Are NFTs really the future of art? Do their benefits outweigh their downsides, and can their environmental impact really be mitigated? We discuss this potentially pivotal technology as well as the cryptocurrency and blockchain elements that make it possible.

Blockchain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain

NFTs and climate change: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/climate/nft-climate-change.html

Pro-NFT arguments: https://medium.com/superrare/no-cryptoartists-arent-harming-the-planet-43182f72fc61

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rovhDccuLkY

Anti-NFT arguments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFcezujGc0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7JVwbV2JBI

Music - Canon I by Glossolalia Online

https://soundcloud.com/glossolalia-online/canon-i

AGI. Quantum Computing. What would it take for an artificial intelligence to be considered conscious? How can we approach AI development in an ethical way? We discuss the recent firings of Google's heads of Ethical AI research, Timnit Gebru & Margret Mitchel.

References:

Timnit Gebru interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWqpPsMXVsI

Margret Mitchel interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gh82yynsfQ

gwern.net

bots of new york: https://www.facebook.com/botsofnewyork/

Roger Penrose Quantum Coherence: https://nautil.us/issue/47/consciousness/roger-penrose-on-why-consciousness-does-not-compute#:~:text=Quantum%20coherence%20occurs%20when%20a,structures%20inside%20the%20brain's%20neurons.

Terrence McKenna Episode: https://www.post-wave.com/21-terence-mckenna

MOO programming language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOO

Ben Goertzel Zen teachings of Wong Po: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LcUHaKvFuc

We continue our exploration of computer science, delving into its history and relating our experiences as we enter into this field of study.

References: 

Antikythera mechanism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

Music by Glossolalia Online: https://soundcloud.com/glossolalia-online/dopamine

We explore some topics in computer science and relate our experiences delving into this daunting subject.

References:

Codesmith: https://codesmith.io/

OOP: https://searchapparchitecture.techtarget.com/definition/object-oriented-programming-OOP#:~:text=Object%2Doriented%20programming%20(OOP)%20is%20a%20computer%20programming%20model,has%20unique%20attributes%20and%20behavior.

Functional programming: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/functional-programming-paradigm/#:~:text=Functional%20programming%20is%20a%20programming,is%20%E2%80%9Chow%20to%20solve%E2%80%9D.

Inheritence: https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/inheritance.htm#:~:text=In%20object%2Doriented%20programming%2C%20inheritance,is%20known%20as%20a%20subclass.

Package dependency: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift_packages/package/dependency

Max MSP: https://cycling74.com/

Supercollider: https://supercollider.github.io/

Godel, Escher, Bach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach

Anathem by Niel Stephenson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathem

UW CSE142: https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse142/21sp/

AI episode: https://www.post-wave.com/episode-7-artificial-superintelligence

3blue1brown on neural networks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircAruvnKk&vl=en

Outro music - Dreaming of Zeno by Trevor Villwock: https://soundcloud.com/trevor-villwock/dreaming-of-zeno

We give our thoughts on the now widely-shared idea that governments should provide all their citizens with regular no-strings-attached payments.

Andrew Yang on UBI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpWomZiUDkM

AlphaFold - https://deepmind.com/blog/article/alphafold-a-solution-to-a-50-year-old-grand-challenge-in-biology

Levels of self-driving cars - https://www.synopsys.com/automotive/autonomous-driving-levels.html

Karl Widerquist & Oren Cass debate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDNKo0tcH-I

Jared Bernstein and Charles Murray debate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFVr7Ku0KQk

Music:

lattice for climbing by Trevor Villwock - https://soundcloud.com/trevor-villwock/lattice-for-climbing

Floating by Glossolalia Online - https://soundcloud.com/glossolalia-online/floating

Is introversion a helpful concept, or does it cause harm? How does it relate to mental illness and generational trauma? We explore this concept and share some of our own experiences with anxiety, depression & social awkwardness.

Islands of consciousness: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11065-020-09439-3

Outro music by Eric Mulhern: https://soundcloud.com/faero

We continue our deep dive into meme culture (for real this time): How do they affect public opinion? 

Florian Kramer lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiNYuhLKzi8

Music - Dopamine by Trevor Villwock: https://soundcloud.com/glossolalia-online/dopamine

Colorado multi-disciplinary artist Alex White joins us for the 2nd installment of our deep dive into meme culture.

Memes I

In which we go over some of the history of memes and their impact on the modern world. Stay til the end for our Top 5 memes of all time!

Richard Dawkins: https://richarddawkins.net/

The Selfish Gene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Selfish_Gene

Bernie Sanders mittens meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bernie-sanders-wearing-mittens-sitting-in-a-chair

GPT-3:

https://openai.com/blog/openai-api/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yVOC4ciXc&t=164s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rURRYI66E54&t=1098s

DALL-E (not WALL-E): https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/

Transformers: https://towardsdatascience.com/transformers-141e32e69591

Memebase: https://memebase.cheezburger.com/

Renard Queenston: https://halleylabs.com/

Michael Rosen Youtube Poop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTkN_KNJSE0

Bee Movie Technical Memes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPDgEUAowPA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMG1Nl7uWko

We Are Number One/Monsters Inc: https://youtu.be/yeh708tybpM

Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff: https://www.homestuck.com/sweet-bro-and-hella-jeff/1

Deep fried memes: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deep-fried-memes

Expanding Brain/Galaxy Brain: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/galaxy-brain

Buff guys on laptops: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/buff-guys-help-out-nerdy-kid

GI Joe PSA parodies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8K08AcVru0

That's what she said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqZci_8wuC0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBUGfs9rwms

Trolley Problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

Multitrack drifting: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/multi-track-drifting

Deontology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontological_ethics

Utilitarianism/Consequentialism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism/

Pornhub drumbeat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frV7RQE3QvY

Contrafacts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrafact

Gallant schemata: http://openmusictheory.com/schemataSummary.html

Wojack: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wojak

Money printer go brrr: https://imgflip.com/tag/haha+money+printer+go+brrr?sort=top-2020-04

Death Grips discography portrayed by The Office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNL0tmBueuI

Spongebob/Radiohead:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2wig-kqZ98

Spiderman death grips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SThRvg6cdQI

Death Grips remixes (NSFW):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFWHB40N4pE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg8g2kPu4J8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPrzkkbxFeQ

The Lick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BP2UZvq7nE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDxhnaKD7Q

Music:

https://soundcloud.com/glossolalia-online/wobbly

https://soundcloud.com/glossolalia-online/the-plot-thickens

https://soundcloud.com/trevor-villwock/garbage-patch-kids

Writer, multi-disciplinary artist, and friend of the show Alex White joins us again to talk societal collapse in light of the recent power crisis in Texas; Trevor also relates his experience in Austin.

References:

Hardcore History with Dan Carlin - https://www.dancarlin.com

ERCOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Reliability_Council_of_Texas

Kally Akuno, Cooperation Jackson - https://cooperationjackson.org/cop-delegation-bios/2015/9/16/kali-akuno

https://commoditycreature.substack.com/p/surviving-the-future

SAS Survival Handbook - https://thebwh.com/p/military-history-sas-survival-handbook-the-ultimate-guide-to-surviving-anywhere

Nomadland - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9770150/

Climate change, jet streams, and the Texas freeze - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-16/how-the-warming-arctic-helped-drive-a-deep-freeze-into-texas

Weakening ocean circulation - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/25/atlantic-ocean-circulation-at-weakest-in-a-millennium-say-scientists

Quelle Chris, Big Sen - Mirage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbG-6upal8U

Forests no longer absorbing CO2 - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/04/tropical-forests-losing-their-ability-to-absorb-carbon-study-finds

Music: Canon III by Glossolalia Online https://soundcloud.com/glossolalia-online/canon-iii