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  • LGBTQ+ Ideas part 2

    Continuing last episode's conversation, we attempt to poetize our thoughts on all things LGBTQ+, specifically around the film Art Club Movie, public schools, and how societal norms have changed throughout human evolution.

     

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    1 hr 55 min
  • LGBTQ+ Ideas part 1

    And now for something completely different!

    After several episodes on consciousness and sci fi ideas, the time felt right for conversations about sex and gender ideas. 

     

    Links:

    Tom Scott Royal Institute talk “There Is No Algorithm For Truth”:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leX541Dr2rU 


    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED Talk about the single story:
    https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en  

    8 Cultures with a history of recognizing more than 2 genders:

    - Oaxaca, Mexico: Zapotec people, for 500 years they’ve recognized 3 genders (men, women, muxe (moo-shay):
    https://nhm.org/stories/beyond-gender-indigenous-perspectives-muxe  
    - Naples, Italy: femminielli:
    https://italysegreta.com/femminelle-on-the-trails-of-naples-ancient-genderqueer-community/#:~:text=Far%20from%20the%20specific%20language,the%20common%20concept%20of%20masculinity  
    - Native Americans: Two spirit people
    https://www.ihs.gov/lgbt/health/twospirit/ 
    - Samoa: recognized 4 genders since the early 20th century: men, women, fa’afafine (fah-fah-feen-AY) and fa’afatama (fah-fah-tah-ma):
    https://nhm.org/stories/beyond-gender-indigenous-perspectives-faafafine-and-faafatama  
    - Bugis people of Sulawesi: 600 years of culture accepting man (makkunrai), woman (oroané), trans man (calalai), trans woman (calabai), non-binary (bissu):
    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210411-asias-isle-of-five-separate-genders 
    - Mapuche, Chile: Machi gender fluid shamans:
    https://nhm.org/stories/beyond-gender-indigenous-perspectives-mapuche 
    - Hawaii: mahu (3rd gender) pre-colonial:
    https://outrightinternational.org/meaning-mahu 
    India: hijra: 
    https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/religion-context/case-studies/gender/third-gender-and-hijras 

    SRY gene:

    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/sry/#resources 


    Episode 62 of the Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman Podcast:
    https://eagleman.com/podcast/is-it-possible-to-rehumanize-the-enemy/  

     

    Haikus:


    The echo chamber:
    Probably a dreadful place
    For conversation

     

    The diff'rence between

    The theory and the realness
    Difference is: feeling

     

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    1 hr 55 min
  • 3 Body Solutions part 4 - The Solution!

    Wrapping up the 3 Body Problem/Solutions series, we present a potential solution to said 3 Body Problem!

    Part 4. Solution to the 3BP

    A. Thought Experiment: Circles on paper interacting with Sphere
    B. Dark Matter & Gravity
    - spatial curvature:
        Flat (paper)
        positive (orange)
        negative curvature (saddle)
    C. Thought Experiment: rolling the Paper into a tube and torus
    D. 3BP Solution

     

    Links:

    Signal boosting using the sun:

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/027510629500026O
    https://www.reddit.com/r/threebodyproblem/comments/15qlh2v/both_in_the_book_and_in_the_series_the_way_to_use/ 

    Dunning-Kruger effect:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect#

     

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    2 hr 8 min
  • 3 Body Solutions part 3 - Einstein's gravity

    Expounding on the last 3 Body Solutions episode, we talk about Einstein's gravity and the concepts of geodesic paths, gravity wells, and gravity hills.

    Part 3. Einstein's Gravity

    A. General Relativity
    B. Thought Experiment: Gravity well - Bowling ball on Trampoline - Starlight behind our Sun
    C. Geodesic path
    D. Thought Experiment: Great Circle, globe vs map
    E. Gravity Well on top of Gravity Hill

     

    Links:

    Roche limit:

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

    Space.com article from May 26th:

    https://www.space.com/new-research-does-away-with-singularities-defy-physics 

    Great Circle:

    https://mathworld.wolfram.com/GreatCircle.html

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    1 hr 40 min
  • Callin archives: Evolution, free will, and theories

    NOTE: this episode was pulled from the Callin platform we started with. Apologies for the drop in audio quality.

    Thoughts on the articles below about evolution and free will

    New Evolutionary Law: https://as.cornell.edu/news/natu[...]identified 

    We don’t have free will: https://www.latimes.com/science/s[...]mined-book 

    What’s Expected of Us” - Ted Chiang: https://www.nature.com/articles/436150a 

     

    Haikus: 

    Imagine a song

    You are at the mixing board
    You're mixing the song

     

    So, the song is life 

    Your subconscious is the board 
    Your conscious observes 

     

    Facts require more 

    Words than can fit on a meme 
    So memes are not facts

    2 hr 16 min
  • 3 Body Solutions part 2 - Newton's gravity

    Continuing the adventure towards 3 Body Solutions, this time we talk about gravity - specifically around some concepts Isaac Newton introduced as well as relevant theories, terms, and thought experiments.

    Part 2. Newton's Gravity

    A. Barycenter (heavy center)
    B. Thought Experiment: Train Tracks
    C. Force of Gravity Formula & Gravitational Constant
    D. "Little g" Acceleration due to Earth's gravity (internal Barycenter)
    E. Thought Experiment: Hollow Earth + Newton's Cannonball + The Cavendish experiment

     

    Links:

    Space.com article: https://www.space.com/why-is-gravity-so-weak#:~:text=It%20didn't%20take%20a,strongest%20of%20all%20the%20forces.&text=Here's%20another%20way%20to%20imagine,of%20the%20weakness%20of%20gravity

    Isaac Newton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton

    Barycenter: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barycenter_(astronomy)

    Mandelbrot set: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set

    The Cavendish Experiment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavendish_experiment

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    1 hr 37 min
  • Callin archives: Try Redemption

    NOTE: this episode was pulled from the Callin platform we started with. Apologies for the drop in audio quality.

    A reflection on Jon and Tucker’s experience in the band Try Redemption and other musings of life and evolution.

    https://tryredemption.com/ 

    Adrian and Sadaam:

    https://tryredemption.com/pics/Adri[...]Sadaam.jpg 

    Dave Otero:

    https://www.facebook.com/flatlineaudio/ 

    Tony Koehl:

    https://sketchthesoul.com/

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    2 hr 12 min
  • 3 Body Solutions part 1 - Dimensions

    Wow, please take heed of the disclaimer at the beginning of the episode - make some time to sit with this one. Close your eyes and get in to the thought experiments, you won't regret it!

    Brief outline of the topics discussed this time around:

    Part 1. Dimensions

    A. Flatland Point of View
    B. Thought Experiment: String & Bell
    C. Wave Theory
    -mechanics of a wave
    -equal and opposite 
    -inertia
    -entropy 
    D. Need for 10 Dimensions / string theory
    E. Dimensional LxWxH Graph

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    1 hr 36 min
  • 3 Body Problems

    SPOILER ALERT!!! We talk about many storylines and plot points in the first season Netflix's adaptation of the 3 Body Problem series.

    Our aim for this episode is to discuss the "problems" brought up in this show so that we can address possible "solutions" in the following episode.

    • What is the actual 3 Body Problem?
  • Simulation Theory
  • Fermi Paradox
  • The problem of lying
  • Hive mind
  • Nano Tech
  • What would you do in Will’s position (would you be a brain in a box)?

    • Links:

    Library Of Babel: https://libraryofbabel.info/

    Bob's spreadsheet: Maths and Physics (if.zone)

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D3R0QPyzI4USQrcUyfum4x-ZSAetBjUh/view?usp=sharing 

    Star Trek Darmok episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok

    Fountains of Paradise: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise  

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    1 hr 47 min

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