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TWTS – Episode 20. – What You Look For Is What You See Is What You Get

http://www.blooomy.org/podcast/WhatYouLookFor.mp3

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All intelligent beings are pattern seekers, and since all possible combinations of patterns seem to be tried by the laws of nature, whatever pattern we decide to look for in our reality we will be able to find more often than we would if we weren’t looking to find it! That’s not just because all possible patterns are tried in reality, but also because patterns are fractal, and so if we start looking for a simple pattern, we’ll start recognizing it in all sorts of other patterns, both simple and complex, as we move our focus closer or further away.

So… consider what would you like to see more of in your life, then start consciously seeking it out, using the most appropriate measuring tools and tactics to find such a thing, and you’ll likely find more of it, naturally.

(For more about why it’s likely that all possible patterns get tried, see the previous two podcast episodes on Entropy, Randomness, Evolution, Free Will, Determinism, and What Life is All About (Pascal’s Triangle))

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This is what happens when Google’s Deep Dream process looks at my honey and my feet and the wedding sand sculpture I made! (Click on the image to open a larger version.)

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Links referenced in episode:

Google’s Deep Dream Introduction

Google’s Deep Dream on Reddit

Pauli Exclusion Principle – XKCD version (explained)

Speaking Up – Elevate Your Conversation Worksheet podcast

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My other website: http://www.thewiseturtle.com

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TWTS – Episode 19. Entropy, Randomness, Evolution, Free Will, Determinism, and What Life is All About (Pascal’s Triangle) Part 2

http://www.blooomy.org/podcast/EntropyRandomnessUniversePart2.mp3

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Even more not purely random discussion of randomness and all that, and how it relates to the big questions of how the universe works, or at least might work. This second part covers how entropy and evolution are the same basic process, which is, probably, an ever expanding, ever complexifying fractal collection of things that continually divide and recombine into novel and more diverse individuals of all manner. Also, I point out why dinosaurs are from the past!

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How about some images for your consideration?

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Links referenced in episode:

Maths is Fun Quincunx page

Maths is Fun Pascal’s Triangle page

Possible Universal Categories

“Everybody has a secret world inside of them.” ~ Neil Gaiman xkcd comic

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TWTS – Episode 18. Entropy, Randomness, Evolution, Free Will, Determinism, and What Life is All About (Pascal’s Triangle) Part 1

http://www.blooomy.org/podcast/EntropyRandomnessUniversePart1.mp3

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A not purely random discussion of randomness and all that, and how it relates to the big questions of how the universe works, or at least might work. This first part includes another intro to Pascal’s triangle, a bit about entropy, and how both free will and determinism co-exist in reality.

Enjoy!

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How about some images for your consideration?

(Click on the last two images to open larger versions in a new window.)

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Links referenced in episode:

Maths is Fun Quincunx page

Maths is Fun Pascal’s Triangle page

Possible Universal Categories

More of me!: http://www.reddit.com/user/turil

My other website: http://www.thewiseturtle.com

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You can subscribe to The Wise Turtle Speaks Podcast on iTunes or subscribe manually in your favorite podcast application (including iTunes) by putting the rss feed address – https://turil.wordpress.com/category/TWTSpodcast/feed/ – into the “subscribe to podcast” link field (under the file menu in my iTunes).

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TWTS – Episode 17. The Word

http://www.blooomy.org/podcast/TheWord.mp3

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A Sunday Physics Sermon, perhaps. Or a meditation on what an etch-a-sketch can teach us about humanity and what God/Nature is telling us about life. When we listen, deeply, to what the universe is saying, on so many fractal levels, we hear something that is so very, very pure…

Enjoy!

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Links referenced in episode:

More of me!: http://www.reddit.com/user/turil

My other website: http://www.thewiseturtle.com

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You can subscribe to The Wise Turtle Speaks Podcast on iTunes or subscribe manually in your favorite podcast application (including iTunes) by putting the rss feed address – https://turil.wordpress.com/category/TWTSpodcast/feed/ – into the “subscribe to podcast” link field (under the file menu in my iTunes).

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TWTS – Episode 16. Why? Because.

http://www.blooomy.org/podcast/WhyBecause.mp3

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Next time you wonder why something happened, consider that if the universe is purely random, in the mathematical sense, in which us limited beings only experience a small part, then why something happened is simply because it was possible. Everything that possibly can happen does, so everything that does happen does so because it could.

Ultimately there is no more accurate and scientific answer to the question of “Why?” than “Because.” Though that answer might not win you any accolades, and I suggest another option or two if you find yourself feeling the need to keep it simple, but others want more complexity!

Enjoy!

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Links referenced in episode:

Pascal’s Triangle on Mathsisfun.com

More of me!: http://www.reddit.com/user/turil

My other website: http://www.thewiseturtle.com

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You can subscribe to The Wise Turtle Speaks Podcast on iTunes or subscribe manually in your favorite podcast application (including iTunes) by putting the rss feed address – https://turil.wordpress.com/category/TWTSpodcast/feed/ – into the “subscribe to podcast” link field (under the file menu in my iTunes).

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TWTS – Episode 13. I Think Therefore I Am In Context

http://www.blooomy.org/podcast/IThinkThereforeIAmMeaning2.mp3

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“Je pense, donc je suis.” as René Descartes originally wrote, might not mean what some people think it means, out of context. I bring it back into context — which involves doubt and certainty and illusion and existence— for a fun little exploration.

Enjoy!

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Links referenced in episode:

Wikipedia article on Cogito Ergo Sum

More of me!: http://www.reddit.com/user/turil

My other website: http://www.thewiseturtle.com

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You can subscribe to The Wise Turtle Speaks Podcast on iTunes or subscribe manually in your favorite podcast application (including iTunes) by putting the rss feed address – https://turil.wordpress.com/category/TWTSpodcast/feed/ – into the “subscribe to podcast” link field (under the file menu in my iTunes).

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