Best Kris Tyte & Sean Snodgrass Podcasts (2024)

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Transhumanism and Technology Scapegoating 39:10

9d ago39:10

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In this engaging episode, Kris Tyte and Sean Snodgrass delve into the concept of transhumanism and the ethical implications of technology integration. They explore the idea of using technology as a scapegoat and discuss how advancements in AI and neural networks impact human cognition and well-being. The hosts also touch upon historical contexts, t…

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Consciousness: Beyond the Brain 32:23

9d ago32:23

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In this thought-provoking episode, Kris Tyte and Sean Snodgrass explore the future of consciousness, discussing the potential of brain tissue in different environments, the implications of AI and neurological networks, and the emotional components of intelligence. From historical experiments to futuristic scenarios, they delve into the ethical and …

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Artificial Horizons: Envisioning a Future with AI and Human Knowledge 38:51

2M ago38:51

38:51

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we embark on a fascinating journey through the interplay of AI and human creativity, pondering the possibilities of archiving our collective wisdom before AI reshapes our knowledge landscape. Join us as we explore innovative preservation methods, debate the role of AI in creativity, and discuss the philosop…

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FTX Monkey Business & Eat the Rich 56:44

1+ y ago56:44

56:44

From millennial crypto bros to the politically and powerful we discuss the house of cards built up by monkey business schemes of crypto, political power, and fiat debt masquerading as wealth. The wealthy and powerful continue to build empires of narcissism on the back of the good will and nature of the masses. When AI takes over these power positio…

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Tiers of Wealth and Justice & Subjective Reality 1:19:30

1+ y ago1:19:30

1:19:30

The pope as an apologist for actions of the church, our modern world considers limiting, racist, and criminal. These apologies for acts of a generation or two ago, brought us to technology as an aid to both chronicle and create history. While at the same time technology serves as a deep multiplier, of productivity, scale, and speed. While at the sa…

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Cultural & Social Impact of Social Media 1:26:20

1+ y ago1:26:20

1:26:20

Screen time is exploding in society and changing our culture, values, and perhaps even what it means to be human. Is humanity becoming a species with consumption as its primary goal function? Is social media collectively shaping a new world order and a common culture structured around consumption? From addiction to misinformation to thought and beh…

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Cultural Superiority via Hyper Violence 1:17:57

2y ago1:17:57

1:17:57

Episode 39 – Cultural Superiority via Hyper Violence From video games to the cinema to made-for-TV dramas to the evening news to world history to the bible, we are saturated in stories of violence, simulated violence, or actual violence. Is there value in such large-scale exposure to violence, or is violence a useful or necessary tool to preserve a…

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Complexity & Scale of Technology on Humanity 1:07:43

2y ago1:07:43

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Episode 38 – Complexity & Scale of Technology on Humanity We live in an age one might call the Great Technological Expansion. As technology advances so rapidly, tradition, culture, generational knowledge, morality, and many other aspects of society are being pressured to change, and rapidly. This is a gale of creative destruction that operates at a…

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Versions of Hyper Violence & Feminine Revolt 1:18:21

2y ago1:18:21

1:18:21

Episode 37 - Versions of Hyper Violence & Feminine Revolt Exploring versions of violence through its various forms, including the perpetual inappropriate allocation of monetary resources. Is misinformation the new virtual land of milk and honey, is the future to be determined by those with the best version of Augmented Reality? Let’s explore the 4t…

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Misandry Male Privilege & Fronting Sexuality 1:19:56

2y ago1:19:56

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Episode 36 – Misandry Male Privilege & Fronting Sexuality Portraying men as fat stupid and lazy has become socially normal. Has Misandry (hatred or disdain toward men) taken hold in America, and if so, what effects may this have on society? We also examine the social trend and effects of putting one’s sexual identity as a leading personal identifyi…

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Shadow Economy & Second Class Citizens 1:19:07

2y ago1:19:07

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Episode 34 – Shadow Economy & Second Class Citizens There is a disconnect between what most people believe society is all about versus the reality of how society truly is. Every major developed country in the world has a shadow economy and a minority group of second-class citizens which are known to exist, but everybody pretends they do not. Suppor…

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Shaping Preference & Inducing Greatness 1:22:29

2y ago1:22:29

1:22:29

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the world covered in plants being terraformed by people under bizarre constrains and what seems like a complete lack of useful planning. Human existence might seem like slime mold to a sophisticated alien species, growing and consuming without reason or guided purpose. Beyond human ego and blind …

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Clearing the Great Filter & Dethroning Kleptocrats 56:01

2y ago56:01

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Episode 32 - Clearing the Great Filter & Dethroning Kleptocrats Guest contributor Sam Stanton is with us as we discuss how humanity may willfully avoid omnicide and prevent our own extinction as a species. Continued weaponization of technology as technology rapidly expands may be the highway to hell and the Great Filter that perhaps all advanced ci…

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Rights in a Crisis & The Faithful Pseudoscientists 1:22:36

2y ago1:22:36

1:22:36

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the long-overdue and much-needed shift in American Culture. From Gun & Bible fanatics to Pedophile Priests, to Hands-On Scout Masters, to social media as the dominant source of news, to the faithful hordes of Pseudoscientists, we need a shift to sobriety, healthy skepticism, and empathetic human-…

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Declining Mental Health & Naming Pets 1:16:46

2y ago1:16:46

1:16:46

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss pets we had in the past, the names we gave them, and the ups and downs of having pets. Sean talks about being in a mega bass car club and killer sound systems. Then we transition to talking about congress, stocks, and cognitive decline, followed by neurological disorders, depression, and mental h…

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Revealing Measuring & Validating Ourselves 1:14:57

2y ago1:14:57

1:14:57

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss possible ways we may be able to validate ourselves, the goodness within us, and the quality of our characters both to ourselves and to others. Measuring our institutions and big-picture objectives of where we are headed, through both guided and misguided pursuits. We drill into a prevailing senti…

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Abortion Rights & Shifting American Culture 2:24:46

2y ago2:24:46

2:24:46

In a special holiday edition of Positively Pedestrian, Sean Snodgrass, Kris Tyte, and guest Lindsay Page Nelson discuss the Shifting Landscape of American culture spurred by the recent supreme court reversal of Roe v Wade. Social media, political parties, and entrenched industrial complexes leave the rich far richer and the rest of us polarized and…

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Politics, Dog Bites & Human Corpses 40:49

2y ago40:49

40:49

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we get into some discussion on politics which quickly devolves back into a discussion about hypocrisy and the rule of the all-mighty dollar. Next, we talk about pets and the bizarre and seldomly talked about side of pet ownership. Then we get into what could be and should be done with people's bodies when t…

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AI Sentience & Layers of Misinformation 1:17:41

2y ago1:17:41

1:17:41

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss AI Sentience, AGI, and a variety of causes and effects of misinformation from the potential effects on the individual mind all the way to state-sponsored information warfare. We discuss the US Government as a Kleptocracy masquerading as a democracy, and patriotism gone wild. The overall conclusio…

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A Veritable Cornucopia of High-Octane Maladies 1:07:57

2y ago1:07:57

1:07:57

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss everything from simulated stupidity to stretching the imagination, and placebos. We are honing in on the toxicity of believing without evidence. And working to explore the interplay between faith, charisma, and science.By Kris Tyte & Sean Snodgrass

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Free Will vs. Determinism 1:25:31

2y ago1:25:31

1:25:31

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the macro and micro implications of the classic philosophical debate of Free Will vs. Determinism. We look at how one's overall social, cognitive, and physical environment plays a crucial role in shaping one's beliefs and behaviors. Furthermore, we look at Free Will and Determinism from a managem…

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UFOs & Alien Sky Daddies 1:01:27

2y ago1:01:27

1:01:27

| In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the prospect aliens are real and are here on Earth already, and have a significant impact on our past, present, and future. We further our discussion with the concept of Earth as a Living Organism and extend this outward into the idea of a Living Universe. Perhaps the inevitable nature of the u…

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Modern Corporate Racism & Causesumerism 1:06:59

2y ago1:06:59

1:06:59

| In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the intricacies of racism and misappropriated modern versions of perpetuating racist thinking through hypocritical so-called “diversity and inclusion” training and various other inappropriate artifacts of corporate culture regardless of intent. Race is a social construct, not a scientific or em…

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Concerted Cultivation & Positive Change 43:52

2y ago43:52

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| In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss consciously positively influencing ourselves and others by having a core disposition of positivity. Augmenting our environments, surroundings, and interactions with the intent to have a consistent positive influence on ourselves and thereby others. Then we transition into a nostalgic conversati…

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Humans – What Makes Us Special? 1:02:51

2y ago1:02:51

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In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss various cultural and social artifacts that may be strong evidence for the idea human beings are “special” and not just another animal species. We discuss how technology enhances our capabilities, pushes the boundaries of what is possible, and how this is perhaps defining. Finally, we look at coll…

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Algorithms for Humanity & Metaverse Fail 1:01:26

2y ago1:01:26

1:01:26

| In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss hardened data centers, algorithms that predict behavior being used for consumerism over humanism, IT experts and adults fidgeting and wasting time unknowingly, the sophistication of computers and hyper progress. We also discuss how the Metaverse is going to be one of the largest IT project fail…

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IT Moonlighting & Consumer Lives Matter 1:10:32

2y ago1:10:32

1:10:32

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss IT professionals and employees in other related career fields that can be done remotely, double or triple dipping working several jobs simultaneously, and tools that help people pull this off. We talk a bit about the right to death, then transition to the intricacies of capitalism and contemplate…

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Hoarding & Self-Deprecation 42:41

2y ago42:41

42:41

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the war in Ukraine, how sanctions are used and not used in geopolitics, our experiences with hoarders, stealing from a church, how some people can believe anything such as the idea that birds aren’t real, the preaching of the prosperity doctrine and how to hack raffles to do a bit better than pro…

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Endemics & The New Normal of Pandemics 1:20:56

2y ago1:20:56

1:20:56

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss endemic diseases and how based on livestock agriculture, land use, and globalization, pandemics are going to be the new normal. We explore the idea of natural empathy through understanding, how everyone has deficiencies, and sometimes it’s a good idea to let kids get away with things. We finish o…

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Battered Chef Syndrome & Human Rights 1:05:44

2y ago1:05:44

1:05:44

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss universal human rights and the vision of a world where every person can have a large collection of inalienable rights on which they could rely and what implications such a world would have on the quality of life. Right now, from which womb one emerges is the largest predictive factor in determini…

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Unlimited Human Potential 57:12

2y ago57:12

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In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the miracle of our existence and the chain of events that had to occur for us to even exist. Human potential is so vast and broad it is beyond our imaginations. How human nature is to be empathetic and compassionate, and we are mostly revolted by the suffering of others with some exceptions. Last…

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Building Your Best Brain 41:02

2y ago41:02

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In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we consider what type or kind of knowledge would be the most important to have. Since the capacity of the human brain is finite, how might we go about being the best stewards possible when it comes to what we do or don’t allow into our brains? We talk about homelessness, the odd concept of hotel room deaths…

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Human Industrial Complex 52:35

2y ago52:35

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In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the idea of building a grassroots movement where people join forces and work toward collectively improving their health and wellness by supporting and caring for one another. The trend here in the United States is socialism for the wealthy and dog eat dog free-market capitalism for everyone else.…

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Round House Kicks, Tattoos & Mayan Temples 1:12:26

2y ago1:12:26

1:12:26

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss how technology can extend imagination in a particular domain, but also might stifle the imagination in the macro. We analyze American rightness through might and its various industrial complexes. There is a brief discussion about dominance and submission at different levels of human social struct…

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Bright Side of Nukes & Cognitive Bias 40:05

2y ago40:05

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In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the bright side of a Nuclear Holocaust and the bizarre brave new world of Cognitive Bias. We discuss bad managers we’ve had, probably everyone has had, cognitive biases, the prevalence of violence in our society and the difficulties navigating the deep complexities of modern life.…

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Dr. Pee Pee & The Green Giant's Dick 1:05:31

2y ago1:05:31

1:05:31

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss Cyber Security, Geopolitics, and being a bit too serious. If the United States unilaterally decides to invade a country, let’s say some country like Iraq or Afghanistan, who puts sanctions on our government and heads of large corporations like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin? Kris tells a story abou…

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Youngsters, Angry Birds & Worm Grunting 1:18:02

2y ago1:18:02

1:18:02

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss our older perspective on the younger people and render our unfair critique therein. We talk about education and educational technology, the pros, and cons, and what may be possible in the future. Then Kris tells a story about Infowars, Fox News, and a white-collar rhetoric war gone wild and high-…

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Moral Failings of Our Time 58:39

2y ago58:39

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In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the Moral Failings of Our Time and try to consider what aspects of our culture are ethically wrong, even if normal. We investigate the past and can easily judge the actions and beliefs of our ancestors as being highly immoral. But what things do we do and believe in contemporary society that we b…

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Creativity Ending Exploitative Capitalism 1:37:04

2y ago1:37:04

1:37:04

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss various ways capitalism and consumerism work together as an extraction model for wealth and human toll therein. Beyond outlying the problem, Sean and Kris go through various ways of reimagining this paradigm and using it as an agent for positive change for the health and wellness of the American …

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Anti-Aging Life Hacking & Technology 1:29:44

2y ago1:29:44

1:29:44

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss technology and discoveries in the aging process and upcoming anti-aging technologies on the horizon, and what implications this type of emerging technology may represent to humanity and civilization. We then have a deep look at human and artificial intelligence and machine capabilities, and some …

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Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis & Language 57:32

2y ago57:32

57:32

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis and the broader topic of language, its effect on culture, thought, and ideology. The effect language itself has on our minds and imaginations is profound. People that are multilingual have particular insight into depth and importance of language, amongst other things.…

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AI Triage & Luck Via Skunk 1:14:45

2y ago1:14:45

1:14:45

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss a potpourri of ideas and Kris shares a story from way back in high school about popularity, luck, and a skunk. We also dwell on some absurdities we’ve encountered in life in general and within the Information Technology world. We also discuss Do Not Resuscitate Orders, and AI triaging patients, a…

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Coronavirus in the United States 54:11

2y ago54:11

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In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss Coronavirus in America and how in this case, probably not the type of Exceptionalism we would like to be known for as Americans. We look at why America is particularly vulnerable to pandemics and why Covid-19 has been particularly deadly for us. Going further, we address lessons not learned and h…

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Deep Fakes & The Future of Reality 1:12:55

2y ago1:12:55

1:12:55

In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss the cultural, social, and individual implications of how Deep Fake and related technologies threaten reality itself. Virtual, augmented, mixed, and other emerging realities may soon be capable of creating a blurred line between digital and analog reality and what that might mean for society. We a…

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AI Takeover & Pigs in Space 1:11:07

2+ y ago1:11:07

1:11:07

We are beginning to become a species capable of determining our fate through technology and innovation. Despite all our advances, we still have people that believe the earth is flat and an invisible sky daddy will take care of us all. We see the wealthiest among us locked in a low-earth orbit space race and a resurgence of the idea that human being…

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