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Thinking Critically is a podcast brought to you by Intelligent Speculation and hosted by Jonathan Maloney, which provides individuals with the tools necessary to become a Critical Thinker. Informal logic (i.e., argument types, validity, soundness, logical fallacies, etc.), cognitive biases, mental models, and the scientific method along with other science related topics are all explained in detail and at a level that is accessible to anyone with a high school education. Intelligent Speculati ...
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Drawing Dead Hearthstone Cast – PowerCreeps
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Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking
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Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking
The Long Now Foundation
Explore hundreds of lectures by scientists, historians, artists, entrepreneurs, and more through The Long Now Foundation's award-winning lecture series, curated and hosted by Long Now co-founder Stewart Brand (creator of the Whole Earth Catalog). Recorded live in San Francisco each month since 02003, past speakers include Brian Eno, Neil Gaiman, Sylvia Earle, Daniel Kahneman, Jennifer Pahlka, Steven Johnson, and many more. Watch video of these talks and learn more about our projects at Longn ...
ShaiLuv and JusRome will stand on their soapbox each week discussing a variety of addicting, intelligent, innovative, controversial and sometimes idiotic (trending) topics. Join both hosts as they attempt to pimp your minds by exploring “what’s going onnnnnnn” through speculation and hilarity which makes NO ONE OR NO TOPIC OFF LIMITS! Their perspectives will leave you feeling eager to continue the conversation!
When bad things happen, how do people bloom? What can we learn from those who thrive when the going gets tough? Amazing life stories of resilience, practical advice, and quirky, intelligent chat from hosts Dr Steve (clinical hypnotherapist) and Susie (writer, baker, parent, cancer patient).
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Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society
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Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society
Matt Artz
The Anthropology, AI, and the Future of Human Society podcast mini-series was created in anticipation of the upcoming Anthropology, AI, and the Future of Human Society Virtual Conference. It is being organized by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and runs from June 6-10th, 2022. The podcast was created as a partnership between the Royal Anthropological Institute and Matt Artz.
What is the role and purpose of Anthropology today? Wade Davis looks back at the pioneering work of Franz Boas in the early 20th century that upended long-held Western assumptions on race & gender, along with definitions of "social progress". Boas and his students used comparative ethnography to advance “cultural relativism”-- the idea that every c…
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Johanna Hoffman: Speculative Futures: Design Approaches to Foster Resilience and Co-create the Cities We Need
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Urbanist, researcher and writer Johanna Hoffman joins us to talk about speculative futures -- a powerful set of tools that can reorient urban development help us dream and build more resilient, equitable cities. Navigating modern change depends on imagining futures we’ve never seen. Urban planning and design should be well positioned to spearhead t…
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Kate Darling: The New Breed: What Our Animal History Reveals For Our Robotic Future
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Robot ethicist Kate Darling offers a nuanced and smart take on our relationships to robots and the increasing presence they will have in our lives. From a social, legal, and ethical perspective, she shows that our current ways of thinking don’t leave room for the robot technology that is soon to become part of our everyday routines. Robots are like…
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Suzanne Simard: Mother Trees and the Social Forest
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Forest Ecologist Suzanne Simard reveals that trees are part of a complex, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground mycorrhizal networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities, and share and exchange resources and support. Simard's extraordinary research and te…
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Alicia Eggert: This Moment Used To Be The Future
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Interdisciplinary artist Alicia Eggert and Long Now's Executive Director Alexander Rose will be in conversation for this special evening discussion of time, art and long-term thinking.Eggert's sign work uses sculpture to bring time to the foreground, embodying its passage through carefully chosen quotes. These words, rendered in neon and steel, cyc…
In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Ty Burr about film and thinking creatively.They discuss:•The origin of his interest in movies and why he wanted to become a critic.•His favorite movies and directors.•The factors that go into a movie review. •The importance of subjectivity in art and enjoying the experience.•How smart phones are sculpting …
In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Robert Crease about science, politics, and the importance of building trust between scientists and the public.They discuss:•The origins of his interest in philosophy and science.•His book “The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory” and why he decided to write it.•Wh…
In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Steven Austad about the science of longevity.They discuss:•How he became interested in science and ended up in longevity research.•Why we age.•His recent book "Methuselah's Zoo: What Nature Can Teach Us About Living Longer Healthier Lives."•Scaling laws, metabolic rate, and the longevity quotient. •Longevi…
In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Jay Baruch about critical thinking in the ER.They discuss:•How he became interested in science and medicine.•The importance of using stories to communicate information.•How writing can help you to refine your understanding and spark creativity. •Why his book “Tornado of Life” is written in a particular sty…
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Stewart Brand, Jonathan Haidt, Kevin Kelly: Democracy in the Next Cycle of History
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Jonathan Haidt sees that we have entered a social-psychological phase change that was initiated in 02009 when social media platforms introduced several fateful innovations that changed the course of our society and disintegrated our consensus on reality.In this conversation with Long Now co-founders Stewart Brand and Kevin Kelly, Haidt presses on q…
In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with John Allen Paulos about mathematical thinking.They discuss:•How he studied a number of subjects and then eventually settled on mathematics as a major.•Mathematics as a way of thinking.•The Monty Hall problem.•The concept of scaling and how it leads to size limitations in biology.•The Prosecutor's fallacy a…
In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Perry Zurn and Dani Bassett about the science and philosophy of curiosity.They discuss:•Growing up as twins and their respective interests in science and philosophy.•Why they decided to coauthor the book "Curious Minds."•The concept of complexity and emergence versus reductionism.•Network science and curio…
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#42: The Importance of Public Health
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In this episode, Patrick is speaking with Donna Bean about the importance of public health.They discuss:•How she came to find herself working in public health.•Higher education and the uniquely American problem of crippling student debt.•Her experience with the US Peace Corps.•Her experiences as a public health nurse in Alaska.•How her childhood ex…
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#41: How to Stay Smart in a Smart World
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In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Gerd Gigerenzer about how to stay smart in a smart world.They discuss:•Origins of his interest in science and why he chose psychology.•Why he chose to write his most recent book, “How to Stay Smart in a Smart World.” •How he prefers the strategy of teaching how to think versus nudging.•Artificial intellige…
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Michael Tubbs: Upsetting the Setup: Creating a California for All
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How do we address society's most pressing issues and create opportunity for those who need it most? Can we create a blueprint for a just and inclusive economy that includes a safety net that centers dignity, quality jobs that empower workers, housing as a human right, wealth creating opportunities for all, and much more? Michael Tubbs is developing…
In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with James Zimring about partial truths and how fractions can distort our thinking.They discuss:•Origins of his interest in science, why he chose medicine, and his current research interests.•How he first became interested in philosophy of science and how this eventually lead to his book “What Science is and Ho…
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Sarah Pink: On anthropology with and in possible futures
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Anthony Pickles: On prediction markets, gambling, and politics
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In this episode of the Anthropology, AI, and the Future of Human Society podcast, Anthony Pickles discusses prediction markets, gambling, and politics. Anthony will be presenting the paper Pricing the future of politics: prediction markets, gambling, and the evacuation of causal narrative at the upcoming Anthropology, AI, and the Future of Human So…
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Debora Lanzeni: On futures, possibilities, and temporalities
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While Dr Steve gallivants around Europe, Susie catches the plague and discovers you can't go back in time. We talk about the fallibility of memory and whether the world is becoming more tolerant or less, and which of our favourite old TV shows generates side eye from teenagers today.By Susie & Dr Steve
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Oded Ben-Tal: On creativity, musical intelligence, and AI
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In this episode of the Anthropology, AI, and the Future of Human Society podcast, Oded Ben-Tal discusses creativity, musical intelligence, and AI. Oded is the organizer of the AI and creativity panel at the upcoming Anthropology, AI, and the Future of Human Society conference which is being held from June 6-10. About Oded Ben-Tal Oded Ben-Tal is a …
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Dorie Clark: The Long Game: How to be a long-term thinker in a short-term world
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Attend the Long Now Talks in-person or via our livestreamWatch & share these talks on YouTube and Long NowPersonal goals need a long-term strategy too.Dorie Clark offers concrete practices to sharpen strategic thinking and incorporate a long-term perspective within a personal time scale. By reorienting ourselves to focus on the big picture, and usi…
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Ezri Carlebach: On speculative fiction and futures
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Ettie was a soldier, and one day the moment came to take action, whatever the cost. But doing the right thing was both hard and risky. Ettie tells Susie and Dr Stave about bravery, risks and when the other side hold all the cards.By Susie & Dr Steve
Your life can change, very fast - as our guest Tim discovered one fateful day. The moment he knew is a story of emergencies, zero blood pressure, organ transplants, an Australian first - and more than that, a story of how he coped and how it changed him.By Susie & Dr Steve
Talking kids and self-image through the lens of a woman born with cleft lip and palate, whose kid was born with cleft lip and palate. This is our most emotional interview yet, and Susie & Dr Steve (but mostly Dr Steve) make Megan cry, and that's OK because no Megans were harmed in the making of this podcast. Honest.…
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Kim Stanley Robinson: Climate Futures: Beyond 02022
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Attend the Long Now Talks in-person or via our livestreamWatch & share this talk on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Long NowLong Now continues our dialogue with the acclaimed writer Kim Stanley Robinson around COP26 and his most recent book The Ministry for the Future. Clean energy advocate & author Ramez Naam will join Robinson on stage after the t…
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John Markoff: Floating Upstream: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
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Attend the Long Now Talks in-person or via our livestreamWatch & share these talks on YouTube and Long NowJoin us for an illuminating evening with journalist John Markoff in conversation with Long Now's Co-founder Stewart Brand and Executive Director Alexander Rose around Markoff's new biography of Brand.Journalist John Markoff writes about technol…
When life gives you lemons, yeah yeah... What about when life gives you cancer and amputation at seven years old? And you find yourself knocked down so deep and dark a hole you don't know how to get up again? Liam talks about the moment that changed his life...By Susie & Dr Steve
Found guilty of hoarding 70,000 violent, racist files, a young feller is sentenced to... Shakespeare and Jane Austen?! Susie and Dr Steve ponder the redemptive power of dead white authors on living white terrorists.By Susie & Dr Steve
If you want to make God laugh, goes the old Yiddish saying, tell him your plans. How has life turned out for you? Susie and Steve share Sliding Doors moments, and Steve shares his theory on why those with a brilliant school leaving score may be worse off than the rest of us.By Susie & Dr Steve
Where do we go when we fall asleep? What is it like to have a near-death experience in an hallucinogenic state? And what would you end up saying out loud if you lost your grip of reality? Meet Sarah and you'll know the answer to one of those questions. PLUS why you're a riverbed.By Susie & Dr Steve
We’re back! We’re back! We’re baaaaaack! Susie checks up on Steve’s homework (nope) and recalls when an awful tragedy happened… nearly. And we preview our new season, our 76th (according to Steve): The Moment I Knew.By Susie & Dr Steve
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Prerna Singh: State, Society and Vaccines
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As a society, how do we address the "wicked hard problem" of vaccine acceptance? How can public health institutions reach those who are hesitant when even robust fact-based campaigns don't seem to work? Infectious diseases are one of the long-standing challenges for humanity; historical plagues and flare ups of disease have transformed societies, r…
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Sean Carroll: The Passage of Time and the Meaning of Life
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What is time? What is humankind’s role in the universe? What is the meaning of life? For much of human history, these questions have been the province of religion and philosophy. What answers can science provide?In this talk, Sean Carroll will share what physicists know, and don’t yet know, about the nature of time. He’ll argue that while the unive…
Long Now Talks are in-person or via our livestream; get tickets for the in-person talk in San Francisco or RSVP for the free livestream.Watch & share this talk on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Long Now Live.Join us for an evening with Neal Stephenson reading from his newest book Termination Shock (pub. 11/16/21) and a discussion with Long Now's Ex…
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Geoff Manaugh, Nicola Twilley: Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine
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Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley track the history and future of quarantine around the globe, chasing the story of emergency isolation through time and space—from the crumbling lazarettos of the Mediterranean, built to contain the Black Death, to an experimental Ebola unit in London, and from the hallways of the CDC to closed-door simulations where…
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David Rooney: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
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How has time been imagined, politicized, and weaponized over the centuries—and how it might bring peace?Horologist David Rooney tells the hidden story of timekeeping and how it continues to shape our modern world. From medieval water clocks to monumental sundials, and from coastal time signals to satellites in earth's orbit, Rooney takes us on a gl…
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#39: How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
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In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with David Robert Grimes about how critical thinking can save the world.They discuss:•Origins of his interest in science, views on scientific endeavor, and why he chose physics as his primary focus of study. •How he became a science communicator.•How ideology effects one's acknowledgment of scientific evidence.…
In this episode, Jonathan is speaking with Leidy Klotz about the power of subtraction.They discuss:•How he became interested in science, engineering, and interdisciplinary research. •Genesis of how he conceived the idea of subtraction neglect/addition bias.•Biological origins of subtraction neglect. •How subtraction neglect is observed in modern so…
