Ep 14 Show Notes

This week on the Approximate Knowledge #podcast we are talking about PROJECT PIGEON. A weapon #technology that was being developed before radar. We also talk about Japanese Temple and Shrine culture and learn some #history as well.

Extra Content:

Conversation with B. F. Skinner (1972)Shrines and Temples of Nikko (UNESCO/NHK)National Treasures of Yamato - Ungyo and Agyo (Todai-ji)Heracles-Greco-Buddhist Art

Sources:PROJECT PIGEON

Pigeon-guided misslesBizarre WWII Plan to Train Pigeons as Guided-Bomb PilotsSkinner's Project Pigeon: One of The First Teaching MachinesThe Pigeon-Guided Missiles and Bat Bombs of World War IIB.F. Skinner's Pigeon-Guided RocketB.F. Skinner (Wikipedia)Project Pigeon (Wikipedia)

Japanese Temple and Shrine Culture

Temple of Shrine - What's the difference?How to visit a Japanese Shrine/TempleNio (Wikipedia)Greco-Buddhism (Wikipedia)Nio Guardians How to Pray in Japanese Shrine or TempleTorii (Wikipedia)Shinto Shrine (Wikipedia)

Audio Sources:PROJECT PIGEON

Conversation with B. F. Skinner (1972)Operant conditioning

Japanese Temple and Shrine Culture

Engakuji Temple in Kita-Kamakura, JapanPraying at a Japanese Shrine

 

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