AnthroTalk

AnthroTalk

By Jake ZaleskiSociety & Culture
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AnthroTalk episodes

  • Sam Altman is The Modern Frankenstein

    Sam Altman's story thus far mirrors the story of Dr. Frankenstein. However, there's one part of the story that particularly troubles me.Josh's film company: http://instagram.com/u.l.corpSources:https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/frankenstein/key-questions-and-answers/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator https://www.marketsentiment.co/p/the-yc-report https://archive.is/YTOeD https://followthemani.substack.com/p/dr-sam-and-mr-altman https://www.openaifiles.org/ https://openai.com/index/openai-lp/https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-ceo-sam-altman-claims-agi-might-have-already-whooshed-by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintelligence#Artificial_superintelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_families https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1ne4fz6/before_openai_sam_altman_used_to_say_his_greatest/ // AnthroTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthrotalkshowAnthroTalk TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@anthrotalkshowAnthroTalk Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GnDFser9QfV6RlNgPghhF?si=5f7af3abb8694b85Personal Instagram: https://instagram.com/realjakezaleskiPersonal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realjakezaleski

    39 min
  • Why is Dreamcore So Appealing? | AnthroTalk Ep. 8

    you've been here before, don't you remember? // AnthroTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthrotalkshowAnthroTalk TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@anthrotalkshowAnthroTalk Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GnDFser9QfV6RlNgPghhF?si=5f7af3abb8694b85Personal Instagram: https://instagram.com/realjakezaleskiPersonal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realjakezaleski

    19 min
  • DSA Sweep; Hunter Biden Advice; A24 AI Scandal | AnthroTalk Ep. 7

    WE'RE SO BACK 00:00 Intro01:23 DSA Sweep05:41 Hunter Biden Analysis12:01 Weird Politico Article16:24 I Saw Obsession17:55 A24 Historical Materialism19:38 A24 AI Controversy21:08 AI Fail Story23:05 Mark Lee Shirt25:01 Outro // AnthroTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthrotalkshowAnthroTalk TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@anthrotalkshowAnthroTalk Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GnDFser9QfV6RlNgPghhF?si=5f7af3abb8694b85Personal Instagram: https://instagram.com/realjakezaleskiPersonal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realjakezaleski

    26 min
  • What the hell is a second cousin four times removed? | AnthroTalk Ep. 6

    The world of kinship and family relations is super interesting, but gets complicated, fast. Let me try to simplify it and explain the significance. // AnthroTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthrotalkshowAnthroTalk TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@anthrotalkshowPersonal Instagram: https://instagram.com/realjakezaleskiPersonal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realjakezaleski

    13 min
  • What Does Intersex Mean? w/Chloe Swanson | AnthroTalk Ep. 5

    Chloe Swanson joins the podcast today to discuss sex and gender (and the differences), what it means to be intersex, intersex policy, and how Trump is completely off the mark on all of these subjects.


    00:00 Introduction

    01:23 What does intersex mean?

    04:23 How common is intersex?

    07:18 Definitions

    11:47 Gender roles

    17:48 Signs of intersex

    23:52 Intersex surgeries

    32:49 Policy changes

    51:30 What is a woman?


    // AOD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthroondemandAOD TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@anthroondemandAOD YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anthroondemandPersonal Instagram: https://instagram.com/realjakezaleskiPersonal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realjakezaleski

    53 min
  • Archaeology, Explained w/ Professor Jelmer Eerkens

    Professor Jelmer Eerkens joins the podcast today to discuss more about archaeology, including how archaeologists know how old things are, what you should do if you find an artifact in your backyard, how we'll date things in the future, how we'll adapt to climate change, the british museum, and how good he thinks some archaeologists in the media are.


    00:00 Introduction

    01:19 what is archaeology

    13:46 arrowhead example

    22:56 future of dating

    31:28 past adaptations

    51:05 british museum

    1:05:00 media archaeologists


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    AOD TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@anthroondemand

    Personal Instagram: https://instagram.com/realjakezaleski

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    1 hr 21 min
  • How To (Actually) Heal America w/ Sasha Abramsky | AnthroTalk Ep. 3

    Journalist Sasha Abramsky joins the podcast today to discuss the LA protests, the root of racism in America, what he would do to fix this country, how to increase media literacy, and if poverty is a public health crisis.


    You can find him on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/sashaabramsky.bsky.social


    • AOD YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anthroondemand
    • AOD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthroondemand
    • AOD TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@anthroondemand
    • Personal Instagram: https://instagram.com/realjakezaleski
    • Personal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realjakezaleski
    30 min
  • The Truth About Tribalism with Professor Cristina Moya

    Tribalism is a word that is constantly thrown around, to describe everything from how you interact with members outside your family to how you interact with members of other political parties. But is that an accurate description? And what is tribalism, really? How does it apply to culture, politics, and reproduction? Professor Cristina Moya, a cultural and evolutionary anthropologist, joins the podcast this week to discuss all that.


    AOD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthroondemandAOD TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@anthroondemand

    AOD YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anthroondemand

    Personal Instagram: https://instagram.com/realjakezaleskiPersonal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realjakezaleski

    1 hr 24 min
  • The Hidden Psychology of Music with Professor Petr Janata

    Psychology professor Petr Janata joins the show today to talk about music, the psychology of music, difference between music and language, why we develop music preferences, and maybe some insight into the future of music with Spotify and AI.


    Chapters:

    00:00 Introduction

    01:11 What is music?

    06:05: Music preferences

    10:25: Chills with music

    17:14: Culture and music

    29:02: AI and the future of music

    44 min

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