In this episode, I talk about what the implications are our ability to meaningfully anticipate future events. This is not a trait baked into all life, yet seems to emerge in all enduring species (from a rose with her thorns, to a man with his wall). I argue that the fact of our ability to anticipate the future, when combined with the reality of our conscious experience, means that notions of identity, the self, and will are not baked into human existence.

In this episode:

• Daniel Dennett's analogy of the smartphone and its screen
• I answer the question of why NFL Endzone dances exist.
• I explain why war and rape are merely cousins of song and dance.