Jason gets quizzed by Chris on what percentage of people believe false things. They then discuss what psychological phenomenon allows this to occur and then discuss the bizarre nature of Australian real estate?!
Jason & Chris wrap Season 1 with internet pioneer and entrepreneur Pascal Finette. Pascal shares some history of his journey, beginning with his education in Cologne, starting his first company, and the Internet when the first web browsers were being developed. The three discuss Pascal's "No Bullshit Zone" and relate it to some of their own experiences with people presenting as less than "real." Pascal then shares some of the exciting new developments in business, technology, and society and answers the question, "will the robots kill us?" Pascal's podcast is at The Heretic. MealPass inquiries, please contact Jason Graham-Nye at [email protected] ...
Jason and Chris discuss the different sports preferences internationally and then dive into a new segment--GOOD NEWS! They then transition to some of the terrifying threats to humanity and some exciting developments to address them. ...
Jason apologizes to listeners for not landing the interview with Lesley McKenzie this week (in Japanese!), gets a crash course on Americanized surnames, and then tackles a quiz on education and colleges. Then the two speak to Sydney University's Michael Anderson, Ph.D., about how even though education is a shadow of what it could be, there are ways to transform it that are happening now. ...