Podcasts about grand theory

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Mishlei 15:7 - The Lips of the Wise vs. the Heart of Fools (Part 2)שִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים יְזָרוּ דָעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים לֹא כֵן:Length: 47 minutesSynopsis: This morning (11/7/24), in our morning Mishlei shiur, we reviewed and refined yesterday's approaches, which translated יזרו as "spread" or "scatter." Today we focused on two other translations: "winnow" and "crown." Not only did we come up with some nice ideas, but we unwittingly stumbled upon a Grand Theory of how Mishlei uses terms for speech (e.g. lips, mouth, tongue, etc.). I'm happy with the ideas we learned from this pasuk, but even happier about that Grand Theory! -----מקורות:משלי טו:זרש"יר"י אבן כספי - פירוש בפירוש רס"גמצודת ציון/דודרבינו יונהמאירימלבי"ם-----This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Yael Weiss. I forgot to ask her for a dedication message in advance, but in the meantime, I'll dedicate this Torah content to the entire Weiss family: Rabbi and Sara, Yael and Esti, Eli and Benji, with a special shout-out to Rabbi Weiss Sr. Thank you for supporting what I do and for being part of my learning life, each in your own way!-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

 Towards a Grand Theory of the collapse of Societies inspired by the Quran || EP - 1 || Dr. Abdul Baqi Sharaf || Collapse Series In the YouTube video "Towards a Grand Theory of the Collapse of Societies inspired by the Quran," Dr. Abdul Baqi discusses his interest in using the Quran as a comparative lens to analyze existing scholarly works on societal collapse, such as those by Jared Diamond and Paul Kennedy. He believes that the Quran provides valuable insights into the spiritual dimensions of societal collapse, which are often overlooked in these works. Dr. Baqi argues that the root cause of societal collapse is human disobedience to the rules of Allah and the abandonment of prophetic teachings. He plans to explore this topic further in a series of discussions, connecting the secular contents of these works with verses from the Quran. Dr. Baqi also criticizes the limitations of using complex mathematical models to predict societal collapse and emphasizes the importance of recognizing the complexity of historical events and the limitations of human understanding. He encourages scholars to collaborate and enrich contemporary knowledge by incorporating the Quran and Hadith into their research. Dr. Baqi shares the example of Ibn Jinni, who used a mathematical formula from the Quran to predict the liberation of Jerusalem from Crusader control, and emphasizes the potential of using modern tools like AI, computational power, and data analysis to unlock new knowledge from the Quran. #GrandTheory #collapseofSocieties #sociology #spirituality #humanbehavior #complexities #EnvironmentalFactors #EconomicDynamics #politicalinstability #socialcohesion #CulturalDynamics #TechnologicalImpact #ExternalPressures #ExternalPressures #FeedbackLoopsandComplexInteractions #QuranicSocietalCollapseTheory #CollapseTheoryInspired #QuranicPerspective #SocietalDeclineInquiry #QuranicScholarship #SocietalCollapseDebate #QuranicInsights #SocietalDynamics #QuranicInspiration #CollapseTheoryDevelopment #SocietalReflections

Dr. Christof Koch: Consciousness, Free Will & The Grand Theory of Everything In this episode we interview Dr. Christof Koch, a trained physicist turned neuroscientist who's primary area of research focuses on consciousness. We sit down with Dr. Koch to discuss his latest book "Then I am Myself the World" out in May of 2024 on Basic Books where he recounts his experience with consciousness altering substances, Integrated Information Theory, which is the foundational theory for his research, and of course...what he's currently reading! You can find all of the books mentioned in this episode in the links below. ⁠⁠ In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan ⁠https://amzn.to/3WlhDy4⁠ The Schopenhauer Cure by Irvin Yalom ⁠https://amzn.to/4b1JdoK⁠ When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin Yalom ⁠https://amzn.to/3UnSLDd⁠ The Feeling of Life Itself by Christof Koch ⁠https://amzn.to/3Umeewf⁠ The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley ⁠https://amzn.to/3Qtn61Y⁠ Oblivion by David Foster Wallace ⁠https://amzn.to/3WkLG91⁠ Determined by Robert Sapolsky ⁠https://amzn.to/3JH1Imc⁠

In this episode, Matt and Justin speak with author, educator, athlete, James Madden about his recent book “Unidentified Flying Hyperobject: UFOs, Philosophy, and the End of the World” which is an application of the tools of academic philosophy to the UFO phenomenon. His central claim is that understanding the UFO requires a re-thinking of ourselves and our standing in what is revealed as a much wider cosmos. Along the way, he addresses issues in the philosophy of mind, technology, religion, and the possibility of a re-enchantment of the world. James' website: https://www.jdmadden.com/publications Register for the Difference and Repetition reading group: https://cobb.institute/groups/processing-difference-repetition/ Music for this episode: Glare, Emil Rottmayer Through the Prism, Matt Baker UFHO, Matt Baker Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: [Linkpost] My moral view: Reducing suffering, 'how to be' as fundamental to morality, no positive value, cons of grand theory, and more - By Simon Knutsson, published by Alistair Webster on August 25, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. The following are excerpts from a new essay by Simon Knutsson: Summary I explain parts of my moral view briefly. I also talk about some arguments for and against my view. The basics of my moral view include that one should focus on reducing severe suffering and behave well, and these basics get us pretty far in terms of how to act and be in real life. Introduction My moral view is suffering-focused in the sense that it emphasises the reduction of suffering and the like. My view might differ from other suffering-focused views in the following ways: I do not pick or try to formulate an overarching moral theory. Instead, my moral view is intentionally fairly non-theoretical. I think of ideas about how one should be, such as the idea that one should be considerate, as more primitive and fundamental to morality than some others seem to think of them. Many others agree that one should be like that, but perhaps for different reasons, such as that being like that has the best consequences. My take on what should be reduced for its own sake is perhaps unusually pluralistic - it is most important to reduce extreme suffering, but it also makes sense to reduce, for example, gruesome violence, ruined lives and life projects, and acts such as ignoring harms. My view could be labelled a pitch-black philosophical pessimism located towards the end of a philosophical optimism-pessimism spectrum. In my view, there is no positive value and no positive quality of life, and there are no positive experiences. An empty world is the best possible world, the world is terrible, and the future will almost certainly be appalling. (Of course, we should still try to make the world and the future less awful.) I am sceptical of categorical notions such as 'good' and 'positive value', and I instead prefer comparative notions such as 'better' and 'worse'. I don't think much in terms of uncertainty about moral principles or evaluative judgments; rather, I tend to think in terms of to what extent I accept or agree with specific ideas about morality and value. I think that the following are some of the advantages of my moral view: By being light on theory, it avoids pitfalls that high-level moral theories can have. It also takes suffering seriously, is overall reasonable, and lacks implausible implications such as when a view recommends that a clearly immoral act should be carried out. And my moral view is quite action-guiding in real life. This talk about advantages may sound like academic niceties, but most of the points have great practical importance. For example, it is crucial to direct one's attention and efforts to those who are or will be extremely badly off. Disadvantages of overarching moral theories I don't identify as a particularist or antitheorist, but I doubt the importance of overarching moral theories, and at least some of them seem to have drawbacks. That is, it seems we can do without high-level moral theories, and the following are three disadvantages that high-level moral theories can have (a caveat is that some high-level theories might be innocuous, and almost all examples of disadvantages I have observed concern consequentialist moral theories). The first disadvantage is when someone accepts a problematic implication of their favourite moral theory with the justification that "all moral theories have counterintuitive implications". The person holds that something is permissible even though one would normally think of it as immoral or even monstrous. But if all existing moral theories are so problematic, we need not choose any of them. Such accept...

We look at the destructive forces that hold back all societies from achieving the miracle - modern economic growth.There are two negative feedback loops that end in violent destruction or evil, but pathetic parasitism.  And a third binding constraint, inadequate knowledge.  We review the history of Britain to show that in our reference year of 1700, the negative feedback loops are present, but do not fully run, and the whole Enlightenment project is attempting to overcome the inadequate knowledge problem.Innovation and Corruption,  or is it Innovation versus Corruption.  Or is it just one of the natural errors that smart people commit to even think in these categories?

Sony might be developing a sort of PS Vita mark 2. Sad news of the death of a well-known silicon valley luminary. Meta says its not going to be left behind in the AI race. What happens if the kids aren't keen on the Metaverse. And I sketch out an example of our grand theory of AI varietals.Sponsors:Bloomberg.com/careersLinks:EXCLUSIVE – SONY'S NEXT PLAYSTATION HANDHELD (Insider Gaming)Bob Lee, creator of Cash App and former CTO of Square, stabbed to death (TechCrunch)Google says its AI supercomputer is faster, greener than Nvidia A100 chip (Reuters)Meta to debut ad-creating generative AI this year, CTO says (NikkeiAsia)American teens aren't excited about virtual reality, with only 4% using it daily (CNBC)What if ChatGPT was trained on decades of financial news and data? BloombergGPT aims to be a domain-specific AI for business news (NeimanLab)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: What specific thing would you do with AI Alignment Research Assistant GPT?, published by quetzal rainbow on January 8, 2023 on LessWrong. Why I think this question is important: I asked myself, "What would my AGI timelines be if some AI could summarize Yudkowsky-Ngo debates on alignment difficulty in a way that both participants agree with this summary, everyone who reads this summary understands both positions and participants can check understanding in conversation?" My semi-intuitive answer: "Five years tops and two years as modal prediction". Debate Summarizer is not a very useful Alignment Assistant, it can't boost research by 10x. If someone told me that Alignment Assistant suggested idea that sparked optimism in MIRI, I would think that we have exact amount of time it takes for someone to turn every tools needed to build such an Alignment Assistant to the creation of AGI (conditional on "this Alignment Assistant is not AGI itself"). I.e., if you bet on assistance of narrow AI in alignment research, you should also bet on finding solution quickly. Quick search for a solution requires an already existing plan. On the other hand, we are talking about a narrow AI, you can't just ask "solve alignment problem for me". You should ask specific questions, test pre-selected hypotheses, prove well-defined statements. Therefore, I think that those who want to use Alignment Assistants should outline this set of specific things as soon as possible. UPD: Thanks janus for the link, it helped me to clarify what I would like to see as a perfect answer. Let's suppose that your immediate answer is "brainstorming". Then the perfect specific answer is something like that: "In my opinion, the most narrow bottleneck in AI alignment is the lack of ideas about X, so I will brainstorm about it with Alignment Assistant." Extremely unrealistic example: "I have The Grand Theory of Alignment, but it critically depends on Goldbach conjecture, so I will try to prove it." My very (very) simplified model of Paul Cristiano's answer: "80% of alignment can be solved with ELK strategy, so we can make builder-breaker debate on (counter)examples for ELK between Assistant and ARC until we figure out the solution." Yet another possible answer: "I don't know! We are still in early exploratory mode, I can't imagine a specific thing. I just want to become as effectively smart as possible and see where it gets us." Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: What specific thing would you do with AI Alignment Research Assistant GPT?, published by quetzal rainbow on January 8, 2023 on LessWrong. Why I think this question is important: I asked myself, "What would my AGI timelines be if some AI could summarize Yudkowsky-Ngo debates on alignment difficulty in a way that both participants agree with this summary, everyone who reads this summary understands both positions and participants can check understanding in conversation?" My semi-intuitive answer: "Five years tops and two years as modal prediction". Debate Summarizer is not a very useful Alignment Assistant, it can't boost research by 10x. If someone told me that Alignment Assistant suggested idea that sparked optimism in MIRI, I would think that we have exact amount of time it takes for someone to turn every tools needed to build such an Alignment Assistant to the creation of AGI (conditional on "this Alignment Assistant is not AGI itself"). I.e., if you bet on assistance of narrow AI in alignment research, you should also bet on finding solution quickly. Quick search for a solution requires an already existing plan. On the other hand, we are talking about a narrow AI, you can't just ask "solve alignment problem for me". You should ask specific questions, test pre-selected hypotheses, prove well-defined statements. Therefore, I think that those who want to use Alignment Assistants should outline this set of specific things as soon as possible. UPD: Thanks janus for the link, it helped me to clarify what I would like to see as a perfect answer. Let's suppose that your immediate answer is "brainstorming". Then the perfect specific answer is something like that: "In my opinion, the most narrow bottleneck in AI alignment is the lack of ideas about X, so I will brainstorm about it with Alignment Assistant." Extremely unrealistic example: "I have The Grand Theory of Alignment, but it critically depends on Goldbach conjecture, so I will try to prove it." My very (very) simplified model of Paul Cristiano's answer: "80% of alignment can be solved with ELK strategy, so we can make builder-breaker debate on (counter)examples for ELK between Assistant and ARC until we figure out the solution." Yet another possible answer: "I don't know! We are still in early exploratory mode, I can't imagine a specific thing. I just want to become as effectively smart as possible and see where it gets us." Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Welcome to the eleventh episode of season 2 of the TFTuesday Podcast! In this episode, Zil is joined by Toledo to talk about the psychology of transformation and furry-dom, particularly the concept of enclothed cognition. The pair also discuss how transformation can force us to grapple with uncomfortable or thorny topics related to oneself, photomanipulation & mentorship, and how building your own fursuit might actually be its own kind of self-improvement TF! NOTE: Episodes are being recorded in advance, so questions asked from our viewers will lag behind 2 episodes. That said, please continue to leave them on eps as they will be asked! - - - A podcast for all your TF-ey needs! Featuring in-depth discussions amongst longtime TF artists. The TFTuesday podcast focuses on transformation, mainly in the niche of the furry community. Content warning: This podcast occasionally touches on NSFW topics. This episode contains discussions of sexism, psychological concepts, and spirituality/religion. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFTuesdayPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1cYhqNGb4033ucISNdxaIk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tftuesday-podcast/id1599438910 - - - Featuring Toledo: https://twitter.com/ToledoTheHorse Hosted by Zil: https://twitter.com/Zilepo_Opeliz Art by Mel (and Toledo!): https://www.instagram.com/melspontaneus/ - - - The music used for the intro and outro is [Ambient soundscape with drums by Erokia]; Sounds provided by Erokia/Jordan Powell from Freesound.org

This morning's Sunday Shiur (2/7/21 at YBT) focused on the berachah Chazal instituted to be said immediately upon waking: Elohai Neshamah. After reviewing our "MMMMMM!" method of tefilah analysis and going over the halachic history of this berachah, we set out to answer a single question: "What do we mean by 'neshamah' in this berachah?" The deeper we delve into our analysis of the text, with the aid of the Abudirham's commentary, the more difficult this question becomes to answer. Ultimately, we posit a Grand Theory of Elohai Neshamah which not only answers our question, but enables us to identify specific ideas to have in mind when saying every word of the berachah.----------מקורות:רמב"ם - משנה תורה: הקדמה - חלוקת הספרים, ספר אהבהרמב"ם - משנה תורה: הלכות ברכות א:ג-דתלמוד בבלי ברכות דף ס עמוד בערוך השולחן או"ח מו:טנוסח התפילה - אלהי נשמהאבודרהם - אלהי נשמהרמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ד:ז-טרמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, סדר התפלה ----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com "The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comOur Yeshiva: https://www.yeshivabneitorah.org/Our Women's Program: https://www.lomdeha.org/

Tai has been an entrepreneur for 18 years and has started 12 multi million dollar companies that are all still running successfully. Tai is addicted to traveling (51 countries on 6 continents so far) seeking the advice of the world’s top minds. He credits 90% of his success to five mentors (three millionaires and two billionaires) who pointed the way.For more startup inspiration and if you need help building a business in line with who you are visit: www.thehappystartupschool.com

Tai Lopez is an investor, partner, or advisor to over 20 multi-million dollar businesses. Through his popular book club and podcasts Tai shares advice on how to achieve health, wealth, love, and happiness with 1.4 million people in 40 countries. How would your life be different if Bill Gates was your business mentor, Warren Buffett was your investment advisor, and the Dalai Lama was your therapist? Finding mentors is one of the biggest predictors of your success. As Picasso said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” Tai Lopez, investor and Mensa member, shares why he reads one new book a day: “Books allow you to simulate the future (without having to actually do all the trial and error yourself)...” At age 16, Tai realized that life was too complex to figure out on his own. So Tai wrote a letter to the wisest person he knew, his grandfather - a scientist - and asked for the answers to life’s hard questions. Tai was disappointed with his grandfather’s reply. There was no “secret formula.” The letter simply said, "Tai, the modern world is too complicated. You’ll never find all the answers from just one person. If you’re lucky, you’ll find a handful of people throughout your life who will point the way." But one week later his grandfather sent a package containing an old, dusty set of eleven books with a note, "Start by reading these." That began Tai’s habit of reading on his search for what he calls the "Good Life”: the balance of the four major pillars of life - health, wealth, love, and happiness. Over the years, Tai sought out the secrets to that “Good Life” by setting up his life as a series of experiments. He began by first reading thousands of books from the most impactful figures in history Freud, Aristotle, Gandhi, Charlie Munger, Sam Walton, Descartes, Darwin, Confucius, and countless others. He spent two-and-a-half years living with the Amish, spent time working at a leper colony in India, and helped Joel Salatin pioneer grass-fed, sustainable agriculture on Polyface Farms. He then joined the long list of entrepreneur college dropouts and ended up completely broke (sleeping on his mom’s couch) until he talked five, multi-millionaire entrepreneurs into mentoring him. Tai went on to become a Certified Financial Planner and worked in the world of finance before becoming a founder, investor, advisor, or mentor to more than 20 multi-million dollar businesses while settling in the Hollywood Hills. He appeared on various TV and radio shows, spoke at top global universities like The London Business School and the University of Southern California, and created one of the top downloaded podcasts and YouTube channels, “The Grand Theory of Everything.” In order to get feedback from an even larger audience, Tai started what is now one of the world’s largest book clubs that reaches 1.4 million people in 40 countries with his "Book-Of-The-Day" free email newsletter. Tai recently summarized all he has learned from his mentors and compiled them into a series of ‘mentor shortcuts’ he calls, "The 67 Steps." He also created an alternative to the traditional business school. This "Business Mentorship" program combines the best of self-learning with the best of a University degree without all the downsides of burdensome costs and inefficient methods.

Dan and John have Road Rage Incidents John’s Grand Theory on Road Rage Are People Getting Too Soft? Dan Gets in a Fight with a Repairman Also mentioned: Kru Mark Dellagrotte Sityodtong Javi Velasquez Carlos Crespo Rory Connors Cauliflower ear UFC BJ Penn Kenny Florian Chestnut Hill Dental Pulp Fiction

Dan tells about an encounter with a ghost. John tells his two ghost encounters. John discusses his Grand Theory on UFOs and Extra-Terrestrial Beings. Also Mentioned: Other Animal Attacks Zombies Craig Lewin

A look at another grand theory of IR that claims to explain how the world is ordered and operates. This is part two of a series on several perspectives. We look at the claims of liberal institutionalism and its advocates, its history and theorists, some of its implications, one major spin-off theory in Democratic Peace, & a couple potential critiques. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nutshell-politics/support

A look at one of the premier theories in Political Science that purports to explain how the world is ordered and how it operates. This is part one of a series on a couple of these perspectives. We look at the claims of the theory, its history and theorists, some of its implications, and a couple potential critiques. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nutshell-politics/support

One Law to bring them all and in the darkness bind them… Yes, it’s time for the final and most crucial Law of Power: Assume Formlessness. Law 48 is all about how to move beyond mechanical repetition of the individual Laws and become a virtuoso performer who flows effortlessly with the needs of the moment, untroubled by countervailing winds. As Robert drives home, nothing can be relied on except the inevitability of change – if we are rigid and unprepared for it, then we will simply shatter. All of life is a battle between order and chaos, but everything interesting happens in the tension between them. Law 48 puts that tension and those moments under the microscope. This week we explore the deep archetypes of human nature that can be seen everywhere from ancient philosophies to comic superheroes; we explain why empires fall and what truly makes a great leader; and why bureaucrats can be so powerful while seeming to be the antithesis of this Law. We also fantasise about their deaths. There are tools and techniques to guide you into formlessness, and we explore the ways psychedelics can remind us of and re-invigorate flow-states; the crucial difference between powerful formlessness and passive ‘going with the flow’; and we reveal how to defeat someone else who’s assumed formlessness. Dre also decides to unleash his Grand Theory of Art on us (Jon disagrees with it); we fuck up trying to understand music theory; and celebrate those who can tell jokes minutes after terrorist attacks. This episode marks the completion of the first step in a much longer journey of social and self-exploration… Tune in next week as we begin the next, even more powerful stage of our evolution. This Episode Includes: The Jiujitsu of Power Why Sparta – despite all the rippling abs – ultimately fell Using soft power to quietly get what you want How to bring guerrilla warfare into everyday life Surprising benefits of a bad memory Being formless without losing your inner compass Why Art dies Mentioned in the Episode: Robert’s other book, Mastery Our very own The 48 Laws in Practice, available from the publisher and from Amazon Our awesome Bismarck t-shirt, with him literally surfing the current of events The mind-bendingly brilliant Rick and Morty Chris Ryan’s podcast, Tangentially Speaking The podcast phenomenon, S-Town The bitchy classic, Mean Girls Controversial comedian, Frankie Boyle The book and the filmof Fight Club STUFF ABOUT INDIAN MUSIC SCALES ETC Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale James Carse's Finite and Infinite Games   Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. Join us as we continue our 48 Laws of Power review, exploring Robert Greene’s provocative and compelling book, in which he lays bare the history, practice, psychology, and philosophies of power that ultimately shape all human relations. Often seen as a handbook for the ‘modern Machiavelli’, we take a closer look, beyond the hyperbole, and discuss how understanding and implementing these Laws can actually enrich your life personally, professionally and spiritually. Jon and Dre aim to get to the heart of each of the Laws, grapple with their sometimes disturbingly amoral nature, and discuss what the Laws mean in everyday life (often revealing their own experiences – good and bad – when they’ve either observed or transgressed them).

In this episode we look back on season one, count up our stats, and try to determine whether anyone had a character arc. Also: hogwarts houses, Henry IV, comparative morality, and Alex’s Grand Theory of Lex. Thanks for joining us for this season, see you next week when we start season 2!

Tai Lopez is an investor, partner, or advisor to over 20 multi-million dollar businesses. Through his book club and podcasts, Tai shares advice on how to achieve health, wealth, love, and happiness with 1.4 million people in 40 countries. At age 16, Tai realized that life was too complex to figure out on his own. So Tai wrote a letter to the wisest person he knew, his grandfather - a scientist - and asked for the answers to life’s hard questions. Tai was disappointed with his grandfather’s reply. There was no “secret formula.” The letter simply said, "Tai, the modern world is too complicated. You’ll never find all the answers from just one person. If you’re lucky, you’ll find a handful of people throughout your life who will point the way." But one week later his grandfather sent a package containing an old, dusty set of eleven books with a note, "Start by reading these." That began Tai’s habit of reading on his search for what he calls the "Good Life”: the balance of the four major pillars of life - health, wealth, love, and happiness. Over the years, Tai sought out the secrets to that “Good Life” by setting up his life as a series of experiments. He began by first reading thousands of books from the most impactful figures in history Freud, Aristotle, Gandhi, Charlie Munger, Sam Walton, Descartes, Darwin, Confucius, and countless others. He spent two-and-a-half years living with the Amish, spent time working at a leper colony in India, and helped Joel Salatin pioneer grass-fed, sustainable agriculture on Polyface Farms. He then joined the long list of entrepreneur college dropouts and ended up completely broke (sleeping on his mom’s couch) until he talked five, multi-millionaire entrepreneurs into mentoring him. Tai went on to become a Certified Financial Planner and worked in the world of finance before becoming a founder, investor, advisor, or mentor to more than 20 multi-million dollar businesses while settling in the Hollywood Hills. He appeared on various TV and radio shows, spoke at top global universities like The London Business School and the University of Southern California, and created one of the top downloaded podcasts and YouTube channels, called “The Grand Theory of Everything.” In order to get feedback from an even larger audience, Tai started what is now one of the world’s largest book clubs that reaches 1.4 million people in 40 countries with his "Book-Of-The-Day" free email newsletter. Tai recently summarized all he has learned from his mentors and compiled them into a series of ‘mentor shortcuts’ he calls, "" He also created an alternative to the traditional business school. This "" program combines the best of self-learning with the best of a University degree without all the downsides of burdensome costs and inefficient methods. In this podcast episode with Tai, you'll discover: -Tai's take on morning routines, and the concept of "chunking your day"...   -Which time of day is best to be lazy and take a break...   -If Tai could invest in anything right now that would make people healthier or live longer, what he would invest in...   -What kind of education Tai would give his kids if he had kids...   -You drive a Lamborghini, live in the Hollywood Hills, have what appears to a comfortable life, etc. How do you give back? Do you ever feel "guilty" that you're not giving back enough? Want more of Tai? in which Tai and I talk about multi-tasking, reprogramming your genetics and checking your e-mail less. in which Tai and I talk about how to know when you’re actually making enough money, and when you can stop focusing on income, start focusing more on life, love and happiness, and how to strike the ideal balance between being overambitious and underambitious. , in which Tai and I discuss personal finances – particularly in the wake Tony Robbins is leaving with his new book “Money”, and how Tai feels we should protect and grow our wealth, and exactly what Tai’s personal investment philosophy is. Resources we discuss in this episode: - -Tai’s -Tai’s online video series:  - Do you have question, comments or feedback about what to do with your money? Leave your thoughts at .

Strings and Things: A Unificational Meta-Theory for All Linguistics; by Trent Slater; From Volume CLXVII, Number 2, of Speculative Grammarian, May 2013 — Despite the best efforts in those sciences that ignore the importance of morphological historiography, it has so far proved impossible to provide one theory to rule them all. Thus, as head of the largest group of linguistic meta-theoreticians in the Whole World, I feel that it falls to me to propose and prove a Grand Theory of Everything Linguistic. (Read by Cathal Peelo.)