How have different movies depicted time travel? How do they differ? Which is more plausible? Find out in this episode of The Phantasmagorical Think Tank.

Time Travel in Doctor Who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkmiefoRcfU&ab_channel=BBC

Space and Time Flips in a Black Hole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KePNhUJ2reI&ab_channel=PBSSpaceTime

The most terrifying thought experiment ever made! (Unless there's a flaw in the reasoning.)

Slate: https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/rokos-basilisk-the-most-terrifying-thought-experiment-of-all-time.html

Kyle Hill : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut-zGHLAVLI&ab_channel=KyleHill

Less Wrong Wiki: https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Roko's_basilisk

Rational Wiki: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk

Silicon Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUSt1d3M9NY&ab_channel=FunFuse

How did the legend of Bigfoot come to be? Is he real? Why do we love him so much?

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C8iiW--uX81YXsFcs0xmYl8bnZLU4GASgKbpWcDwkeA/edit?usp=sharing

How did the legend of Bigfoot come to be? Is he real? Why do we love him so much?

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C8iiW--uX81YXsFcs0xmYl8bnZLU4GASgKbpWcDwkeA/edit?usp=sharing

Is a perfect democracy mathematically possible?

Bibliography

TED-Ed on different voting systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaxVCsnox_4&ab_channel=TED-Ed

PBS on Arrow's Impossibility Theorem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhVR7gFMKNg&ab_channel=PBSInfiniteSeries

PBS on the Condorcet paradox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoAnYQZrNrQ&ab_channel=PBSInfiniteSeries

CGP Grey on problems with plurality voting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo

CGP Grey on single transferrable vote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI

The Guardian on political dissatisfaction: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/25/american-political-parties-democrats-republicans-representation-survey

CNN on political dissatisfaction: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/politics/two-party-system-poll/index.html

Exploratorium on voting paradoxes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJag3vuG834&ab_channel=Exploratorium

Lucid dreaming, sleep paralysis, REM, biphasic sleep, and dream interpretation. How somniferous!

Additional Resources

Sleep Cycles: https://www.sleep.org/articles/what-happens-during-sleep/

Why Do We Need Sleep? https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/why-do-we-need-sleep

Biphasic Sleep: https://academic.oup.com/ahr/article-abstract/106/2/343/64370?redirectedFrom=fulltext

World's Most Relaxing Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXgqDlrqmzo

Night School: Wake Up To The Power of Sleep: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1447248406/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1447248406&linkCode=as2&tag=httpricharcom-21

Why Do We Dream? https://www.healthline.com/health/why-do-we-dream#why-do-we-have-nightmares

9 Common Dreams And What They Supposedly Mean: https://www.verywellmind.com/understanding-your-dreams-2795935

Dream Dictionary: https://www.psychologistworld.com/dreams/dictionary/

The Science Behind Sleep Paralysis: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120711131030.htm

What Is Sleep Paralysis? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/295039#what_is_sleep_paralysis

Koalas Sleep 17 Hours Per Day: https://www.livescience.com/27401-koalas-facts.html

Are video games an art form? What makes the art of video games unique?

Folding Ideas presents LND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04zaTjuV60A

ChronoThoughts misunderstands LND (in our opinion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqQ-mD1LlAs

Errant Signal criticizes LND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBN3R0m31bA

Game Revo defends LND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lluvrus0QY0

SolePorpoise specifies LND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8PAWO4Y_rY

Games as Literature inverts LND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9fm7gtgW8U

Clint Hocking with the article that started it all: https://clicknothing.typepad.com/click_nothing/2007/10/ludonarrative-d.html

Folding Ideas discusses intended play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHmivGmkjJw

Theme music is "Levitation" by Mabeha. Listen to the track here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0YS8xR9oPMtUvQj3C4wKHZ?si=jz4eZ9fWTE6F-Wrdl7rb9A

A totally safe, drug-free way to hallucinate in the comfort of your own home! Spooky, but enjoyable!

Additional Resources

How to Hallucinate with Ping Pong Balls (BBC): https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180124-how-to-hallucinate-with-ping-pong-balls

Ganzfeld Reactions (Mulattolee Videography): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-loHQ0RfQqM

More Ganzfeld Reactions (Spartan G695) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9qtI6lTwgo

Changing Your Brain State Through the Ganzfeld Effect (PsychReg): https://www.psychreg.org/ganzfeld-effect/

Theme music is "Levitation" by Mabeha. Listen to the track here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0YS8xR9oPMtUvQj3C4wKHZ?si=jz4eZ9fWTE6F-Wrdl7rb9A

A bizarre, complex, and beautiful world created by simple math.

Additional Resources

Play with it here: https://bitstorm.org/gameoflife/

Stephen Hawking discusses the Game of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgOcEZinQ2I

The Chinese Room Argument: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-room/

Planck Time: https://www.universetoday.com/79418/planck-time/

The Acorn: https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Acorn

The R-Pentomino: https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/R-pentomino

Gosper Glider Gun: https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Gosper_glider_gun

Theme music is "Levitation" by Mabeha. Listen to the track here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0YS8xR9oPMtUvQj3C4wKHZ?si=jz4eZ9fWTE6F-Wrdl7rb9A

New words to describe our complex emotions

Additional Resources

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/

Sonder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkoML0_FiV4

Theme music is "Levitation" by Mabeha. Listen to the track here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0YS8xR9oPMtUvQj3C4wKHZ?si=jz4eZ9fWTE6F-Wrdl7rb9A