This is a talk given primarily to biologists on the Noble Ape Simulation. The academics who don't introduce themselves are Prof. Fred Dyer, Dr. Aaron Wagner and Prof. Robert Pennock.

Tom discusses the background and potential of Noble Ape in the cloud with JSON. http://www.longfunk.com/archive.html#51

Noble Ape banter is a real luxury. http://www.longfunk.com/archive.html#45

Tom Barbalet is interested in restarting the podcast but he needs your help. barbalet at gmail dot com for more!

The Biota Podcast's home has moved to http://biotacast.org/

Tom Barbalet, the creator of Noble Ape, talks about what he's working on at 3am.

Tom introduces the podcast by discussing his many podcasts and what he has learnt from all these recording. To subscribe go to http://www.longfunk.com/

If you'd like to hear more, please go to http://www.thiscomesnext.com/

Tom announces the name of the podcast, This Comes Next. Jay wants to talk about artificial intelligence. Tom digresses into a discussion about termites and Iranian terminators. Tom wants to talk about wargaming so asks Jay about her experiences. They discuss the paradox associated with a political perspective and existing in a hyper-capitalist society. They explore the health of the mind. Tom asks Jay about how she divides religion and the mind. Tom starts the discussion on Obamacare. Why is activist a loaded term for Jay? In contrast, Tom prefers raised-by-wolves. Jay wants to understand the humor that enable Tom to survive through corporate hierarchies. They discussion Election Night 2016. Tom kicks off the analysis on Assange and a brief discussion of the Russians - to be continued. To get future podcasts got to http://thiscomesnext.com/ and subscribe.

Jay Carmona and Tom Barbalet start a pilot discussion for a podcast. Tom talks about meeting a person recently in a book he wrote more than twenty years ago. Jay talks about her experiences living in an isolated environmentally-centric community. They explore Jay decision to go to university as a means of understanding her childhood environment. Tom talks about the car culture and asks about Jay's involvement with 350.org. They discuss simulation and militant atheists as an impact on the carbon climate analysis. Tom take a little wander through simulation science. Tom turns the discussion to explore Unitarianism and Quakers in the context of social change. They discuss the nature of rituals in crossing religious boundaries. Tom has to explain Model Rail Radio. [Editor's Note: Unfortunately there is a Skype issue with longer recordings which impacted the end of this recording.]