Adu Prakash

It's fantastic. Yeah, I think the most exciting thing for me outside of, you know, marrying my soon-to-be wife is showing all these people who are so near and dear to me a culture that I have kind of taken for granted all the cool experiences that I've had.

It's fantastic. Yeah, I think the most exciting thing for me outside of, you know, marrying my soon-to-be wife is showing all these people who are so near and dear to me a culture that I have kind of taken for granted all the cool experiences that I've had.

Well, I'm just excited to kind of show parts of my culture that I took for granted growing up, like being invited to all these weddings, going clothes shopping, like going up into the mountains, staying in a bungalow, you know, seeing elephants. And it's... There's the culture, there's the environment, there's just like the country itself that I'm really excited to show people.

Well, I'm just excited to kind of show parts of my culture that I took for granted growing up, like being invited to all these weddings, going clothes shopping, like going up into the mountains, staying in a bungalow, you know, seeing elephants. And it's... There's the culture, there's the environment, there's just like the country itself that I'm really excited to show people.

And yeah, I'm super stoked. It was a lot of work to get here, but. Quick question.

And yeah, I'm super stoked. It was a lot of work to get here, but. Quick question.

What kind of car?

What kind of car?

I don't think I have a full say on the specific car. It could be a Jaguar, hopefully, fingers crossed. Basically, growing up, for a lot of our weddings that I attended, elephants were used, riding in on elephants.

I don't think I have a full say on the specific car. It could be a Jaguar, hopefully, fingers crossed. Basically, growing up, for a lot of our weddings that I attended, elephants were used, riding in on elephants.

No, it's fine. But elephants are we don't ride them anymore because we found that it's actually super, you know, harmful to them. And so actually, it's good that we're kind of good moving away from that. But phasing that car car is nice. And my my fiance is going to be coming in on a boat. Oh, cool. That's nice. Right.

No, it's fine. But elephants are we don't ride them anymore because we found that it's actually super, you know, harmful to them. And so actually, it's good that we're kind of good moving away from that. But phasing that car car is nice. And my my fiance is going to be coming in on a boat. Oh, cool. That's nice. Right.

It's a cool little fact. Can I just say... choreographed dancing, though. I would love to see y'all join in on the choreographed dancing. Yes. And this is an extra bit of enticement. If you come, we will add the string dance to the choreographed dance. Okay, all right. I'm out.

It's a cool little fact. Can I just say... choreographed dancing, though. I would love to see y'all join in on the choreographed dancing. Yes. And this is an extra bit of enticement. If you come, we will add the string dance to the choreographed dance. Okay, all right. I'm out.

Thank you. All right. Could I say one last thing, though? Sure. I, as an exercise, I found birds that I thought reminded me of each one of you. And I have some photos.

Thank you. All right. Could I say one last thing, though? Sure. I, as an exercise, I found birds that I thought reminded me of each one of you. And I have some photos.

This is called the Andean Cock of the Rock. And I'll repeat that. Cock of the Rock.

This is called the Andean Cock of the Rock. And I'll repeat that. Cock of the Rock.

What is it called again? The Andean cock of the rock.

What is it called again? The Andean cock of the rock.

So they have like these kind of performance halls. I'm not even joking where all the males just come and kind of unleash all their sexual energy by like bobbing and making like weird dances. Yes. And then the female like runs away rocks kind of just watch and see, you know, which one catches their eyes. So it just kind of reminded me of Conan. You know what?

So they have like these kind of performance halls. I'm not even joking where all the males just come and kind of unleash all their sexual energy by like bobbing and making like weird dances. Yes. And then the female like runs away rocks kind of just watch and see, you know, which one catches their eyes. So it just kind of reminded me of Conan. You know what?

Hey, Gil. I want to preface by saying I love hearing you on the podcast and all the shorts and your kind of laughter fills up the room and I just wanted to shout out to that. This is called the Three Waddled Bellbird. It's a really cool bird from Central America and and it is one of the loudest birds in existence.

Hey, Gil. I want to preface by saying I love hearing you on the podcast and all the shorts and your kind of laughter fills up the room and I just wanted to shout out to that. This is called the Three Waddled Bellbird. It's a really cool bird from Central America and and it is one of the loudest birds in existence.

Hi, guys. I'm really excited to be here. Hello, Adu. How are you? Fantastic. How are you, Conan?

Hi, guys. I'm really excited to be here. Hello, Adu. How are you? Fantastic. How are you, Conan?

Nice. Its calls go to, I think, 100 decibels, like a rock concert almost. Oh, my God. You can hear them across, like, the rainforest.

Nice. Its calls go to, I think, 100 decibels, like a rock concert almost. Oh, my God. You can hear them across, like, the rainforest.

This is the burrowing owl. I'll take it. So, Gorley, to all of you, I've been kind of ingesting Conan content for two decades. And, Gorley, you were on the scene for me, right? Sure, sure. I think you came in and you were kind of this wise presence, right? I always think of you as an owl, like the spectacles and everything. And then you kind of started to emerge as, oh, oh, he's insane as well.

This is the burrowing owl. I'll take it. So, Gorley, to all of you, I've been kind of ingesting Conan content for two decades. And, Gorley, you were on the scene for me, right? Sure, sure. I think you came in and you were kind of this wise presence, right? I always think of you as an owl, like the spectacles and everything. And then you kind of started to emerge as, oh, oh, he's insane as well.

And basically the burrowing owl.

And basically the burrowing owl.

I appreciate that. I mean, I brought my mic from home just so that you can hear it, like the rich fullness of it all.

I appreciate that. I mean, I brought my mic from home just so that you can hear it, like the rich fullness of it all.

Wow, that's a huge question. Yes, it is. Right now, I am a research engineer for the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington. So I live in Seattle. Oh, wow. Cool. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. It's a very cool job. I do R&D for the Argo float program. So Argo floats are these autonomous drifters that we put out in the world's oceans that sample...

Wow, that's a huge question. Yes, it is. Right now, I am a research engineer for the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington. So I live in Seattle. Oh, wow. Cool. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. It's a very cool job. I do R&D for the Argo float program. So Argo floats are these autonomous drifters that we put out in the world's oceans that sample...

various things you know in the ocean temperature pressure salinity ph dissolved oxygen basically kind of giving us a comprehensive look on how our oceans are doing and how our atmosphere is doing and it's all climate change related uh conservation related and it's it's a cool gig wait i'm not an oceanographer are you one of those people that believes in science oh

various things you know in the ocean temperature pressure salinity ph dissolved oxygen basically kind of giving us a comprehensive look on how our oceans are doing and how our atmosphere is doing and it's all climate change related uh conservation related and it's it's a cool gig wait i'm not an oceanographer are you one of those people that believes in science oh

Let's pack up and go, guys.

Let's pack up and go, guys.

What do you want to optimize? No, no, no.

What do you want to optimize? No, no, no.

Yes, they are. They are getting hotter and hotter. They're just taking in all the heat that we're producing. Part of this program is to study how the heat content of the ocean is changing over time. A large part of that also is how much carbon it's taking in. Oceans are very good carbon sinks for all the carbon that we as humans produce. Some studies are actually showing that

Yes, they are. They are getting hotter and hotter. They're just taking in all the heat that we're producing. Part of this program is to study how the heat content of the ocean is changing over time. A large part of that also is how much carbon it's taking in. Oceans are very good carbon sinks for all the carbon that we as humans produce. Some studies are actually showing that

there's some regions that are actually sources of carbon now. So it's not just sinks, but there's a flux between the ocean and the atmosphere. I don't know if I have any positive gems for you, Conan, but I think one cool thing. So I'm, I'm very new to oceanography. I, you know, was a conservation-based person for 25 years and an engineer.

there's some regions that are actually sources of carbon now. So it's not just sinks, but there's a flux between the ocean and the atmosphere. I don't know if I have any positive gems for you, Conan, but I think one cool thing. So I'm, I'm very new to oceanography. I, you know, was a conservation-based person for 25 years and an engineer.

And I kind of combined those things and landed in this sector. But I think I've just been learning how cool and complex our oceans are and how many different subsystems are, you know, in there and what... What's cool is that oceans are like space to us in that they're just criminally under sampled. Right.

And I kind of combined those things and landed in this sector. But I think I've just been learning how cool and complex our oceans are and how many different subsystems are, you know, in there and what... What's cool is that oceans are like space to us in that they're just criminally under sampled. Right.

So we don't know much about the oceans at all because we don't have like an array of sensors in there for like, you know, last decade. 100 years or so. But that's what we're trying to do. We're trying to put as much technology out there and like kind of sample as much as we can. It's very cool. Better understand.

So we don't know much about the oceans at all because we don't have like an array of sensors in there for like, you know, last decade. 100 years or so. But that's what we're trying to do. We're trying to put as much technology out there and like kind of sample as much as we can. It's very cool. Better understand.

We're doing the best we can, Conan.

We're doing the best we can, Conan.

Sorry, you said prowl, right? Yeah.

Sorry, you said prowl, right? Yeah.

What's your hobby? I think, yeah, my two main ones are trail running and bird watching. Oh, bird watching. And what I found is I hang out with a lot of older folks because that's a very kind of niche subset of activities that... I find my communities, honestly, but it's... You know, it gets me outside.

What's your hobby? I think, yeah, my two main ones are trail running and bird watching. Oh, bird watching. And what I found is I hang out with a lot of older folks because that's a very kind of niche subset of activities that... I find my communities, honestly, but it's... You know, it gets me outside.

Never worked. I almost traveled nine hours round trip to see something called a Baikal teal down in Oregon. It was kind of a similar vagrant. Got kind of lost and found its way over here. But I'm getting married in two weeks. And I don't think your wife would be. Wait a minute.

Never worked. I almost traveled nine hours round trip to see something called a Baikal teal down in Oregon. It was kind of a similar vagrant. Got kind of lost and found its way over here. But I'm getting married in two weeks. And I don't think your wife would be. Wait a minute.

And basically there's a lot to do because I'm getting married in India and my fiancé, soon-to-be wife, is from Texas and her whole family is from Texas and not a lot of them have visited Asia or India and I'm basically coordinating a bunch of stuff like clothing, visas, flights, choreographed dances because it's a big kind of soiree.

And basically there's a lot to do because I'm getting married in India and my fiancé, soon-to-be wife, is from Texas and her whole family is from Texas and not a lot of them have visited Asia or India and I'm basically coordinating a bunch of stuff like clothing, visas, flights, choreographed dances because it's a big kind of soiree.

It's three or four days, yeah, for ours. And actually, when writing to y'all, I actually invited the three of you. So invitations still open. It's on the 10th of February. And I know you have the Oscars to host.

It's three or four days, yeah, for ours. And actually, when writing to y'all, I actually invited the three of you. So invitations still open. It's on the 10th of February. And I know you have the Oscars to host.

Where in India is the wedding taking place? The southwest side of India. And there are a ton of birds there. You know, I keep like a life list of birds. And, you know, I started when I was six years old. And my mom and dad really got me into it because we would go visit India all the time. And I'd see all these like elephants, tigers, and like, you know, all these cool big mammals.

Where in India is the wedding taking place? The southwest side of India. And there are a ton of birds there. You know, I keep like a life list of birds. And, you know, I started when I was six years old. And my mom and dad really got me into it because we would go visit India all the time. And I'd see all these like elephants, tigers, and like, you know, all these cool big mammals.

And we'd watch Animal Planet. And then I'd come back to the Bay Area where, you know, I grew up. And I'd see, you know, a squirrel or like, you know, like a rabbit. And I was really bummed out. And my mom was like, here, take some binoculars, go look for birds, you know, we'll take you to a park. And I got hooked, right? It was just kind of like, I want to see everything. They're all so cool.

And we'd watch Animal Planet. And then I'd come back to the Bay Area where, you know, I grew up. And I'd see, you know, a squirrel or like, you know, like a rabbit. And I was really bummed out. And my mom was like, here, take some binoculars, go look for birds, you know, we'll take you to a park. And I got hooked, right? It was just kind of like, I want to see everything. They're all so cool.

They all act so differently. And... you know, but then I just kind of like wrote them on a piece of paper and then I would throw the paper, you know, piece of paper away, like all the species I was seeing. So you're a literate. It wasn't until maybe, I'm a literate, that's right. Okay, that's great. In the ocean, straight in the ocean.

They all act so differently. And... you know, but then I just kind of like wrote them on a piece of paper and then I would throw the paper, you know, piece of paper away, like all the species I was seeing. So you're a literate. It wasn't until maybe, I'm a literate, that's right. Okay, that's great. In the ocean, straight in the ocean.

Oh, for sure. Yeah. Like, you know, I lost all those lists from before. So there's, you know, I want to say close to a thousand species there, not specifically in that state, but there's just like so many. And I'm very excited. The venue is actually right next to a bird sanctuary, which I don't know if my fiance knows about, but I'm probably going to sneak away.

Oh, for sure. Yeah. Like, you know, I lost all those lists from before. So there's, you know, I want to say close to a thousand species there, not specifically in that state, but there's just like so many. And I'm very excited. The venue is actually right next to a bird sanctuary, which I don't know if my fiance knows about, but I'm probably going to sneak away.

She's into large mammals and she kind of tolerates my birding. And sometimes I'll find a bird, you know, we went to Peru earlier this year and I was showing her, oh, look, that one's like a really prehistoric looking bird. And she's like, yeah, yeah, yeah. And then like every once in a while, I'll find something that she'll be like, oh- wow, that actually is really cool and beautiful.

She's into large mammals and she kind of tolerates my birding. And sometimes I'll find a bird, you know, we went to Peru earlier this year and I was showing her, oh, look, that one's like a really prehistoric looking bird. And she's like, yeah, yeah, yeah. And then like every once in a while, I'll find something that she'll be like, oh- wow, that actually is really cool and beautiful.

But I don't know. We got our camps. We're in the wildlife camp, but you know.

But I don't know. We got our camps. We're in the wildlife camp, but you know.

It's fantastic. Yeah, I think the most exciting thing for me outside of, you know, marrying my soon-to-be wife is showing all these people who are so near and dear to me a culture that I have kind of taken for granted all the cool experiences that I've had.

Well, I'm just excited to kind of show parts of my culture that I took for granted growing up, like being invited to all these weddings, going clothes shopping, like going up into the mountains, staying in a bungalow, you know, seeing elephants. And it's... There's the culture, there's the environment, there's just like the country itself that I'm really excited to show people.

And yeah, I'm super stoked. It was a lot of work to get here, but. Quick question.

What kind of car?

I don't think I have a full say on the specific car. It could be a Jaguar, hopefully, fingers crossed. Basically, growing up, for a lot of our weddings that I attended, elephants were used, riding in on elephants.

No, it's fine. But elephants are we don't ride them anymore because we found that it's actually super, you know, harmful to them. And so actually, it's good that we're kind of good moving away from that. But phasing that car car is nice. And my my fiance is going to be coming in on a boat. Oh, cool. That's nice. Right.

It's a cool little fact. Can I just say... choreographed dancing, though. I would love to see y'all join in on the choreographed dancing. Yes. And this is an extra bit of enticement. If you come, we will add the string dance to the choreographed dance. Okay, all right. I'm out.

Thank you. All right. Could I say one last thing, though? Sure. I, as an exercise, I found birds that I thought reminded me of each one of you. And I have some photos.

This is called the Andean Cock of the Rock. And I'll repeat that. Cock of the Rock.

What is it called again? The Andean cock of the rock.

So they have like these kind of performance halls. I'm not even joking where all the males just come and kind of unleash all their sexual energy by like bobbing and making like weird dances. Yes. And then the female like runs away rocks kind of just watch and see, you know, which one catches their eyes. So it just kind of reminded me of Conan. You know what?

Hey, Gil. I want to preface by saying I love hearing you on the podcast and all the shorts and your kind of laughter fills up the room and I just wanted to shout out to that. This is called the Three Waddled Bellbird. It's a really cool bird from Central America and and it is one of the loudest birds in existence.

Hi, guys. I'm really excited to be here. Hello, Adu. How are you? Fantastic. How are you, Conan?

Nice. Its calls go to, I think, 100 decibels, like a rock concert almost. Oh, my God. You can hear them across, like, the rainforest.

This is the burrowing owl. I'll take it. So, Gorley, to all of you, I've been kind of ingesting Conan content for two decades. And, Gorley, you were on the scene for me, right? Sure, sure. I think you came in and you were kind of this wise presence, right? I always think of you as an owl, like the spectacles and everything. And then you kind of started to emerge as, oh, oh, he's insane as well.

And basically the burrowing owl.

I appreciate that. I mean, I brought my mic from home just so that you can hear it, like the rich fullness of it all.

Wow, that's a huge question. Yes, it is. Right now, I am a research engineer for the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington. So I live in Seattle. Oh, wow. Cool. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. It's a very cool job. I do R&D for the Argo float program. So Argo floats are these autonomous drifters that we put out in the world's oceans that sample...

various things you know in the ocean temperature pressure salinity ph dissolved oxygen basically kind of giving us a comprehensive look on how our oceans are doing and how our atmosphere is doing and it's all climate change related uh conservation related and it's it's a cool gig wait i'm not an oceanographer are you one of those people that believes in science oh

Let's pack up and go, guys.

What do you want to optimize? No, no, no.

Yes, they are. They are getting hotter and hotter. They're just taking in all the heat that we're producing. Part of this program is to study how the heat content of the ocean is changing over time. A large part of that also is how much carbon it's taking in. Oceans are very good carbon sinks for all the carbon that we as humans produce. Some studies are actually showing that

there's some regions that are actually sources of carbon now. So it's not just sinks, but there's a flux between the ocean and the atmosphere. I don't know if I have any positive gems for you, Conan, but I think one cool thing. So I'm, I'm very new to oceanography. I, you know, was a conservation-based person for 25 years and an engineer.

And I kind of combined those things and landed in this sector. But I think I've just been learning how cool and complex our oceans are and how many different subsystems are, you know, in there and what... What's cool is that oceans are like space to us in that they're just criminally under sampled. Right.

So we don't know much about the oceans at all because we don't have like an array of sensors in there for like, you know, last decade. 100 years or so. But that's what we're trying to do. We're trying to put as much technology out there and like kind of sample as much as we can. It's very cool. Better understand.

We're doing the best we can, Conan.

Sorry, you said prowl, right? Yeah.

What's your hobby? I think, yeah, my two main ones are trail running and bird watching. Oh, bird watching. And what I found is I hang out with a lot of older folks because that's a very kind of niche subset of activities that... I find my communities, honestly, but it's... You know, it gets me outside.

Never worked. I almost traveled nine hours round trip to see something called a Baikal teal down in Oregon. It was kind of a similar vagrant. Got kind of lost and found its way over here. But I'm getting married in two weeks. And I don't think your wife would be. Wait a minute.

And basically there's a lot to do because I'm getting married in India and my fiancé, soon-to-be wife, is from Texas and her whole family is from Texas and not a lot of them have visited Asia or India and I'm basically coordinating a bunch of stuff like clothing, visas, flights, choreographed dances because it's a big kind of soiree.

It's three or four days, yeah, for ours. And actually, when writing to y'all, I actually invited the three of you. So invitations still open. It's on the 10th of February. And I know you have the Oscars to host.

Where in India is the wedding taking place? The southwest side of India. And there are a ton of birds there. You know, I keep like a life list of birds. And, you know, I started when I was six years old. And my mom and dad really got me into it because we would go visit India all the time. And I'd see all these like elephants, tigers, and like, you know, all these cool big mammals.

And we'd watch Animal Planet. And then I'd come back to the Bay Area where, you know, I grew up. And I'd see, you know, a squirrel or like, you know, like a rabbit. And I was really bummed out. And my mom was like, here, take some binoculars, go look for birds, you know, we'll take you to a park. And I got hooked, right? It was just kind of like, I want to see everything. They're all so cool.

They all act so differently. And... you know, but then I just kind of like wrote them on a piece of paper and then I would throw the paper, you know, piece of paper away, like all the species I was seeing. So you're a literate. It wasn't until maybe, I'm a literate, that's right. Okay, that's great. In the ocean, straight in the ocean.

Oh, for sure. Yeah. Like, you know, I lost all those lists from before. So there's, you know, I want to say close to a thousand species there, not specifically in that state, but there's just like so many. And I'm very excited. The venue is actually right next to a bird sanctuary, which I don't know if my fiance knows about, but I'm probably going to sneak away.

She's into large mammals and she kind of tolerates my birding. And sometimes I'll find a bird, you know, we went to Peru earlier this year and I was showing her, oh, look, that one's like a really prehistoric looking bird. And she's like, yeah, yeah, yeah. And then like every once in a while, I'll find something that she'll be like, oh- wow, that actually is really cool and beautiful.

But I don't know. We got our camps. We're in the wildlife camp, but you know.