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Want a pet Jerry of your own? Preorder yours today at: https://thethoughtemporium.ca/ Slime molds are some of the strangest creature on earth that often seem to break many of the rules of biology. And yet they also contain much of the same biochemical machinery that we do. So we wanted to see if the same chemicals that humans use for medicine have similar effects on slime mold. The results were really surprising! ______________________________________________________ Support the show and future projects: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thethoughtemporium Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/thoughtemporium ______________________________________________________ Our Social Media Pages: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thethoughtemporium Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethoughtemporium/ Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/thethoughtemporium.bsky.social Website: http://thethoughtemporium.com/ Newsletter: https://thethoughtemporium.ca/pages/newsletter SUBSTANCE TIMESTAMPS: Caffeine: 25:58 Pepto Bismol: 26:15 Claritin (Tablet): 26:33 Claritin (Gel): 27:03 Codeine: 27:21 Dormiphen (Sleeping Pill): 27:50 Acetominophen: 28:19 Buproprion (Wellbutrin): 28:37 Tobacco: 29:08 Tobacco Extract: 29:36 Dimenhydrinate (Gravol): 30:05 Fexofenidine (Allegra): 30:23 Lidocaine: 30:41 Lithium Acetate: 31:02 Melatonin: 31:28 Mirtazapine: 31:57 Famotidine (Pepcid): 32:15 Pregablin (Lyrica): 32:33 Weed: 32:51 THCa nanodrops: 33:09 CBD nanodrops: 33:38 Vyvanse: 34:08 Robax (Ibuprofen + Methocarbamide): 35:10 Naproxen: 35:28 Mometasone (Nasonex): 35:46 Ibuprofen: 36:04 Jungle Juice (Everything mixed): 36:39