It's easy to assume what random means; something that is unpredictable, but the reality is there are many kinds of random that are mathematically different from each other. Our pattern recognition as humans is perhaps not detailed enough for us to fully grasp what we are able to understand or predict.

Do you ever wonder why a lot of technology and services keepgetting worse? Although many things have seemed to improve in society, the fact is the profit motivation and the desire for growth continuously and slowly erode at our quality of life.

Humans are one of the few species that menstruate, but it'snot totally clear why that is. There is an intriguing theory about why we have evolved menstruation that connects us to our ancient past and the knowledge that we may have lost.

Today there are thousands of self tests from market researchto psychological diagnosis to silly pop culture characters. What is the purpose of these and how do they fit in to really understanding ourselves? Perhaps we're all a little bit deluded about what our personalities really are.

As I begin planning this year's garden, I look at what my focus is with plants: food and medicine, native plants and staying organic despite the pressure from corporate interests.

In this episode, I talk about some of the issues with the economy that hinder us from having a good quality of life. It's clear that we need change, but how do we implement it collectively?

People have a lot of strong feelings about gender roles, identity and sexuality. I give my 2 cents about my own issues with gender and how I think we need to get smarter about the direction we've been headed over the last decade or so. I also give an update on the tarot card reading I did last year.

In this episode I give an overview of an area of research that I've been focused on for many years: overpopulation, including a few misconceptions around it.

Colonialism is an overwhelming force in our cultures andspecies, and I go over some of the aspects of it that get overlooked as many of us try to decolonize in different ways.

People often disagree because they don't have the same values, and they place significance on different things. I take a look at the fundamental differences in perspective that hold people back from understanding each other.