#121: This Episode is Super Sciencey

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In this episode of the UnPodcast, we talk about companies using technology: from Starbucks giving unsold food to help local food kitchens, the tantalizing prospect of one-click cancellation of cable or internet service, to using science to identify drunk tweets (for some reason), and “Moneyball” style analytics for book publishers.

Other topics include:

• [00:00:00.00]Emma Sponsorship Mention


• [00:00:32.12]Generic Cola


• [00:03:28.06]Episode Overview


• [00:04:09.09]Emma Sponsorship Mention


• [00:04:32.08]Starbucks (Our Unofficial Sponsor) Is Helping Food Kitchens


• [00:06:50.15]Raining On the Parade


• [00:07:58.13]One-Click Cancellation with Comcast


• [00:12:39.21]Emma Sponsorship Mention


• [00:13:09.28]Drunk-Tweets Are Fascinating


• [00:18:40.26]Proof We're Old: Guns 'N Roses


• [00:21:14.06]Emma Sponsorship Mention


• [00:21:23.27]Nashville Hits the Sauce


• [00:22:31.13]Moneyball for Book Publishers


• And so much more…

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One-Click Cancellation: The hero we want AND need.

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I don't need to be drunk to be an idiot. That comes to me naturally.

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We're grownups. #AyeeAyeeAyeeAyee #GNR

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Getting something for free is getting paid.

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I wish Amazon gave full analytics for #Kindle books.

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Items Mentioned In This Episode

• Starbucks Will Start Donating 100% of Its Unused Food to Those in Need


• 'Ryan's Law' Proposed to Allow You to Cancel Comcast Online with One Click


• Machine-Learning Algorithm Identifies Tweets Sent Under the Influence of Alcohol


• Moneyball for Book Publishers: A Detailed Look at How We Read