Episode 117 is one of our favorite types: a delightful grab bag of random topics! There's a section all about trends: fashion trends in the chimp community, wellness trends among orca, trends in human coolness over the years; a section about food (talking mushrooms and bitter honey); why deaf people sneeze differently than hearing people; and, of course - chlamydia in koalas.

6 traits of coolness

Chimp fashion trends

Orca wellness trends

Orca present humans with offerings of food

A chlamydia vaccine....for koalas

New flavors of honey

Dogs are good for mental health

A critical age when thinking begins to decline

Can mushrooms actually talk?

Why don't deaf people say "achoo" when sneezing?

Making a big life move

Welcome to Six Degrees of Rumination's "Non-Christmas Christmas episode!" It's co-host Reno's revenge on co-host Nina and producer Mike, for all the Christmas specials they made him record over the years. This episode is short and sweet, but spans over thousands of years of history as Reno takes us on a journey from the ancient Mayan pyramids to present day pagan customs. Also included are the "anti-gift list" and how weird it can be visiting other people's houses.

The earliest winter solstice rituals

Saturnalian traditions

One woman's anti-list for Christmas gifts

Visiting other people can be weird

In a series of unfortunate events, somehow our diabolical producer, Mike, has taken us hostage and forced us to read articles of his choosing. In this episode we were forced to discuss why Yoga sucks, how your gluten allergy is bullsh*t, and why Vegans are murderers.

Send help...Please....we don't have much time left...

6 degrees episode 115

Mondays are more stressful than other days

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mondays-really-are-more-stressful-on-the-brain-and-body/

Yoga is more dangerous that we thought

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/28/yogamore-dangerous-previously-thought-scientists-say/

Adverse effects of yoga

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6664709/

9 reasons the art world is unfair

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/9-reasons-art-world-is-unfair-1726653

Why is the art world so toxic?

https://artofericwayne.com/2018/08/30/runaway-rant-why-is-the-art-world-so-toxic/

Is gluten the villain we think it is?

https://nyulangone.org/news/one-third-americans-are-trying-avoid-gluten-it-villain-we-think-it-is

The impact of a vegan diet

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10027313/

Plants can smell, and hear, and communicate

https://www.gardensillustrated.com/features/plants-communication-research