile feed, Friends of Attention, CRISPR, Sports AI Illustrated, It’s a Small World, and so on.

Magnolia Satellites

Magnolia Satellites

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about canine infectious respiratory disease, coffee ground quantum dots, death metal orcas,  Bolsa Chica Mesa, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the Fifth National Climate Assessment, not screaming into the void anymore, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, AI Controlled killer drones, the Kremlin’s crackdown, the International Space Station, marionette bowling pins, a 24/7…

A Green Monkey

A Green Monkey

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about unpopular science, pet vaccines, the world’s largest insect farm, a flesh-eating fungus, the carrot boycott, Southern California Edison, the Supreme Court’s Code of Ethics, hallucinations, Iceland’s volcano, gamma ray bursts, AI hyper-realism, tree theft, a dog named Simona, and so on.

The Flynn Effect

The Flynn Effect

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about orcas having a bit of fun, culling cocaine hippos, the hottest year, power outages, the Jurupa Oak, insect extinction, a good day for democracy, Meta’s AI rules, the north hangar, robot homicide, Cruise’s recall, non-hallucinogenic psychedelics, virtual golf, grenades, frozen turkeys, and so on. 

Siren Battles

Siren Battles

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about vampire bats, California condors, thermoregulation, cooling a river, orca brains,  lawn care pollution, Biden’s AI Executive Order, subpoenaing Crow and Leo, your noses, two mysterious “blobs,” the Chicxulub impact, light evaporation, and so on. 

Low and Slow

Low and Slow

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Mike, and Mahler the Fake News Dog talk about fluorescent flying squirrels, platypuses, extinction, sunflower sea stars, the Mirounga-Nuyina Canyon, mosquitoes, malaria, vaccines, rapid intensification, Badwater Basin, irreversible tipping points, Mike Johnson, suing Meta, Alex Jones’s debt, the “Harlem Park Three”, The Debt Collective, Kamoʻoalewa, Cruise robotaxis, lowriders, one count of endangering an aircraft, a Halloween decoration,  and so on.