In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 368 - The Future of Remembering July 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: We were talking off tape about the future of remembering. What are you taking into account when you are thinking of future of remembering? Rick Rosner: Well I am thinking that in the future our brains …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 367 - Mitigating Risk (2) June 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I want to take it a little bit deeper with that. If F. Scott Fitzgerald is stating that the trademark of a first-rate mind is one that can hold two ideas that are different simultaneously, then …
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 366 - Mitigating Risk (1) June 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: We share the hope for the hollowing out of the more harmful aspects of religion. Many religious individuals share this concern as well. In common, decent people, it is a common desire to see …
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 365 - Rosner Summer Camp June 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How was the summer camp for you? For some, that is a common experience. Rick Rosner: Ok so, after finishing the few miserable weeks of summer camp, I decided that I will no longer allow …
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 364 - Punks in Cyberspace and the Real World June 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Why is the science fiction of going to Mars unlikely to become a reality as it is traditionally presented to us in the books and movies oriented with a science fiction …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 363 - Platonic Forms and Ideas, Memes and Archetypes May 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What about dissociation of memes defined insofar as they might be considered in the context of Platonic Forms and Ideas? Rick Rosner: All right so, Platonic Ideas and Forms are the idea …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 362 - Reinvention May 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You were a fake high school student, and a stripper and bouncer. When? Rick Rosner: Into my 20s, early 20s, from 20 to 26, I was a bouncer and a stripper. I went to college in my …
In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 14 – Insurance May 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, what is insurance? You described off tape it as something about smearing risk. Rick Rosner: Alright. So, part of growing up or at least growing older, one part of it is deciding …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 361 - Ungentlemanly Ill-Wishing May 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, Trump had a series of unfortunate events in 2017. Can you expound on those as far as you see them? Rick Rosner: A little bit. He had a particularly terrible healthcare effort. It was super …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 360 - Lies, Damned Lies, and Fallout May 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I mentioned the Satanic Temple and Lucien Greaves and poor journalistic practices, especially from Fox News. The Arizona chapter has specifically mentioned this to me in an interview. What was your experience? Let's …
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