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Brighter Ideas, Fun and Food.

JoshA

  • Oct 18, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 36m AVG DURATION
  • 36 EPISODES


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Brighter Ideas: Measuring and Numbers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 51:13


We usually take base 10 as being the natural way to look at numbers but is it? How are other types of numbers used in measurement units?

Brighter Ideas: The Simulation Hypothesis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 46:34


We discuss the simulation hypothesis - the idea that our percieved universe may be the simulation of a more advanced version of ourselves. We look at some of the evidence for and against it.

Bite Brighter: Popeye's Sandwich

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 15:47


I tried the famous Popeye's chicken sandwich and share my thoughts and reaction.

Getting Brighter: The Miracle of Transportation & Communication

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 41:30


We reflect on the tremendous growth in capability in two key categories of technology. We try to put this growth into perspective by looking at how we have reduced costs while improving the capabilities.

Getting Brighter: The Miracle of Transportation & Communication

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 41:30


We reflect on the tremendous growth in capability in two key categories of technology. We try to put this growth into perspective by looking at how we have reduced costs while improving the capabilities.

Brighter Ideas: Lies We Tell and Are Told

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 24:31


In having discussions about difficult topics, people often shut down conversation though the use of a logical fallacy. We discus a few of the ones that I often see.

Brighter Ideas: Would you be a good time traveler?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 46:55


If you could travel back in time without worrying what your changes would cause, how could you improve the world?

Getting Brighter: The Future We Lost, today... (part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 61:12


We've lost a future that promised greater capability as computers became ubiquitous. While computers are better, faster, easier and cheaper than ever, something has gone wrong. Look at the present and see how e fall short of the future that might have been.

Getting Brighter: The Future We Lost...

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 31:31


We've lost a future that promised greater capability as computers became ubiquitous. While computers are better, faster, easier and cheaper than ever, something has gone wrong. We start exploring the past to understand future we could have had.

Getting Brighter: Computer Code As Speech: DeCSS and the DMCA

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 35:39


At the end of the 90's, the DMCA was passed and a program called DeCSS was released. DeCSS decrypted region-encoded DVD's to allow copying and as well as playback in region other than the one the DVD was sold in. We will talk about this case, what happened and discuss how we can legally analyze computer source code to decide if it qualifies as speech.

Bite Brighter: Tots, Wings and Nachos

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 30:37


We explore the history of some common appetizers/snacks.

Brighter Ideas: Permanence

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 40:35


We explore the idea of permanence vs the human timescale. We talk about what it takes to have a permanent, or at least long-lived, effect on the world.

Bite Brighter: Regional Sodas

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 23:28


I share my experiences with various regional sodas.

Getting Brighter: Economy: The Gold Standard and Federal Reserve

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 35:37


We discuss the Gold Standard, why it is used and what its drawbacks are. We also discuss the creation of the Federal Reserve System and how we slowly moved to fiat currency.

Staying Brighter: COVID-19 - Predicting The Future

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 46:39


COVID-19 is an on-going pandemic. We talk about how to understand models of the progression and what changes are likely to happen as a result of this experience.

Getting Brighter: Economy: What is money?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 37:48


We explore the purpose of money, how it is valued and how it came to be.

Brighter Ideas: How would a Mars Colony Work?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 37:35


We explore what it would take to make a Mars colony, what challenges it would face and what it might be like

Brighter Ideas: Healthcare Reform Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 28:49


Continuing our discussion from part 1, healthcare reform is a perennial topic because it touches everyone. We talk about the various ways that healthcare is delivered and paid for. We also look at the cost drivers.

Staying Brighter: COVID-19 - Stay Safe Out There

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 34:48


COVID-19 is an on-going pandemic. We talk about how and why to stay safe while this is an on-going problem.

Brighter Ideas: Healthcare Reform Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 38:49


Healthcare reform is a perennial topic because it touches everyone. We talk about the various ways that healthcare is delivered and paid for. We also look at the cost drivers.

Brighter Ideas: Rebuilding - Last Man On Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 50:20


In the show Last Man On Earth, almost everyone died from a virus. We discuss what one could do to help ensure that the world gets rebuilt and that we regain civilization as quickly as possible.

Bite Brighter: Wendy's Breakfast Edition!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 19:31


Wendy's is just launching its breakfast menu. I give my review and talk about some of the other menu items.

Getting brighter: Copyright Part 2: What went wrong with Copyrights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 51:13


Copyrights are commonplace in our world. We continue our discussion on their purpose and current state.

Bite brighter: Donuts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 26:32


A discussion of types and history of donuts along with some stories and my preferences.

Getting brighter: Copyright Part 1: The history and why it exists

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 32:52


Copyrights are commonplace in our world. We explore where they came from, what their purpose is and how to understand the tradeoff they represent.

Bite Brighter: Retired Snack Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 27:04


We talk about four snacks that have been retired and the stories behind the retirement.

Getting brighter: Digital Freedom and Broken Devices

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 16:58


We review a recent news story that demonstrates the risk of not having digital freedom.

Getting brighter: Social Ratchets - The Ratchet Effect

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 37:45


There exist social concepts which can only move in one direction, like a ratchet. We explore where this concept can be seen.

Brighter Fun: Travel Like A Pro, Airplane Edition Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 34:24


We talk about how to make fun travel cheap.

Getting brighter: Data freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 45:29


Each day you create data that's important to you. We explore what freedom means relating to that data and give you tools to analyze how free your data is.

Getting brighter: What is Encryption and why should we care?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 50:33


Encryption has been in the news. We talk about why it's important, what it is, how it works and what you should know.

Getting brighter: Voting Districts and Gerrymandering

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 32:57


We talk about voting districts and gerrymandering. We explore why gerrymandering is a problem and some solutions to it.

Brighter Fun: Travel Like A Pro, Airplane Edition Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 49:03


We talk about how to make fun travel cheap.

Bite Brighter: Arby's Adventure

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 21:20


My review of some Arby's foods from a recent trip. Also, some cool Arby's/food trivia.

Getting Brighter: Digital Freedom - Protocols & Products

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 46:00


We talk about the history of the Internet and how focus on the right technologies can bring Digital Freedom.

Getting brighter: Voting Systems

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 29:41


We talk about different voting systems in use, the problems with them and some positive alternatives.

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