Reconcilable Differences

Main topic this week is John's Cautious Tech Optimism. How does John see technology's role in potentially bringing out our better angels? Why is dystopian sci-fi so depressingly myopic? How much does technology ever really change human nature? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code RECDIFFS to get 10% off your first purchase. Eero: Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi. Use code DIFFS for free overnight shipping. Mack Weldon: Smart underwear for smart guys. Get 20% off with the code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: This week starts off ignominiously, with John and Merlin both not remembering several things. Merlin proposes The File Card Effect, and John knows not to be too smart when searching Google. John celebrates the proper use of Title Case, while Merlin frets over wearing his memories down to a nub. Mini-topic this week is Merlin’s latest fraught and stressful experience on jury duty (yes, again). John voir dires Merlin about his eligibility and poor continence, and Merlin introduces John to how one anxiously, tentatively chooses to play The C.G.P. Grey Card. And what hinders a culture from doing a more ambitious job of yoking technology to the problems it might be great at addressing? (Recorded on Monday, January 31, 2017) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Mr. Show - "Pre-Taped Call-In Show" David Foster Wallace interview with Charlie Rose (03/1997) - YouTube David Foster Wallace - Wikipedia John Kenneth Galbraith - Wikipedia John Kennedy Toole - Wikipedia A Confederacy of Dunces - Wikipedia Frida Kahlo - WikipediaOn September 17, 1925, Kahlo and Gómez Arias were on their way home from school when the wooden bus they were riding collided with a streetcar. Several people were killed, and Kahlo suffered nearly fatal injuries—an iron handrail impaled her through her pelvis, fracturing the bone. She also fractured several ribs, her legs, and a collarbone H.I. #77: Woah, Dude — Hello InternetGrey and Brady discuss: Hello Internet listening party surprise, plane crash corner, elf on the shelf revisited, Rogue One and The Force Awakens revisited, mailing habits of Americans, Mastermind, some sports stuff or whatever, Sum, and Brady runs a brain-bending Limerick contest. The One About Destiny — The Important Thing — OvercastIn the second episode, I am excited to be joined by my fellow Guardian John Siracusa to discuss the video game Destiny. Proudest moments, total time wasted, and the reality of the Hunter handicap – it’s all there. Destiny overview…delete TitleCase - Text Conversion Solutions Jury nullification - WikipediaJury nullification is a finding by a trial jury in contradiction to the jury's belief about the facts of the case. CGP Grey - "The Law You Won't Be Told" - YouTubeCGP Grey's excellent video on jury nullification. Must-watch. Apple's Activation Lock Website Played Key Role in Hack, Perhaps Explaining its Removal - Mac RumorsThe Activation Lock scheme that steals valid serial numbers from existing iOS users potentially explains a mysterious Apple ID bug that's been plaguing iPhone owners for months. The Incomparable | 20 Minutes Into the Future (Episode 337)Charlie Brooker’s anthology TV series “Black Mirror” has been compared to “The Twilight Zone”, with its dark, twist-laden tales about the advance of technology and how it affects society. Does it live up to the hype? Our panel watched all 13 episodes—all currently available on Netflix—and is here to report back on the strengths and weaknesses of the series. We also discuss our five favorite episodes in detail, so you can skip to the highlights if you don’t want to utterly darken your soul. The Incomparable | ...But Too Much (Episode 337b)You’ve heard us talk about the best of “Black Mirror”, now hear us talk about… the rest of “Black Mirror.” Cut from the main episode for time, here’s our (unedited) discussion of “Fifteen Million Merits”, “The Entire History of You”, “The Waldo Moment”, “Playtest”, “Men Against Fire”, “The National Anthem”, “White Bear”, and “Shut Up and Dance.” Dead Set - Wikipedia Thinking, Fast and Slow - Wikipedia Roger McGuinn on Twitter: "Pandora played "Eight Miles High" 228086 times in the second quarter of 2016 and paid me $1.79 😀" A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Merlin's Frequently Asked Questions - Merlin Mann"What’s up With That Weird Username You Use Sometimes? Does 'hotdogsladies' Mean Something Dirty?" Voight-Kampff machine | Off-world: The Blade Runner Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia

For the main topic, your hosts address Money on the Internet. How have technological and cultural changes altered our idea about what's valuable and how much people are willing to pay for it? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Blue Apron: A better way to cook. Get three free meals with free shipping. Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: This week, it doesn't take long to get deep in the stack on texting people in the same room, John's take on pound-sign hashtags, and the location of Merlin's missing meat. The mini-topic this week is tattoos. Specifically, why Merlin has developed such strong feelings about tattoos, plus John's vision of a world free of theoretical tattoo discrimination. What happens when VCs are mostly investing in other VCs? How come Lucky Smells Lumbermill pays its employees in coupons? And, is there a company out there that could provide us one-millionth of the web ads while getting paid to protect our data? John takes pity on The Algorithm. (Recorded on Monday, January 16, 2017) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Mr. Show - "Pre-Taped Call-In Show" Bad tattoos dump - Album on Imgur HI #75: "World’s Most Interesting Podcast" — Hello InternetBrady & Grey chat about: the world chess championship, Norwegian Bank notes, Brady does antiquing through twitter, behavior control and Santa, Brady’s level of fame, a bird comes back to grey, the new elements, ugly YouTube ads, and consumable synthetic muscle tissue. Dust on the Telescope | Do By Friday Quote by Douglas Adams: “I've come up with a set of rules that describe ...”“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.” Humans Need Not Apply - YouTube What's in the Box? - YouTube Three Laws of Robotics - Wikipedia Guided By Voices (GBV) - Watch Me Jumpstart - Alien Lanes - YouTube Padma Lakshmi - WikipediaTwo days after her discharge from the hospital, she was in a car accident in Malibu, California, which left her with a fractured right hip and a shattered right upper arm. The injury to her arm required surgery, which left her with a 7-inch scar between her elbow and shoulder. A New Colloidal Silver "Blue Man" Becomes a Media Darling Man turns blue after self medicating "Colloidal Silver" : WTF

The main topic this week is Dad Stuff. Dad Jokes, Dad Hats, and Dad…everything. In particular, when did Dad Jokes become a thing, and exactly what part of that label is supposed to be so bad and insulting? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘DIFFS’ Ministry of Supply: Dress smarter. Work smarter. Get a free pair of Smarter Dress Socks with your first purchase. Blue Apron: A better way to cook. Get three free meals with free shipping. Links and Show Notes: This week, John won’t talk about his job, Merlin has jury duty (yes, again), and your hosts do some follow-up on documentaries. The disappearing of classic episodes of older PBS shows is lamented. John finds a lot to like about true Dad humor, while Merlin finds himself overwhelmed by a rapidly-widening aperture. Following a bracing blast by an increasingly contextual spoiler horn (1:25:58), John and Merlin float into the epic, three-to-five-dimensional world of Christopher Nolan's 2014 science fiction epic, Interstellar. (Recorded on Tuesday, January 3, 2017) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Mr. Show - "Pre-Taped Call-In Show" Watch Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music Online at Hulu Amazon.com: American Experience: New York Season 1: Ric Burns, WGBH Steeplechase Films: Amazon Digital Services LLC Watch The OA Online | NetflixSeven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.JOIN FREE FOR A MONTH NOVA | Battle of the X-Planes | PBS Jesco White - Wikipedia My Heart Leaps Up - Wikipedia Child Is Father of the Man - Wikipedia The Giving Tree - Wikipedia Mom Jeans: Support - Saturday Night Live - YouTube Urban Dictionary: Dad Joke Dad joke - WikipediaMany dad jokes may be considered anti-jokes, deriving humour from an intentionally unfunny punchline. Interstellar (2014) - IMDb Seinfeld Coke machine - YouTube Best of NOVA Volume 1 Rockschool - WikipediaRockschool was a television series aired by the BBC and PBS in 1985. The series explored the history of rock music and gave instruction in popular performance techniques. Seinfeld - "I Had A Pony!" - YouTube Fair-Play Whodunnit - TV Tropes"In 1928, the writer Father Ronald Knox created a "Ten Commandments" of plot devices (Knox's Decalogue) that more or less codified the rules of the Fair-play whodunnit:" Primer (2004) - IMDbFour friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.

The main topic this week is Merlin’s documentary obsession. Turns out: there are a lot of turns-outs. John and Merlin explore what’s so tantalizing (or off-putting) about some documentary films—as well as the whole genre as a thing. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘DIFFS’ Links and Show Notes: This week, Merlin introduces John to a thriving culture of internet busybodies. What happens when we’re only ever exposed to people who look or think like we do? What would we do with free access to an all-you-can-eat Fun Dip buffet? In follow-up, John learns about “Bay Lake,” but badly confuses his celebrity folk heroes. Around a YouTube series Merlin a perimeter creates. Your hosts debate which movies really are mostly terrible. (Murrrrrph!) Also, Merlin’s Netflix account gets borrowed for a morning. Merlin suggests watching A Meditation on the Possibility of Romantic Love In the South During an Era of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation, and John is very reluctant to recommend 18 hours of New York history. Merlin learns how Jesus died. (Recorded on Tuesday, December 20, 2016) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Mr. Show - "Pre-Taped Call-In Show" Movies with Mikey - YouTube"Movie Charcuterie. A film show focused on celebrating movies and hopefully making you laugh along the way. Best with Cornichons and a smoky, velvety Gruyère." The Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - Movies with Mikey - YouTube Episode #2: Maria Bamford Talks Bipolar II While Her Pugs Eat Nilla Wafers | The Hilarious World of Depression | APM Podcasts"For some people, treating depression is a matter of going to a doctor or therapist, maybe getting some meds, and then feeling better. For comedian and actress Maria Bamford, the path to doing better was way longer and more complicated. She shares her experiences with depression, OCD, hypomania, and persistent, unwanted disturbing thoughts, as well as bad therapy, ineffective in-patient treatment, and breakdowns. A diagnosis of Bipolar II, which covered a lot of what was wrong with her, and some Googling helped put her on track to become the healthier person she is today." Jane Krakowski - Wikipedia Reedy Creek Improvement District - Wikipedia Movies with Mikey - YouTube New York: A Documentary Film - Wikipedia Patton Oswalt- Steak - YouTube R.E.M. - Finest Worksong - YouTube Nextdoor: Join the free private social network for your neighborhoodNextdoor The private social network for your neighborhood. Hoodline The Windows of Main Street, U.S.A. (The 626) - Disney DispatchThe businesses referenced on the window are all skeleton companies once used by Walt to buy the land in Florida that would eventually become Walt Disney World. Sherman's March (1986 film) - WikipediaMcElwee initially planned to make a film about the effects of General William Tecumseh Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas (the Georgia portion of which is commonly called the "March to the Sea") during the American Civil War. A traumatic breakup McElwee experienced prior to filming made it difficult for him to separate personal from professional concerns, shifting the focus of the film to create a more personal story about the women in his life, love, romance, and religion. New York: A Documentary Film - WikipediaNew York: A Documentary Film is an eight-part, 17½ hour, American documentary film on the history of New York City. It was directed by Ric Burns and originally aired in the U.S. on PBS. Andre (@torrez) | Twitter Las Vegas isn't Las Vegas - YouTube Will Rogers Today"...out here I had been putting what little money I had in Ocean Frontage, for the sole reason that there was only so much of it and no more, and that they wasent making any more..." “Around the survivors a perimeter create.”“Around the survivors a perimeter create.” – Yoda The Illusionist (2006) - IMDb Broken windows theory - Wikipedia Hidden Brain : NPR site:npr.org "turns out" - Google Search New York: A Documentary Film - Documentary History - YouTube

Lots of follow-up on Free Will, including thoughts on Heisenberg, tail-chasing, and provocative recent scholarship on whether what we see is “reality.” Around 01:45:00, we fire off the spoiler horn for a discussion of season 1 of HBO’s Westworld. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Foot Cardigan: Fantastic socks delivered to your mailbox every month. Get 10% off any subscription plan with the code DIFFS Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with the code ‘diffs’. Links and Show Notes: This week kicks off with some contentious claims that Merlin is a crammer and John is a monster. Merlin reminds John that he is out of his depth, and John remembers things. Also, some brief talk on Apple router alternatives and learning to tolerate morning notifications. A mini-topic spins out of listener feedback: what’s the distinction between being clever versus being smart? This leads to an exploration of humor, creativity, and the attraction of trying to make the right joke at the right time. (Recorded on Tuesday, December 6, 2016) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Mr. Show - "Pre-Taped Call-In Show" Alessia Cara – How Far I'll Go (Radio Version) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics"See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me…" Biz Markie - Just A Friend (Official Video) - YouTube Donald Hoffman: Do we see reality as it is? | TED Talk | TED.comCognitive scientist Donald Hoffman is trying to answer a big question: Do we experience the world as it really is ... or as we need it to be? In this ever so slightly mind-blowing talk, he ponders how our minds construct reality for us. 090 - Reality - Donald Hoffman — You Are Not So Smart — OvercastHoffman has developed a new theory of consciousness that, should it prove true, may rearrange our understanding of reality itself. Listen as Hoffman talks about the bicameral mind, the umwelt, and the hard problem of consciousness in this mindbending episode about how we make sense of our world, our existence, and ourselves. The Interface Theory of Perception. - PubMed - NCBI The Case Against Reality - The AtlanticA professor of cognitive science argues that the world is nothing like the one we experience through our senses. Cosmos on Nautilus: Extraterrestrials May Be Robots Without ConsciousnessHumans may have one thing that advanced aliens don’t: consciousness. Donald Hoffman: Do we see reality as it is? | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED.com Donald D. Hoffman | University of California, Irvine Cosmos, Consciousness & Meaning TV Series on PBS - Closer to Truth The Act of Creation - WikipediaKoestler's fundamental idea is that any creative act is a bisociation (not mere association) of two (or more) apparently incompatible frames of thought. Maria Bamford's One-Hour Homemade Christmas Stand-up Special - YouTube John's Westworld/Moana YouTube video Westworld (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb Rules of Fair Play | Seattle Mystery BookshopIn 1930, during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, a number of famous British writers (Christie, Sayers, Chesterton, and Orczy to name a few) formed the Detection Club. During one of their dinners they wrote the rules of fair play. These rules were meant to allow the reader a fair chance of figuring out who committed the crime before the end of the story. While the rules have relaxed a bit over the years they are still relevant in mystery writing today. The Incomparable | Team Killer Robot (Episode 330)Get your cowboy hat and your favorite Radiohead playlist, because it’s time to venture into the park for our first-season review of HBO’s “Westworld.” Is Anthony Hopkins running Westworld the park or “Westworld” the show we’re watching? Why can’t the Man in Black take a hint? Who is good and who is evil? Are the hosts sympathetic characters or empty, scripted shells? (And can’t you ask that question that about any fictional character?) We provide some quick analysis and also ponder where the show might take us in season two. Unjustly Maligned | "Clue" with John Cecil (Episode 67)Was it John Cecil, in the loft, with the microphone? Actually, yes — and that’s more straightforward than anything in the puzzling murder-mystery-comedy-movie-of-the-board-game “Clue”, which John’s here to defend. Would anyone care for fruit, or dessert?

The main topic this week is Free Will. While Merlin has concerns about bong talk and living in a fingernail, John quickly gets things refocused on people's garden-variety defenses of free will and where they probably come from. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘DIFFS’ Foot Cardigan: Fantastic socks delivered to your mailbox every month. Get 10% off any subscription plan with the code DIFFS Pearl RearVision: The wireless backup camera redefined. Links and Show Notes: This week, John has follow-up from Jason the Ranger regarding the weird smell in his house. Next up, your hosts have a few quick thoughts on the recent presidential election and the extent to which convincing voters that citrus fruits are bipeds might have changed the outcome. Marbles and stars seem to follow mechanistic rules of the universe, but humans sure don't like things being the boss of them. John roughly specs the hardware needed to know everything that's going to happen, and Merlin wonders whether we're maybe a fact and a half from living in a medieval village. Why don't we all just kill each other, and what if no one cared what we wanted in a new Mac? Does it matter whether people believe in free will? John's answer may surprise you (but probably won't). (Recorded on Monday, November 21, 2016) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Amazon.com : MyKuali Penang White Curry Noodle (8 Packs) : Grocery & Gourmet FoodTreat yourself to Merlin's favorite "Internet Ramen." Free will - Wikipedia Hayao Miyazaki - The Essence of Humanity - YouTube Peter Clemenza (Character) - Quotes Unreal - On The Media - WNYC Gríma Wormtongue - Wikipedia His Rise to Power — Slate's Trumpcast — OvercastJacob Weisberg talks to historian Timothy Snyder about his most recent Slate piece, “Him,” and whether Hitler’s rise to power can tell us anything about today. Multiverse - Wikipedia There’s No Such Thing as Free Will State of nature - WikipediaIn this state every person has a natural right or liberty to do anything one thinks necessary for preserving one's own life; and life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" CGP Grey - "You Are Two" - YouTube Philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard - WikipediaHaufniensis uses the example of a man standing on the edge of a tall building or cliff. From this height he can see all the possibilities of life. He's reflecting on what he could become if he only threw himself into the power of his own choice. As long as he stands there he stands at the crossroads of life, unable to make a decision and live within its boundaries. The mere fact that one has the possibility and freedom to do something, even the most terrifying of possibilities, triggers immense feelings of dread. The Reasonabilists | Parks and Recreation Wiki | Fandom powered by WikiaEvery few years, they claim the world is going to end. When the end of the world is near, they hold an all-night vigil in the park. They have said the world is going to end 15 times. Their ceremonies require the playing of flutes, much to the delight of Ron Swanson, who sells them handcrafted instruments. The Zorpies, believing in the impending apocalypse, are happy to pay high prices. Mr. Show - "Pre-Taped Call-in Show" - YouTube Jim Jarrett on Twitter: "@hotdogsladies @siracusa The source of a 3 week plus stench in our home. Dead red fox in crawl space https://t.co/dpsgtp1vFA" Doctor Manhattan - Wikipedia Reveries | Westworld Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Galactus - WikipediaIn the character's first appearance in The Fantastic Four, Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure who feeds by draining living planets of their energy, and operates without regard to the morality and judgements of mortal beings. H. P. Lovecraft - WikipediaMany beings of the Mythos were too powerful to be defeated by human opponents, and so horrific that direct knowledge of them meant insanity for the victim.

This week’s main topic covers teaching kids about technology_ When, how, and what should young students learn about computers at school? How far have things come since Merlin’s Business Administration class and the lectures John suffered on RAM vs. ROM? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Harry's: Use code DIFFS at checkout to claim your free trial set and bonus post-shave balm. Mailroute: a secure, hosted email service for protection from viruses and spam. Get a free trial and 10% off, for the lifetime of your account. Links and Show Notes: As your hosts brace for the quadrennial U.S. Presidential election (yes, this was recorded the night before), Merlin illuminates the seedy underbelly of YouTube upload workarounds, John says Merlin’s head is definitely getting bigger, and Merlin considers John’s new theory regarding helium and weight loss. Merlin pronounces more things wrong and misses more of John’s references. John shares the mysterious tale of the weird new smell in his house, and Merlin outs himself as a relative humidity nerd and baking soda life hacker. Can a deeper interest in the wild and unexplored possibilities of technology be encouraged amidst the more practical and vocational approach to using today’s computers? Should poets and playwrights encourage their kids’ enthusiasm for coal mining? (Recorded on Monday, November 7, 2016) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. pre taped call in show - YouTube Monty Python's Flying Circus - "Working Class Playwright" - YouTube Adventure Time Card Battle | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network - YouTube Lawrence Lessig - Wikipedia Forced perspective - Wikipedia Song Exploder | Episode 28: The Long Winters Jackson Browne - Load Out/Stay (Just a Little Bit Longer) - YouTube I Feel Fantastic/Lyrics - JoCopedia, the Jonathan Coulton wiki

The main topic this week has Merlin probing John’s thoughts on the idea of a thing being “wrong within normal parameters.” John calls someone a “super doof,” and both hosts share their strategy for not ending up on a desert island. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Harry's: Use code DIFFS at checkout to claim your free trial set and bonus post-shave balm. Mailroute: a secure, hosted email service for protection from viruses and spam. Get a free trial and 10% off, for the lifetime of your account. Links and Show Notes: This week, John has been encouraged to pierce Merlin more, and Merlin still hasn’t watched Millennium Actress (although they offer a helpful listener suggestion on how you can). Your hosts compare how they use Twitter these days and talk about the different ways they deploy the heart icon. They wonder aloud about who actually sees what on Twitter. For the conclusion of the episode, (after about 1:14:19), the spoiler horn is fired off for a discussion of the controversial Season 7 premiere of The Walking Dead. (Recorded on Tuesday, October 25, 2016) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Do By Friday Millennium actress = Sennen joyu (DVD video, 2001) [WorldCat.org] Reconcilable Differences #24: I Will Outrun Death and Thermodynamics - Relay FMNext, the dolorous spoiler horn fires off for a detailed examination of The Walking Dead (TV series). Lots of talk about how and when the series works in general, followed by passionate complaints on the controversial Season 6 finale. Are we finally too far gone? An American Werewolf in London - Wikipedia Makin' It (TV series) - WikipediaThe show was set in Passaic, New Jersey, and was about the daily life of Billy Manucci, a young man who frequented the local disco club, Inferno, at night while working at an ice cream parlor called Tasty Treats during the day. Manucci was highly influenced by the disco craze and the movie Saturday Night Fever specifically. Amy Jane Gruber on Twitter: "I think "Natural Born Killers" is a romantic comedy but even I'm out after this episode of The Walking Dead." Block Together SilencedBots/RegEx-Filters.md at master · justin/SilencedBots · GitHub Exit, Pursued by a Bear - TV Tropes Nerdwriter1 - YouTube Dead Set - Wikipedia Gilligan's Island - WikipediaNaturally, despite their obvious skill and inventiveness, the castaways never quite manage to put together a functional raft out of bamboo (or repair the hole in their original ship as the ship itself fell to pieces when they tried that in one episode), although in the television movie Rescue from Gilligan's Island, they do end up tying their huts together and using that as a raft for escape. The Gentleman Thief: Apollo Robbins with John Gabrieli, PhD - YouTube Conservative Author P.J. O'Rourke Reluctantly Backs Clinton : NPR"I am endorsing Hillary, and all her lies and all her empty promises," O'Rourke continued. "It's the second-worst thing that can happen to this country, but she's way behind in second place. She's wrong about absolutely everything, but she's wrong within normal parameters." Backfire effect - RationalWikiThe backfire effect occurs when, in the face of contradictory evidence, established beliefs do not change but actually get stronger. The Leftovers (TV series) - Wikipedia

The main topic this week is whether we’re living in a simulation (and how we’d know it). This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. HelpSpot: The most comprehensive and flexible help desk software around. Get 10% off with the code DIFFS. The Nuisance Committee: Please stay tuned after the show for a special message about the 2016 election. Links and Show Notes: This week, John and Merlin reminisce about the Flowbee, sea monkeys, and the alternately disappointing and satisfying quality of the action figures in their youth. Merlin briefly impersonates Dan Moren and shares that his iPhone activation problems were not unique. John conclusively demonstrates the mini ways that Merlin can’t hear himself pronouncing everything wrong and bemoans the travails of jumbled Contacts syncing. Is coffee killing us, saving us, or what exactly is the deal here? Your hosts consider the times when it’s useful to question reality, and John still has concerns about smoking. They read and discuss Sylvester Stallone’s mail. (Recorded on Tuesday, October 11, 2016) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Flowbee - Wikipedia Kenner Luke Skywalker Action Figure Kenner Toys - Boba Fett Large Size Action Figure The Vintage Vault: Death Star Playset Users Report Some iPhone 7 and 6s Models Activation Locked With Wrong Apple IDs - Mac RumorsAn increasing number of iPhone users are experiencing an Activation Lock issue in which the device is linked to an Apple ID email address that does not belong to them, according to crowdsourced information from MacRumors and Twitter. Odds are we're living in a simulation, says Elon Musk - The Verge"There's a billion to one chance we're living in base reality," Elon Musk said tonight on stage at Recode's Code Conference, meaning that one of the most influential and powerful figures in tech thinks that it's overwhelmingly likely we're just characters living inside a simulation. I Don’t Want to Be Right - The New Yorker This is Not a Conspiracy Theory Fermi paradox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dr. John Ioannidis Exposes the Bad Science of Colleagues - The Atlantic Truth Tobacco Industry Documents fqnx0045 - [Re: Stallone Tobacco Use Agreement] - Truth Tobacco Industry Documents F***ing Magnets, How Do They Work? | Know Your Meme MMR vaccine controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Power Poses Co-author: I Don't Think Power Poses Are Real -- Science of Us The Filedrawer Problem - PsychFileDrawer.org 1977 Dannon Yogurt Commercials "Georgians Over 100" - YouTube Lincoln–Kennedy coincidences urban legend - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Spurious Correlations Fixed points: antipodes on the globe with the same temperature and pressure Monty Hall problem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Longitudinal study - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Data dredging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Post hoc analysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brattoo Propaganda Software - Products Backfire effect - RationalWiki The Backfire Effect – You Are Not So Smart Maladroite Cheval. on VimeoAKA "Humanity Horse" There are always two opposite points on the Earth with the same temperature - YouTube Intermediate value theorem - WikipediaIn mathematical analysis, the intermediate value theorem states that if a continuous function, f, with an interval, [a, b], as its domain, takes values f(a) and f(b) at each end of the interval, then it also takes any value between f(a) and f(b) at some point within the interval.

The main topic is solo parenting. Facing The Shoe Crisis, thrice ruining the dinosaur eggs, and finding yourself in a Staples line that’s literally not moving. Is fear and anxiety really such a smart and time-tested motivator? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘DIFFS’ Squarespace: Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: This week’s follow-up covers good news/weird news on Merlin’s wife’s phone, more on “accessibility” settings, and how craftsmanship and quality often war with management. Also, we learn why neurosis is always built into the price when applying Siracusa’s Incompleteness Theorem. (Recorded Monday, October 3, 2016) Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Nasal Strips for Congestion Relief | Breathe Right Scott Simpson on Twitter: "Parents who are one step more attentive than you: coddling yuppies. Parents who are one step less attentive: neglectful assholes."Parents who are one step more attentive than you: coddling yuppies. Parents who are one step less attentive: neglectful assholes. Uniform Code of Military Justice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Magic Feather | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Dinosaur Eggs Oatmeal | QuakerOats.com Gödel's incompleteness theorems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGödel's incompleteness theorems are two theorems of mathematical logic that demonstrate the inherent limitations of every formal axiomatic system containing basic arithmetic.[1] These results, published by Kurt Gödel in 1931, are important both in mathematical logic and in the philosophy of mathematics. The theorems are widely, but not universally, interpreted as showing that Hilbert's program to find a complete and consistent set of axioms for all mathematics is impossible. pre taped call in show - YouTube Watchmen-Rorschach (Pagliacci Joke) - YouTube Designing with Web Standards (3rd Edition): Jeffrey Zeldman, Ethan Marcotte: 9780321616951: Amazon.com: Books ERA: HomeSection 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. Equal Rights Amendment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaIn 1978, a joint resolution of Congress extended the ratification deadline to June 30, 1982, but no further states ratified the amendment and so it did not become part of the Constitution.