[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Can you tell me about the book you're reading and its author? Rick Rosner: Sure, I'm nearly halfway through a book titled 'The Premonition' by Michael Lewis. He's a well-known nonfiction writer, famous for 'Money Ball' and 'The Blind Side', which inspired the Sandra Bullock movie. Lewis has a knack …
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Ask A Genius 680: Being Spry
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How do you feel physically at your age? Do you feel spry? Rick Rosner: Yeah, I'm 61 and two-thirds years old and, unsurprisingly, I deal with various aches. I often wake up with back pain, which seems to be a constant, albeit minor, discomfort. My age shows in some ways, …
Ask A Genius 679: “Don’t Look Up”
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Can you tell me about the TV show 'Succession'? Rick Rosner: Alright, so 'Succession' is playing in the background because my kid is binging on it. It's a show that really delves into dark themes, featuring a cast where nearly every character is unpleasant in their own unique way. Essentially, …
Ask A Genius 678: Absence of Metanarrative
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Do you believe the absence of overarching narratives is enabling the rise of political and social demagogues? Rick Rosner: Yes, I strongly believe that. In America, as I've repeatedly observed, the Republican Party has found it easier to influence less informed individuals. This strategy has led them into a corner …
Ask A Genius 677: Apex Species?
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Do you believe humans are the apex species, and what framework do you use to define 'apex', especially considering nature's indifference? Rick Rosner: For many millennia, humans didn't consider themselves part of nature. We believed we were superior, divinely created to rule and be better than all other entities. This …
Ask A Genius 676: Omicron and January 11th, One Year
[Recording Start] Rick Rosner: Today, January 11th, 2022, marks a significant moment in the ongoing Covid pandemic. Just over a year ago, on January 8th, 2021, we witnessed the peak of a massive winter wave of Covid cases, both in the US and globally. This wave was the deadliest yet. In the US, the situation …
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Ask A Genius 675: Just Wars and Personal Grievances
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Do you see a connection between the philosophical concept of just wars in history and the personal decision to appropriately retaliate against someone physically? Rick Rosner: Absolutely. I spend a lot of time contemplating revenge, especially considering the annoyances from people and the general atmosphere of grievances on platforms like …
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Ask A Genius 674: Cancer and Health Reality
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Can you tell us about the changes in your intensive supplement regimen? Rick Rosner: Certainly. I was diagnosed with early-stage kidney cancer, specifically stage 1a, and underwent surgery to remove a three-centimeter tumor. Fortunately, they saved my kidney, and despite high creatinine levels due to my regular workouts, my kidney …
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Ask A Genius 673: Concepts of Personal Well-Being
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What were the concepts of personal well-being before 1980, and how have they evolved up to now, or what might personal notions of well-being look like today? Rick Rosner: Alright, throughout human history, a key aspect of well-being has been our ability to overlook the inevitability of aging and death. …
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Ask A Genius 672: Relational Degrees of Freedom
[Recording Start] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What are you thinking about recently regarding informational cosmology? Rick Rosner: All right, we were discussing Ed Fredkin and digital physics. I first came across the concept of digital physics around 1972, when a physics professor, who was the father of my brother's basketball teammate, lent me the book "Gravitation" …
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