Archive for the ‘podcast’ Category

268. Exoplanets, Filters, Life, and Eternity

Discussing the Great Filter.

267. Singularity, Transcendence, Autonomous Weapons, and Insanity

Discussing Steve Hawking’s op-ed piece on the oncoming artificial intelligence.

266. Well-Being, Wisdom, Wonder, and Giving

Reviewing an interview with Arianna Huffington author of Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder

265. Social Media, Cloaking, Presence, and Locality

Reviewing the article “Anti-Social Media App” by Mark O’Connell

264. Billions, Vaccinations, Contraceptives, and Eutopia

Reviewing the TED Talk featuring an interview with Bill and Melinda Gates

263. Zealots, History, the Gospels, and Inerrancy

A discussion of the introduction of the book “Zealot” (Sorry this is so long!!!!!)

262. Privacy, Safety, Conviction, and Intensity

Reviewing the TED talks featuring Edward Snowden and the NSA.

261. Computers, Webcams, Microphones, and Theives

Reviewing the TED Talk, “Government surveillance – this is just the beginning” by Christopher Soghoian

260. Reflections, Trudging, Graphs and Happiness

Celebrating five years worth of podcasts by gathering the family and reflecting on the events since the first podcast in March of 2009.

259. Gender Equality, Hormones, Brain Scans, and Flesh

Reviewing the 40th anniversary of “Free to be You and Me,” and the TED talk, “Could future devices read images from our brains”