Is Economics an ideology or a technology, a science or a religion? Is there some foundational principle of Economics upon which everyone can agree? Why is the subject of Economics so contentious?

We explore these and other questions with our guest, Bob Murphy. Bob is a bona fide professional economist with tons of academic credentials and a lot of experience breaking the subject down for "the rest of us."

To help anchor the subject we talk quite a bit about his fabulous book, *Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise and Human Action.*

Followers of this show will recognize immediately, *he had me at Choice!*

Anyway, we had a lot of fun and hope it is a useful conversation for you.

LINKS

Bob Murphy Show podcast - https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/

Bob's most excellent book, CHOICE, COOPERATION AND HUMAN ACTION - https://www.amazon.com/Ayurveda-Simplified-Dr-Nisha-Manikantan-ebook/dp/B01MT66D39/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1544080544&sr=8-3&keywords=ayurveda+simplified

Bob's Consulting site- https://consultingbyrpm.com/

Free pdf of ECONOMICS IN ONE LESSON, by Henry Hazlet - https://mises.org/system/tdf/Henry%20Hazlitt%20Economics%20in%20One%20Lesson.pdf?file=1&type=document

MUSIC

*Phantom from Space* by Kevin MacLeod.

I've been wanting to do an overview of the SAFE Network for some time, as a sort of new introduction, an update on where the project has currently gotten to, and a view of what's ahead.

Dug Campbell from MaidSafe helps me try to accomplish this, because I found it really hard to do by myself! Dug has gained a lot of experience talking about the SAFE Network with a wide variety of different people in varying circumstances. He also, being based there in MaidSafe headquarters, has continual access to the heart of the team.

I hope a broad variety of listeners will find this episode interesting and useful, from those with little tech experience, to developers.

MUSIC

Music for this episode: *Safe Crossroads Beta*, an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

safenetwork.tech h- ttps://safenetwork.tech

SAFE Developers' Forum - https://forum.safedev.org/

SAFE Network Forum- https://safenetforum.org

SAFE Network Primer - https://safenetworkprimer.com/

MaidSafe - http://maidsafe.net

Ayurveda is a practice for maintaining and restoring health with origins dating back 10,000 years. It has been practiced consistently since. Might there be something to learn here? Might it offer choices for health and healing which are not available in the modes and institutions which most of us are used to?

I recently had the privilege of meeting and interviewing a Vaidya (practitioner/doctor) of Ayurveda, Lokesh Rathuri. He presents the basic understandings on which Ayurveda is built, in a way that opens the subject for a beginning understanding. It is a different view than most in the West are used to. You get to decide where there is merit there to warrant further exploration. We also discuss the interface of eastern and western practices and how they can inform each other's understanding and practice.

LINKS

Art of Living Retreat Cente - https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/

Ayurveda Department phone # - (828) 278-8112 - Mary Walker

Ayurveda Simplified, by Dr. Nisha Manikantan -

https://www.amazon.com/Ayurveda-Simplified-Dr-Nisha-Manikantan-ebook/dp/B01MT66D39/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1544080544&sr=8-3&keywords=ayurveda+simplified

Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing: A Practical Guide -

https://www.amazon.com/Ayurveda-Science-Healing-Practical-Guide-ebook/dp/B001TH78SK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1544080718&sr=8-3&keywords=Dr+Vasant+Lad

Ayurvedic Healing: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.amazon.com/Ayurvedic-Healing-Comprehensive-David-Frawley-ebook/dp/B003TO5EF0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1544080827&sr=8-2&keywords=Dr+David+Frawley

MUSIC

*Phantom from Space* by Kevin MacLeod.

Simpleton says, "We go a bit geeky on this one, but in a way that should be very accessible to most anyone."

Our guests on this episode are Josh Wilson and Gabriel Viganotti. Both are front-end developers for MaidSafe, working with Resource Description Framework (RDF) in a number of forms, to enhance the uses of the SAFE Network.

We really get down to what RDF is, how it relates to Linked Data and the Socially Linked Data (SOLID) project, and other use cases that are creating a real revolution in how we manage data, making it both more useful as well as returning control of users' data to users.

Your host learned a lot. Hope you find it useful.

MUSIC

Music for this episode: *Safe Crossroads Beta*, an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

safenetwork.tech - https://safenetwork.tech

MaidSafe - http://maidsafe.net

SAFE Network School series - https://safecrossroads.net/safe-network-school/

SAFE Network Forum - https://safenetforum.org

Proposal for Public Name System using RDF on the SAFE Network - https://github.com/joshuef/rfcs/blob/PnsAndResolveableMap/text/0000-RDF-for-public-name-resolution/0000-RDF-for-public-name-resolution.md

Paul Rosenburg is a man of many interests and talents, with a lot of real-world technical experience. A principal author of fiberoptic installations standards and a founder of CryptoHippie (industrial grade internet privacy solutions), he is also the author of Freeman's Perspective, with both free and subscription newsletters.

In our conversation, we cover a lot of ground, both technical and philosophical, surrounding the strategy of advancing human progress, not by fighting what doesn't work in the status quo, but by leveraging technology to create parallel societies which can grow up to replace it.

LINKS

Freeman's Perspective (https://www.freemansperspective.com)

CryptoHippie (https://secure.cryptohippie.com/)

BUMPER MUSIC

PHANTOM FROM SPACE by Kevin MacLeod.

Our guest today is Spandan Sharma from MaidSafe. We go over the results of the second community testing of Crust, the automated peer-to-peer connection library being developed by MaidSafe for the SAFE Network, and available for open source use by other P2P projects as they find useful.

In looking at all that the upper network layer needs the Crust connection level to do, we take a peek into the Routing level, which is the heart of the SAFE Network structure.

Enjoy.

MUSIC

Music for this episode: Safe Crossroads Beta, an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

LINKS

[MaidSafe](http://maidsafe.net)

[safenetwork.tech](https://safenetwork.tech)

[SAFE Network School episode breaking down the XOR function, and a lot more related to the Routing level of the SAFE Network](https://safecrossroads.net/podcasts/episode-21-class-iv-reaching-bedrock/)

[Medium article: Why the Internet Needs Evolution (Again)](https://medium.com/safenetwork/why-the-internet-needs-to-evolve-again-88b13bd5a58a)

[Proposal for Public Name System using RDF on the SAFE Network](https://github.com/joshuef/rfcs/blob/PnsAndResolveableMap/text/0000-RDF-for-public-name-resolution/0000-RDF-for-public-name-resolution.md)

A rather historical event in the United States gives us an interesting opportunity to examine a bunch important dynamics through the lens (or "Looking Glass") of Technology and Choice as a tool.

There may never have been a time, not only in the United States but the rest of the world, when we have been so connected and yet so polarized at the same time. Whether you hold to the old Chinese curse ("May you live in Interesting Times") or not, there is no question that we do live in interesting times.

While a listener may be able to guess the co-hosts' political inclinations, this episode is not about that. It's actually much more about what we all have in common, and how the interplay of technology and choice can help us understand what's happening and effectively use technology to magnify our individual and collective influence.

LINKS

Robert's Free Satire Collection

Wikipedia excerpt

Infogalactic excerpt

Q - The Plan to Change the World

MUSIC: "Phantom from Space" by Kevin MacLeod.

A rather historical event in the United States gives us an interesting opportunity to examine a bunch important dynamics through the lens (or "Looking Glass") of Technology and Choice as a tool. There may never been a time when we, not only in the United States but the rest of the world, have been at the same time so connected and so polarized. Whether you hold the the old Chinese cures ("May you live in Interesting Times") or not, there is no question that we do live in interesting times. While a listener may be able to guess the co-hosts' political inclinations, this episode is not about that. It's actually much more about what we all have in common, and how the interplay of technology and choice can help us understand what's happening and effectively use technology to magnify our individual and collective influence. Links Robert's Free Satire Collection Wikipedia excerpt Infogalactic excerpt Q - The Plan to Change the World Music Bumper music: Phantom from Space by Kevin MacLeod.

In this episode we catch up on some of the things that have been going on in SAFE Network development, where it's been and what's coming down the line now, including the roll out of public testing of the automated peer-to-peer connection library, Crust (standing for "Connected" "Rust").

How do you ensure all the nodes of an amorphous P2P network get and stay connected, even past firewalls and routers? How do you do it when most nodes are being run by non-technical people using their spare computer resources? The demands are high. Will Crust be up to the job?

MUSIC

Music for this episode: *Safe Crossroads Beta*, an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

#### Music

Music for this episode: *Safe Crossroads Beta*, an original piece composed and performed by Nicholas Koteskey of Two Faced Heroes

#### Links

[MaidSafe](http://maidsafe.net)

[safenetwork.tech](https://safenetwork.tech)

[SAFE Network community forum](https://safenetforum.org)

[David Irvine's post mentioned](https://safenetforum.org/t/how-would-you-market-the-safe-network-to-the-general-public/25489/2)

[Medium article -- "SAFE-Fleming: Our Next Major Milestone"](https://medium.com/safenetwork/safe-fleming-our-next-major-milestone-b4a191373f4a)

[SAFE Crossroads Podcast #22 SAFE School, Class V, Connecting All](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/safe-crossroads-podcast-22-safe-school-class-v-connecting-all)

[MaidSafe Dev Update release of PARSEC](https://safenetforum.org/t/maidsafe-dev-update-may-24-2018-introducing-parsec/23647)

[SAFE Crossroads #43, PARSEC - Efficient, Provable Consensus Has Arrived, with Pierre Chevalier](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/safe-crossroads-43-parsec-efficient-provable-consensus-has-arrived-with-pierre-chevalier)

[SAFE Crossroads #44, PARSEC Consensus Code Release, with Bartłomiej Kamiński](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/safe-crossroads-44-parsec-consensus-code-release-with-bartomiej-kamiski)

[SAFE Crossroads subscription links](https://safecrossroads.net/subscribe/)

Semantics has to do with meaning. What if we could tie information together on the web my meaning, rather than by webpage? In this conversation we find out a bit about how this is beginning to be achieved, and how it is creating vast new horizons for how the internet will soon be used. Music Bumper music: Phantom from Space by Kevin MacLeod. Links Solid Box site Prior episode with Jonas Technology & Choice Subscription page