In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 406 - Science Faction Halting October 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What happens if the science fiction future does not become future science? Rick Rosner: What you're talking about harkens back to Feynman's three scientific futures, one where science grinds to a halt because the things in the …
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The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 20 – Kavanaugh Past Graduation
In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 20 - Kavanaugh Past Graduation October 8, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You were a fake high school student for several years. Rick Rosner: And a real high school student! Jacobsen: This lasted until age 27 with graduation. You have lots of experience with …
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Ask A Genius 405 – The Democrats and Republicans
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 405 - The Democrats and Republicans October 7, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What do the major political parties in the United States of America represent? Rick Rosner: The major political parties, Republicans and Democrats, take huge demographic slices out of the population. When you look at the expressed …
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Ask A Genius 404 – No Credit Where Non-Credit Isn’t Due
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 404 - No Credit Where Non-Credit Isn't Due October 6, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Rick Rosner: I think we've talked about this before. But that may be giving books too much credit. I am sure there are books that get it way wrong too. There are thousands, tens …
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Ask A Genius 403 – The Overturning of Normal Human Life
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 403 - The Overturning of Normal Human Life October 5, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What bases are there for what you call the end of normal human life or a steady erosion of normal human life? Rick Rosner: We were talking earlier: Is it surprising or weird that …
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Ask A Genius 402 – Moore’s Law As Moore’s Laws (3)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 402 - Moore's Law As Moore's Laws (3) October 4, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How might this trend in Moore's Law relate to evolution? Rick Rosner: I think evolution is imperfectly opportunistic. That all the organisms in the world are facing the conditions that they face; life is …
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Ask A Genius 401 – Moore’s Law As Moore’s Laws (2)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 401 - Moore's Law As Moore's Laws (2) October 3, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did the conversation with the AI guy go? Rick Rosner: I talked to a guy who works in AI. He told me that I was way off about human-level AI in the near …
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Ask A Genius 400 – Moore’s Law As Moore’s Laws (1)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 400 - Moore's Law As Moore's Laws (1) October 2, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is the plural nature of Moore's Law? Rick Rosner: People have been arguing for years. Moore's Law is a set of laws about the rates at which various computer components shrink down, …
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Ask A Genius 399 – Golden Age of Comedy
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 399 - Golden Age of Comedy October 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did we come to the Golden Age of Comedy? Rick Rosner: I have a half-assed and obvious theory. Dominant media attract the most talented people. The shift over the past 120 years. The stage gave …
The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 19 – Your Own Opinions Can Suck Too
In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 19 - Your Own Opinions Can Suck Too October 1, 2018 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, why are people convinced of their own awesomeness? Rick Rosner: Lance and I argue every week. Lance is super conservative. I am liberal. Lance, often, accuses me of …
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