XXASpodcast: Recent Episodes
XXASpodcast
Amit discusses the history of memes with Michael and Gunther.
https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=memes http://www.cracked.com/blog/how-dumbass-memes-turned-into-modern-propaganda/ http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/10/ermahgerd-girl-true-story https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-the-internet-wont-let-harambe-the-gorilla-die http://www.radiolab.org/story/317627-fault-line/ http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/spotify-denies-creating-fake-artists-although-multiple-sources-claim-the-practice-is-real-1202492307/ https://medium.com/@DaleBeran/4chan-the-skeleton-key-to-the-rise-of-trump-624e7cb798cb https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/hit-charade/403192/
Michael explains to Amit and Gunther why intuition matters, especially in our "fake news" society.
https://www.jwtintelligence.com/trend-reports/speak-easy-global-edition/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucekasanoff/2017/02/21/intuition-is-the-highest-form-of-intelligence/#2eb1319e3860 https://qz.com/880678/intuition-is-more-powerful-than-intellect/ https://verybadwizards.fireside.fm/60 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/300913/can-a-modern-brand-trust-artificial-intuition.html https://www.inverse.com/article/31530-scienceblind-andrew-shtulman-climate-change-science-denial http://www.businessinsider.com/garry-kasparov-interview-2017-5
Gunther, Michael, and Amit discuss what language really means. It is more than just communication? And what is the Twilight Zone's take on it?
Also discussed: Language deprivation experiments and the Cognitive Revolution.
Amit and Gunther discussion Automation, the "27 Club", Confirmation Bias and Artificial Intelligence.