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 518 – The Current Trump Deal
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 518 - The Current Trump Deal March 20, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is the current Trump deal? Rick Rosner: During the campaign trail, he said that his people - his base - is so solidly behind him. That he could shoot somebody in the middle of …
Ask A Genius 517 – Death Penalty for Abortion
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 517 - Death Penalty for Abortion March 19, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Abortion is an ongoing topic in the United States and around the world. Rick Rosner: There is a bunch of legislation happening in the United States that is crazy. It tries to give women the …
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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 513 – Affirmative Action for the Rich (4)
In-Sight Publishing Ask A Genius 513 - Affirmative Action for the Rich (4) March 15, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Rick Rosner: Thing three is, even without cheating as many do, huge advantages for rich people. For one thing, there is no good guide to applying to college. Every family, every kid, has to kind of …
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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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