Month: February 2022

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Lex Fridman Podcast - #261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind

Philip Goff is a philosopher of mind and consciousness at Durham University and author of Galileo’s Error. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(07:40) – Conscious matter
(41:06) – Death, mystical experiences and collective consciousness
(51:30) – The authority of expertise
(1:12:27) – Panpsychism and physics
(1:41:11) – Suffering, zombies and illusion
(2:13:57) – JRE podcast recap
(2:25:33) – Free will
(2:43:12) – Are we living in a simulation?
(2:47:04) – Meaning of life

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Federalist Radio Hour - How Abortion ‘Harms Everything and Solves Nothing’

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Ryan T. Anderson, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and Alexandra DeSanctis, a staff writer for National Review and visiting fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, join Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss their book "Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything […]
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: What is the Oculus Temple? Parents in the CIA, and more on New Brunswick

An anonymous caller wants more people to know the bizarre story of the Oculus Temple. Mr. Tin Mouse recounts how he discovered his father worked for The Company. Lady Ferox reaches out with more details on the mysterious disease surfacing in New Brunswick. All this and more in this week's listener mail.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/03

More than 100 million Americans cope with snow, rain, sleet or ice. US raid in Syria takes out ISIS leader. Targeting ghost guns. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Headlines From The Times - No freedom gold medal for you, Olympics

There’s a growing realization that the brilliance of the world’s best athletes isn’t enough anymore to cover some glaring problems that come with putting on the Olympics every two years.

The International Olympics Committee has always claimed the Games are about promoting goodwill and celebrating the brotherhood of mankind. But as it turns out, not only do Olympics not do that, they tend to make democratic states… more authoritarian.

So what does that mean for the Games coming to Los Angeles in 2028?

Guests: Human Rights Watch China Director Sophie Richardson, and Pacific University political science professor Jules Boykoff

More reading:

The ‘Feel Guilty Games’?: China human rights issues have forever marked the Beijing Olympics

2028 L.A. Olympics: Agreement outlines key issues but final price tag remains unclear

Op-Ed: Tokyo’s Olympics have turned nightmarish. L.A., are you watching?

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Short Wave - Science In The City: Cylita Guy Talks Chasing Bats And Tracking Rats

Cylita Guy was a curious child who enjoyed exploring the beaches, parks and animals that shared her hometown of Toronto, Canada. She's a scientist – an urban ecologist – interested in city-dwelling bats. Cylita talks to guest host Lauren Sommer about the importance of studying wildlife in cities, and about her children's book, Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science and How We Share Our Cities.

This episode was produced by Berly McCoy, edited by Stephanie O'Neill and fact checked by Katherine Sypher. The audio engineer for this episode was Patrick Murray.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 2.3.22

Alabama

  • Senator Tommy Tuberville supports School Choice for parents
  • Judiciary committee in AL senate passes constitutional carry bill
  • Changes coming to town of Brookside after Town Hall meeting this week
  • Jury decides that neither side  was defamed in Moore v. Corfman trial
  • Public hearings to be held on Passenger rail service from Mobile to New Orleans
  • Auburn city council votes to name new connector road after fallen officer

National

  • Senate now has 50 Republican votes and 49 Democrats after NM senator has stroke
  • 49 Republicans  pledge to not fund government if vaccine mandate not removed
  • FBI Director Christopher Wray says China is the single broadest threat to US
  • US truckers planning convoy to DC are fully deplatformed by Facebook
  • CNN President Jeff Zucker resigns after longstanding affair with co-worker is outed
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The Intelligence from The Economist - A model result: our French-election series begins

In the first instalment of the series, we unveil our forecast model and visit one of the quiet suburbs where the vote’s outcome will probably be decided. Debt has soared as borrowing costs stayed low; we examine who will foot the enormous interest bills as rates rise. And the one place where marriages increased in the pandemic era. 

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