The Panalysts Ep17 - Research and Jest

This week our Panalysts decide what is the most noble thing to spend lots of other people's money researching, and what garbage they want thrown down a well at them.

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Date: August 23, 2018

Category: The Panalysts

Host: Kathleen De Vere

Cohosts: Graham Stark, Brendan "Beej" Dery, Cameron Lauder, Jacob Burgess

Edited by: Kathleen De Vere

Synopsis

Your research grant has been approved. Due to a small clerical error, the MacArthur Foundation has mixed you up with decorated evolution biologist Richard Lenski. So that means you have a blank check to study whatever you please. Do you choose to study either: the long term effects of exposure to people who believe in horoscopes, or why fruit bats like to give each other blowjobs?
- Graham and Beej: Bat blowjobs
  - 0 points because Kathleen didn't give any
- Cameron and Jacob: Horoscope exposure
  - 0 points because Kathleen didn't give any

You have fallen into an extremely deep well. While waiting for rescue to reach you, you can have one thing sent down to entertain you. Do you have them sent: A copy of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, or a can of Monster Energy Drink and a half-eaten bag of Cheetos?
- Graham and Beej: Monster and Cheetos
  - ? points because Beej won
- Cameron and Jacob: Infinite Jest
  - ?-x points because they lost

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