Archive for the ‘podcast’ Category

242. Particles, Waves, Consciousness, and the Supernatural

A discussion of the conversations with friends and the YouTube video “Quantum Mechanics Debunks Materialism”

241. Men, Women, Sex, and Directors

A discussion of the movie, “Blue Is the Warmest Color”

240. AI, Sentience, Consciousness, and Extinction

Reviewing the article “Why We Should Think About the Threat of Artificial Intelligence,” by Gary Marcus.

239. Coincidence, Cancer, Death, and Heroes

Reviewing the TED talk, “We need a heroic narrative for death” by Amanda Bennett

238. Oreos, Cocaine, Coping, and Flesh

Reviewing the week and a pair of related articles

237. Cells, Viruses, War, and Design

Discussing the BBC Special: The Hidden Life of a Cell

236. Goverments, Shutdowns, Heirarchies, and Individuals

Reviewing our vacation to Washington DC, before and after the shutdowns.

235. Rape, Rage, Memory, and Flesh

Reviewing a TED Talk by Elizabeth Loftus called “The fiction of memory”

234. Sexting, Shame, Suicide, and Flesh

Reviewing the events of the week and an article of nearly the same name.

233. Proofs, Stress, Belief, and Flesh

Reviewing the events of the week and the TED Talk by Kelly McGonical, “How to make stress your friend.”