233: Riley Silverman on Radio Signal From The Stars, Insomnia Evolution and Those Indestructible Water Bears

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Standup Riley Silverman (@ryesilverman) joins us to talk about some weird signals from deep space, is it aliens? Plus has insomnia evolved in humans for a reason? And can anything kill Tardigrades, a.k.a. Water Bears?

ALIENS!? IT'S ALIENS, ISN'T IT?!

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/17/15982656/arecibo-observatory-ross-128-red-dwarf-radio-waves-signal

INSOMNIA IS A GOOD THING?

http://www.futurity.org/sleep-insomnia-hadza-1486762-2/

TARDIGRADES!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170714071459.htm

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