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Join Arvind and Pranav as we figure out how to live in a society

  1. 10/06/2022

    Does Pranav Have Empathy? [with Aparna Ramanujam]

    Dumb Dive tries something new with a close friend of the show and special guest. Show Notes: 00:00:48 - Pranav's Housing Crisis00:08:46 - Why do we procrastinate?00:17:07 - Netflix's The Sandman00:23:37 - The philosophy of horror00:24:37 - (Correction) It is the Apprehension Machine not the 'nightmare machine' [Link]00:30:21 - Horror as a product of a time's culture00:34:35 - On fear00:41:51 - Horror in Terminator 200:46:30 - Effect of noise on our psyche00:48:45 - (Correction) UNEP World's Noisiest Cities Report - 13 of 61 listed cities are in South Asia00:51:46 - Effect of pollution on intellectual performance00:54:20 - The reducing distance between people and media01:16:45 - Similarity between horror and philosophy Follow us on Instagram @dumbdivepodcast

    1h 19m

  2. 08/07/2022

    God Human Animal Machine

    Pranav tells us the story of his adventures being a bartender for a farmer's convention in rural UK and the pros of getting into the gig economy. For the core of the discussion, Arvind brings up ideas from the book "God, Human, Animal, Machine" by Meghan O'Gieblyn regarding intelligence, consciousness and how we interact with increasingly intelligent robots and machines. Links aibo (robot dog)What Is It Like To Be A Bat?Chiropterology (BATS) with Dr. Merlin Tuttle [Ologies podcast]Jumping SpidersLove Death Robots S1E14 Spoiler Alert : 00:55:53 - 00:58:36Is LaMDA Sentient? - Blake LemoineFrom Bacteria to Bach and Back - Daniel Dennett

    1h 25m

  3. 07/19/2022

    They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To

    Do you like cartoons? We like cartoons and we'll make sure you know how much. Once again, we discuss how cartoons have changed and why? Cartoons are so much more than just a time waste and distraction for kids and young teenagers, they stimulate creativity, empathy and learning when done well.

    1h 9m

  4. 07/09/2022

    Death, post-colonial identity and groceries

    Content Warning: Death Pranav and Arvind talk about the 24 hour news cycle and how it ties into fear mongering, a book discussion on Tuesdays with Morrie (Spoiler alert!) and the cultural identity of Indian cities and how colonialism has influenced them. Topics 00:00:46 - Philosophy of Fear by Lars Svendsen00:03:55 - Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan00:07:47 - State of Fear by Michael Crichton00:11:33 - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom00:22:54 - One - Metallica00:35:59 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

    1h 1m

  5. 06/26/2022

    We Don't Need No Education

    On this episode of Dumb Dive, Pranav and Arvind talk education, looking at teaching styles, what it means to really learn something, and why marketing and design actually matter a LOT in education.

    55 min

  6. 06/09/2022

    Matchas go Berserk

    Pranav introduces some of the stories and games he has been revisiting, and Arvind talks about his love for weird gimmick video games and how the metaverse looks worse than games from the 2000s. We also each have our highly caffeinated rants against tea-travesties (travesteas perhaps?) Notes 00:00:47 Berserk (Manga) 00:02:46 "Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you" - Nietzsche 00:05:20 "man created God in his own image" - Ludwig Feuerbach 00:15:02 Batman: Arkham City (2011 Video Game) 00:17:11 Batman: The Animated Series (1992-95 TV Show) 00:21:02 Gotham City Impostors (2012 Video Game) 00:24:19 Double Action: Boogaloo (2014 Video Game) 00:32:40 OpenAI DALL-E 2

    56 min

  7. 05/23/2022

    You Can't Kill The Metal

    Join Pranav and Arvind as we dive into the headbanging, doomthumping sound of metal music and culture. As connoisseurs of fine metal, we talk about our favourite bands, the role metal plays in emotional release, mosh etiquette and the nature of elitism that differentiates 'true metal' from 'poseurs'. Some stuff we mention 00:00:50 - Metal Lords on Netflix 00:05:54 - Behemoth - Ov Fire and the Void 00:07:40 - Tap Tap Revenge 00:23:54 - In Flames style change criticism 00:34:01 - Varg Vikernes and Black Metal 00:40:02 - DC Dark Nights: Metal 00:49:32 - Metallica - Trapped Under Ice 00:54:00 - Moshing 01:00:34 - Metal as a religious experience 01:07:40 - NOT LOFI METAL BEATS TO STRESS/CRAM TO 01:09:29 - Babymetal - Megitsune Additional Reading Metal SubgenresExtreme Metal and Anger ProcessingArvind's Metal Playlist on Spotify Outro - Moon Noose by Druslan, used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.Obtained from freemusicarchive.org

    1h 12m

  8. 05/09/2022

    Cooking Up A Character

    After a bit of a hiatus, we're back with an episode where we discuss books, anime and sitcoms. What connects food science with relatable and realistic characters in fiction? What role does a novel's world and environment play in character development? And what makes a good sitcom? All this and more... On this episode of Dumb Dive

    1h 2m
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Join Arvind and Pranav as we figure out how to live in a society

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  • Creator
    Dumb Dive
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
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