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Curious? Us too! This podcast is for those who wonder about the universe and human experience. This podcast is produced by a high school social studies teacher who spends his days talking about things... now it's coming in podcast form! We'll talk about world history, public education & how it can improve, and much more. THE PURPOSE IS TO JOIN IN THE COMMUNITY OF THOSE WHO WONDER.
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Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Last week Stevenson added Objectivity to the equation. This week he discusses application to life. How can we apply objectivity to our lives (learning, self, work, relationships) to make the most of the time we have to live? Woah... While we're not quite there to wisdom, we're sure on our way.
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Curiosity opens the door to understanding the universe and our place in it, but now we must be objective in our pursuit of understanding. How does one be objective? The better question is, how does one ever avoid being biased? Stevenson dives in to all the ways we are subjective in researching and responding to the world, and it is a lot. Possibly overwhelming... woah.
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Part 1 of a weekly mini-series called The Process
When was the last time you did school? As in, you actually LEARNED something (a new skill or hobby, history, a language, etc.) Why have we stopped? Stevenson argues that our intelligence (ability to acquire and apply knowledge or skills) can be improved if we become more curious. Curiosity is the key to an interesting life. woah...
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Stevenson has studied a lot of world history. Clearly not all, but a lot. And from all of this potentially useless knowledge, there can be three premises which lead to one, deeper conclusion...
1. There is suffering and injustice in the world
2. Life is not fair and does not need to be fair to exist
3. You individuals actions, big and small, have an impact on the world, for good or bad
Final conclusion: despite genocide, there is hope for the world...
Woah...
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
This is the first episode of a side series: Contemplative Commute. Making your commute to work just a little more curious... maybe.
1973: OPEC puts an embargo on the US... we go into withdrawal.
1903: Humans fly for the first time.
1969: Humans (supposedly) land on the moon.
1940: London is united while the Nazis bomb the city.
What do these all have in common? Well, listen to this podcast and you may just be giving Stevenson your money and voting him for president... woah.
Stevenson is going to start a Green War, and it would seem the plan is bullet proof.
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
The elderly (bless them) say "where'd all the time go?"
Well, where does our time go? Why does every year get shorter? How much of your life is on autopilot?
If you live to be 80 years old, you experience 29,200 days.
If you live for the weekend, that's 5/7 of your life wasted...
If you live for the weekend, you are present for 7,560 of those days... woah.
Bout to go DEEP on the relevance of time and what it means to be in the moment.
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Are the people around you real? Do they continue to exist once they leave your presence? Or is it your universe and everyone else is just a character in your plot... woah. Bout to go DEEP.
Stevenson dives into the term Sonder and the implications on whether or not one believes that those around them exist.
Consciousness, Aztec human sacrifice, Rwandan Genocide, Cowboys & Eagles fans...
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
This is the first episode of a three part series called The Big Three.
Bout to go DEEP on the big question: what if the man never made the wrong turn? woah...
Stevenson dives into the Butterfly Effect and the implications this phenomenon has on our lives. Do we have Free Will? Perhaps... but tell that to the young Frenchman in 1914.