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The subject of evolution has been a battleground for the culture wars for generations, but what if we have been missing something key in the details of Both Evolution, AND the Culture Wars all this time?  What surprising insights can be gleaned when we step away from the hot-button talking points and explore the more subtle stories that hide within natural history?

In this episode we explore a moment in the daily life of an ancient ancestor and discover how my own ideas and fascinations from childhood might carry broader implications for the future of humanity itself!

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A Special Bonus Episode - in response to the fruitless arguments filling the airwaves after yet another senseless tragedy.  Instead of taking sides, or playing into the same old grooves of debate, this week I explore a New Perspective, and the possibility for a New Solution that might actually Satisfy BOTH sides of the issue…

In a rare “unscheduled” post, I seek to explain the basics of the arguments, their legitimate points, and discover the hidden common ground that might potentially be found between.  At a time when we seek to array our various forces and arguments against one another, we have the unique potential to pursue a new path together that can bring about a future with the Best of Both worlds.

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From the retro-futurism of steampunk and dieselpunk to the dreams and fertile imaginations of the whistfully minded creatives the world over, the concept of the airship seems destined never to die.  Both imposing and somehow gentle, they loom overhead and sail through the clouds like quiet whales in an areal sea.
It has become taken as common knowledge in modern society that the actual use of airships has gone the way of countless other antiquated technologies deigned too inappropriate for our current lifestyle, yet it may be that there is more benefit to be found among these forgotten beasts than we may imagine.

In this episode, we explore the curious nature of the airship.  You may be surprised to find that many assumptions we all know are less than correct, and even more intrigued to find the truly remarkable possibilities that could lie within the bones of these forgotten dinosaurs.

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Time marches ever onward, but why?  And, to what end?  What stops time from moving around freely and how could it be made to run backwards?
In an episode mostly exploring the sorts of free associating ideas that bounce around in my brain, I look at the interesting connections between certain scientific concepts, my own notions, and the existential and religious implications that arise in the mix.

In a purely conceptual exercise, we explore the vastness of the end of the universe, the experience of time in different events, and the possibilities that could exist well beyond ourselves.  Truly food for thought.

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Few things haunt the first-world experience like that of moments of impending Boredom.  In a culture replete with opportunities for entertainment at every turn, the average person finds themselves with no tolerance or ability to cope with a lack of stimulation.  Nevertheless, these moments inevitably come about.
Not only essentially unavoidable, boredom and tedium have been weaponized and used as tools to control the population through structured systems.  By predicting and strategizing the deployment of boring situations it becomes possible to manipulate the masses even to their own detriment.
However, there are moments of value and perspectives of worth to be found in the quiet and seemingly empty times of our lives.  This podcast seeks not only to open your eyes to those possibilities, but to also help guide you and offer several techniques to discover enjoyment in moments others cannot withstand.
If you can simply learn to look.

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I know what you’re thinking… who is this?  The Sapient Simian has a New Name, a New Look, and a New Logo, but is the Same great show from the same creator!
He who is “Nobody’s Prodigy but his own” - celebrating free thinkers and the independent intellectuals of the world by exploring ideas from outside the box!

I hope you continue to enjoy!

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Goodness, pureness, and virtue are held up as ideals of high praise among our society, but where do such states come from?  It can seem an odd question to consider how someone becomes “pure” and yet, the method has changed drastically in the past few centuries.  As we collectively worship these states of imagined perfection, we also willfully condemn those who have actions in their past seen to permanently ban them from such a status.
But, where is the value in learned experiences?  Is a life devoid of knowledge actually better than one where a person has chosen goodness and overcome adversity?
Especially when choosing leaders and heads of authority, are we not making a mistake in insisting only the unsullied can apply?
In this episode we explore these and other ideas around the relatively new concepts of purity.  You may just be surprised to find how outside of the norm our modern ideas can seem when looking to the understandings of our ancestors.

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It has become the buzzword of our daily economic lives, but what do we really know about Inflation?  Somehow turning to bank managers, money market men, and hedge funds to explain things seems like asking to be lied to, yet how do our very real experiences and daily struggles factor in?
In this episode we attempt to explore the subject from the perspective of an average person’s pocketbook.  What is the worry? What is the solution? Who is to blame, and who should take the hit for the good of us all?
You may be surprised to learn what is safe from worry, and just who may be the least able to control the dials of worth.

(This episode was moved forward in the publishing schedule so you might listen to it earlier than otherwise…)

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Earth, Air, Fire, and Water are among the most referenced touchstones of traditional philosophy writ large, and yet a comprehensive grasp of the idea behind their usage remains largely elusive.  In this absence of understanding, the contemporary intellectual tends to seek refuge within the adamant position that the totality of such conceptions were naught but superstition and drivel.  Peering resolutely down their noses at a thousand years of thought, they scoff at the very idea of even considering the subject.
In this episode, however, we explore the assumptions and misconceptions that may add to the confusion, and by so doing, seek to reframe the conversation so as to lend credence to the ideas of our forebears.

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As our lives are lived more and more in virtual spaces, and among man-made structures, we find our experiences too often consisting far more of manufactured realities.  Presented with photoshopped images as a matter of fact, and a media environment too often constructed to present a contrived aesthetic, our own lives, and those around us can fall inevitably short.  But what is the effect of this unrealism on our culture as a whole?  Why are we subjected to these images so often and so persistently?
In this episode we will explore the motivations of those who sculpt these experiences and depictions around us, and the consequences, both intentional and unintentional, that their machinations elicit among us.

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