Dream Snake https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb18_Post.mp3 Once upon a time there was a chemist. He was trying to figure out the chemical structure for benzene. He took his problem to bed with him. Thought about it as he fell asleep. He had a dream about a snake eating it’s tail. When he woke […]
Demon Fear Killer
Relaxing Night https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/23Jan21_Post.mp3 Once a friend of mine and I were hanging out at his house. This was back in high school. His parents were gone, and we’d gotten some beers. So we decided to relax, watch a few videos and chill. But then we decided to go exploring. In […]
The Dumbledore Reframe
Ancient Role Models https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec13_Post.mp3 One of the reasons they invented storytelling was because it provided good role models. Well, not really, it was more of an accident. But we can imagine two different tribes. Each told stories around the campfire each night. Epic legends of heroic monster killers of the past. […]
Build A Genius Brain
Infinite Potential https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun07_Post.mp3 I was watching a video the other day about a math professor. Talking about math in general. The videographer asked the guy: “Why should young people think about becoming mathematicians?” He said that math is the one field where you can explore and keep finding new stuff. […]
Build Your Brain
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 […]
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 […]
Fractal Conversations
Beautiful Math https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr23_Post.mp3 Fractals are pretty cool. From an aesthetic standpoint. From a mathematical standpoint. The most famous is called the Mandelbrot Set. It’s based on an imaginary number, “i,” or the square root of negative one. But represented graphically, it’s pretty cool. There are plenty of videos online. […]
White Noise Brain Effect
Pork Disaster https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July22_Post.mp4 One critical idea is calibration. This is kind of an abstract concept. But to fully get the most out of life, calibration is absolutely critical. What is calibration? Let’s say you’re having a dinner party. And you’re cooking a pork roast. And the recipe says to […]
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