Month: February 2018

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Philosophers In Space - 0G1: Black Mirror and The Experience Machine

Source material: Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 1: USS Callister

We break down one of the most popular episodes of Black Mirror and consider our first great thought experiment, Nozick’s experience machine. Then, after hours, Thomas breaks out the wet blankets for everyone.

 

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Python Bytes - #65 Speed of your import statements affecting performance?

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The Gist - Spoon-Fed by the Feds

On The Gist, on the White House budget’s effort to replace half of food-stamp funding with crappy meal boxes.

How do you fix one of the most gerrymandered states in the country? It helps to have a tireless amateur mapmaker in your ranks. Mike talks to Amanda Holt, who spurred Pennsylvania to redraw its legislative districts in 2013 and is closely watching the state’s ongoing court battle over its congressional districts.  

In the Spiel, the American intelligence community still has to convince the White House that Russia’s up to no good.

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Sexology (SEX) with Shan Boody aka Shannon Boodram

Sex. Sex. Sex. Sex. Also sex. Buckle up, Ologites, because clinical sexologist and author Shannon Boodram (known for her sex educational YouTube channel ShanBoody) chats with Alie about sexual identity, how a friggin' vagina works, how to get over slumps, love languages, monogamy vs. open relationships, dating in the wake of #metoo, some fun with prostate orgasms, foot fetishes and why relationships can be like pizza. Then at the very very end Alie talks about the weirdest sex dream she's ever had SORRY.

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The NewsWorthy - Obamas’ Portraits, Nanorobots & Chloe Kim – Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Tuesday, February 13th, 2018!

Today: what President Trump's budget proposal says and the two reasons why the former president's portrait is historic.

Plus: nanorobots may cure cancer, Chloe Kim wins the gold and the Peter Rabbit controversy.

 All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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Opening Arguments - OA147: The Satanic Temple (featuring Lucien Greaves)

Today's episode features a full-length interview with the co-founder of The Satanic Temple, Lucien Greaves.   This episode is part of a two-part crossover with Episode 119 of Serious Inquiries Only.  In this episode, we talk about TST's lawsuit challenging Missouri's abortion law and other issues at the forefront of church-state separation. After that, we end with the answer to Thomas (and Lucien!) Take the Bar Exam Question #62, a fiendishly difficult question about the Statute of Frauds.  Don't forget to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Recent Appearances None.  Have us on your show! Show Notes & Links
  1. Don't forget to check out Episode 119 of Serious Inquiries Only featuring Jex Blackmore!
  2. We first discussed TST's lawsuit challenging the Missouri abortion law way back in Episode 7 and Episode 8!
  3.  You can follow the link to the January 23, 2018 oral arguments in Doe v. Greitens by clicking here.
  4. Doe's brief can be found here, and this is the State of Missouri's response.
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