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Yuval Noah Harari: Eat Bugs and Live Forever
Episode 99
Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, a writer, and a popular 'public intellectual'. He rose to fame with Sapiens (2014), his popular science book that sought to outline a 'History of Humankind' and foll…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Supplementary Material 3: Sand-worms, Anti-Capitalist Merch, and High Level Idea-Jacking
We test the boundaries of the Supplementary format with a stacked third edition containing:
Matt's Review of Dune 2 and the Three-Body ProblemHasan Piker's Anti-Capitalist MerchThe Controversy Surrou…Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Mini-Decoding: The Descent of Jordan B. Peterson
Episode 98
We take a look at a recent conversation between Jordan Peterson and the streamer Steven Bonnell (AKA Destiny) and use the opportunity to reflect on Jordan's journey as a public intellectual and guru.…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Supplementary Material 2: Dissident Dialogues, Bloodbaths, & Genocidal Debates
The adventure in formatting continues with the second Supplementary Material episode, in which we:
lament we don't command the same level of loyalty as Sam's fanscommend a noted sycophant for warning …Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Gurometer: Hasan Piker *PREVIEW*
What happens when you try to squeeze a muscle-bound Twitch streamer into a precise measurement instrument like the Gurometer? And can it even function when it encounters this level of left-wing nodul…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Hasan Piker: A swashbuckling Bromance
Episode 97
Avast Ye Harties!
Yar! This week be the inaugural episode of a New Streamer/Academic Guru season. Join us as we set sail with a bang and embark on an adventure with the famous and controversial Twitc…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Supplementary Material 1: Cringe Immunity & Supplemental Ethics
An adventure in formatting, welcome to the inaugural Supplementary Material episode. Here we are trying to save you all from the ever-expanding intro segments.
On this episode:
Announcement of the New …Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Interview with Kevin Mitchell on Agency and Evolution
Episode 96
In this episode, Matt and Chris converse with Kevin Mitchell, an Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin, and author of 'Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Wil…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Sean Carroll: The Worst Guru Yet?!?
Episode 95
Controversial physics firebrand Sean Carroll has cut a swathe through the otherwise meek and mild podcasting industry over the last few years. Known in the biz as the "bad boy" of science communicati…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Mini-Decoding: Indulgent Monologuing
Episode 94
Sometimes our intrepid Decoders like to focus on a specific rhetorical technique or recurrent pattern that can be observed across the Gurusphere. Here, Matt and Chris take a look at a bite-size porti…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago