Ask A Genius 853: Large-Scale Human Institutions

[Recording Start]  Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I was having a percolating thought. Large-scale human institutions; everyone believes in them, has shared values around them, and these structure everything we do in terms of the course development of our lives, the fine-tuned stuff like little interactions. Things like the United Nations, the World Bank, nation states, democratic …

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Ask A Genius 852: Big bang Right-ish/Wrong-ish

[Recording Start]  Rick Rosner: You don't want a theory that says your current theory, say the Big Bang, is wrong and there's a bunch of evidence that it's wrong, you just can't see it. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: [Laughing]. Rosner: That's a bad coincidence. We have a theory that the Big Bang is wrong-ish but there …

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Ask A Genius 849: Harrison Duffy

[Recording Start]  Scott Douglas Jacobsen: This is from Harrison Duffy. “My name is Harrison Duffy and I'm a researcher for a company called Large Eyes, a subsidiary of Matador content LLC. Most recently completing and releasing the Billy Eilish documentary. I specialize in the creation and production of high quality unscripted TV for premium networks. …

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Ask A Genius 847: Vaccines and Pharma Companies

[Recording Start]  Scott Douglas Jacobsen: This is number four in feedback for Rick Rosner.  “Sure, vaccine proven effective and those sneaky Pharma companies have some pretty big lawsuits in the past” Rick Rosner: Yeah, there's a book by the guy who wrote The Blind Side, Michael Lewis. Anyway, about the CDC; U.S Centers for Disease …

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Ask A Genius 846: Charles Young

[Recording Start]  Scott Douglas Jacobsen: This is a third one for the new series on answering inquiries from website http://www.rickbrosner.org . You can ask comments at http://www.rick rosner.org/contact.  Rick Rosner: Also, if you have like Dear Abby type questions, I'll try to answer those too. I read advice columns a lot and I usually end …

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Ask A Genius 845: Ross Whatley

[Recording Start]  Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Ross Whatley, ross.whatley@gmail.com. “Dear Mr. Rosner, please remake your 70s to 80s action-packed cop show chips with for modern audiences and a major Network like NBC. Get the CHP and the original cast in behind the scenes roles to really deliver a series that are better than the original in …

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Ask A Genius 844: Gavin Joyner

[Recording Start]  Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Gavin Joyner. gavinjoyner@gmail.com. “What supplements or nootropics do you take now?  I'm taking four 4-chloro Modafinil and Phosphatidylserine at the moment. A few here and there but I want your take on what should or shouldn't I be taking. The reason why I ask is because you yourself take 38 …

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