Tea: Qi Dan (Da Hong Pao). Damon talks about his recent trip to Japan and Michael talks about taking the long view of technology and language. Also: tea and mental powers, sources of aftertastes, empathising with old plants, getting tongue-tied, sneaking into public spaces, derailed trains (of thought), the inconvenience of having your house burn down after an EMP pulse, an ASSIGNMENT for listeners (watch the film Arrival before listening to the next episode), and sending and receiving mail.
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Show notes
- Maillard reaction (though it’s amino acids, not proteins as Michael said)
- Scientific paper about tea aftertaste (EGC and EC)
- Episode 9 show notes with the ishi usu video
- Street photography workshop video
- Locations that Damon mentioned: Shinjuku, Ueno, Golden Gai, Asakusa, Skytree, Zōjō-ji, Akihabara
- Kali, martial arts from the Phillippines
- Creepy shop robot
- Collection of Damon’s photos from Tokyo
- Bots battling racial slurs
- Long Now’s 10,000 Year Clock
- The Rosetta Disk
- The Allusionist podcast, episode 42
- Arrival
Our theme music was written by Lisa Purdy.
You can contact Damon and Michael (and even pass along a message to Lisa if you’d like her to make some music for you) by visiting the Contact Us page on TechTea.fm
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