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Shirley Says Episode 16 – Near Future Floating Islands, The Nurturing Nature of Gorillas, and Celebrity Sightings

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Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano episode 16 covers the Blue Frontiers floating islands project which will begin with an engineered island estimated to be built by 2020 near Tahiti. Learn all about its purpose, residents, and how much it will cost you, amongst other things. Later, Mike shares a fun gorilla fact based on Northwestern University research and his celebrity encounter in Los Angeles. Shirley Says is a podcast that will make you laugh, think, and learn. Any topic is fair game with layers as Shirley’s inquisitive nature is boundless.

Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano Episode 14 – Research-Based Curiosity Patterns and The Different Personality Types

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Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano episode 14 discusses four types of people who exhibit different patterns of curiosity according to research. Shirley and Mike share anecdotes to describe which category in the curiosity spectrum they identify with best. Shirley Says is a podcast that will make you laugh, think, and learn. Any topic is fair game with layers as Shirley’s inquisitive nature is boundless.

Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano Episode 13 – Crows, Germophobe Inventions, The Immunocompromised and Vaccines, and Computer-Generated Artwork

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Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano episode 13 covers the extent to which crows might be the smartest animals alive, germophobe (which is the correct spelling) existing and hypothetical tools to ensure peace of mind, how vaccines help communities and affect the immunocompromised, and the latest on the most recently sold computer-generated artwork. Shirley Says is a podcast that will make you laugh, think, and learn. Any topic is fair game with layers as Shirley’s inquisitive nature is boundless.

Shirley Says Episode 11 – Relaxation, YouTube, Alexa, Creating a Smart Home, Interior Design Tips, and Intrusive Politician Tactics

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Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano Episode 11 covers a great way to relax in your home by using YouTube, Alexa’s many functions which include relaxation amongst other convenient applications, how to create a smart home by controlling daily used items with the ease of smart devices and Alexa. Later, Shirley shares three interior decorating tips that can make an impact on the look of your home while Mike discusses innovative smart technology for the visually impaired and sneaky tactics politicians use to boost voter attendance at the polls. Shirley Says is a podcast that will make you laugh, think, and learn. Any topic is fair game with layers as Shirley’s inquisitive nature is boundless.

Shirley Says Episode 3 – Mike’s future love life, the captain’s hat, and determining Statistician’s Day

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Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano episode 3 covers Mike’s future love life, why statistics is generally taught incorrectly, the captain’s hat, statisticians are people too, determining Statistician’s Day, and why we should hug our statisticians. Shirley Says is a podcast that will make you laugh, think, and learn. Any topic is fair game with layers as Shirley’s inquisitive nature is boundless.

Shirley Says Episode 2 – Science, Dreams, Hoarding, and Haircuts

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Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano Episode 2 covers neurophysiology of the brain, Gretchen Rubin abstainer and moderator traits, different dimensions, dream interpretations, the psychology behind Mike’s hoarding tendencies and cure, and bad haircut stories.
Shirley Says is a podcast that will make you laugh, think, and learn. Any topic is fair game with layers as Shirley’s inquisitive nature is boundless.

Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano – Episode 1 Introduction, TA Perspective, Languages

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This is the first Shirley Says with Shirley Marcano episode where Shirley and her co-host, Mike Hornstein, discuss funny anecdotes relating to a graduate student instructor’s perspective, life, languages, and anything else. Shirley Says is a podcast that will make you laugh, think, and learn. Any topic is fair game with layers as Shirley’s inquisitive nature is boundless.