The Armen Show

The Armen Show

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  • 19: Chapters 5 Through 8 Of Behave By Robert Sapolsky

    Having continued reading from this great book, I have learned a lot about human behavior. It was recently voted one of the top 10 books of 2017 by The Washington Post. I have been taking notes on it as usual.

    Covered in this episode:

    • some aspects of how learning occurs
    • adolescence and the lack of frontal cortex development
    • why Youtubers make videos a certain way for their teenage audience
    • the impact of mothers on growth patterns and self-esteem
    • testosterone impacts on gender differences

      • Thanks for checking out The Armen Show podcast.

      12 min
    • 18: Dilan Bandaranayake | Cars, Film, And Product Sales

      Shout outs to Dilan’s recent birthday. He joins me on episode 18, where we discuss various items, including:

      • his interest in cars
      • his online group for Hot Wheels sales
      • talk on film and his background in film
      • product sales and what he has done business-wise
      • pointers about risk-taking and losses
      • a car show or event he has been fond of

        • Links:

        Dilan’s Hot Wheels group on Facebook and Instagram

        Automobile designer Frank Stephenson, mentioned in the episode

        The movie The Big Short that I brought up

        Sunset GT car event that happens once a month

        11 min
      • 17: Discussing Some People From My Instagram
        • Discussed various Instagrammers I know of
        • Cristel(criztle) of Frog Creek Farms
        • Vince(vince_jacobs) with music and theater
        • Dilan(dilancer) with car knowledge and film interests
        • Natalie(nataliebiehl_) who does artwork and models
        • Kenny(kennysandersbmx) who was on previous episode
        • Ed(edhumek) who represents for Britain
        • Yelena(yelena715) who is a chef I met after the Grammy’s

          • The interview with Andrew(LAHWF) I mentioned during this episode:

          14 min
        • 16: Ira Silver | Real Estate And Sports Content

          Guest Ira Silver is on this episode of The Armen Show, and what a fun episode it was to record. Ira has a warm energy. We discussed:

          • Ira on his real estate happenings
          • how he got into the business
          • his interest in fantasy sports
          • discussion of a possible sports podcast
          • a surprise closer
            • 12 min
          • 15: My Article And Quote Analysis Ebooks From 2010
            • Quote Analysis: Volume 1 and some quotes in it
            • Timeless Information: Volume 1 and an overview of its articles
            • banter about the podcast and people’s feedback
            • informing about my latest Youtube video editing
            • preview of upcoming book content

              • Timeless Information: Volume 1 Ebook

              Quote Analysis: Volume 1 Ebook

              Author Interview with Dr. Arlindo Oliveira, author of The Digital Mind

              14 min
            • 13: Putting Out Content Connects You With Your People

              Hey all. In this episode, I discuss the reasoning behind making content that suits you.

              • You get to connect with people who understand you
              • Your material will show you what you are able to put out
              • Inclinations will surface more over time
              • People can reach out to you based on your material

                • Thanks for checking The Armen Show, and keep it moving in your own happenings.

                5 min
              • 12: Chapters 1 Through 4 Of Behave By Robert Sapolsky

                Robert Sapolsky, Stanford professor of biology and neurology, has written the great book “Behave” about what causes human behavior, from the most recent moments, to far back in time. I am enjoying this book thus far

                In this episode is information from chapters 1 through 4 of the book, including:

                • regions of the brain and their purposes
                • triggers of behavior, and subtle cuing
                • impacts of hormones on behavior, including testosterone and oxytocin
                • stress and its impacts on learning and fear

                  • Hope you enjoy the material in some form as I do~

                  10 min
                • 11: Chapters 5 Through 8 Of Scale By Geoffrey West

                  Hey all – I’m back with more from the book I have been reading and am almost done with.

                  In this discussion of content from chapters 5 through 8, I discuss:

                  • scaling of organisms in relation to cities
                  • how cities provide economy of scale
                  • how the sun relates to energy requirements
                  • how a larger city affects the people inside it
                  • levels of social connections

                    • If you like statistical information and an understanding of complex adaptive systems, the content in Scale would interest you. As well, reading anything that might interest you is a great idea. Onward we go~

                    10 min
                  • 10: Kenny Sanders | Music Making And Entrepreneurship

                    On this 10th episode, our 5th guest Kenny Sanders discusses a variety of things including:

                    • his band Sonder Saloon that he is in with our previous guests
                    • what kind of music he is into
                    • music making and how he fits into it
                    • entrepreneurship and why he does it

                      • Great to have Kenny on TAS~

                      7 min

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