The book Sapiens by Yuval Harari and Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond among others motivated me to talk about how we think and organize ourselves and what that could tell us about where we are going in the technological age were entering

This episode talks about how cognitive models of AI seek to expand on the success of deep neural networks to get closer to general artificial intelligence

this is an overview of things I'd like to talk about in the future including AI, neuroscience, and wellness and aging to name a few

In this episode Alex and Jeremy discuss the recent Playstation Showcase followed by a discussion of two games they've been playing recently--Bloodborne and No Man's Sky

Alex and Jeremy discuss the current state of Afghanistan after the US pulled their troops out of the country. 

August 2021

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In the first half of the show Jeremy discusses the merits of Sea of Thieves and Valheim. Later Alex discusses the ongoing Blizzard Lawsuit, and finally the Abandoned BlueBox conspiracy theory. It's an episode that can't be seen to be believed!

Valheim: 1:08

Sea of Thieves: 17:08

Blizzard Activision Lawsuit: 36:09

Abandoned BlueBox Conspiracy:  57:08

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Podcast intro/outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDexBj46oNI&list=PLtOVmJ7OlySZk8YvUOghB8vJes4BKxKE4&index=2

Who Are we? What are we? Why are we? All this but not more in this 'Double Zero Episode' of the Speakeasy Hour. It's just an introduction to the hosts and the podcast. If you want more general discussion, maybe skip this one. 

Podcast into/outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDexBj46oNI&list=PLtOVmJ7OlySZk8YvUOghB8vJes4BKxKE4&index=2