The Phantasmagorical Think Tank

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