1 Irony is the adaptive response to reality
1 Irony is the adaptive response to reality
Irony, not fundamentalism nor cynical hypocrisy is the healthiest, smartest, most adaptive response to the human conditi... Read more
1 Oct 2021
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24mins
10. Second-Guessing vs. Second-yessing yourself
10. Second-Guessing vs. Second-yessing yourself
Like all organisms, we humans have our behaviors, our motivations, appetites, feelings, and habits. With language, we hu... Read more
29 Apr 2020
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15mins
9. WTF: The wildcard trumpcard formula
9. WTF: The wildcard trumpcard formula
Through the human capacity for language, we can imagine anything. The world of possibilities expands overwhelmingly so w... Read more
11 Dec 2019
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17mins
8. What are you anyway? Part 4.
8. What are you anyway? Part 4.
The last of a four-episode series on the emergence of selves and effort from nothing but physiochemistry. Here we presen... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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30mins
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7. What are you anyway? Part 3
7. What are you anyway? Part 3
In this episode, we rule out the possibility that selves are DNA or genes, their patterns or their "information." We'll ... Read more
24 Nov 2019
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22mins
6. What are you anyway? Part 2
6. What are you anyway? Part 2
The conversation continues, clearing up and out the confusions and distractions so we can get to the difference between ... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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26mins
5. What are you anyway? Part 1
5. What are you anyway? Part 1
We're self-obsessed, preoccupied with what effort we should be making. We rarely get around to the questions behind our... Read more
17 Nov 2019
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17mins
4. Means, Ends and Endless Me's
4. Means, Ends and Endless Me's
You can't tell who's a total jerk by their devilish means or devilish ends so what else is there? In this episode, we di... Read more
6 Nov 2019
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19mins
3. Total Jerks: What distinguishes them and how can we stop them?
3. Total Jerks: What distinguishes them and how can we stop them?
In an open society, you can't tell people how to live but you still have to stop total jerks or it won't remain an open ... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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29mins
2. Religion
2. Religion
Exploring the paradoxes surrounding reason and faith, realism, and escapist fantasies. It is unrealistic to pretend that... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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20mins
