87! The Waffle House Index and Keeping an Open Mind

What can waffles tell us about in our lives that we might not otherwise see? And how do you make room for an open-mind? [23:45]

This week, Aaron and Jess and Joey talk about the Waffle House Index, the best kind of floss, the trap of spurious correlations, lots of longform, doomscrolling, and making the most out of openness. They don't talk about dinosaur floss, though they definitely, DEFINITELY should have.

references

• Our Aaron is famous and so is his op-ed on Black Fandom. If you didn't check it out last week, do.

• Don't sleep on the Progress Report and our new bonus Off-White Paper on Distributed Activism.

• A contrition from your Chief Corrections Department Officer Jess: "The very night we recorded this episode, I did a floss audit in my bathroom and, to Colgate: I'm so sorry to have ever doubted you and your floss quality. I meant to shade J&J's REACH Unflavored Waxed floss. You didn't deserve to be brought into this and for that, I accept full responsibility.")

• Irene Cara, Hurricane Gonzalo, and Patti Labelle's cooking show: a trio brought to you by Aaron Powers

• We've shared it before, but we'll do it again: Tyler Vigen's spurious correlations list

• Jess's book club: Cork Dork and How We Fight for Our Lives. And Joey recommends The Inevitable, by Kevin Kelly.

• doomscrolling, defined and John Oliver on conspiracy theories

• "Ghost of Tsushima"

• A superb tweet re: "Scream inside your heart"