Space Camp Podcast
Warning: Space Camp Podcast may contain comedy but makes no guarantees. May also feature incoherent, steam of consciousness discussion that will deprive you of some of the precious few moments we get on this Earth. You have been warned.
Episodes
Welcome back to Space Camp folks! Today, co-hosts, Kyle and Torsten, go back to their bread and butter: technology, philosophy, and ethics. They discuss how the “Godfather of AI” (Dr. Geoffrey Hinton) left Google and warns of the dangers of AI. AI has the power for massive disinformation campaigns in the wrong hands, it could put millions of jobs at risk, and might ultimately be the beginning of the end for human civilization. You’...
In today’s episode, we are joined by guest Ryan Reese to discuss the Nobel Prize winning literature piece, The Gulag Archipelago Vol. 1, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Excerpts from the book are required reading in Russia as a direct challenge to Soviet era ideology. The book sold tens of millions of copies world wide and continues to be a powerful literary-historical record of the prison and labor camps that opened in 1917 under Vladi...
Hello friends, In the traditional Space Camp fashion, we have not released anything in many moons. We are back with the warm and fuzzy discussion of assisting in one’s ultimate demise. Imagine being completely physically incapacitated by some debilitating disease while maintaining a sound mind (e.g. Stephen Hawking with ALS), would it warrant bringing your life to an expedited end? Now let’s flip the scenario and think about Robin ...
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Today’s podcast digs into the manifesto of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber. Considered a prodigy early on, many anticipated a bountiful future. He went on to attend Harvard at 16 years of age followed by becoming a mathematics professor. Few would suspect this brilliant and reserved man to be the subject of an FBI led, 125 agent task unit for investigating his defeating bombings. What led this promising indivi...
From Amazon Prime Video to Quibi, we look at the future of streaming in your home. Is it good to have HBO, Netflix, Hulu, and more available all the time?
References:
Portraits of people watching: https://mymodernmet.com/donna-stevens-idiot-box/
Jeffrey Katzenberg on Quibi: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/business/media/jeffrey-katzenberg-quibi-coronavirus.html
The Algebra of Happiness book by Scott Galloway: ht...
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In tonight's podcast, we are joined by our guest, Stan Mou, to discuss the coronavirus pandemic. Stan is a Chinese citizen living in Toronto and was actually in Sichuan Providence in Southwestern China for the Chinese New Year when the government started responding to the coronavirus threat. We discuss his experience during the lockdown, other countries' efforts to slow down the spread, and, of course, a couple...
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Today’s podcast digs into the life of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber. Considered a prodigy early on, many anticipated a bountiful future. He went on to attend Harvard at 16 years of age followed by becoming a mathematics professor. Few would suspect this brilliant and reserved man to be the subject of an FBI led, 125 agent task unit for investigating his defeating bombings. What led this promising indiv...
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We had a new guest join us to discuss the War on Drugs for this episode. Jose Gastaldi has substantial experience working in drug policy in South America and the cannabis industry in Colorado. He is originally from Colombia and has lived and worked in several countries, offers a unique perspective on the War on Drugs. We touch on the Legal Industry of the Coca Plant in South America, ...
Hello friends, in today’s podcast we bring on a new guest, Eric Herbert, to talk about the bullshit asymmetry principle. We get lost in the weeds early but gather ourselves to touch on the dangers of headline reading, how to argue trolls, and even global warming. Sadly, our recording gets cut off abruptly due to technical difficulties. We hope you enjoy!
Join Soren on this solo podcast to dive into a little history of Watchmen and a quick review of episode 1: "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice".
Background: If you want more background on Watchmen please watch (no pun intended) Alt Shift X on it. Truly one of the best backgrounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJmg0uc3CjY
Hello friends, today Kyle discusses the new Netflix documentary touting the vegan lifestyle, The Game Changers.
Hi friends. Today we talk through two main topics: The new Joker movie and the Missing 411.
Joker: the new Todd Phillips movie stars the incredible Joaquin Phoenix. We dive into our ratings of the movie, themes within the film, and comparisons to Heath Ledger. Also Kyle and Soren share a few unnerving stories about their time in the theater.
Missing 411: Have 1,600 people vanished from public lands in the US? We dive into...
Hi friends, tonight I break down some of the expected benefits of fasting and give a primer for you to start your first fast.
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Hello friends, today we talk about the quotes below and Jordan Peterson's check in to rehab.
"Civilization relieves us of the burden of needing to be honest all the time."
"Strong institutions where they exist replace personal relations as social regulators."
"I don't trust society to protect us, I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote...
Hi Friends! Tonight we talk about Dave Chappelle's new comedy special and the reaction by the media to his jokes, and the Pod People of San Francisco.
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