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Shereen Ahmed, Miss Universe Bahrain 2024 winner, talks about how to win a beauty pageant, the pasarela walk, fitness, diet, training, mindset and her experience at Miss Universe 2025.

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:30 Reflecting On The Last Four Years

9:50 What Do I Need To Do Before I Apply For A Beauty Pageant?

16:32 Auditions

22:24 The Pasarela

31:48 The Bikini Round

35:33 How Have Beauty Pageants Evolved Over Time?

39:44 Fitness, Workouts & Diets

43:48 Making A Statement vs. Winning The Competition

46:42 Can Anyone Realistically Become Miss Universe?

53:53 Learning To Be Loud

55:56 Skincare Routine

57:14 Outfits

1:02:13 Regrets

1:11:17 Beauty & Physical Appearance

1:18:50 Dealing With Stress & Anxiety

1:21:03 Lego Interpretation

1:22:10 Hair & Makeup

1:28:43 Hope Bahrain

#missuniverse

“My dear fellow, who will let you?”

“That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”

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#knowtime

Richard Fitzgerald, founder of Augustus Media, Lovin Dubai, Lovin Saudi and SMASHI TV, talks about the evolution of culture in Dubai, how to start companies like Lovin Dubai and SMASHI TV, how to build an audience, how to make these businesses profitable, the clickbait Buzzfeed model, regulations in the Middle East and what makes successful founders.

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#dubai

Lokesh Dharmani, radio presenter at CIty 101.6 in Dubai, talks about falling in love with radio, how to become a successful RJ or radio jockey, a masterclass into radio hosting, the business of radio and the future of radio.

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:32 What Does Radio Mean To You?

3:43 Radio Can Save Lives

6:16 Feeling On-Air

12:28 Working At Archies Greeting Cards

15:52 Do You Need Natural Talent To Be A Radio Presenter?

27:16 Creating An On-Air Persona

33:22 The Story of AJ the RJ on City 101.6 Dubai

37:35 Do You Need A Good Voice To Be A Radio Presenter?

40:45 Preparing For A Show

52:24 How Does A Radio Station Make Money?

56:52 Radio Station Metrics

1:04:57 Evolution of Radio in Dubai

1:07:32 Future of Radio

1:11:24 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:16:52 Lego Interpretation

1:17:42 Legacy & Meaning of Life

#dubai

Pascal Wallisch, professor of data science, psychology and neural science at New York University, returns in chapter two to talk about psychophysics, Gustav Fechner, stimulus vs. perception, brain diversity, psychopaths, psychedelics, movie preferences, consciousness, linguistics and the Turing Test!

Chapter One with Pascal: https://youtu.be/bzFVdg6WjKUPascal: https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/pascal-wallisch.html

SHOW NOTES:

1) 'Energy, Quanta, and Vision' by Hecht, Shlaer and Pirenne: https://www.cns.nyu.edu/csh/csh06/PDFs/Hecht1942.pdf

2) Brief overview of inner and outer psychophysics: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11954556/

3) Paper on similarity between CNNs and neurons: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18957212/Also attached.

4) Elite athletes and visual cortex: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12765616/ &https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1728869X24000789

5) Paper on acid and other psychedelics and how they change perception: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1518377113

6) Paper on 10 emotional responses by psychopaths: https://www.foxlabnyu.com/research-projects/psychopathy

7) Paper on how 5 seconds is enough when you listen to music: https://online.ucpress.edu/mp/article-abstract/40/3/220/195231/The-Whole-is-Not-Different-From-its-PartsMusic?redirectedFrom=fulltext

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:28 Entropy

3:57 Gustav Fechner

8:08 Psychophysics

13:18 Fechner’s Law

15:59 Stimulus vs. Perception

23:32 Brain Diversity

27:39 Psychedelics

31:26 Psychopaths

45:37 Movie Preferences

50:28 Horror Movies

53:19 Beauty & Neuroaesthetics

56:56 Consciousness

1:04:39 The Trolley Problem

1:14:14 AI Consciousness

1:17:59 Linguistics

1:27:18 The Turing Test

1:31:15 Physics

1:36:27 Information Realism

1:40:33 Lego Interpretation

1:41:27 Advice & Meaning of Life

#neuroscience

Norman Finkelstein, historian and author of books like The Holocaust Industry and Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom, returns in chapter two to talk about navigating American politics, Donald Trump, Zohran Mamdani, the history of Nazism and Hitler, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, the history of Zionism, West Bank, Palestine Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat and the future of Gaza.

Norman: https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/

Chapter One with Norman: https://youtu.be/RDQWby8XqGI

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

2:10 The Infinite Loop of American Politics

17:05 The Rise of Hitler & Nazism

30:26 Can Netanyahu Actually End The War?

40:30 History of Zionism

1:01:02 Why Do We Need A Jewish State?

1:14:12 Zionism (Contd.)

1:22:29 History of the West Bank, PLO & Arafat

1:31:24 The Future of Gaza

1:39:39 Legacy

#israel #palestine #gaza

Scott Aaronson, theoretical computer scientist, professor at University of Texas Austin and leading innovator in quantum computing and complexity theory, talks about AI consciousness, can machines think, universality, quantum computing, computation complexity, P complexity, NP complexity, P vs. NP and consciousness.

Scott: https://scottaaronson.blog/

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:29 Can Machines Think?

7:35 The Computational Universe

19:11 Simulation Hypothesis

23:30 Universality

31:58 What Is Quantum Computing?

40:28 Classical Computers vs. Quantum Computers

56:06 What Is Computational Complexity Theory?

1:02:19 P Complexity Class

1:07:14 NP Complexity Class

1:13:43 P vs. NP

1:22:30 Consciousness

1:33:42 Lego Interpretation

1:34:31 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:37:31 Legacy & Meaning of Life

#quantumcomputing

Jeffrey Sachs, economist, UN advisor, author and professor at Columbia University, talks about the importance of economics, solving hyperinflation, global world order, United Nations, governance and changes in geopolitics.

Jeffrey: https://www.jeffsachs.org/

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:40 The Importance of Economics

9:00 How To Solve Hyperinflation?

17:36 Global Governance

26:25 A New Mood In Geopolitics

35:38 Future & Meaning of Life

#geopolitics #economics

Cenk Uygur, founder of The Young Turks, talks about politics, psychology, corruption, corporatism, capitalism, the American political spectrum, the role played by donors and corporations, the effectiveness of the US president, democracy and mainstream media.

Cenk: https://tyt.com/home

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:49 The Game of Politics & Power

18:58 What Makes A Good Politician?

23:10 Cenk’s Journey & Motivations

36:17 The American Political Spectrum

44:42 Money In Politics

49:24 Corporatism & Capitalism

57:00 How Effective Is The US President In Reality?

1:10:24 Can Democracy Work?

1:22:51 Mainstream Media in America

1:31:41 Progressivism

1:39:36 Lego Interpretation

1:40:40 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:42:20 Legacy & Meaning of Life

#politics

Jayati Ghosh, professor of economics at University of Massachusetts Amherst, talks about the purpose of economics, problems with capitalism, problems with foreign aid, IMF & USAID, demonetization in India in 2016, Narendra Modi and feminist economics!

Jayati: https://www.umass.edu/economics/about/directory/jayati-ghosh

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TIMELINE0:00 Introduction

1:19 Why Is Economics Important?

5:07 Jayati’s Economic Stance

7:43 Problems With Capitalism

11:04 Taxing The Rich

16:37 Aid, IMF & USAID

24:59 What Causes A Debt Crisis In A County?

38:11 Indian Demonetization of 2016

48:18 Power

51:09 Narendra Modi

55:29 Feminist Economics

1:04:33 Inspirations, Legacy & Meaning of Life

#economics