Cooper Belisle makes his second appearance and it is even better than the first. Jeff and Cooper discuss technology, health, and extreme recreational activities in typical Ramble by the River fashion, interspersed with short personal anecdotes from both of the guys. They cover technology topics such as vaccines, the Metaverse, Neuralink, crypto, NFTs, VR, AR, and dystopian scenarios. And they hit sports with skiing, snowboarding, skydiving, hang-gliding, and wingsuit cliff-diving. Towards the end of the episode Cooper drops a bomb and announces that he is pursuing a new career in a field that is highly controversial! And we discuss some of the challenges that await him there.

Cooper's life is driven by a core philosophy that prioritizes positivity and personal enrichment, and it has led him to travel the globe in search of adventure and enlightenment. Whether he is facing down cancer treatments or jumping out of an airplane, this guy greets each day with composure and class. It was truly an honor to share the studio with him and I hope you enjoy the show!

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Topics/Keywords:

Vaccine reactions; vasectomy; medicine; nazi research; Volkswagen; Hitler; Toyota; Tesla; stock market; crypto; gaming; esports; NFTs; non-fungible tokens; Play-to-earn; P2E; Microsoft; Epic Games; Activision-Blizzard; corporate bailouts; 2008 economic crash; parenting; adoption; babies; Oculus; Facebook; Beat Saber; Sony PlayStation VR; metaverse; haptic suits; haptic gloves; virtual reality; U2; Apple Computers; Augmented Reality; AR; machine learning; neural net; artificial intelligence; animal intelligence; smart homes; generative art; Google; Contrastive NFT; Neuralink; implantable computers; Human computer interface; skiing; snowboarding; snow sports; Snow Patrol; sports injuries; pain medication; airboats; dirt bikes; sky-diving; Bobby Coda; Bono; Spotify; Mark Zuckerberg; wearable tech; Tesla; Jeff Bezos; Elon Musk; pig heart transplant; The Cable Guy; Jim Carrey; law enforcement; police officer training; Joe Rogan; censorship; Trump; losing pets; good grief; Portals metaverse; real-estate market; Joe Rogan Experience; Dr. Robert Malone; pets; grief; NFT Giveaway.

Links:

Lobotomies (From BBC.com)

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-15629160

National Debt- (From Peter G. Peterson Foundation)

https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/the-national-debt-is-now-more-than-29-trillion-what-does-that-mean

Lobotomy History (From Live Science)

https://www.livescience.com/42199-lobotomy-definition.html

Market Data (From Coindesk)

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/01/28/bitcoin-holds-support-above-35k-resistance-near-40k/

Fact Check: Did Studies Show That Marijuana Prevented Covid Transmission? (From Newsweek)

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-studies-show-that-marijuana-prevents-covid-transmission-1671769

The paid metaverse on Solana- Portals

https://theportal.to

The FREE metaverse- Spatial