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Not Daily Podcast

We use our approximate knowledge of many things to craft unanswerable questions. We mix cognitive science and philosophy with pop culture, tech and science to start with raw perspectives. Refining them through steamed up yet rational conversation we generally stumble upon odd answers. Hosted pseudo monthly by two humans.


Conversations: optimal communication and midnight gospel
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Why this call should (not) have been an email?
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Conversations: Calendars and Eco
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What is the best week?
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Conversations: Japanese psychology and nightmares
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Can Japanese psychoanalysis cure us all?
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Conversations: How I cheated at twitter.
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How to use data science and hack twitter for maximal engagement?
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Conversations: Synesthesia and brain plasticity
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How to unlock new abilities in your brain?
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Conversations: I changed my mind about machine learning
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Why do manga characters scream the name of their attacks?
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Conversations: The work of Sam Lavigne
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What does a modern pantheon look like?
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Conversations: Let me tell you about Homestuck^2
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Does NFT create a new ontological reality?
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Conversations: I became an Ai in a telephone game
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Cyranoids and How to make the perfect reading environment?
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AfterDinnerConversation and Are purchases the ultimate form of human free will ?
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Time capsules and What makes a villain?
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We reflect on the possibility that the economy is so important to some people because it fills in for the symbolic dimension of meaning that is lacking from the dystopias we discussed last time.

We talk a bit about a message from the past that Vlad received, and how to make a good time capsule for your future self.

This time, our main section is about villains and propaganda. We talk a lot about Disney movies in general and Aladdin in particular to try and understand what it means to be a villain, cinematographically and semantically. In particular, we discuss how agency and beauty fit in the picture.

We conclude by wondering whether such techniques can be used to frame anything or anyone as a villain, and to manipulate public acceptance of anything. What can we do about this?

Nietzsche, Trump, & Brexit by Ken Gemes

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Published Nov 30, 2020 at 10:29pm
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GPT3's artificial intelligence and can it host a podcast?
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Bioshock and Is a post-files world inevitable?
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Corpse Dream and Why would you care about an NPC?
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Eizouken and Where did the MMORPG hype go?
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Habituation and What is the best base for counting?
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You Know What and the Cultural Singularity?
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No Man Sky and Is Material Design the end of design?
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Years and Years and how happy is ‘the happiest place on earth’?
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Banksy and What's wrong with a little self-contradiction?
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Big cats and What is the meaning of ㋐ in Sarazanmai?
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Machine Learning and What do we do with people's comments?
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Bandersnatch and How do you manage your TODOs?
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Microphones and What does the universe optimize for?
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Cat Toys and Why is there no Pokemon Go copycat?
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Terrace House and What is the valence of cringe?
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Surface Go and What is wrong with USB C?
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Google Home and What is the best ratings system?
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