Listening Glass: Science, Technology, Philosophy, Culture
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsDeep discussions on science, technology, philosophy, and current cultural concerns in the 21st century. Join us for our bi-weekly show where we engage in informed chatter about topics that are relevant now and looking into the future.
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Ep. 10 - Personality Testing
October 21, 2019 05:24 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBRobin and Arjuna return to explore wide and wild world of personality testing! Are tests such as DISC and Myers-Briggs worth the time you spend taking them? Can you (or anyone else) draw meaningful conclusions from the results? Find out what we think... a lot. Here are links to the tests we took: Myers-Briggs: https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types DISC: https://discpersonalitytesting.com/ Big 5: https://www.truity.com/test/big-five-personality-test This episode features musi...
Ep. 9 - Microdosing EP (Bonus Content)
September 10, 2019 21:34 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBSome people think our show is real long, so we cut 20 minutes out and put it in it's own mini-show. There. Happy now? Lol. Enjoy. These extras include some talk about how to keep anxiety and depression in check and how these phenomena may be related to a very curious netork of areas in the brain called the default mode network. Faaaaascinating... Also, Arjuna illuminates the history of an early indiginous ambassodor of psilocybin use to western counter culture with the story of María ...
Ep. 9 - Microdosing
September 09, 2019 02:01 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBMillions of Americans use psychedelics very year to dramatically shift their consciousness in order to explore themselves and have our of this world experiences, but many have been turning to these substances for subtle, imperceptable and reportedly therapeutic effects at smaller doses. We interview many and have discussions about the effects of psilocybin mushrooms and LSD on productivity as well as mental health, depression, and PTSD. Is LSD the next coffee? Are mushrooms the new prozac...
Ep. 8 - Are Cars Getting Uglier?
August 23, 2019 06:58 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBChevy SSR, PT Cruiser... Tesla? What's your nomination for the ugliest car ever? Are cars more confused in their identities than they've ever been? Did SUVs ruin everything? Robin and Arjuna will take you through the history of car design in an effort to discover whether are getting prettier, uglier, or just... more car-like. This episode features music from the following artists (in order of appearance): Mac Woodruff - "Vis Insita" Find Mac Woodruff's music at Bandcamp and on Soundcloud ...
Ep. 7 - Storming Area 51
August 03, 2019 05:50 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBCould some UFOs actually be from outer space? Is the United States government covering up first contact from the world? How do we even begin to navigate who to believe and who to shrug off when it comes to first hand accounts of aliens, UFOs, and top-secret government facilities? And last but not least, should we storm Area 51?! In ep 7 we explore some facts and history and employ wildly tangential thoughts lines to bound these and other pressing question in our corner of the galaxy. We t...
Ep. 6 - Simulation Theory
July 23, 2019 08:05 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBHave you ever found yourself wondering if it's all, in fact, a big fabrication? Could we be living in a computer program? Did Nelson Mandela die in prison in the 80s? Robin and Arjuna tackle these questions and many more in this, our simulation exploration. This episode features music from the following artists (in order of appearance): Mac Woodruff - "Vis Insita" Find Mac Woodruff's music at Bandcamp and on Soundcloud Kneebody - "Dr. Beauchef, Penguin Dentist" Find Kneebody at https://ww...
Ep. 5 - Fermi Paradox
July 06, 2019 04:52 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBWhere are they!? The aliens, that is. So far we haven't heard a peep, well at least the scientific community and Robin and Arjuna haven't. In this episode we explore the manifold possibilities of life of other planets, the difficulties that face any life form with interstellar ambitions, and the many, many pitfalls that might prevent them from growing noggins big enough to even consider the possibility in the first place. Will we undermine our survival before we can reach the stars? Wil...
Ep 4 - Helvetica Now
June 21, 2019 16:23 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBPut on your listening glasses and get ready for the first major Helvetica revision in 35 years! Monotype foundry has been busy perfecting 3 new iterations of this iconic font for use in the modern digital era. Discover the history of written language as we know it, chart the course of the development of mechanical type, and follow us all the way up to computer vector graphics and, finally, Helvetica Now! This episode features music from the following artists (in order of appearance): Mac W...
Ep. 3 - Sensory Deprivation Tanks
June 03, 2019 07:18 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week we explore the connection between our minds and our senses by plunging into the dark, soundproof containers they call sensory deprivation tanks. Can they induce psychedelic experiences or allow you to talk to your dead cat? Can they reduce anxiety and stress? Can they make you go mad? Or are they just a great place to take a well-needed nap? Tune in to find out! This episode features music from the following artists (in order of appearance): Mac Woodruff - "Vis Insita" Find ...
Ep. 2 - What is Kratom??
June 03, 2019 07:12 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBRobin and Arjuna return to bring you more interesting information and introspection with our episode on Kratom! What is it, where does it come from, and what does it do? Discover all of this (including a segment where we both take it) on the show! This episode features music from the following artists (in order of appearance): Mac Woodruff - "Vis Insita" Find Mac Woodruff's music at Bandcamp and on Soundcloud Kneebody - "Dr. Beauchef, Penguin Dentist" Find Kneebody at https://www.kneebody...
Ep. 1 - Artificial Intelligence
June 03, 2019 07:06 - 1 hour - 132 MBWelcome to episode 1 of Listening Glass! Kicking off our pilot episode is just a little something we've been discussing around the office—artificial intelligence! Join Robin and Arjuna for a discussion about the history of AI, and a rumination on humanity's future with our robot overlords. This episode features music from the following artists: Mac Woodruff - "Vis Insita" Find Mac Woodruff's music at Bandcamp and on Soundcloud. Eero Johannes - "Lipton Service Boy" Find Eero Johannes's mus...
Ep. 0 - Introduction
June 03, 2019 07:00 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBHello! Welcome to the Listening Glass Podcast. Here you'll find our brief ramblings about what inspired us to start this show. It's not our first rodeo, but we expect it to be the best yet. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you'll stick around for what's next. This episode features music from the following artists (in order of appearance): Kneebody - "Dr. Beauchef, Penguin Dentist" Find Kneebody at https://www.kneebody.com/ and on Spotify Eero Johannes - "Lipton Service Boy" Find Eero Jo...