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Supplementary Materials 7: Guru Oneupmanship, Hard Ad Pivots, MOOOINK, and Left Wing Populism
We curse the dark omens emerging from the Gurusphere as we consider:
The Illusion of Disciplinary BoundariesFlint Dibble Feedback and Rays of HopeRuss…1 year, 10 months ago
Destiny: Right to Reply
Episode 102
Matt and Chris jump into the world of debates, dramas, and online personas with the ever-controversial streamer, Destiny (Steven Bonnell). We discuss…
1 year, 10 months ago
*Preview* Decoding Academia 27: Dark Triad Authenticity
We do bonus episodes every month that are focused on analysing academic content or discussing research and we thought it might be useful to let new l…
1 year, 10 months ago
Supplementary Materials 6: Christian Sensemaking, Hipster Race Realists, & Marijuana Pseudoscience
We shake our heads in despair at some truly terrible Guru crossovers:
Old Man Health Routines: Jogging, Diets, and the Pursuit of 'Wellness'Jordan Pet…1 year, 10 months ago
Interview with Flint Dibble on Pseudo Archaeology and Science Communication
Episode 101
In this episode, join Matt and Chris as they enjoy a stimulating discussion with the archaeologist Flint Dibble. Flint recently appeared on The Joe R…
1 year, 10 months ago
Supplementary Material 5: Spiritual UFOs, Alternative Theories of Evolution, and Atlantean Grievances
We watch in awe as the guru-sphere grapples with a host of 'alternative' theories:
Bret promotes pseudoscience on Polio and alternative theories on ev…1 year, 11 months ago
Destiny: Debate King and/or Degenerate?
Episode 100
In this episode, Matt and Chris dive deep into the world of online streamers, focusing on the pioneering and controversial figure Steven Bonell II, b…
1 year, 11 months ago
Supplementary Material 4: Passive Aggressive Therapists, Shit-posting Monks, and Weaponised Naivety
We ponder whether, due to our naivety, do we actually deserve the gurus and other topics, including:
Is Hasan Piker even better than we said?The ethi…1 year, 11 months ago
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 s…
1 year, 11 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 P…1 year, 11 months ago