In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 16 – To Kava-No or To Kava-Yes: Kavanaugh-ing at the Nation's Heels September 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is happening in American politics now? Rick Rosner: Right now, as we speak, we are towards the end of the hearings for the Supreme …
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Ask A Genius 375 – An Era of Wonders, An Epoch of Suckiness
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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Ask A Genius 374 – Out With the Old, In With The New
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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Ask A Genius 373 – Up, Up, and Away, and Away
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
Ask A Genius 372 - Hollow Spheres and Blackish Holes
The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 15 – How Not To Die, At Least Not Early
The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 15 – How Not To Do, At Least Not Early
The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 14 – Insurance
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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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 13 – Getting an Animal
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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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 12 – Cutting Losses With Work
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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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 11 – Women’s Rising Standards and Calling Out Bad Behaviour
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 …
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