Timestamps:

• 00:10: Introductions
• 01:00: Exploring the idea of Power
• 02:30: Power and institutional structures vs. individual power
• 03:45: Power as a mental concept. The power of the ideas people share
• 07:15: Imagination and Prestige
• 10:00: Culture from the top, but should we accept tyranny? Follow the leader as a foundational human concept
• 12:45: Diversity, consensus, and truth
• 14:15: Trending towards consolidation of power as a result of crisis
• 15:45: The difficulty of re-capturing power

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Timestamps:

• 00:10: Introductions
• 02:20: Power as it relates to art criticism. Kant, Wittgenstein, and the grounds of objectivity
• 05:50: The crisis of criticism. Speculative investment in the art world. 
• 11:00: Standards, economic interests, and changing the way we look at art
• 13:00: The economic pressure to succeed
• 14:00: The Art World and building thought together
• 15:00: Culture vs Economics. The value of "frivolity"
• 19:15: The resuscitation of "looking." Dedication to Art, despite the margins
• 26:30: The fundamentals of creativity: Understanding the scope of the present and crafting difference
• 29:00: False repetition as a consequence of derivative art. 
• 33:00: The desire for novelty
• 40:30: Perceiving the mind of the creator and yourself
• 45:45: The faith in your own intuition. The ability to judge goes beyond Art

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Timestamps:

• 00:10: Introductions
• 00:45: Where there is power, there's abuse. 
• 03:05: Imbalance of power is inevitable. If we don't share power, we hoard it
• 04:05: Can power ever be positive? To take action, we need power. It has the capacity to create good, but without any checks and balances, it goes too far
• 06:45: Institutional power as a result of individual power. We willingly give up power to the institution
• 09:05: How do we get the power back? Only collectively, large scale efforts can shift the power balance
• 12:00: January 6th as a display of power, even if it's misguided
• 14:30: How can we utilize power to make positive strides of change?
• 17:15: Power-seekers aren't those who should have it. Perverse incentives
• 20:30: Randomization as a potential solution to power hoarding
• 21:15: How do we account for lack of knowledge in the randomization scenario? Town halls, bureaucracy, and trial and error
• 24:00: Advisors as the lynchpins of power

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Timestamps:

• 00:10: Introductions
• 00:35: Organizing people and how it relates to power
• 02:05: How do we apply knowledge of Foucault to the real world?
• 03:55: Are people hesitant or afraid to use their power? 
• 05:10: There's something in the air, people are aware of power
• 07:20: Personal, individualized power. Being an actor in the world
• 10:00: Cynicism on the rise. When promises aren't kept, people burn out
• 11:30: The pursuit of self-interest, computer science vs. building a new disruptive route
• 14:30: One slip and you're done, losing purpose and stability. What is there to lose vs. cynical depression
• 16:45: The state form of power. Capitalizing on people's fears
• 20:00: The experiences of protesting, solidarity vs. winning
• 22:30: MLK as good, Malcolm X as bad. The idolization of peaceful protest
• 25:45: To change power structures, we organize and develop leadership, the only way to build something big is to start one-on-one

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Timestamps:

• 00:10: Introductions
• 00:40: Power is and has been based on violence
• 02:15: How do we define violence as it relates to power? Is it purely physical?
• 03:10: Power as better or worse, not necessarily good
• 04:40: The Philosopher King in the structure of power
• 06:00: Can power manifest in a non-violent form?
• 08:30: January 6th and the role of violence to change power structures
• 10:00: The maintenance of power utilizes violence
• 12:20: Is it always bad to utilize the threat of violence to maintain power?
• 16:00: Power structures give groups greater freedom. The capacity to act is tied to power
• 21:10: Why do the little things matter for "big" people? When power scales, you can't take actions with impunity
• 25:00: When violence goes away, are we bound to the structures of power? What are the checks to power?

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Timestamps:

• 00:10: Introductions
• 00:30: What do we think about power? Power comes in many forms, but not everyone is interested in it
• 02:40: Power plays a role in social dynamics. Cultivating a sense of power
• 03:50: Power is situational. Perspective drives perceptions of power
• 05:25: Power is a comfortable place to be. Work, family, and power dynamics
• 07:00: Power on the macro scale. Lack of power on an individual level leads us to ignore it
• 09:05: Where do the relations of power come from? A complex network of variables with microscopic influences
• 11:45: Overwhelmed by powers we cannot control. What can we do in light of that?
• 15:10: The minor things matter. How we treat people becomes practice and changes us
• 17:00: The Romance/Desperation of rural Saskatchewan
• 19:00: Being able to influence your surroundings and "being in the world.' The human thrill of the new

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Timestamps: 
00:10 Introductions
01:00 Thoughts on Philosophy, ethics as a branch of Philosophy
02:05 Concern over monetary power, the world our children will inherit
03:05 Meritocracy, intelligence, and kindness. The Republic and the philosopher kings and access to virtuous rearing
04:15 Exploring old ideas, but leaving room for criticism. We don't live in Ancient Greece
05:30 What happens to those without power? In an ideal society, we don't have folks without power
06:15 Defining power, thinking about money and the physical world // UBI, housing as a basic right and the power to live freely
08:25 Access to new technologies for a just society, but how do we enforce equity we write into law? A central court system?
09:35 Suspicion of life-time appointments. Engaged citizenry requires the free-time and space to own our citizenship
11:40 Strengthening power by taking it from others. Is power an infinite resource, or is it a zero-sum game?
14:30 Elie Wiesel and refusal. We can refuse to grant power to others
17:50 Willpower as an internally derived force vs social power

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Timestamps:
00:10 Introductions
01:10 Philosophy and the Lives and Legacies of 20 Unsung Women Who Contributed to Philosophy
02:30 What is the nature of power? How does it work in society? Power exists in every interaction
03:45 How is power operating in marriage vs the workplace vs government? Consent and systemic control
04:55 Leading and following, a natural start to power vs a social invention
06:25 How should we think of power in the world? Idealistically, we have a say in it
08:20 Have we consented to the constitution by being born into this country? Citizenship and consent, purely by existing here
09:45 Institutional power gives us the freedom to fight against it, the right to rebel and its link to ego
12:20 "I didn't ask to be born!" and the obligations to live up to your role in society
14:30 If power pops up inevitably, should the goal be libertarian freedom?
16:15 Retaining the feeling of freedom, ultimate freedom, the power to stop people
19:45 What if everyone stopped jobs they didn't like? Waste management as an exploration of freedom

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Timestamps:
00:10 Intros
01:10 What do we think when we hear "Philosophy? // Interested bystanders
02:00 The nature of power in society // The power of common connection 
03:00 Power dynamics as an inevitability, how is power negotiated? Power can be taken away or moved around
04:00 Should we want power to be a stationary concept, should it remain dynamic?
05:05 What would count as the optimal form of power? How should power be distributed in society?
06:35 Small scale: Figuring out how to balance power in individualistic relationships. Can we distribute power evenly?
07:50 Family, can we make the power dynamics explicit? Leveraging power underneath the surface
09:25 Do we explicitly name power in order to deal with it and navigate? 
10:55 Explicit power structure, feeling empowered when power is tangible
13:20 What kinds of structures do we want to make? We don't have to replicate what we already know
15:30 The necessity of will and means for power
16:45 Summoning forth the will to enact power over the world, or the right place, right time
18:50 The will to fight all the time. Allowing yourself to play a role in the structure of power
22:00 Changing society is changing our understanding of loving each other

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Timestamps:
00:10 intros
01:20 setting the stage and outfit talk
01:55 What is philosophy? The thought about thought // Power is ability, the ability to do things and influence
03:15 Power and influence, the connection to trust. Influence is capital
04:40 The power that worries us, the things out of our control. But is power control, or is it influence?
05:55 Social power and raw radical power, the power of ideas
08:00 Policy vs culture as they relate to power
09:10 Dictatorial influence and cult of personality
11:25 Tapping into conservative rage, the idea of America and change
12:40 Confidence that shifts towards hatred as an example of power
13:40 Positive power in the community, bodega comedy that brings Atlantic Avenue together
15:15 How should we measure power? Is it based on the end effects?
16:10 Negative power as a "what could happen?" vs Positive power and seeing the beauty
17:00 Does everyone have access to power as influence? If you have a role in society, you have power
18:20 The power of infants, powerful and tiny tyrants, intention is not 100% necessary
19:20 Power vs Obligation. Do others have power over us, or are we obligated to care for someone?
21:30 When power is deemed unworthy, we decide to fight against it
22:45 Babies are the in-between of influence and nature, but is intention necessary?

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