In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 375 - An Era of Wonders, An Epoch of Suckiness September 7, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What can we say about social media? You have been having some troubles with Twitter. Also, you had some thoughts on superhero movies. Please elaborate. Rick Rosner: I can only surmise …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 374 - Out With the Old, In With The New September 6, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: When you're dealing with the way we think, and when you're dealing with the structure of information as it is represented in the world, how much is old information? How …
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In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 373 - Up, Up, and Away, and Away September 5, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is the upper limit to the size of possible universes? Rick Rosner: If there is a set of all possible universes, which is an iffy proposition considering the profusion of possible universes …
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Ask A Genius 372 - Hollow Spheres and Blackish Holes
The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 15 – How Not To Do, At Least Not Early
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 The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 13 – Getting an Animal May 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobson: So, what do people bear in mind when they are thinking about getting an animal or if they have an animal? Rick Rosner: Thing one is, can you care for an …
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In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 12 – Cutting Losses With Work April 22, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What about cutting losses regarding a job? Rick Rosner: As with relationships, it hurts less to cut loose a job if you have something else already lined up. So, that …
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In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 11 – Women's Rising Standards and Calling Out Bad Behaviour April 15, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: I became obsessed with becoming the perfect male feminist to try to get my girlfriend back after she dumped me. So, I read every issue of Miss …
In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 10 – On Bullshit April 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, we were talking about the nature of bullshit off tape. Now, you wanted to look into different aspects of that. Rick Rosner: Let me take my specific situation, I have this YouTube project, where …
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