THUNK
Josh Pelton
A show about things that tickle your brain.
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Mar 6, 2019 • 11min
164. Survey Results
Survey Link - https://goo.gl/forms/RZQSnxPWjh83fZ4J2
Video: http://youtu.be/SsKONP7W2Z0 Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2019/03/06/164.-Survey-Results.html
Feb 13, 2019 • 9min
163. Hacking vs. Design
Creators are familiar with two different types of problem-solving: there’s the careful, deliberate kind…and there’s hacks.
Video: http://youtu.be/dxdcshbE7AU Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2019/02/13/163.-Hacking-vs.-Design.html
Jan 30, 2019 • 9min
162. Minimalism
Minimalism is a philosophy that many find appealing, but what connection does it have to wealth?
Video: http://youtu.be/TG7KyTgH1XA Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2019/01/30/162.-Minimalism.html
Jan 16, 2019 • 8min
161. '13 Reasons Why' and Compatibilism
“13 Reasons Why” attributes suicide to a number of causes, but omits a crucial aspect of the story: free will.
Video: http://youtu.be/ngQ7Dh9-NFM Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2019/01/16/161.-'13-Reasons-Why'-and-Compatibilism.html
Jan 2, 2019 • 10min
160. Theories of Truth, Part 2
We default to correspondence theory to explain how truth works…could that be a relic of Enlightenment values?
Video: http://youtu.be/6ftWQzbxsSY Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2019/01/02/160.-Theories-of-Truth,-Part-2.html
Dec 19, 2018 • 9min
159. Theories of Truth, Part 1
Philosophers aren’t just preoccupied with fundamental truths - they think a fair amount about what truth is.
Video: http://youtu.be/lgDAQw3XJzE Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/12/19/159.-Theories-of-Truth,-Part-1.html
Nov 28, 2018 • 9min
158. On the Virtues of Wiggle Room
Allowing for little bit of “wiggle room” might seem frivolous, but it can have massive implications.
Video: http://youtu.be/2qievobZhCc Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/11/28/158.-On-the-Virtues-of-Wiggle-Room.html
Nov 21, 2018 • 7min
157. Issues With Infinity
Scientists are used to seeing infinity in their equations, but refuse to accept it as an answer to them - why?
Video: http://youtu.be/DmZ3HrZO-gQ Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/11/21/157.-Issues-With-Infinity.html
Nov 1, 2018 • 9min
156. Less Wrong, Rationality, and Logicbros
I focus a lot on improving my critical thinking skills & knowledge of bias, but I may just be honing deadly weapons to be wielded by the mad specter that sometimes possesses me.
Video: http://youtu.be/Gtg9tQ4mqLc Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/11/01/156.-Less-Wrong,-Rationality,-and-Logicbros.html
Oct 17, 2018 • 9min
155. Combinatorial Explosion and Flu Shots
Influenza isn’t complex, but it uses the insane growth rate of f(x) = x! , one of the fastest-growing functions out there. The greatest benefit of the #flushot isn’t keeping you healthy, it’s retarding that combinatorial explosion enough to save lives. Get one.
Video: http://youtu.be/s5CLpkTdiLM Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2018/10/17/155.-Combinatorial-Explosion-and-Flu-Shots.html
