Podcasts by Infinite Monkeys (Infinite Monkeys Podcast)
A Science Experiment About Learning and Bettering Yourself
Further podcasts by Tao Gaede, Tyler J Wenzel, Gunnar Leitner
Podcast on the topic Selbstverwirklichung
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044: A philosopher's take on artificial intelligence and value (with Tyler Branston) from 2022-07-17T15:13:32
We learn from Tyler Branston about philosophy and the importance of critical thinking. We learn about what philosophy is, what a philosopher does, why the values of society will create destructive ...
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043: Whales are worth a trillion dollars (with Grace Baer) from 2022-06-05T08:00:51
This month on the Infinite Monkeys cast, we chat with friends from BC whales. We not only talk about what BC whales does as an organization, but about why whales are so important to our ecosystem a...
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042: Science is a house of cards from 2022-05-01T16:54:15
After chatting with Tao, the monkeys ponder why it takes so long to get an enjoyable job, and why this oppressive model builds a house of cards rather than a solid, reinforced structure. Will this ...
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041: What exactly does a mathematician do? (with Tao Gaede) from 2022-03-27T18:13:20
A conversation with Tao Gaede about his journey to becoming a mathematician and how he discovered at an older age that he wants to do math for a living. Tyler does not understand math, so he tries ...
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040: A mad scientist growing brain tissue from his own blood (with Tyler J Wenzel) from 2022-02-06T09:00:39
A lot has happened in the last 2 years. Tyler is now a doctor and we have all had to deal with the global plague. Tyler, apparently motivated by the bizarre world we now live in, now grows brain ti...
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039: Casual chat about cooking&feeding your dog mold from 2020-03-11T19:16:16
The bloody weather again. Gunnar cooks professionally as meat engine with guanciale. Tyler gets ignored. Chefs are sleezy used car salesmen who add value to meats by cutting them to pieces like ...
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038: Essential coronavirus misinformation from 2020-03-02T18:42:46
ESSENTIAL CORONAVIRUS MISINFORMATION. CORONAVIRUS specs into evolutionary lethality skill tree. ETHANOL YOUR DRIVEWAY. Dragonball Z Canadian public health with PhD twitter follower, Tyler J. Wen...
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037: Coronavirus and Nick Cage from 2020-02-12T18:45:51
Today on the podcast, the monkeys chat coronavirus and colonizing space. Tao tells us about some neat space science and how he thinks an interplanetary trade network would work and Gunnar applies s...
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036: Trash heaps, masturbation, and trains from 2019-11-25T21:36:01
The robots tried to sabotage our transmission this week, but we hope you enjoy this week’s cast despite the slightly garbled audio. This week we discuss our entire gamut of feelings: (1) Tyler has ...
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035: A social experiment for your lonely accomplishment from 2019-10-27T08:00:07
After some ice-breaking conversation, Tyler jumps into a spontaneous social experiment with the other monkeys. A series of questions to show how subconsciously reluctant they are to share what make...
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034: Non-linear criminal justice, a billion dollar business idea, and vaping science from 2019-10-21T05:09:41
This week is a smorgasbord of topics, jam packed with fun science and questionably great ideas. What would the criminal justice system look like in an era of time travel? How can YOU make a billion...
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033: Money doesn't matter from 2019-10-13T10:00:09
This week, the monkeys converse about bees, farming and most importantly - that money should not be hoarded. Go out, enjoy your life, and episode 33 of the infinite monkeys podcast!
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032: Lucid dreaming from 2019-10-06T08:00:09
First, sorry for the technical difficulties! We had some website issues which prevented us from being able to upload podcasts. The experiment is now fixed, and great news - Gunnar is back from the ...
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031: In memory of Gunnar Leitner (1992-) from 2019-10-04T23:45:13
Tao and Tyler spend an hour remembering their dearest friend, Gunnar Leitner. We tell stories about some of the greatest acts of kindness we've witnessed Gunnar complete. He is truly, a great monkey.
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030: Is being an expert actually beneficial? from 2019-10-04T23:40:22
A short and sweet TnT podcast. Tao and Tyler dive into a comparison between generalists and experts. Everyone talks about how they want to be the great in something (i.e. an expert), but does that ...
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029: How to control your thoughts to get more time from 2019-10-04T23:39:24
We constantly feel like there is not enough time in a day to get important tasks done. However, are all those tasks really that important? Or are our thoughts getting in the way of being productive...
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028: What matters in life? from 2019-10-04T23:35:58
Tyler and Tao talk about what matters in life, and discuss how they came to understand what matters to them. Everyone is different, so what in life matters to you?
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027: Friends from 2019-10-04T23:30:56
Tyler and Gunnar talk about friendship and the requirements that it takes to build meaningful relationships. What do you think that it takes to have friendships that aren’t just superficial?
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026: Conventionalism from 2019-10-04T23:29:49
Today, the monkeys talk conventions and their utility. What is a convention and conventionalism? Is it simply a set of rules or some other thing that society expects us to do? What does it mean to ...
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025: Who am I? from 2019-10-04T23:27:45
Today, we got a dynamite podcast. Gunnar is out trying to figure out the human tradition of Thanksgiving. This leaves Tao and Tyler to talk about their identity, and how to find your own identity. ...
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024: Are murder documentaries a good thing? from 2019-10-04T23:24:29
Today on the podcast, Tao, Tyler, and Gunnar discuss murder documentaries! After a quick catch-up after Tyler’s vacation, the monkeys chat the effects of watching murder documentaries. Why are Cana...
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023: Teaching for the future and creating things from 2019-10-04T23:23:30
Today on the podcast, Tao and Gunnar talk about the accessibility of education and whether or not teaching creativity is feasible. Does increasing access to education lead to a reduction in standar...
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022: The Creative Funk from 2019-10-04T23:22:28
Today on the podcast, Tao and Gunnar chat about creativity. How do people stay creative and consistently produce new things? When experiencing times of creative block, how does one escape this mind...
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021: Having faith from 2019-10-04T23:21:27
Today Tao, Tyler, and Gunnar chat faith and whether or not all people practice some form of faith. Is having faith a good thing? What is blind faith? Is faith helpful when our explanations for natu...
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020: Quitting from 2019-10-04T23:20:23
Today on the podcast the monkeys chat about quitting things and whether or not it is appropriate to give up. Tyler discusses how successful people peddle the idea that you have to work extraordinar...
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019: Abstract language and discovering happiness from 2019-10-04T23:15:02
Today the infinite monkeys chat about words and abstract concepts like happiness! Tao introduces George Orwell’s take on the use of abstract language and how it deceives not only the reader but als...
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018: Surviving grad school (or work) from 2019-10-04T23:13:40
Today on the podcast, the monkeys talk about grad school and give tips that they’ve found helpful. Tyler, Gunnar, and robo-Tao offer up some advice on how to not only survive but thrive in grad-sch...
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017: Conspiracy-cast from 2019-10-04T23:11:02
Today on the Infinite Monkeys, Tyler gets taken down a trail of conspiracy theories with Gunnar. What really happened to JFK? Who was really responsible for 9/11? The monkey’s attempt to figure out...
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016: The Deathcast from 2019-10-04T23:03:52
Today the monkeys chat about their feelings of mortality. Giving their own takes of how they view death, the monkeys discuss ways we might be able to cope with this fact. When and how should people...
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015: Worldviews: Can people fit in a box? from 2019-10-04T23:02:15
Today on the podcast Tao, Gunnar, and Tyler talk worldviews. After a chat on new years resolutions and music the monkeys chat about optimism and cynicism. We’re all well versed with the common trop...
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014: On Artificial Intelligence from 2019-10-04T23:00:27
This week Tao, Tyler, and Gunnar chat about AI and some of the implications. The monkeys contemplate where technology will take people and what exactly AI is before looking at some of the problems....
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013: Capitalism&Free-markets from 2019-10-04T22:59:18
In this episode, the monkeys discuss capitalism; the good, the bad, and the ugly. After a quick life hack that devolves into physics theorizing, the infinite monkeys try to figure out what capitali...
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012: On the implications of colonizing space from 2019-10-04T22:57:42
Today, the infinite monkeys discuss colonizing space and why it is necessary for humans to begin a multiplanetary civilization. First off, why should we presume that spreading our species is a pref...
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011: Free-will vs. Determinism from 2019-10-04T22:56:22
Today the monkeys try to figure out if we’re in charge of our actions! In trying to do this some interesting ideas such as the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and string theory are discussed. What...
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010: How to fix universities: 101 from 2019-10-04T22:54:55
Today, the infinite monkeys try to fix university. After a quick chat on the etymology of cancer and horoscopes the monkeys try to figure out what they would change about post-secondary education. ...
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009: What is pseudointellectualism? from 2019-10-04T22:53:10
In this episode, Tyler, Tao, and Gunnar try to figure out what being a pseudointellectual is. The use of jargon might be an effective strategy at confusing people into believing you’re smart, but d...
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008: How can people deliver a better education? from 2019-10-04T22:48
Today, the Infinite Monkeys talk education! After a quick chat on burning garbage and the greatness of Sweden, the monkeys talk about getting learnt. What are the issues with current education syst...
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007: Politics, Reforms, Referendums, Oh My! from 2019-10-04T22:37:20
Important Correction: There is one accidental omission to this discussion - if ProRep is voted in, you may or may not be able to vote directly for the person whom will be your regional representati...
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006: What is a debate vs. discussion? What is an intellectual conversation? from 2019-10-04T17:38:38
In this episode, the monkeys try to figure out what makes a debate, well, a debate and what exactly makes a conversation ‘intellectual.’ Do debates require a winner? Often political debates are bro...
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005: What is a safe place? Should humans forgive? from 2019-10-04T16:58:34
In this discussion, our three monkeys chatted about the extent that safe places should exist to discuss taboo topics. Should we have a safe place to discuss left wing idealogies? If we do, do we ne...
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