☁️ Why do clouds form — and what actually makes them stay in the sky? If you were stranded on a desert island, what would really keep you alive? And is nuclear fusion the future of clean energy, or just science fiction?

In this episode of A Normal Meets A Nerd, Dylan and Darragh explore:

☁️ How clouds form and why weather works the way it does

🏝️ What you actually need to survive on a desert island

⚡ Whether nuclear fusion is a realistic solution to the world’s energy problems

👁️ How colour blindness happens and why it affects people differently

🛌 The science behind hypersleep — could humans ever hibernate?

🚨 Why red became the universal colour of danger

Science, survival, and the future of humanity — explained simply, argued badly.

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🐶 What do our pets actually think we are? Gods? Parents? Weird hairless animals?

In this episode of A Normal Meets A Nerd, Dylan and Darragh dive into how animals perceive humans... before jumping into everything from cracking knuckles and deadly bee stings to artificial intelligence and the science behind rainbows.

This episode explores:

🐾 How pets understand humans

🦴 What really happens when you crack your knuckles

🤖 Whether AI could ever become truly self-aware

🐝 Why bees die after stinging

🌈 What makes a rainbow... and why the colours appear in that order

It’s curious, surprising, and occasionally derails completely.

Thank you for listening!

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🌶️ Why does coriander taste like soap to some people? How did TVs get so ridiculously cheap? And what’s really behind phrases like “cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey”?

In this episode of A Normal Meets A Nerd, Dylan and Darragh dive into:

🧊 The bizarre origin of the brass monkey saying

🦴 Why humans are (maybe) the only animals with a chin

🌀 What trypophobia actually is — and why so many people feel uneasy

😱 A deep dive into phobias and how they work in the brain

📺 The surprising economics behind modern television prices

🌿 Why coriander tastes soapy to some people (and delicious to others)

It’s quirky science, unexpected history and classic ANMAN chaos — normal meets nerd as always.

Thank you for listening!

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