Category: Society and Culture
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Strategy
Sam and Vox consider what’s involved in an individual or a group planning and executing the next move, or the next counter-move, and how many moves in advance we can anticipate.
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Science and “Science” pt.2: The Medicine Show
A look at some traditional medical practices, the evolution of health care, and an attempt to delineate where medical science departs from both political and religious propaganda.
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Civic Duties
The fabric of society is highly connected to whether or not people within said society are contributing to it in effective ways, consistently, Sam and Vox talk about it.
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Phenomenology
A mathematician-cum-philosopher turned philosophy sideways by suggesting that certainty was subjective and lived experience offered a peek at truth. Sam and Vox talk about why this view might be valid, and also examine critiques of the notion.
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Space
In this follow up to Time, Sam and Vox think about the classic three dimensions, and explore the psychology that accompanies the concept of space. **Apologies for the technical issues — they’ve been worked out and will not recur in future shows.**
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Discipline
In a follow-up to Focus, Sam and Vox converse about the psychological factors, and the challenges, of developing and practicing discipline.
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Focus
Why do we give our energy and attention to some things over other things? How do we make more deliberate choices regarding the objects of our focus? These questions and more are discussed in this episode.
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Modern Mythology and Structuralism
A look at the idea of structures underlying our thoughts and how they are created.
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Ancient Mythology and Archetypes
Sam and Vox highlight the development of myth, and the emergent archetypal characters, events and places.
Complex Candor 