In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 25 - The Changing Landscape for Men (1) November 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: We were talking about the changing landscape for men. This is for Middle-Aged Guide. What can men do to engage with the modern world? Rick Rosner: Say you're a …
Ask A Genius 443 – Intelligence and Minimal Feedback Systems (2)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 443 - Intelligence and Minimal Feedback Systems (2) November 14, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: You can have moths. Moths may have some idea of space, still; moth space is, maybe, still 3-dimensional but doesn't have much in it. They have reacting to light, navigating via light sources, and so …
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Ask A Genius 442 – Intelligence and Minimal Feedback Systems (1)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 442 - Intelligence and Minimal Feedback Systems (1) November 13, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How does a principle of persistence and a base feedback with the environment imply a level of intelligence? Rick Rosner: You can argue the information content or the amount of information in the model …
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Ask A Genius 441 – Waiting for the Shoes (and the Beat) to Drop (3)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 441 - Waiting for the Shoes (and the Beat) to Drop (3) November 12, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Stupid stuff continues to happen and come out of the White House every day. So, I think that in the years to come; this period will be the focus of some …
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Ask A Genius 440 – Waiting for the Shoes (and the Beat) to Drop (2)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 440 - Waiting for the Shoes (and the Beat) to Drop (2) November 11, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: We are waiting on Mueller. Trump's behavior keeps getting more destructive. He is noting that he is ready to start a trade war with China. It has become increasingly clear that …
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Ask A Genius 439 – Waiting for the Shoes (and the Beat) to Drop (1)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 439 - Waiting for the Shoes (and the Beat) to Drop (1) November 10, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Right now, we are in this weird semi-limbo in America. Where the ball has been tossed into the air and is at the top of its arc, it is not moving …
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Ask A Genius 438 – Tolerance for Risk (5)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 438 - Tolerance for Risk (5) November 9, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: The average lifespan in the 30s was probably 65/67. Now, it is closer to 80. Actually, it is probably much more if you take the more health conscious sectors. There have been splits in lifespans over the …
Ask A Genius 437 – Tolerance for Risk (4)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 437 - Tolerance for Risk (4) November 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Does this relationship with less willingness to die more impact men's self-image than women's because women tend not to be the ones doing the deadly activities as much? Rick Rosner: Yes, there are gender differences. But …
The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 24 – Modern American Men and Women (3)
In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 24 - Modern American Men and Women (3) November 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: In the slightly longer-term, again in America and other parts of the world, you have women outachieving men in many areas including academic. There are more women than men in …
Ask A Genius 436 – Tolerance for Risk (3)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 436 - Tolerance for Risk (3) November 7, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: So, the purported softer generations that are cognizant of bullying is contradicted by what these tough older people are doing, which is getting fat and being stupid. You had a question. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Mores and norms …