Let's Know Things

Let's Know Things

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Let's Know Things episodes

  • Ethics Boards

    This week we talk about ethics, axiology, and the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council.


    We also discuss the Heritage Foundation, Google, and value theory.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    35 min
  • Generative Adversarial Networks

    This week we talk about Photoshopping, GANs, and Lincoln’s fake body.


    We also discuss AI-generated cats, scientific discovery, and creative self-consciousness.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    36 min
  • Privilege Spirals

    This week we talk about mafias, Silicon Valley, and the Ivy League.


    We also discuss the Traitorous Eight, schadenfreude, and the Matthew Effect.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    33 min
  • Identity Politics

    This week we talk about labor unions, divide and rule, and identity.


    We also discuss US political parties, the Combahee River Collective, and labels.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    38 min
  • Sharenting

    This week we talk about stock photography, augmented reality, and online personhood.


    We also discuss simultaneous localization and mapping, sharing while a parent, and Mirrorworld.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    33 min
  • Brand Disassociation

    This week we talk about Disney, YouTube, and crisis management.


    We also discuss algorithms, recommendation spirals, and ad buyers.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    31 min
  • Attention

    This week we talk about the Red Market, binge-watching, and peak attention.


    We also discuss Fortnite, net worth, and corporate shade.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    42 min
  • Superheavy Elements

    This week we talk about the Periodic Table, the Large Hadron Collider, and the Higgs boson.


    We also discuss extreme chemistry, particle physics, and Dmitri Mendeleev.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    32 min
  • Hardware Parasites

    This week we talk about parasitical fungi, the right to repair, and the Game Genie.


    We also discuss ROM cartridges, John Deere tractors, and Project Alias.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    40 min
  • Eyeglasses

    This week we talk about the Nimrud lens, non-compound eyes, and EssilorLuxottica.


    We also discuss Big Lens, transparent medical pricing, and reading stones.



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
    38 min

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A calm, non-shouty, non-polemical, weekly news analysis podcast for folks of all stripes and leanings who want to know more about what's happening in the world around them. Hosted by analytic…

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