Insult My Intelligence
by Tim Dowling
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5. Are We Facing a Bananapocalypse
5. Are We Facing a Bananapocalypse
About this podcast
Columnist and author Tim Dowling gets world-leading experts to help him understand complex, interesting and unique topics.
Episodes
- 5. Are We Facing a Bananapocalypse · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 5In this episode of Insult My Intelligence, Tim Dowling investigates the looming banana crisis — the potential downfall of the Cavendish banana, which makes up nearly all the…
- 4. Can We Revive a Dead Language? · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 4What does it really mean to bring a “dead” language back to life? In this episode, we speak with Professor Ghil’ad Zuckermann and Professor Julia Sallabank about the complex…
- 3. Why Am I Left-Handed? · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 3In a world designed for the right-handed majority, how have left-handers not only survived but sometimes thrived? This week, Tim discovers why about one in ten of us stubbornly…
- 2. What on Earth is Planet 9? · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 2This week on Insult My Intelligence, Tim tackles his vast ignorance about the far edges of our solar system. He always thought Pluto was Planet 9 — but spoiler: it’s not. So is…
- 1. How Smart is My Dog? · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 1Welcome to the very first episode of Insult My Intelligence — the podcast where host Tim asks smart people the dumb questions we’ve all secretly wondered about. This week: dog…
