Archive for February, 2010

We start talking about the Canada-US hockey game and end up talking about the nature of sport, and why people care. We also dive back into the music question, with a really enlightening post from Paul.

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“It’s a Trap!”

“The answer to the great question of life, the universe, and…lost socks”

Will we finally switch to nuclear power? Will AI finally come true?  Find out from Patrick Beja and Stephen Schleicher on this episode.

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“What is new is old again”

We get to talking about the problems with gerrymandering and the polarization of US politics, and somehow that leads Roger to want to talk about assassinations. Please don’t assassinate anyone. It was only a thought-experiment.

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“Live Avatar Role Playing”