Very Bad Wizards

Episode 257: Aural Fixation

Mar 28, 2023

01:39:39

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Steven Pinker's Digital Collectibles

2min

The Future of Capitalism

2min

How to Transform Your Idea Into a Digital Asset

2min

The Importance of Scarcity in Blockchain

2min

The Media Is the Message

2min

How Lucy Liu Created an Algorithm That Optimizes

2min

How to Optimize for Satisfaction

3min

The Importance of Mindfulness in Decision Making

2min

10.

The Importance of Self-Discovery

4min

11.

How to Support Us on Social Media

5min

12.

The Influence of Marshall McLuhan on Popular Culture

3min

13.

The Transformation of Media

4min

14.

The Medium as the Message

2min

15.

The Importance of the Form of a Work of Art

3min

16.

The Problem With Self-Hypnosis

2min

17.

The Role of TV in Tribalism

3min

18.

The Differences Between TV and Print

2min

19.

Finnegan's Wake

2min

20.

The Effect of the Internet on Our Lives

3min

21.

YouTube: A New Mode of Interaction?

2min

22.

The Effects of Technology on Social Media

2min

23.

The Power of Podcasts and AirPods

2min

24.

The Importance of Humor in the 2000s

2min

25.

The Effect of Digital Editing on People

3min

26.

The Importance of FaceTime

2min

27.

The Importance of Technology in Parenting

2min

28.

The Importance of Communication in Parenting

2min

29.

The Decentralization of the US

2min

30.

The Dissolution of the Union

2min

31.

The Power of Computers to Create a Good Sensory Life

3min

32.

The Oral Culture and the Idea of Acoustic Space

2min

33.

The Differences Between Oral Cultures and Written Cultures

2min

34.

Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

2min

35.

The Math of Causation

2min

36.

The Unfalsifiable Nature of Science

2min

37.

The Impact of Technology on Our Lives

3min

38.

The Evolution of Psychology

2min

39.

The Impact of the Internet on Science

3min

40.

The Effect of Technology on Social Interaction

3min

41.

How to Track Your Child's Location

2min

42.

The Importance of Reaching Out to Your Daughter

1min

43.

Why Virtual Porn Hasn't Taken Off?

3min

David and Tamler deliver a PODCAST episode, one of many that comes from the INTERNET, that you’ll probably listen to through Air Pods or some other kind of WIRELESS HEADPHONES as you go about your day.

(Incidentally, the topic of the episode is Marshall McLuhan on how new forms of media profoundly shape our experience and identity, but in a way that makes us focus on the content of the specific medium and not the medium itself.)

Plus, can algorithms help to optimize our well-being, and Steven Pinker transforms his ideas into a new asset class of NFTs.