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Quantum Book Club Presents "The Technology of God: A Quest for the Secret of Creation" Pt. 1
Quantum Book Club - November 18, 2022 23:20 ★★★★★ - 6 ratings"Pa'Ris'Ha and the Quantum Leap Book Club international panel of co-hosts begin an exciting new book by Aleya Annaton, "The Technology of God: A Quest for the Secret of Creation." Follow along as they reveal revolutionary quantum physics theories about black holes and energy, mixed in with romanc...
Ep. 619: Icy Moons & Dwarf Planets
Astronomy Cast - November 08, 2021 21:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsAstronomy Cast Ep. 619: Icy Moons & Dwarf Planets by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay The outer Solar System is far enough from the Sun that water doesn't get blasted away into deep space. In this icy realm, there are many worlds with vast quantities of water ice. Today let's look at the icy outer mo...
What Nihilism Is Not
Fluidity - November 07, 2021 17:10 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode narrates the new pages “'Nihilism is OK' is not OK" and "The uncanny absence of nihil –ism". “Nihilism is inevitable, but not a problem.” This is mistaken: it makes you miserable and ineffective, and erodes social and cultural capacity. https://meaningness.com/nihilism-c...
Episode 187 - The Fiery Furnace of Ambition
This Jungian Life Podcast - November 04, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 674 ratingsAmbition is a fire whose flames first rise in the first half of life when hopes and dreams are fueled by possibilities in the external world. It takes creative audacity to seize a dream, develop a talent, or commit to a calling. Ambition can also be fueled by narcissism, power-seeking, or strivi...
Neglected Tropical Diseases and Pandemic Prevention With Peter Hotez
Meet the Microbiologist - November 01, 2021 20:07 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsPeter Hotez talks about the global impact and historical context of neglected tropical diseases. He also highlights important developments in mass drug administration and vaccine research and shares why he chose to publish the third edition of Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases during the COVI...
Ep. 618: Ice Giants
Astronomy Cast - November 01, 2021 20:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsAstronomy Cast Ep. 618: Ice Giants by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So we’re learning more & more about the outer planets of the solar system. Uranus & Neptune are Ice Giants, filled with water and other volatiles that we'd consider ice if it was here on Earth. What’s inside these worlds and what ...
Time Series for Good
Data Skeptic - November 01, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 477 ratingsBahman Rostami-Tabar, Senior Lecturer in Management Science at Cardiff University, joins us today to talk about his work "Forecasting and its Beneficiaries."
238 - The Grand Guignol
MonsterTalk - November 01, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsA look at the brief but influential "life" of the Grand Guignol theater, a Paris stage venue that specialized in gore and terror. We interview Professor Richard Hand, who has co-authored four volumes about this amazing little production company that for a brief while made much of true-crime and v...
Thea Snow and Adrian Brown on different sources of knowledge for policy
Science for Policy - November 01, 2021 04:45 - 53 minutesWe all know that scientific evidence is just one of many inputs into policymaking. But what if the notion of evidence itself is too narrow? Are there reliable sources of knowledge other than 'evidence', and if so, how can they be integrated into the policymaking process alongside the theories an...
The Nihilist Apocalypse
Fluidity - October 31, 2021 16:35 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA world of total license: the catastrophe some fear if nihilistic views become widespread. https://meaningness.com/nihilist-apocalypse You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the...
Ep. 617: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 2 - Crowdfunding Science
Astronomy Cast - October 30, 2021 20:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsAstronomy Cast Ep. 617: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 2 - Crowdfunding Science by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Funding for basic science has always been tricky business, coming mainly from universities, government, companies or wealthy individuals. But who knows how many fascinating discoveries were nev...
Ep. 616: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 1 - The Great Observatories
Astronomy Cast - October 29, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsAstronomy Cast Ep. 616: Hangout-A-Thon Episode 1 - The Great Observatories by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Well, you’re familiar with the Hubble Space Telescope of course, but it’s just one of NASA’s Great Observatories. After Hubble came 3 more incredible telescopes. Each greater than the last! ...
Episode 186 - The Archetype of the Witch: Dangerous, Denied & Dishonored
This Jungian Life Podcast - October 28, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 674 ratingsIt’s witching season, the time when women of all ages embrace a mythical image of unfettered feminine power. The witch may cast spells, seek vengeance, or wreak creative havoc—as she pleases. Flying the night skies of psyche, the witch brings primordial realities into culture’s brittle convictio...
Long Term Time Series Forecasting
Data Skeptic - October 25, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 477 ratingsAlex Mallen, Computer Science student at the University of Washington, and Henning Lange, a Postdoctoral Scholar in Applied Math at the University of Washington, join us today to share their work "Deep Probabilistic Koopman: Long-term Time-Series Forecasting Under Periodic Uncertainties."
Nihilism Is Black Magic - and - Sexy Cynicism And Nihilist Elitism
Fluidity - October 24, 2021 17:08 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNihilism has a taboo allure of forbidden power—because everyone knows eternalism is wrong. https://meaningness.com/nihilism-black-magic Recognizing meaninglessness requires unusual intelligence, courage, and toughness. Nihilist elitism renders you stupid, cowardly, and helpless, though. ...
What Is The Destiny Of Humanity?
Quantum Book Club - October 23, 2021 22:57 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPa’Ris’Ha and her international team of Co-hosts: Tryna Cooper, Mike Dellar, Joyce Mollenhauer, Marianne Love, Rosemarie Heyer, and Geraldene Dalby-Ball, conclude their exploration of "Robes: A Book of Coming Changes," by Penny Kelly This is a GREAT Show... https://loaradionetwork.com/quantum-lea...
Episode 47 - Considerations for the Mainstreaming of Psychedelics
MAPS Podcast - October 21, 2021 17:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 335 ratingsEpisode 47 - Considerations for the Mainstreaming of Psychedelics Psychedelic Science Summit: Austin, Texas (November 1-3, 2019) Speakers: Allison Feduccia, Ph.D., George Greer, M.D., Mellody Hayes, M.D., Brent Turnipseed, M.D., Bia Labate, Ph.D. (Moderator) We dig into the vast MAPS archi...
Episode 185 - Assessing Our Psychic Inheritance
This Jungian Life Podcast - October 21, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 674 ratingsJung said of the parent-child relationship: “Nothing exerts a stronger psychic effect upon the human environment, and especially upon children, than the life which the parents have not lived.” Jung understood that parents could unconsciously compel children to fulfill parental dreams or compensa...
Ep. 615: Planet 9
Astronomy Cast - October 18, 2021 20:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsAstronomy Cast Ep. 615: Planet 9 by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay After Pluto lost its planethood we were down to 8 planets. But there’s growing evidence of another world or worlds out beyond the orbit of Pluto. Is Planet 9 out there and how will we find it? Could there even be a Planet 10?
237 - Lord Dufferin's Ghost
MonsterTalk - October 18, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsWe're joined by the Spooky Science Sisters to talk about one of our favorite ghost stories, the psychic/omen/folklore/horror story that has haunted Karen and me since we were kids - the tale of Lord Dufferin and his encounter with the beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Leire Rincón García on evidence, ideas, and the race for political attention
Science for Policy - October 18, 2021 04:45 - 37 minutesPoliticians and lobbyists alike dream of the silver bullet: a single killer piece of scientific evidence that will change all our minds about future policymaking. But could any simple piece of evidence have the power to beat big ideas in public debate? And can evidence garner political attention...
Fast and Frugal Time Series Forecasting
Data Skeptic - October 17, 2021 20:13 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 477 ratingsFotios Petropoulos, Professor of Management Science at the University of Bath in The U.K., joins us today to talk about his work "Fast and Frugal Time Series Forecasting."
The False Promise Of Nihilism - and - What Is It Like To Be A Nihilist?
Fluidity - October 17, 2021 14:57 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNihilism promises you don’t have to care, because nothing means anything. But you do care—and you can’t escape that. https://meaningness.com/nihilism-promise The end-state of nihilism is not suicide, but catatonia. https://meaningness.com/accomplishing-nihilism You can suppo...
Bonus Metacast: Nihilism
Fluidity - October 14, 2021 11:36 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis mid-week bonus episode is another interview with David Chapman, in which we discuss nihilism, both as a book section, and nihilism itself. Since the time that I started recording, he has since written six more episodes worth of chapters in the Nihilism section of Meaningness. I could move o...
Episode 184 - Does Analysis Work? A Conversation with Jonathan Shedler, PhD
This Jungian Life Podcast - October 14, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 674 ratings“Talk is powerful medicine.” Renowned researcher and clinician Jonathan Shedler, Ph.D., joins us to discuss the effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapy. While so-called evidence-based therapies—brief treatments conducted by instruction manuals—offer benefits for some, their status as the “g...
Ep. 614: Centaurs, Comets & Asteroids
Astronomy Cast - October 11, 2021 20:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsAstronomy Cast Ep. 614: Centaurs, Comets & Asteroids by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So there are asteroids, and there are comets. But there’s an entirely separate class of objects called centaurs. But instead of half human, half horse, imagine an object that’s half comet, half asteroid, but 100%...
Causal Inference in Educational Systems
Data Skeptic - October 11, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 477 ratingsManie Tadayon, a PhD graduate from the ECE department at University of California, Los Angeles, joins us today to talk about his work “Comparative Analysis of the Hidden Markov Model and LSTM: A Simulative Approach.”
Recovery Conversation Cafés
Iriss.fm, Scotland's social services podcast - October 11, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutesThe Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Kevin Stewart MSP, officially launched a recovery conversation cafe toolkit for organisations and services. Developed by the Scottish Recovery Network, the toolkit provides a guide and resources to help people engage in meaningful discussions...
Materialism
Fluidity - October 10, 2021 14:23 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsMaterialism says that only mundane purposes like money, sex, and power count. It wrongly rejects higher purposes—but those too are not ultimate. https://meaningness.com/materialism Common critiques of materialism, from religion, political idealism, personal idealism, and nihilism. ...
How can we determine humanity's future?
Quantum Book Club - October 08, 2021 22:50 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPa’Ris’Ha and her international team of Co-hosts continue to explore this and other questions in their discussion of Penny Kelly's book, "Robes: A Book of Coming Changes. Pa’Ris’Ha and Co-hosts: Geraldene Dalby-Ball, Sydney Aus; Joyce Mollenhauer, Kingman AZ; Marianne Love, Melbourne AUS, Mike De...
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