S01 E04 - The Loneliest Man Ever

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Episode Notes [00:00] The Importance of Questioning [01:21] Introduction to Curated Questions [02:20] Meet Kevin Kelly [03:56] Kevin Kelly's Mentor: Stewart Brand [05:33] The Role of Questions in Intellectual Traditions [06:47] Disequilibrium and Growth [10:21] Embodied Questions and Exploration [11:11] Balancing Exploration and Exploitation [11:50] The Inefficiency of Questioning [15:53] The Abundance Mindset [18:39] The Inevitable and Quality Questions [19:26] Hill Climbing vs. Hill Making [22:28] The Challenge of Innovation [24:13] The Beauty of Engineering and Innovation [24:34] Navigating the Frontier of New Technologies [25:33] The Role of AI in Question Formulation [26:43] Challenges in Advancing AI Capabilities [29:11] The Long Now Foundation and the 10,000 Year Clock [29:56] Transmitting Values Over Time [31:03] Ethics in AI and Self-Driving Cars [33:26] The Art of Questioning [34:04] Photography: Capturing vs. Creating [36:12] The Inefficiency of Exploration [38:36] Daily Practice and Long-Term Success [40:17] The Importance of Quantity for Quality [43:22] Final Thoughts and Encouragement on Questioning [46:24] Summary Takeaways Resources Mentioned Wired Magazine Whole Earth Review WELL Hackers Conference What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly Cool Tools Project Long Now Foundation Stewart Brand Socratic Method Koan René Descartes Conde Nast Vouge Olivetti Typewriter Trolley Problem Terry Gross Lex Friedman Tim Ferriss KK.org Kevin2Kelly on Instagram Recomendo Newsletter Excellent Advice for Living Beauty Pill Producer Ben Ford Questions Asked When did you first understand the power of questions? Can I do that? Can that be something that you can learn? How did questions function differently between Eastern versus Western intellectual traditions? What role do you think embodied questions those we explore through doing rather than thinking play in developing wisdom? What's on the other side of the hill? What happens if you go to the end? What's the origin of this? How should one think about the exploratory in one's life? Is there anything that you would add to your list of 15 statements that define what makes a quality question? Is there a qualitative difference between the questions humans are asking and the questions our AI systems are beginning to formulate? What do you think would help them get there? Any idea on a forcing function on how we get them [LLMs] to ask the better questions so that they might improve in that direction? What were some novel questions that broke your brain at the time in thinking about this 10,000-year clock or beyond? What's it good for? What would you use it for? What else could you do over the long term for 10,000 years? How do you transmit values over time? How do you evolve values that need to change, and how do you make a difference? How do even know what you don't want to change? What do you want to continue? What's the most essential aspects of our civilization that we don't want to go away? What are the rules? What is the system? How do you pass things along in time and not change the ones you don't wanna change, and make sure you change the ones that are more adaptable so they can adapt? What do you think about questioning itself as an art form? How has being a photographer influenced the way you question reality, visually compared to verbally? Are you a photographer that takes photos or makes photos? What will happen? What will happen next? What are your right now questions that you are wrestling with or working with in your life? Can someone else do what I'm trying to do here? Am I more me in doing my art or more me in doing the writing? Do you have any other thoughts or encouragement about questions that we haven't explored? What makes a good question? How do you ask a good question? What questions do you dwell on to be in purposeful imbalance? What is your practice in embracing the inefficient nature of questions to achieve breakthroughs? What are the new hills you can build and frontiers you can explore? How can you use your curiosity and humanity to pursue questions that trend toward the fringes?…

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In this weeks instalment of The Ricky Gervais Show, the boys discuss Christmas goats, Virgin Galactic space flights, Karl getting a superpower, famous quotes from history, homeless Chinese fellas, and Karl hosts another offering of monkey news. If you feel like you’ve lost brain cells listening to this episode, do feel free to get in touch.

26th December 2005

25 episodes

The Ricky Gervais Show

S01 E04 - The Loneliest Man Ever

The Ricky Gervais Show

published about a year ago

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26th December 2005

25 episodes

#Comedy #Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant And Karl Pilkington #Karl Pilkington #Ricky Gervais #Stephen Merchant

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S03 E04 - Clippable Mat 31:51

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S03 E03 - His Lips Fell Off 29:50

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Karl has had a kidney stone, not sure if you've heard. This week, the boys talk about survival and evolution. God help us all. And Karl treats us to a whopping 3 poems! The boys talk about what a story is, and Karl has a go at an octopus again.

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S03 E02 - Webbage 33:48

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This week, Karl has had a kidney stone, the boys talk about animals going up against each other, Karl makes up a word, and he writes another poem about his day.

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S03 E01 - If Moths Had Eyes… 27:37

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The boys are back in town, but the twaddle has not gone anywhere! This week, the boys discuss what Karl has been looking at in his weeks off from podcasting, depressing moths, fat families, heavy eyelids, and body swaps. Karl's diary is back, and ladies and gentlemen prepare yourselves, because Karl has written… a poem.…

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S02 E06 - ONION 31:14

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S02 E05 - Suzanne's Trip To The Cotswolds 31:13

8 weeks ago31:13

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This week, the boys talk about Sigmund Freud, the world getting old, more saying and phrases, animal facts, Noah's ark, and we hear of Karl and Suzanne's magical trip to the Cotswolds. Yes there is also Rockbusters, but I usually tune out at that point.

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S02 E04 - Public Information for Chameleons 33:54

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S02 E03 - The Pig Headed Woman 33:34

10 weeks ago33:34

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S02 E02 - Give Us Another Book 29:31

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S02 E01 - ROCKBUSTERS! 30:51

12 weeks ago30:51

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S01 E12 - Just Try And Sleep 32:04

13 weeks ago32:04

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S01 E11 - Cheap Doctors 33:22

14 weeks ago33:22

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This week, conversations about school education, dishwashers on spacecraft, Karl’s fight with a seven year old, moving planets, doppelgängers, and monkey opticians. Warning: prolonged exposure to Karl’s “thoughts” may result in severe loss of IQ points. 13th February 2006

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S01 E10 - Mr. Dilkington’s Freeze Pop 27:54

15 weeks ago27:54

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In this episode, time travel, adult diapers, cat mops, body popping, ugly ghosts, and horse racing gangsters. By this point, you’re either addicted or too numb to notice how terrible this really is. 6th February 2006

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S01 E09 - I Nearly Killed A Man 31:08

16 weeks ago31:08

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On this weeks instalment, Karl chooses between Ricky and Steve, more extracts from Karl’s diary, and chats about chucking rocks off cliffs, Karl meeting Suzanne, and a mile high monkey news. If you’ve stuck around this long, we can only assume you’ve got nothing better to do. 30th January 2006

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S01 E08 - Karl's Diary 35:08

17 weeks ago35:08

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This week The Ricky Gervais Show sees a new feature, Karl’s Diary. Ricky almost bursts as Steve reads extracts from Karl’s experience of his holiday in Gran Canaria, and the lads chat about Guinness World Records, nicknames, and CB radios. Since this episode, Karl’s diary has reportedly been taken to a secure hospital to be reviewed by specialists. 23rd January 2006…

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S01 E07 - Cogito, Ergo Sum 30:52

18 weeks ago30:52

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On this episode, the boys chat about opposable thumbs, washing up, more famous quotes, paper rounds, and Karl’s concerns about prostate exams. If anyone knows a psychiatrist, please point them in the direction of Mr. Pilkington. Cheers. 16th January 2006

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S01 E06 - People In Glass Houses 32:30

19 weeks ago32:30

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This week, Steve ridicules Karl, Ricky ridicules Karl and Karl ridicules Steve. The boys then discuss the definition of analogy and metaphor, chicken rearing, and a star studded monkey news. Halfway through series 1 now everyone. Don’t give up now you’ve come this far. 9th January 2006

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S01 E05 - The Papa People 40:42

20 weeks ago40:42

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In this episode, Ricky, Steve and Karl discuss bum tubes, and Papa New Guinea’s unexplored regions. Paul Parker survives the new year, Ricky and Karl go antique shopping, and Karl warns of dolphins with weapons. I am once again sorry to the entire internet. 2nd January 2006

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S01 E04 - The Loneliest Man Ever 36:20

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S01 E03 - Monkey Feels A Right Tit 31:28

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On this weeks episode, chimp sanctuaries, I’m a Celebrity: Get Me out of Here, monkey retirement homes, wasps chatting with spiders, and humans ageing backwards. If you’re still with us, don’t worry, the worst is yet to come… 19th December 2005

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S01 E02 - Plonkticus 32:40

23 weeks ago32:40

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This week, Ricky, Steve and Karl talk Cambodian midget fighting, avoiding deceptive charities, Serbian sex machines, Johnathan Ross’s penis, and chimps going to the shops. It’s all like this by the way so get out now while you still can! 12th December 2005

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S01 E01 - The Little Banana Machine 31:36

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In their first podcast ever, Ricky, Steve and Karl discuss the world’s population problem, little monkeys going to space, and Karl’s experiences with the paranormal. 5th December 2005

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