Things talked about: language pet peeves, human rights, neighbors, cyborgs, the ethics of gene editing, stillness.
Notes
Think Again 2017 Mixtape: Kory Stamper, Teju Cole, George Saunders, Slavoj Zizek, Jennifer Doudna, Timothy Spall. https://overcast.fm/+GJjnExZyE
Big Think podcast interviews Richard Dawkins. Eliminate suffering, abortion, personal liberty… great talk! https://overcast.fm/+GJjlfrPJM
The age of 1 person can do anything! https://x.com/aljwhite/status/910758764483108864
@CBSNews @ekp Worth reading the whole story: https://www.thecut.com/2017/08/ellen-pao-silicon-valley-sexism-reset-excerpt.html
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Just got Venmo. Person to person payment is so easy! I miss US conveniences, banking is so behind in Asia.
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BURN! BURN!! 😂 https://x.com/andrewwogas/status/908178046724620288
Been trying to cut off on 📱, seems Twitter is on 🔥 today.
This tweet is !!! https://x.com/clarajeffery/status/907997677048045568
Is there any research done in Hong Kong on psychedelics? LOL! Everything I’ve learned about it sounds awesome 😂 https://overcast.fm/+DzGVrbRrE
Did you know there’s no flip phone in emoji? Only 📱! 🇯🇵 is crying.
Considering getting a dumb phone for my next cell. No more 📱 #nightmarerectangles for me.
I totally get how some people get addicted to the Tim Ferris show. It’s like drugs for high performer wannabes 😂 https://overcast.fm/+BmGU8SuJg
Parents of high performing people do:
- Talk to their kids as adults
- Exposure to a lot of books
- Build tolerance to repetition
Tim Ferriss Show #261: Maria Sharapova. This part about parents of high performing people is pretty cool! https://overcast.fm/+BmGU8SuJg/26:08
The Donotpay bot will help you sue Equifax in small claims court. <- THIS!! https://boingboing.net/2017/09/12/ddos-equifax.html
@ShaunKing “After studying the bible, I’ve wondered if black people even have souls.” #despicable
Amazing! Listen to this: Think Again – a Big Think Podcast: 112. Richard Dawkins (biologist) – Red in Tooth and Claw https://overcast.fm/+GJjlfrPJM