If you could take a pill that cures any ailment, would you?

Those don't exist... Sorry.

What does exist, though, is an interesting effect known as placebo that might be much more powerful than you thought.

We talk about the history and uses of placebo, some places you might not notice it in your daily life, and what's coming in the future.

SONG:

Ketsa - Drop

How much does the average person spend on their phone? How much do they make? What's their self-esteem like?

In this episode, we break form a little bit to have more of a candid discussion and hit each other with interesting averages from across the world.

MUSIC: Ketsa - Drop

There may be a time in the not-so-distant future, where you can go wine tasting in Napa, and skiing in Austria, without ever having to leave your city.

That, among other possibilities, is what we talk about in today's podcast. What does whole brain emulation mean? What will it take? When can we expect it?

MUSIC:

Drop - Ketsa

Net Worth - Pleasant Pictures Music Club

Have you ever looked up at the stars and wondered what you might miss in the future? The answer is a lot.

Have you ever looked towards the earth and wondered how much even the land you're standing on will change? The answer, like before, is a lot.

In this episode, we look at all the crazy ways time influences even the most minute details of the future, past, and present. We look at all the amazing and not-so-amazing things we'll miss in the future, as well as what we can be thankful for today.

On September 14, 2020, an exciting discovery was announced. Now, scientists are aiming their telescopes at the 2nd rock from the Sun and scratching their heads.

We talk about what exactly this discovery on Venus means, and what researchers are doing when they look for alien life.

There exist communities, over 100 across the globe, that are still essentially in the stone age. Some of them don't even know how to make fire.

This week we're taking a look at one example, possibly the most interesting example, the North Sentinel Islanders.

Join us for a bit of education mixed with an introspective conversation about how looking at these tribes is just like looking into a mirror.

MUSIC: www.bensound.com

If you could make your child perfect in every way, would you pass up that opportunity? How about living to 1000 years old? Eradicating cancer and other diseases?

Of course, these are all hypothetical, but CRISPR, an emerging gene-editing system, might make some of that possible.

RESOURCES:

Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever - Kurzgesagt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAhjPd4uNFY

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MUSIC: www.bensound.com

What is AI? What are the risks and rewards of jumping head-first into something we know so little about? We hope you learn something about artificial intelligence as we run down the state of AI, as well as some hypothetical, and real-world examples.

AI LEARNS TO WALK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-wIZuAA3EY

THINKING SCULPTURE:

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/internet-of-things/first-thinking-sculpture/

EARWORM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlxuQ7tPgQ

JORDAN PEELE OBAMA DEEPFAKE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ54GDm1eL0

CLEARVIEW AI: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html

SOPHIA AND TONY ROBBINS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq36J9pNaEo

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Music: www.bensound.com

In our first episode, we tackle a topical issue that has already started to make its way into our lives because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Join us to learn about Universal Basic Income, or UBI. Something that governments are really starting to look at as a solution for a number of problems.

Music: www.bensound.com