The Avocado Proust Podcast

Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) & Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).

Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.Highlights from this week's group chat include:Wood no longer only grows on treesIngenious young people solving a delicious burrito-based problemBrand new guidance on cervical healthThe monarchy and whether we should keep them or notJoin the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) & Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).==============This week's referencesPodcast on DNA ancestry testing: https://open.spotify.com/episode/37xf6uymVTCthS2DCJR2fO?si=sg7ehQGSQna_99QIcNInGwAkala's superb book on race and class in modern day Britain:https://www.waterstones.com/book/natives/akala/9781473661233

Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.Highlights from this week's group chat include:A guest appearance by Louis Theroux...sort ofHow screen time actually makes you smarterThe foundations of telepathy according to science Boundaries - what they are and how to set themJoin the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) & Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).==============This week's referencesA study on the benefits of screen time: https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/video-games-intelligence-children-study/?utm_source=tldrnewsletterA podcast on science's take on telepathy: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bUgHo67577YOM4WaQ7ezM?si=f23913637ff04c33Coffee's benefits on the microbiome: https://joinzoe.com/post/coffee-gut-health

Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.Highlights from this week's group chat include:Making male pattern baldness sexy againThe official monetary value of grandkidsSpain's approach to equity over equalityDo opposites really attract?Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) & Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).==============This week's referenceshttps://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220308-opposites-attract-why-the-adage-is-obsoletehttps://sites.psu.edu/siowfa15/2015/09/17/do-opposites-attract/ https://www.instagram.com/siblingsordating/Equity vs Equality meme: https://interactioninstitute.org/illustrating-equality-vs-equity/

Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.Highlights from this week's group chat include:Dairy shameJapan's winning cure for writer's blockHow your period data could land you in jailWhy pre-nups are the ultimate symbol of love and commitmentJoin the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) & Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).==============This week's referencesThe pre-nup podcastJeeves' newsletter on how your period data might land you in jailArticle on the downside of dystopian comparisons to today's abortion debate Blac Chyna's child support woesArticle on foetuses not being people by some Jewish interpretations

Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.Highlights from this week's group chat include:Tim Westwood's creepy behaviour (alleged)Elon Musk (again)Getting rid of the term "feminine hygiene"The TV show Severance, and how it relates to work-life balance and the role of memory in defining who we areJoin the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) & Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).==============This week's referencesA brief history of Tim Westwood (Pop Bitch)Specsavers tweet on Elon Musk/TwitterElon Musk's tweet about politicsBoot's renaming its feminine hygiene aisleSeverance on Apple TV

Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, two millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.Highlights from this week's group chat include:Dating in the metaverseWhy no one is watching Netflix anymoreWhat happens when life-changing technology is discontinuedAnd how to deal with friendships changing over timeJoin the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) & Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).==============This week's referencesDating in the metaversehttps://www.indy100.com/science-tech/dating-metaverse-paul-brunson-interviewCarb loading for womenhttps://www.veloqi.cc/blog/should-women-carb-load-before-a-long-ridehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129154/Bionic eyeshttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5Uq7N6GMgNkFsK01VmpKIV?si=32b332659d844403https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsoleteHeart attack symptoms in womenhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/heart-disease/art-20046167

Welcome to Avocado Proust! We're Jeeves and Lumes, 2 millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture, and science but really we'll talk about anything and everything.Highlights from this week's group chat include:What AI could do for human creativityElon Musk's multi-billion dollar bid for "free speech"How excess screentime is stunting teenage developmentAnd how to turn a scarcity mindset into your very own superpower even if the whole entire world is watching. Join the conversation and share your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com or find us on our socials: Jeeves on Twitter (@jivanvirdee) & Lumes on Instagram (@lumeelumes).==============This Week's ReferencesAI generated storieshttps://narrative-device.herokuapp.com/createstory Lumes' podcast episode on how to be single properlyhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/2L7x64Y9ek8Qghk6FDCedd?si=1lxVN0WKRpma06y4tjiF8gGorilla's screen time addictionhttps://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/5/23012010/lincoln-park-zoo-teenage-gorilla-screen-time-smartphones-videos-photos-visitorsBerlin's Hemp Christmas Specialhttps://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/berlins-public-transit-company-promises-relaxing-trips-with-edible-hemp-tickets-2021-12-14/