QLR #5 Shades of Grey in Times of Black and White with Shannon Beer
Release Date: 07/03/2020
QLR #8 Gary McGowan - Finding meaning in struggle and gratitude in perspective
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The human condition is bizarre. There are three huge questions in the world of science that have excited me for years: what is the universe within which we seem to exist? what is the Life that we seem to be part of? what is the consciousness that allows us to contemplate the first two questions? However, while these questions are truly fascinating, the deepest and most profoundly useful query I have ever encountered relates to what may be considered the “dark side” of human self-awareness: How do I live when I know we must die? This is the fundamental question at the basis of what...
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QLR #7 The Divined Joker
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Welcome to Quarrelsome Life Radio episode 7 with Ciaran O'Regan. What you will hear is an essay about individual darkness and collective survival. I discuss many topics that are both timely and timeless. They include but are not limited to the following: The nature of Evil Left-Right balance politically An insidious mind virus and representations of its spread on both sides of the Atlantic Existential risks that threaten the future of humanity The role of the pandemic on the explosion of the George Floyd movement Death anxiety Trump's re-election chances The potential for violence in the US...
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QLR #6: Wolf the Quarrelsome Resurrected with Lt. Colonel T.J. Howley
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Welcome to Quarrelsome Life Radio episode 6. French writer Marcel Proust once wrote that “artists are those who strip away habit and return life to its deserved glory.” I agree. Quarrelsome Life Radio was started so that I could have chats with writers, musicians, and artists of all forms about their craft. This intention did not last long. Since episode 2 I have used the podcast to discuss current affairs and areas more political, scientific, and philosophical. By no means do I regret this diversion though as I really enjoyed all those dialogues. More importantly, however, I got some...
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QLR #5 Shades of Grey in Times of Black and White with Shannon Beer
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"Love everyone and tell the truth." - Ram Dass ---------- Shannon joins me to discuss human extinction, social justice extremism, humans as storytelling apes, scientific thinking, the need for open dialogue as bedrock, & more. Shannon is a nutrition coach for Flex Success who uses comprehensive coaching strategies to promote adaptive self-regulation behaviours within her clients. She seeks to understand why we do the things we do, particularly when it comes to our eating behaviours, and views motivated choice through a lens of complex interactions between internal...
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Quarrelsome Life Radio #4: Solo - Making Sense of Pandemic Sensemaking
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In this podcast I discuss many areas including issues with both "mainstream" and non-mainstream sources of sensemaking, worries I have with the WHO leadership, dealing with potentially bad information, & sources I currently trust to help make sense of the pandemic. I hope this is useful. RELEVANT RESOURCES Articles: Trusted sources (as of May 26th): Tomas Pueyo: his , and Twitter Balaji Srinivasan: Twitter Dark Horse Podcast with Bret Weinstein and Heather Herring The Portal Podcast with Eric Weinstein Sam Harris and his Dr Peter Attia and Dr John...
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Quarrelsome Life Radio #3: Brian Cronin - Making Sense of Covid-19
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What are the key cognitive biases that led to so many being blindsided by the virus? What are the future implications? What are some reasons for hope? These are all questions addressed by our guest Brian Cronin in this fantastic article published on Medium: I asked Brian onto QLR to discuss some of the key concepts from his article. Just like with Alan in episode 2, the core ideas discussed are evergreen in that they are not time-sensitive. Lessons we can learn from the last couple of months may benefit us for the rest of our lives. I hope this is useful. About our guest: Brian...
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Quarrelsome Life Radio #2: Alan Flanagan - A Lawyer come Scientist on the UK Viral Policy
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As you may have heard, we are in the midst of a global viral pandemic. At a time like this with things changing at what seems a minute to minute basis, it is very easy to get caught in the weeds and miss the big picture concepts that are at play. Concepts around governmental policymaking, the role of science in guiding political decisions, the potential weaponization of scientific knowledge by biased actors, critical thinking, logical fallacies, the precautionary principle, and evidence-based practice are concepts that will remain important long after this pandemic has passed. These...
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Quarrelsome Life Radio #1: Brian O'Brien - Playing Metallica in Sunday mass
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Limerick musician Brian O'Brien on the utility of loneliness, cathartic art, the creative process, and much more.
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