The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 35 – Nerd, Geek, and Dweeb Civilians, Back to Work: Welcome to the Tech Corps!

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 35 - Nerd, Geek, and Dweeb Civilians, Back to Work: Welcome to the Tech Corps! June 27, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What are some contexts in which America has big tech pushes? Rick Rosner: World War II is the most famous tech push …

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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 34 (Another Addendum) – Cancer

In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 34 (Another Addendum) - Cancer May 2, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You have cancer. What's up? Rick Rosner: Just a little, just a whiff of cancer, I have three-millimetre tumour poking out of my left kidney. That they're going to take out of …

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Ask A Genius 516 – Affirmative Action for the Rich (7)

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 516 - Affirmative Action for the Rich (7) March 18, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Another factor is that we're babies. We are more influenced by the deliciousness of social media, perhaps, than striver countries like India and China, where we have the luxury of being academically lazy …

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Ask A Genius 515 – Affirmative Action for the Rich (6)

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 515 - Affirmative Action for the Rich (6) March 17, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How will this stratify America in the 2020s? Rick Rosner: America is already the most stratified that it has been and the most divided it has been politically, and stratified it has been …

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Ask A Genius 514 – Affirmative Action for the Rich (5)

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 514 - Affirmative Action for the Rich (5) March 16, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: I would use Carole and myself, and our kid, as an example. I mean, we had one kid, which meant our focus was one. I don't think we wee helicopter parents. We weren't Tiger …

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Ask A Genius 512 – Affirmative Action for the Rich (3)

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 512 - Affirmative Action for the Rich (3) March 14, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Big problem two is that kids apply - the gunners, the elite kids trying to get into the elite colleges. Back when I was applying, a kid might apply to 4 colleges, like a …

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Ask A Genius 511 – Affirmative Action for the Rich (2)

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 511 - Affirmative Action for the Rich (2) March 13, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Let me say a few things about college admissions in America, which are a mess. Thing one is, there are many more highly qualified students who want to go to highly selective schools than …

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Ask A Genius 510 – Affirmative Action for the Rich (1)

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 510 - Affirmative Action for the Rich (1) March 12, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: There is affirmative action for the rich in America. What happened in some of these cases? Rick Rosner: There was a guy who was clearing tens of millions of dollars through the side …

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Ask A Genius 508 – Legally Binding (2)

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 508 - Legally Binding (2) March 10, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What else? Rick Rosner: Everything is up in the air. There was a story about how Trump's failures include the federal deficit exploding because of the tax cut for rich people. Many people are paying more …

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Ask A Genius 507 – Legally Binding (1)

In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 507 - Legally Binding (1) March 9, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Is this showing that the legal system isn't working in the United States with Manafort getting sentenced and a whole stream of people coming through from the Trump Administration? Rick Rosner: Off-tape, you asked what's up …

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