Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Svein Olav Nyberg Session, so, he wanted to make it a thing to talk about the one and the many. We took this as, and I didn't clarify, the separation between the individual and the collective in a social sense. …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Svein Olav Nyberg is a member of the high-IQ communities. He says, "Ask him if he has any thoughts on the ancient problem of the One and the Many." Rosner: Yes, I have thoughts about that. We live in an …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Rick Rosner: Are you familiar with the show on Prime about superheroes who are all evil assholes for the most part? Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I am familiar with the show to some degree. Rosner: All right. So they've got a new character this …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com *Updated July 30, 2024, based on minor new information.* Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Someone else [Ed. He did want name mentioned: Thor Fabian Pettersen.] mentioned in passing: If you're the ‘smartest man in the world,’ you should be able to solve certain things, like …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: This is Hindemburg Melão Jr. He asks, "Do you consider that dark matter is a satisfactory explanation for the anomalies observed in the rotation speed of galaxies?" and "What other alternatives do you consider plausible?" Rick Rosner: Yes, maybe. Suppose …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: The first question is from Matthew Scillitani: 'What's your current diet, exercise, and supplement regimen?' You have made skeptical commentary about most of them not being effective, but you still take them. So you should comment on that as well. …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What's the one fashion choice you regret? Rick Rosner: I've had a lot of them. In high school, I wanted to see what I might look like as a blonde, and I tried to peroxide my hair. If you don't …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What's the worst you've ever been hit in the nuts? Hitting the nuts? Rick Rosner: If I had to pinpoint it, it was probably in elementary school. Judy hit me in the nuts. I didn't get along with Judy in …
Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is the difficulty of constructing a high-range test? For the sake of conversation, people have different definitions in these communities. I will keep it simple: anything above and not including a 160 IQ on a standard deviation of 15 …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You played golf? Rick Rosner: I've only played Wii Golf and putt-putt. Have you? Jacobsen: I played golf a lot when I was younger. Rosner: It seems it would be fun and frustrating. You have to learn to be calm. Jacobsen: It's both. My …
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