Let's Know Things

By Colin WrightNews News Commentary

Let's Know Things episodes

November 28, 2017 Opinions
This week we talk about intelligence, the limits of language, and belief change.

We also discuss useless opinions, subjectivity, and gullibility.

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53 min
November 22, 2017 Human Migration
This week we talk about Terra Australis, Puerto Rico, and the Free State Project.

We also discuss the Spanish-American War, the European Refugee/Migrant Crisis, and Hurricane Maria.

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1 hr 15 min
November 22, 2017 Human Migration
This week we talk about Terra Australis, Puerto Rico, and the Free State Project.

We also discuss the Spanish-American War, the European Refugee/Migrant Crisis, and Hurricane Maria.

For more information about this podcast and to view the copious show notes, visit letsknowthings.com.

Become a patron on Patreon.

My book Becoming Who We Need To Be is available as an audiobook, paperback, and ebook.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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
1 hr 19 min
November 15, 2017 Organizing the Internet
This week we talk about Melvil Dewey, Peppa Pig, and algorithmically generated content.

We also discuss creepy YouTube, hex triplets, and ad-based online infrastructure.

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
56 min
November 15, 2017 Organizing the Internet
This week we talk about Melvil Dewey, Peppa Pig, and algorithmically generated content.

We also discuss creepy YouTube, hex triplets, and ad-based online infrastructure.

For more information about this podcast and to view the copious show notes, visit letsknowthings.com.

Become a patron on Patreon.

My book Becoming Who We Need To Be is available as an audiobook, paperback, and ebook.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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
59 min
November 07, 2017 National Parks
This week we talk about George Catlin, porcupine caribou, and the Bogd Khan Mountain.

We also discuss Yosemite, the Department of the Interior, and the Louisiana Purchase.

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
48 min
October 31, 2017 Universal Basic Services
This week we talk about scarcity, nationalization, and the dictatorship of the proletariat.

We also discuss the National Health Service, technological unemployment, and manorialism.

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
50 min
October 24, 2017 Young People & Smartphones
This week we talk about sleep debt, extended adolescence, and the psychic cost of everyday things.

We also discuss the Blackberry Pearl, depression, and internet trolls.

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
51 min
October 24, 2017 Young People & Smartphones
This week we talk about sleep debt, extended adolescence, and the psychic cost of everyday things.

We also discuss the Blackberry Pearl, depression, and internet trolls.

For more information about this podcast and to view the copious show notes, visit letsknowthings.com.

Become a patron on Patreon.

My book Becoming Who We Need To Be is available as an audiobook, paperback, and ebook.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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
56 min
October 17, 2017 Stress
This week we talk about non-sexual arousal, environmental perception, and chronic stress.

We also discuss the HPA axis, the self-help industry, and mindfulness.

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
37 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…