There's so much more going on in the world than originally meets the eye. Was Isaac Newton really trying to predict the apocalypse? Did Australia really declare war on Emus? Was there really a plague that caused people to dance until they collapsed and di
In this episode Jeff and Jesse are joined by a special intrepid reporter to discuss: 1. China's complicated behavior regarding geopolitics and foreign interference 2. Global attitudes towards China and its people in the wake of Covid-19 and the wave of anti-Chinese and anti-Asian racism that followed To send us comments, questions, or more, you can reach us at thinkthankthunkpod@gmail.com. Website: http://www.thinkthankthunkpod.com (www.thinkthankthunkpod.com) Instagram: @ThinkThankThunk.pod
1. Some conspiracy theories turn out to be true. What are conspiracies, conspiracy theories, and super conspiracies? 2. Pareidolia, Apophenia, and pattern recognition gone wrong 3. The surprisingly interesting conspiracy theory of an uneducated bumpkin who became one of the most famous writers in history
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. What is an echo chamber and how do people get stuck in them? 2. The problems of trying to present a “balanced” view on unbalanced topics 3. The various influences and evolving ideas that led to Jung's synchronicity
In this episode, Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. A review of the history of Havana Syndrome 2. A timeline of Russian research into microwave technology 3. Does Russia really have a new secret weapon?
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. Dancing plagues and other mass psychogenic illnesses around the globe 2. Different culture-bound syndromes and theories about how they form and why they exist
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. Media consumption and mental health 2. Russel Brand, Eminem, and Howard Zinn on being neutral on a moving train 3. Why we live in a hypernormalized world Follow us on Twitter: @ThinkTTpod @jessezenchuk
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. Social engineering, propaganda, and Edward Bernays 2. How algorithms and social media can radicalize 3. Culture, memetics, and influence
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. Culture and semantics of organic foods 2. The Environmental Working Group – What they get right and wrong including the clean fifteen and the dirty dozen 3. The actual benefits of organic farming and foods
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. Origins of fear and hysteria around GMOs 2. The scientific consensus on GMOs and how it gets reported 3. The controversy between Greenpeace, Golden Rice, and other GMOs
In this episode, Jesse and Jeff discuss: 1. Crash diets and food fads in the last century 2. The origins and science behind the Paleolithic diet and the Ketogenic diet
In this episode, Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. The Dutch East India Company and other early corporations 2. A brief explanation of amendments and laws in the US 3. How US law enabled corporations to have the same and more rights than citizens
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. The cognitive revolution that led to imagination, lying, and religion 2. Dunbar's Number and the limits of social connections 3. Ancient Mesopotamia and Temple Cults 4. The Knights Templar, the first multinational corporation To send comments, questions, or more: Email - thinkthankthunkpod@gmail.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkthankthunk.pod/ (Thinkthankthunk.pod) On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk Audio editing: Jeff Katz Music: Maozi (Jesse Zenchuk) – Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maozitherabbit/ (maozitherabbit) Album Art: Jeff Katz Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. Robo rats and other remote-control animals 2. The importance of defining what ‘free' is and what ‘will' is in the discussion of free will 3. How do philosophers and scientists differ in their ideas about free will 4. A different way to think about free will 5. The implications for a society if we have no free will To send us comments, questions, or more, you can reach us at Email - thinkthankthunkpod@gmail.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkthankthunk.pod/ (Thinkthankthunk.pod) On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk Audio editing: Jeff Katz Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com Album Art: Rain Chen Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. Stephen Hawking, aliens, and the end of the world 2. Super Intelligence as a solution instead of a problem 3. Super volcanoes and the myriad forms of apocalypse from space 4. Failed predictions of the end 5. The Doomsday Clock and Accelerationism 6. Religious eschatology for Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, and more To send us comments, questions, or more, you can reach us at: Email - thinkthankthunkpod@gmail.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkthankthunk.pod/ (Thinkthankthunk.pod) On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk Audio editing: Jeff Katz Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com Album Art: Jeff Katz Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. Probability of the world ending from different causes 2. Toby Ord, Nick Bolstrom, and the Future of Humanity Institute 3. Nuclear War and surviving to 2100 AD 4. Worst consequences of Global Climate Change 5. Nostradamus and the Mayan calendar 6. Ray Kurzweil, The Technological Singularity, and how technology could drastically change the world To send us comments, questions, or more, you can reach us at Email - thinkthankthunkpod@gmail.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkthankthunk.pod/ (Thinkthankthunk.pod) On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk Audio editing: Jeff Katz Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com Album Art: Jeff Katz and Mitch Garcia Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
Ever read something strange and cool and then have nobody to share it with? Then this podcast might be for you! Join hosts Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk in the new podcast Think Thank Thunk. Together, the pair explore some of the stranger parts of everyday life through the lens of philosophy, sociology, economics, and more.
In this episode Jesse and Jeff discuss: 1. Aleister Crowley – Secret societies, Thelema, and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 2. Jack Parsons – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ordo Templi Orientis, and the Agape Lodge 3. L. Ron Hubbard - Sex Magick and Babylon Working 4. The downfall and death of Jack Parsons To send us comments, questions, or more: Email - thinkthankthunkpod@gmail.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkthankthunk.pod/ (Thinkthankthunk.pod) On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk Audio editing: Jeff Katz Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com Album Art: Rain Chen Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
In this episode Jeff and Jesse discuss: 1. What is the occult? 2. Paracelsus – Medicine and Hermeticism 3. John Dee – The British Empire and Theurgy 4. Francis Bacon – The Baconian Method and the Ascended Master 5. Robert Boyle – Chemistry, Rosicrucians, and the Invisible College 6. Isaac Newton – Science, Alchemy, Armageddon, and the Temple of Solomon To send us comments, questions, or more: Email - thinkthankthunkpod@gmail.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkthankthunk.pod/ (Thinkthankthunk.pod) On the web - www.thinkthankthunkpod.com Produced by: Jeff Katz and Jesse Zenchuk Audio editing: Jeff Katz Music: Jesse Zenchuk – maozi.bandcamp.com Album Art: Rain Chen Social Media Manager: Mitch Garcia
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