Words Without Voices https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun06_Post.mp3 One of my favorite scenes from TV and Movies is from the first season of “The Last Kingdom.” The English were fighting against the Vikings. And one Viking leader lost a battle, and converted to Christianity. This is more or less historically accurate. In real life, the […]
Daily Daydreaming Shifts
Peanut Butter https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun05_Post.mp3 Once I had to give a demonstration. Way back in third grade. How to do something, or to explain something. Since I was, and still am, a big fan of peanut butter, I decided to show how to make peanut butter. Put a bunch of peanuts in a […]
Dream Yourself Wealthy
Simulation Origin Story https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun04_Post.mp3 One big-brained dude from a while ago is Descartes. He was a scientist and a mathematician and a philosopher. He’s the original guy who came up with the “are we living in a simulation or not” question. This is called “Descartes’ Demon.” Suppose there was a demon […]
Your Greatest Gift
Brain Evolution https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun03_Post.mp3 Once upon a time, humans, or rather proto humans, had to chase animals. They call it persistence hunting. They think maybe this is why we evolved arched feet and sweaty hairless bodies. We are one of the few animals that can bleed off body heat by sweating. Most […]
Brain Magic
Silent Genius https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun02_Post.mp3 Once upon a time there was a young dude named Einstein. When he was born, he didn’t talk. At least not when other kids did. He took his sweet time. Preferring, maybe, to spend the time inside his brain. Figuring things out. Later, he turned out […]
The Greatest Storyteller On Earth
Who Are We? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun01_Post.mp3 There’s a lot of “narrative fighting” going on today. We can imagine way back in the day, before farming. A bunch of caveman hanging around the campfire. Telling stories. What kind of stories? Stories about who they were, where they came from. Their heroes, or […]
One Thought Shift
Russians https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May31_Post.mp3 A long while ago, I took an acting class. One of the guys I partnered with was Russian. But I didn’t believe him. He spoke perfect English. I asked how he learned English so well. I was an expecting a complex answer. Advanced language learning. CIA […]
Secret Ruler
Orphan Hero https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May30_Post.mp3 Every hero starts out as an orphan. Why is this? A common question about “why things are like is” in the form of: Why did they make it this way? This basic question, the structure of the question, reveals a lot about human nature. Namely, we always […]
Heal Their Soul
Let Them Be https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May29_Post.mp3 One common complaint from kids is: “I can do it!” This is a necessary instinct. Kids can’t become players unless they are productive. And a drive to do it alone is necessary to be productive. At every point in somebody’s life, they need to realize it’s […]
Groucho Marx Samurai
Art of Sword https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May28_Post.mp3 Once there was this Japanese dude. An old school swordsman. Samurai. Fought and killed a bunch of people. Decided to write a book about the philosophy of being a Samurai. Today, that book is still read. It’s kind of like the Art of War by […]
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