Archive for the ‘podcast’ Category

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

560. Legs, Bunnies, Brains, and Interfaces

Reviewing the week and the article “The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldier’s Brains”

559. Totalitarianism, Panic, Edicts, and Cruelty

Quickly reviewing the Amazon Prime documentary “One Child Nation.”

558. Lust, Fear, Reproduction, and Appearance

My current reflections on transgenderism and transexualism.

557. Men, Women, Trans, and Reaction

Reviewing the YoutTube video of Triggernometry’s interview with Posie Parker: “Trans Women Aren’t Women”

556. Men, Women, Babies, and Drive

I am so sorry this is so long!!!!! Arrrrgh! I need to stop talking! Reviewing the article “The End of Babies” by Anna Louis Sussman