In Conversation with Ed Yong

We haven’t seen a conversation at Natalie’s book club in a while. On this occasion she has a talk with Ed Yong, author of “An Immense World”. In the video they are chatting about his ability to describe the senses of other animals we have little or no language for, like the way fish can sense the electric fields of other fish, the way touch can operate at a distance, and how echolocation is fundamentally different than hearing. The link is after the jump:

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Armchair Podcast with Dax Shepard

Natalie is a guest on Dax Shepard’s latest podcast, Armchair Expert. She returned to the program, recorded a few weeks ago, to discuss what she’s currently consuming, the broadening access of content, the pay discrepancy in sports between men and women, the socialized gender differences in sports, and the importance of having female athletes to idolize. Natalie explains the focus on experience at the Angel City Stadium, how her soccer team is being used as a proof of concept for other teams, and her insistence to experience real things in life. The link is after the jump:

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Cannes Summary

The Cannes festival ended yesterday and unfortunately, there were no awards for May December. The film was very well received and the performances of Natalie and Julianne were recognized by all the critics, and that was the reward. The Todd Haynes-directed film was picked up by Netflix for distribution in North America, with expectations of promotion in the fall awards season. Meanwhile, we are going to make a compilation of videos and articles that have been seen these days:

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