Archive for the ‘podcast’ Category

570. Tooth Fairies, Perceptions, Challenges, and Whispers

Reviewing the article “All Career Advice for Women Is a Form of Gaslighting” and the events of the week

569. Matter, Information, Realism, and Mind

Reviewing the article “Physics Is Pointing Inexorably to Mind” by Bernardo Kastrup

568. Devices, Meditation, Books, and Deep Work

Reviewing “Starting Your Day on the Internet Is Damaging You Brain” by Srinivas Rao

567. Brains, Neurons, Networks, and Understanding

Reviewing the article “An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience” by Grigori Guitchounts

566. Tuning, Theism, Multiuniversalism, and Consciousness

Reviewing the article “Is the Universe a conscious mind?”

565. Cheers, Championships, Decisions, and Free Will

Reviewing the article “The Pathos of ‘Cheer’ and the Wild Deceptions of Cheerleading” by Jia Tolentino

564. Triggers, Actions, Rewards, and Investiments

Reviewing the article “Hooks: An Intro on How to Manufacture Desire.” by Nir Eyal

563. Users, Legacy Systems, Upgrades, and Gender

Thinking about the gender debates from the systems analyst perspective

562. Mistakes, Waiting, Stupidity, and Flesh

Recounting the week and reviewing the articles “What is Stupid? We Now Have a Scientific Answer” and “How Not to Be Stupid, According to a Top Stupidity Researcher.”

561. Christmas, Jingle Bells, Walks, and Reflections

Going on a walk on a beautiful Christmas morning and reflecting on the year