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Molly discusses World Cup forecasting, the architecture of memories, and teeny tiny fonts. For more info on this episode including show credits, click here
The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies examines My New Haircut. Assets: Scientists, sunglasses at night, Mullet, Gotti broz, Mullet, Show Hype article, YepYep article, Urlesque article, Best Viral Hall of Fame, Guido Oompa, Haircut funniest video, COED Haircut article, Woosk article, Victoria Gotti.
The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies explains how YouTube makes it easy to dispute a wrongful copyright claim. eff.org: A Guide to YouTube Removals, Center for Social Media: Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
Assets: YouTube, Copyright, Music: Adagio for Strings.
Rocketboom’s Research Institute for Internet Science explains Joseph Ducreux aka Archaic Rap with Elspeth Jane. Assets: “Get Low” Lil John and the Eastside Boyz, Ducreux Portrait, Ducreux Portrait in Frame, Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Ducreux, Run-DMC, Cool Moe Dee, Old School B-Boy, Etch-A-Sketch, Notorious B.I.G., Biggie with Crown, Ducreux: Disregard Females Acquire Currency, “Get Money” video, Biggie in Jacket, Biggie in White Suit, Biggie Pointing, Digg with 25 Best Ducreux, 25 Awesome Decreux Memes.
Rocketboom Internet Research Scientist, Jamie W., explains Phonetic Translations. Story links: Scuse Me while I kiss This Guy - Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Rising, misheard, Even Flow: Misheard Lyrics, Misheard Lyrics: Sean Paul - Temperature, Britney Spears: Toxic Misheard Lyrics, Mondegreen, Homograph Homophone Venn Diagram, Homograph Homophone Venn Diagram, Rock the Casbah: Misheard Lyrics, Hyakugojyuuichi!!, Lemon+Demon+Neil+Cicierega, Hattan Ar Din!, Now with yatta power, Moskau with english lyrics, Crazy Indian Video…Buffalaxed!, Kalluri Vaanil, benny lava, Fart in the duck, You are a Pirate! RAUNCHYY!, Misheard Numa Numa Lyrics, Ken Lee- Bulgarian Idiol (WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION), Celine Dion.
