In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 527 – No Governor for the Self-Consistency of the Universe August 8, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, there’s no governor anywhere. There are principles guiding things. Rick Rosner: The principles are emergent, whatever does not contradict itself can exist, but all these principles are not necessarily pre-existing. They’re embodied …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 526 – Heatwaves Won't Cooldown July 26, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, we’ve had massive heatwaves. Places like Greenland and elsewhere are set for records. Rick Rosner: It has been apparent that anybody who is denying it is either a paid shill or is an idiot. What we’ll …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 525 – Moral Erosion Through Social Media July 25, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: If we’re looking at social media saturation, how does this erode moral standards? Rick Rosner: Instead of starting from there, I will start from where I started from. I, and other people, will occasionally look at …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 524 – Einstein’s Great Misfortune July 25, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What was Einstein’s great misfortune? Rick Rosner: He got the U.S. going on the atomic bomb and wrote the letter to F.D.R. Leo Szilard. “We have to beat them to the bomb.” Now, we, and a bunch of …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 523 – Personal Limitations of Einstein July 25, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What were the personal limitations of Einstein? Rick Rosner: Einstein spent the second half of his life trying to come up with the Unified Field Theory to bring all the forces of nature into one simple theory. …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 522 - Worst Leaders in History July 21, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Who do you think is the worst leader in history? Rick Rosner: The 20th century had three of the worst leaders in history based on raw body count. Mao may have been responsible for 50 …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 521 - Asshole Leaders Are Bugs, Not Features July 21, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How can you apply the Sunk Cost Fallacy to the political landscape of the United States now? Rick Rosner: Trump's base gets more and more entrenched. The more he shows himself to …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 520 – Profits Over Ethics July 14, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: If we're taking changes in ethical norms, what ones are in flux now? Rick Rosner: The deal is, 40% of the adult population of America supports Trump to some extent. Much of that base is Evangelical …
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 519 - The American Experiment Waning or Waxing July 13, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Is the American experiment waning? Rick Rosner: By "American experiment," you mean the democratic experiment for the last 23 years. Jacobsen: Yes. Rosner: It is not entirely the right question to ask because the …
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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 …
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