FFS Talk podcast Dan Hugo
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- Society & Culture
This is a conversational show about problems and solutions, discussing what is working and what isn't and what "we" might do about it.
Think of it as darkness+flashlight...
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Episode 0029: Perception vs Reality
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: The availability heuristic, motivated reasoning, groupthink, and more can combine to shape the way we see the world around us, and its finer details, but should we believe what we think?
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Availability Heuristic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic
Motivated Reasoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivated_reasoning
Groupthink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink
Subjective and Objective https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjectivity_and_objectivity_(philosophy)
Propaganda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_(book)
Public Opinion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_on_Public_Information
Perfect Information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_information -
Episode 0028: Online Debates Debatable
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Online debates are all the rage, but are they even debates anymore? Should a debate have an after action smack-down session, declarations of victory, and celebrations of the crushing and ultimate destruction of the other side?
Links
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Start Here for Debates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate
Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X_KdkoGxSs
Ben Shapiro vs Destiny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYrdMjVXyNg
Chris Cuomo vs Dave Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3cdErzfQnI
Hitchens v Hitchens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngjQs_QjSwc
Bonum Fidei https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_faith
Fallacies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
Social Media Has Collapsed Good Debate https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/06/joe-rogan-rfk-jr-interview-debate/674515/ -
Episode 0027: Monoliths and Oligoliths
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: What do we do when there is only one substantive choice, when the masses accept that choice, and then the one choice fails miserably? Do we go to the next most popular and make it the new one, and do that again and again? Is it possible to take back a modicum of agency and maybe autonomy into our uncertain futures?
Links
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Monopoly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly
Oligopoly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligopoly
Monopsony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopsony
Oligopsony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligopsony
Information Silo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_silo
2001: A Space Odyssey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey
The Paradox of Choice (book and concept) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice -
Episode 0026: News to Me
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Some observations about modern news coverage, the non-stop news coverage situation, and cameras in the court room. The best time to be aware of biased and incomplete reporting was a few thousand years ago, the second best time is now.
Links
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The Blind Men and the Elephant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant
The Club Dumas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Club_Dumas
Motivated Reasoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivated_reasoning -
Episode 0025: Bring Back the Beta
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: Once upon a time, products were available to customers when they were Done. Now we are asked to spend real money on all manner of novel thing that is almost ready, or maybe not even that far along. Somewhere in the middle, we all got somewhat used to the Greek alphabet, and we should make a point of bringing it back…
Links
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A Very Long Beta Release https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Gmail
Says it on the tin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Mail_Beta_logo.png
What is Beta anyway? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Beta -
Episode 0024: College or Other and Continuous Learning
Show Notes
Host: Dan Hugo
Summary: The news today is awash with strife at our college campuses, surely a sign of the end times, so long as we believe that a vanishingly small population of students are world-wise enough to represent their generation… in the mean time, where does college and higher learning fit into the near term?
Links
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National Student Clearinghouse Research Center https://nscresearchcenter.org/
US Gov goes Skills Based https://www.nextgov.com/people/2024/04/goodbye-degree-requirements-biden-administration-pushes-skills-based-hiring-tech-talent/396185/
Mark Twain Quote https://www.azquotes.com/quote/298624
Availability Heuristic Bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic