In Conversation with Ed Yong

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We haven’t seen a conversation at Natalie’s book club in a while. On this occasion she has a talk with Ed Yong, author of “An Immense World”. In the video they are chatting about his ability to describe the senses of other animals we have little or no language for, like the way fish can sense the electric fields of other fish, the way touch can operate at a distance, and how echolocation is fundamentally different than hearing. The link is after the jump:

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Armchair Podcast with Dax Shepard

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Natalie is a guest on Dax Shepard’s latest podcast, Armchair Expert. She returned to the program, recorded a few weeks ago, to discuss what she’s currently consuming, the broadening access of content, the pay discrepancy in sports between men and women, the socialized gender differences in sports, and the importance of having female athletes to idolize. Natalie explains the focus on experience at the Angel City Stadium, how her soccer team is being used as a proof of concept for other teams, and her insistence to experience real things in life. The link is after the jump:

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PORTMANIA Wins Again!

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Day Four of PORTMANIA is now! and it’s gonna start today I swear!!!

But before we get Truly Started, let’s see how everyone is getting along at the PORTMANIA Party…

Looks like everything is going well! So let’s get going with DAY FOUR of PORTMANIA 25!!!

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This Is No Dream, THIS PORTMANIA IS REALLY HAPPENING!!

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It’s time for Day Two of PORTMANIA XXV!!!

And we’re very excited because Day 2 of PORTMANIA is when things really get started! It may seem like it started yesterday. But not really. I really don’t know how to get this PORTMANIA Party Started. I’ve run out of ideas after 25 PORTMANIAS. Well, actually, it was after the third one. But I feel we didn’t really get started at all. This PORTMANIA has failed already!

But just being a loser isn’t enough anymore.  When you fail you have to TRY AGAIN.

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