<![CDATA[Speculations: Guess to Impress]]>c815f406-15e6-5cf3-9667-aab0e95b3fdbSun, 04 Jan 2026 00:04:49 +0000Captivate.fmThe Euchreisthttps://artwork.captivate.fm/42bb30b2-8bb0-48b3-a6d0-f0822673025e/lcodpyQxBu_xJtBKSl49aO9_.jpgSpeculations: Guess to ImpressThe EuchreistThe EuchreistWhat if I asked, or compelled you, to explain something you don’t really know about. Not a position we often find ourselves in, but stick with me. Some of you might wing it, or try and bullshit your way through. Most of you would just look it up on your phone and “yeah here’s the answer”. On this show we can’t look anything up. We use, or aspire to use something like deductive reasoning, critical inquiry—I don’t really know how to do those things, but there is lots of speculation — that’s all we’ve got. Me and a guest pretty much wonder aloud to each other and try to explain the thing, again, no research permitted — and that’s the show. We tackle the subject and speculate. Then an expert drops in to let us know if we were on target or way off, and directs us on where to learn more, and you’ll find those learning links in the episode notes. Topic ideas? I’m all ears. Drop them in the comments and I’ll tag you if your suggestion becomes a prompt on a future episode. Just one or two words. Ex. wicca, rainbows, anarchism, offshore oil. https://speculations-guess-to-impress.captivate.fmfalseepisodicnopodcastWhat is HONEY?What is HONEY?Judge Joe and I speculate on honey. Then Dr. Marina Caillaud from the Cornell Department of Entomology reviews, critiques, and sets the record straight.

Dr. Caillaud's Bees and Us FREE COURSE from Cornell University https://tinyurl.com/24vrh2lz

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Dr. Caillaud's Bees and Us FREE COURSE from Cornell University https://tinyurl.com/24vrh2lz

]]>8624988a-9ad7-44bb-bd1b-e31dbb468a10Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -050020:29falsefull1221What are PHEROMONES?What are PHEROMONES?Judge Joe and I speculate on pheromones. Then, Dr. Reilly Coch from Ithaca’s Cayuga Medical Center breaks it down and sets the record straight on pheromones.

Dr. Coch’s reading list:

The discovery, history and principles of hormones, 1905-2005 https://tinyurl.com/2deba8k8

The first pheromone (bombykol), described in 1959 by Adolf Butenandt, who was also the first person to isolate sex hormones in 1929: https://tinyurl.com/292zp63l

The history of bombykol https://tinyurl.com/27ra3qbw

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Dr. Coch’s reading list:

The discovery, history and principles of hormones, 1905-2005 https://tinyurl.com/2deba8k8

The first pheromone (bombykol), described in 1959 by Adolf Butenandt, who was also the first person to isolate sex hormones in 1929: https://tinyurl.com/292zp63l

The history of bombykol https://tinyurl.com/27ra3qbw

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