About this episode
The episode discusses various topics including daylight savings, historical figures, and moral dilemmas in society.
We talk about daylight savings, the war with Iran, ancient civilizations in North America, Lucy (aka “the missing link”), Charles Darwin’s bone collection, the brontosaurus, Amerigo Vespucci, John Hancock, chagas disease, science, freedom vs. security, Orwell, the S.A.V.E. Act, the Dunning-Kruger effect, the need for certainty and cognitive closure, James Talarico, consequentialism, secular morality, WWJD, loving your enemy, altruism, tragedies of the commons, Jeselnik’s rule of offensive jokes, the cultural equation for canceling someone (Elvis vs Jerry Lee Lewis; Michael Jackson vs R. Kelly). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
People in this episode
Hosts: Milo, Shawn
Topics covered
- daylight savings
- morality
- cognitive closure
- cultural commentary
- historical figures
- science and society
- tragedy of the commons
Keywords
- daylight savings
- Iran
- Charles Darwin
- secular morality
- Dunning-Kruger effect
- altruism
- cognitive closure
- cultural commentary
- tragedy of the commons
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Orwell, the S.A.V.E. Act, the Dunning-Kruger effect, chagas disease, the cultural equation for canceling someone, Lucy (aka “the missing link”), brontosaurus, secular morality, altruism, tragedies of the commons
Places: Iran, North America
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