In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 266 - Genius, Sex, and Judgment Scott Douglas Jacobsen & Rick Rosner August 21, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Off-tape, we were discussing things. Alright so, we left off saying that receiver to be more wild ass or weird male super geniuses than female super geniuses. And one …
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In-Sight Publishing August 20, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, can you explain to me again what the hell is Kitsch? How does it differentiate from quiche? Why are we talking about it? Rick Rosner: Quiches is an egg pie. Kitsch is easily appreciated pandering to the easy emotions art. Like cute …
In-Sight Publishing August 19, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is kitsch? Rick Rosner: Kitsch is easy comforting art. In a previous time, everybody would know what they are; do you know what Hummel figurines are? Jacobsen: No. Rosner: Everybody knew what they were in the 60s, 70s, even in the 80s. …
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 263 - Endless Forms Most Beautiful (3) Scott Douglas Jacobsen & Rick Rosner August 18, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Do you have like a metric for that? Rick Rosner: Oh, I don't know. Just where I feel like there’s—yeah we could have a metric, where I feel …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 262 - Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2) Scott Douglas Jacobsen & Rick Rosner August 17, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: There will be just being able to go on indefinitely in one’s current form or in a number of, in a variety of alternate forms, or, you can allow …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 261 - Necessity of Long-Term Thinking (4) Scott Douglas Jacobsen & Rick Rosner August 16, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Because our evolutionary tactic, the thing that helps us occupy our niche in the world is having a big brain. But brains can only be so big before they …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 260 - Necessity of Long-Term Thinking (3) Scott Douglas Jacobsen & Rick Rosner August 15, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Unless there are great strides made in medicine, I’ve got, another 20, if I’m lucky, 25 years of competent life left. That’s just nothing. But anyway, we are, we …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 259 - Necessity of Long-Term Thinking (2) Scott Douglas Jacobsen & Rick Rosner August 14, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: John Maynard Keynes said that during the great depression, when somebody must’ve asked him what’s the best long term solution. And he was saying, f- long term solutions. We …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 258 - Necessity of Long-Term Thinking Scott Douglas Jacobsen & Rick Rosner August 13, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Long term thinking. Long term thinking is needed. Most of us only do short term thinking. Why, and why is it a problem now? Rick Rosner: Well you just …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 257 - Communists and Hollywood Scott Douglas Jacobsen & Rick Rosner August 12, 2017 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Communists had some success in infiltrating Hollywood, getting some projects made that were very pro soviet. At the same time, there were a lot of people who got up in Hollywood …
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