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🎙️ EP #22
How are religious beliefs distinct from ordinary factual beliefs? What is the cognitive architecture of such beliefs?
@adigitaltanay & @smallestsnippet explore this and much more with philosopher @neilyvanneily
youtu.be/pUUS8fAJfRg?si=XJ-U…
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As AI agents get smarter, are we entering a golden age of hypercreativity? Or are we entering an age of homogenized culture where we just recycle the same AI-generated ideas?
@adigitaltanay & @smallestsnippet explore this and much more with Bret Beheim
youtu.be/coQnyaEw50s
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🎙️ EP #20
Some have long thought that humans are universally attracted to specific features: think of symmetrical faces. Are these really universal?
@adigitaltanay & @smallestsnippet discuss this and much more with Prof. @drboothroyd
youtu.be/skwy9yKkytM
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Might be of interest to @Evolving_Moloch @CostelloWilliam
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🎙️ EP #19
Think our ancestors lived in a state of "primitive communism"? New research reveals our deep past was far more complex than the "noble savage" myth suggests.
@adigitaltanay & @smallestsnippet explore this & much more with @mnvrsngh
youtu.be/1BRZy9O665k
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27 Jun 2025
🎙️ EP #17
Most of us struggle w/ work-life balance. Long before the existence of long commutes & busy calendars, our ancestors lived as hunter-gatherers (HGs). Do HGs have more free time? @adigitaltanay discusses this & much more with Mark Dyble
tinyurl.com/y6hd8ur5
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27 Jun 2025
We also recommend checking out @mnvrsngh 's monster thread on the cross-cultural nature of work and leisure: x.com/mnvrsngh/status/151097…
4 Apr 2022
In the 1970s & 80s, anthropologists working in small-scale, non-industrial societies fastidiously noted down what people were doing throughout the day. I’ve been exploring the data & am struck by one of the most popular activities: doing nothing. [thread]
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26 Jun 2025
Over the years, a lot of our guests have recommended various books and/or media relating to various aspects of cognitive science. A 🧵
EP #1 | @hugoreasoning recommends
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