Month: March 2018

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO126: Lawrence Krauss Responds To Allegations

Well Lawrence Krauss released his statement on the accusations. It's 9 pages long and about what you'd expect. I've got a lot of thoughts that I wasn't able to get to last week so we're doing another show on #metoo. I really think the thought leaders of the skeptic community are missing out on an opportunity for mainstream relevance. They are exactly the kinds of people we should be hearing from on questions like these. Leave Thomas a voicemail! (916) 750-4746, remember short and to the point! Support the show at seriouspod.com/support! Follow us on Twitter: @seriouspod Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/seriouspod For comments, email thomas@seriouspod.com Direct Download
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Opening Arguments - OA154: Stormy Daniels is a Legal Genius

This emergency episode examines the Complaint filed by Stormy Daniels seeking a legal determination that the Settlement Agreement entered into between her, Donald Trump's lawyer, and (allegedly) Donald Trump is not legally binding. We honestly believe that this is a much bigger bombshell than is being portrayed by the press.  Listen and find out why. We also end with an all-new TTTBE #66 featuring David Michael.  You won't want to miss it!  Remember that you can play along with #TTTBE by retweeting our episode on Twitter or sharing it on Facebook along with your guess.  We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Support us on Patreon at:  patreon.com/law Follow us on Twitter:  @Openargs Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/openargs/ Don't forget the OA Facebook Community! And email us at openarguments@gmail.com  
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African Tech Roundup - A Peek Under the Hood Of South Africa’s Mobility Scene feat. Obakeng Morapeli Matlhoko

Back on the show for the first time since contributing his fair share of involuntary hot takes on Episode 109 entitled "Investor Bias Debate 2.0 + Should Africa Embrace Uberisation?" (http://bit.ly/investorbias) Tapsnapp Founder, Vije Vijendrenath assumes co-hosting duties in Musa Kalenga’s absence. Andile Masuku chats to him about the workarounds he's deployed to secure funding for two startups that he previously struggled to get investors to take seriously-- namely, www.tapsnapp.co and www.youbabyandi.com. Then, joining Andile and Vije on the show for a deep dive into South Africa's mobility scene is Obakeng Morapeli Matlhoko, the Founder of AftaRobot-- South Africa's ambitious "Uber for minibus taxis". Obakeng shares trench insights into his company’s audacious attempt usher in a new paradigm for the country’s notoriously fragmented minibus taxi industry. Music Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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The Gist - Guns, Controlled

On The Gist, who’s left to work for Trump when even the nincompoops are quitting?   

In the interview, Richard Aborn has helped get gun control laws on the books. As president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, he has the data on what works, what doesn’t, and how New York City got so safe. 

In the Spiel, the average Joe has no idea how tariffs actually work. That makes it tough to reason with him.

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The NewsWorthy - Stormy Daniels Sues, 23andMe & Disney World – Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Wednesday, March 7th, 2018!

Today, a top adviser to President Trump is resigning, North Korea signals it may denuclearize and the President is getting sued.

Plus: an at-home genetic test for genes linked to cancers, Forbes annual billionaires list and a new view of Disney World.

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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Philosophers In Space - 0G4: Star Trek: TNG and AI Personhood

Philosopher's log, showdate 02272018. We've encountered Season 2, Episode 9 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and are currently studying it for clues to the nature of artificial personhood. Attempts to address the subject have failed, so we've turned to a thought experiment from 20th century earth; the Turing Test. 

Weekly reading: 

https://www.csee.umbc.edu/courses/471/papers/turing.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

Weekly video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39EdqUbj92U 

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Guest Appearances: Catch Aaron and Thomas on this weeks God Awful Movies.