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Episode 45
Main topic this week is John's Cautious Tech Optimism. How does John see technology's role in potentially bringing out our better angels? Why is dys…
9 years, 2 months ago
Assistant Manager Material
Episode 44
For the main topic, your hosts address Money on the Internet. How have technological and cultural changes altered our idea about what's valuable and …
9 years, 2 months ago
Pack Mule with a Checkbook
Episode 43
The main topic this week is Dad Stuff. Dad Jokes, Dad Hats, and Dad…everything. In particular, when did Dad Jokes become a thing, and exactly what pa…
9 years, 3 months ago
The Punching in Me
Episode 42
The main topic this week is Merlin’s documentary obsession. Turns out: there are a lot of turns-outs. John and Merlin explore what’s so tantalizing (…
9 years, 4 months ago
Jingling Keys
Episode 41
Lots of follow-up on Free Will, including thoughts on Heisenberg, tail-chasing, and provocative recent scholarship on whether what we see is “reality…
9 years, 4 months ago
Slippery Slope to Dr. Manhattan
Episode 40
The main topic this week is Free Will. While Merlin has concerns about bong talk and living in a fingernail, John quickly gets things refocused on pe…
9 years, 4 months ago
Rocks Aren’t Magic
Episode 39
This week’s main topic covers teaching kids about technology_ When, how, and what should young students learn about computers at school? How far have…
9 years, 5 months ago
The Monkey God Situation
Episode 38
The main topic this week has Merlin probing John’s thoughts on the idea of a thing being “wrong within normal parameters.” John calls someone a “supe…
9 years, 5 months ago
A Useless Angle for Swordfighting
Episode 37
The main topic this week is whether we’re living in a simulation (and how we’d know it).
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The Ragged Edge of What's Possible
Episode 36
The main topic is solo parenting. Facing The Shoe Crisis, thrice ruining the dinosaur eggs, and finding yourself in a Staples line that’s literally n…
9 years, 6 months ago