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Automating with Robots Ethan Swan and Fernando Garcia
Ethan and Fernando discuss what tasks should be automated with robots, whatever exactly that entails. They discuss the practicality of a Roomba with spinning blades and accidentally reinvent the Lazy Susan.
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Article Review: The Science of Inequality Andrew Petrisin, Ethan Swan, and Fernando Garcia
Andrew makes a repeat…. occurrence? He, Ethan, and Fernando review Scientific American’s “Science of Inequality” article series.
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Quick Hits, February 2019 Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Matt Gillham
Ethan, Fernando, and Matt record another aimless episode of Quick Hits.
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Statistically Speaking Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Phil Anderson
Ethan, Fernando, and Phil cover the two major statistical frameworks: Bayesianism and Frequentism.
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Quick Hits, November 2018 Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Matt Gillham
Ethan, Fernando, and Matt bring back the Quick Hits format only to get derailed arguing about the merits of the medical field.
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Book Club: Dataclysm Ethan Swan, Carly Gundy, Corinne Schlachter, and Phil Anderson
Ethan is joined by guests Carly, Corinne, and Phil to review Christian Rudder’s Dataclysm in a long episode.
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Quick Hits, August 2018 Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Matt Gillham
Ethan, Fernando, and Matt reprise the Quick Hits format. They ideate over whether “ideate” is actually a word.
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Mass Transit for the Masses Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Andrew Petrisin
Ethan, Fernando, and new guest Andrew talk about an often overlooked but surprisingly interesting topic: mass transit.
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Game Theory Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Matt Gillham
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Government Series, Part 3: Polystate Ethan Swan and Fernando Garcia
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Quick Hits, May 2018 Ethan Swan and Fernando Garcia
Ethan and Fernando debut a new style of pod: just chatting about what’s on their minds.
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Book Club: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Ethan Swan, Greg Moore, and Phil Anderson
Ethan, Greg, and guest Phil review Yuval Noah Harari’s New York Times Bestseller.
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Bitcoin is Failing and We're All Going to Die Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Matt Gillham
Ethan, Fernando, and Matt talk about the ins and outs of blockchain technology.
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Subvocalization Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Greg Moore
Greg joins Fernando and Ethan to talk about subvocalization. Ever heard of it? There’s a good chance you’re doing it right now.
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Government Series, Part 2: Delegative Democracy (Liquid Democracy) Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Matt Gillham
The crew takes on Delegative Democracy, where votes can be delegated. Ever wish you could just give your vote to someone else and let them do the hard work for you?
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Government Series, Part 1: Futarchy Ethan Swan, Fernando Garcia, and Matt Gillham
Fernando, Matt, and Ethan talk about a form of government proposed by an economist. Learn more about futarchy, where policy is decided by financial markets.
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