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A self-help episode! Many people, including MSNBC's Hayes Brown, are starting to doubt the CDC. Some might say: about time! But plenty of people are still struggling with their CDC trust issues. This episode is for them!
I traveled through four states over the holidays. New York's mask culture is the worst, but it is useful for highlighting the futility and harm of mask mandates.
Evergrande is a perfect example of the CCP walking the line between socialism and capitalism. This comes after China has for three decades been consistently more capitalist than the US. The US's slide into socialism and the CCP's embrace of capitalist economics coupled with authoritarian politics increases the chance we will see the Worst Black Swan.
Even the APS recently ran a misleading piece about fusion energy at the NIF. Let's learn about energy and see how two recent news pieces either get it wrong or mislead readers.
Ghostbusters has a 95% audience score at Rotten Tomatoes. Does it deserve it? Heck yes it does! Let's look at what makes this such a fun film. Plus the news of the day including new Twitter CEO and a South African doctor on the Xi variant.
It's too early to know much for certain about the Xi* variant, but the politics are pretty clear. Also politics of NCAA football and more news from the Thanksgiving weekend.
*Omicron, if you want to use the CCP-approved term.
Audio quality warning: my kids were causing a ruckus.
Let's run down the news and all the poor word choices that people are making. Eddie Redmayne forgets what the word 'actor' means, Biden and Yellen forget what the word 'transitory' means, and more.
Also, I did make a mistake here. I said that Jimmy Carter tapped the strategic oil reserves. He didn’t! Although the construction on the Strategic Petroleum Reserves did start under Carter, he didn’t ever enact a drawdown. I blame the kids for distracting me. :)
I've seen a lot of 'fake news' about esports. Even people who play one particular game or another are often ignorant of the esports business as a whole. How big is the business? Which countries are leading? Let's look at the numbers.
A lot happened this week! Biden, Gyllenhaal-Swift shade, James Chappel on Bobby Duffy and The Generation Myth, Oliver Traldi on Ibram Kendi. Plus an E. Paul Torrance creativity quiz and a Dune pop culture quiz!
Over the last decade, neuroscientists have been able to extract words, images, and memories from a person's brain. If this technology becomes fast, portable, and accurate, what will change in our world? Let the speculation begin!
The mind-reading theme continues! I talk about Wilbur's great poem "The Mind-Reader" as well as two excellent poems from Daniel Galef. Herrick's "Upon Scobble" makes a cameo. EDIT: Apologies! I confused Daniel and David Galef! This is DANIEL Galef, of course! Mea culpa.
Today we review the state of technologies that have the potential to read thoughts. This episode looks at fMRI, BrainGate-style meshes, gaze cameras, pulse oximetry, and more. This is a part 1; part 2 will look at at the cultural and societal implications that may accompany the advent of ubiquitous mind-reading technology.
Why should you welcome being at fault? People try to avoid it, but there's power in responsibility. Also covered today: Red Notice and art appreciation plus three notes on inflation (eg the price of gas has decreased 30% from the beginning of the year as long as you are measuring in bitcoin: 75 microbitcoin/gallon on 1/1/21 and 52 microbitcoin/gallon today).
Which is closer to reaching its potential, physics or poetry? Who is maximizing their resources better, the gaming industry or the FDA? This gap between achievement and potential is the subject of today's podcast.
It's Poetry Wednesday! Both poems are published this month in the excellent Better Than Starbucks at betterthanstarbucks.org. First up is Richard Wakefield's "The Flesh Remembers." Next up is Jared "The Legend" Carter's "Listen." Enjoy!
The UN projects the world population to stabilize near 11 billion in 2100. But there is an evolutionary counter-argument that says fertility rates will rebound, and the world population will continue to increase, not stabilize. Let's investigate that counter-argument.
