In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 8 - Effective Communication March 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What makes an effective communication? Rick Rosner: Before as a kid, before that was even a thing, I've had many awkward years and they haven't entirely gone away though I've been a …
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In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 7 - Cutting Your Losses in an Argument March 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What about cutting your losses with regards to something small in a relationship, like an argument? You argue over something being moved, like a piece of furniture or …
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 354 - The Informational Translation Problem March 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: We were talking off tape about hardware and software and information and if you have a potentially infinite set of hardware and a hardware implies certain infinities in information. Rick Rosner: I read this …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 353 - Independent But Logically Consistent March 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What about the blob? Rick Rosner: At some point, once information processes, conscious information processes are decoupled from the human body. It can be easily moved around and merged with other minds or other …
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In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 6 - Buy A House March 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is the middle-aged advice for buying a house? Rick Rosner: There are all sorts of new models for house buying because the internet is changing everything, but you probably still …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 352 - It's a Big Blob Out There March 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What about the blob? Rick Rosner: At some point, once information processes, conscious information processes are decoupled from the human body, it can be easily moved around and merged with other minds …
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In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 5 - Cutting Your Losses March 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is something to bear in mind when you are cutting your losses? Rick Rosner: My writing partner and I used to pitch a lot of shows, 15 and 20 years ago. …
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In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius's Guide to Almost Everything 4 - How to Stay Fit Lazily February 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How do you stay fit if you are lazy? Rick Rosner: Here are some tips, eat fiber gummies, which help you digest less of your food, it is probably worth 5 …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 351 - Schadenfreude: How Do You Feel About Jung? Mixed. February 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You had some short ideas on Freud and Jung. Rick Rosner: Schadenfreude is a helpful shorthand for a certain mixed emotion, and once you hear it, then it's sticky for …
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In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius's Guide to Almost Everything 3 - Buying a Car (2) February 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is the philosophy behind spending money on cars? Rick Rosner: My default philosophy is that my money should belong to me. I shouldn't have to just shell out stuff because …
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