Learn about how to tell whether a life hack is worth trying from a special guest: Professor Joseph M. Reagle Jr., author of the new book “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents.” You’ll also learn why there’s no such thing as a “reverse microwave” for cooling.

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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why there’s no such thing as a “reverse microwave” for cooling: https://curiosity.im/2Hd5uUM

Publications and additional resources from Joseph M. Reagle, Jr:

• “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” — https://amazon.com
• “Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the Web” — https://amazon.com
• “Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia” — https://amazon.com
• Official website — https://reagle.org/joseph/
• Follow @jmreagle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jmreagle
• MIT Press — https://mitpress.mit.edu/contributors/joseph-m-reagle-jr

Get your copy of “Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents” on Amazon: https://amazon.com

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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-tell-what-life-hacks-are-worth-trying-w-joseph-reagle-and-microwaves-for-cooling

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