Great Distraction

Having trouble meeting someone at the supermarket? People don't like being hit on at the gym? Bar scene not working out for ya? Exactly how does one make that romantic connection these days? You might consider giving online dating a try. It's a fascinating scene and we go over everything from social experimentation to scams a plenty! This episode packed so much info, we had to break it into two parts.

Having trouble meeting someone at the supermarket? People don't like being hit on at the gym? Bar scene not working out for ya? Exactly how does one make that romantic connection these days? You might consider giving online dating a try. It's a fascinating scene and we go over everything from social experimentation to scams a plenty! This episode packed so much info, we had to break it into two parts.

Obesity in America is a serious problem. It has been on the rise for many years and is a leading cause of many medical conditions and deaths. So how did we get here and what can we do to stop it? In this episode we talk about some stats and facts that have attributed to our current conditions and habits, as well as some ways we can make changes both within our society and ourselves.

Everyday the number of companies we give our information to increases as does the amount of information we give them. Are they handling it securely enough to keep it out of the wrong hands and when they fail are they informing us? Do we even know what exactly they have collected? Should they be paying us for all the free information we give them? We touch on a few hot topics in the vast world of online privacy in this episode and ask some questions all of us should be asking ourselves.

A growing presence in our everyday lives, artificial intelligence is everywhere and becoming more advanced and further embedded in the world around us. However to most it is little more than a coined term whose common definition gets handed out via movies and TV shows. In this episode we bring in a professional guest working in the field of AI and discuss with him what's really going on behind the "mind" of the machines.

How much of what defines us is really of our own construct? How much is defined by things we had no control of and exist purely on a sub-conscious level yet affect us in our everyday life? Have you ever thought to ask why you're attracted to certain people or why you associate with a particular group? In this episode we discuss factors in life that affect us far more than we realize, where those factors come from and who stands to gain from controlling them.

In this episode we ponder the concept of change and how if given enough time the powers that be can make anything the norm. Jokingly it might come off a bit "conspiracy theorist" sounding, but there is often a lot of truth said in jest. We choose a few examples ranging from technology to religion and pick apart how these changes have solidified themselves into our everyday lives and question if we as a people ever had any say in how they came to be in the first place.

Currently a $16 billion industry with 17.5 million procedures done in 2017 alone, cosmetic surgery is becoming a more popular trend every year. We found the stats fascinating and after looking further into the topic decided there was some interesting aspects here worth discussing. Be it for beauty, fame or addiction, there's a lot that goes into altering ones physical appearance.

Why is it we view death they way we do in this culture? We have such a dark, sad and ominous approach to it and treat it as an almost taboo subject in society. In this episode we discuss this odd outlook we have towards death, as well as a bit about how other cultures view it and some of the odd ways it's symbolized and celebrated elsewhere.

As studied up as we all are on it, internet porn has some surprising facts and stats that aren't commonly known. And the psychology behind why we enjoy it so much makes for some fascinating conversation. Even if you aren't a fan of porn, there's definitely some interesting information in this episode that you're sure to enjoy!