3 chapters across the catalog
Medical Misdiagnosis Statistics, Lab-Grown Mammoth Meatballs
A report claims 15,000 Americans die daily from medical misdiagnosis and hospital accidents. In food news, an Australian company created a "woolly mammoth meatball" using Arctic DNA and lamb meat to promote meat alternatives. Additionally, Twitter's source code was recently leaked online, though the hosts suggest the breach has had little practical impact.
The CDC corrected a "coding logic error" on its COVID data tracker that had inflated pediatric death counts by nearly 24%. The fix resulted in the removal of 416 deaths from the 0-17 age group, leading to questions regarding the reliability of the agency's public data reporting.
Podcast Artwork, iChip Trademark, RSS Feed Errors
The hosts discuss a technical failure in their RSS feed caused by including a registered trademark symbol in the show title "iChip®". The special character caused the feed to choke on various platforms, including Apple's podcast app and internal bots. This incident leads to a broader discussion on how minor coding oversights in modern technology can cause significant distribution issues.
