Ask A Genius 539 – Addendum on “Points on Covid”

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 539 – Addendum on “Points on Covid” April 29, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: More than ever this fucking virus has underlined that the US states are each kind of a different place. That we live in a loosened place, that our national agglomeration of states is looser …

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Ask A Genius 538 – Points on Covid

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 538 – Points on Covid April 20, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Jacobsen: So, what are some of the points you want to make around Covid-19? Rosner: Just two quick points, to the end of April, the number of official US coronavirus deaths just surpassed the number of American soldiers …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 46 – Lifework: Making a Life Work and a Life’s Work

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 46 – Lifework: Making a Life Work and a Life’s Work April 17, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You talked about how people of destiny can create their own destiny. People can choose to become people of destiny. I don’t know if this …

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Ask A Genius 537 – Hydroxychloroquine

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 537 – Hydroxychloroquine April 17, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is Hydroxychloroquine? Rick Rosner: Hydroxychloroquine and another drug, which is just chloroquine, are two different drugs. Hyodroxy has some Oxygen and Hydrogen molecule attached to it or something. These drugs have promoted in combination as potential miracle cures …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 45 – Guide to the Pandemicon

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 45 – Guide to the Pandemicon April 2, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I had two thoughts to start us off. They’re both related. With regard to pandemics, I see two major trends. Authoritarian governments, they either try to cover it up, delay …

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Ask A Genius 536 – Is Trump Trying?

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 536 – Is Trump Trying? March 25, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: If the President of the United States was trying, would he still be in over his head? Rick Rosner: Yes, he is bad at learning things. The best thing he could do is throw up his hands and …

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Ask A Genius 535 – Denialistic Shit

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 535 – Denialistic Shit March 25, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What could happen? There may be half of a million deaths between mid-June and mid-September. Rick Rosner: It may happen. We may get lucky. The disease may get less virulent and less easily spread in the Summer. Some viruses …

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Ask A Genius 534 – Obviously, Fatally Stupid

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 534 – Obviously, Fatally Stupid March 25, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How many people will die? Is it possible for 100,000,000 people to cease living based on current numbers? Rick Rosner: 100,000,000 people aren’t going to die. It is still early enough in the history of the disease. …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 44 – Our Shared Future as Diminished Humanity

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 44 – Our Shared Future as Diminished Humanity March 23, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Humanity: Will humanity lose a year of progress to coronavirus?  Rick Rosner: The virus is in 195 countries now. A bunch of countries, all of the good countries – …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 43 – Retarded:Developmentally Disabled::Shell Shocked:Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 43 – Retarded:Developmentally Disabled::Shell Shocked:Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder February 29, 2020 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What was your experience working with developmentally disabled people? Rick Rosner: We had a group home. It was close to campus near where all the fraternities and sororities were. Everyone …

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