The Syntact Project http://www.syntactproject.com Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) en-USEthan Swan Ethan Swan eswan@alumni.nd.edu no The Syntact Project http://www.syntactproject.com https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/f1a0a839-f69e-42cf-a8fe-74fa07fb42f4/logo.png episodic Copyright 2018 Exploring the Synapses that Form Our World Automating with Robots https://pinecast.com/guid/0da3677a-4df5-4695-a0f5-140e941f3b40 Wed, 04 Sep 2019 02:14:00 -0000 00:46:34 Ethan and Fernando discuss what tasks should be automated with robots, whatever exactly that entails. They discuss the practicality of a Roomba with spinning blades and accidentally reinvent the Lazy Susan. no 1 Article Review: The Science of Inequality https://pinecast.com/guid/be4b0b71-cc2a-4dee-81a8-892bb25b54f6 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:44:49 -0000 00:59:56 Andrew makes a repeat.... occurrence? He, Ethan, and Fernando review Scientific American's "Science of Inequality" article series. no Quick Hits, February 2019 https://pinecast.com/guid/1887013d-3e35-487d-9584-dc05e4b3e758 Sun, 17 Feb 2019 20:11:42 -0000 00:57:46 Ethan, Fernando, and Matt record another aimless episode of Quick Hits. Episode Notes

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]]> no Statistically Speaking https://pinecast.com/guid/93d00843-d880-4fa0-9c3e-77ac657eddd5 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:52:12 -0000 00:57:46 Ethan, Fernando, and Phil cover the two major statistical frameworks: Bayesianism and Frequentism no Quick Hits, November 2018 https://pinecast.com/guid/df9ade56-1b25-41ff-ae4a-573b367ab740 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 20:02:29 -0000 00:52:49 Ethan, Fernando, and Matt bring back the Quick Hits format only to get derailed arguing about the merits of the medical field. no Book Club: Dataclysm https://pinecast.com/guid/31905e99-8f7b-4234-9040-a6890650676a Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:47:30 -0000 01:45:28 Ethan is joined by guests Carly, Corinne, and Phil to review Christian Rudder's Dataclysm in a long episode. no Quick Hits, August 2018 https://pinecast.com/guid/1d3f0fbe-8891-4579-a9b7-03ee64b6314b Fri, 10 Aug 2018 17:34:07 -0000 00:52:28 Ethan, Fernando, and Matt reprise the Quick Hits format. They ideate over whether "ideate" is actually a word. no Mass Transit for the Masses https://pinecast.com/guid/496f6b64-4970-4157-b928-1667e0e5ced0 Tue, 24 Jul 2018 01:09:39 -0000 00:52:37 Ethan, Fernando, and new guest Andrew talk about an often overlooked but surprisingly interesting topic: mass transit. no Game Theory https://pinecast.com/guid/89e0843e-b7d4-4118-bb16-ce7a9f251992 Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:09:16 -0000 00:41:21 Ethan, Fernando, and Matt talk bro tanks, dating apps, and a bit of game theory. no Government Series, Part 3: Polystate https://pinecast.com/guid/d89783cb-3c9d-44a9-874a-48dd2214c7da Sat, 26 May 2018 01:47:56 -0000 00:49:57 Fernando and Ethan revive the Government Series to talk polystates and anthrostates. no Quick Hits, May 2018 https://pinecast.com/guid/7bc36256-fff6-4dad-944e-8bdd2fa2ba52 Tue, 08 May 2018 01:49:13 -0000 00:49:25 Ethan and Fernando debut a new style of pod: just chatting about what's on their minds. no Book Club: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind https://pinecast.com/guid/ab330881-d0a0-416c-9ef1-9e2ac98bdd11 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 04:50:39 -0000 01:14:39 Ethan, Greg, and guest Phil review Yuval Noah Harari's New York Times Bestseller Episode Notes

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]]> no Bitcoin is Failing and We're All Going to Die https://pinecast.com/guid/04abcd70-0580-49c2-ae31-51d9730de6f2 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:45:08 -0000 00:56:21 Ethan, Fernando, and Matt talk about the ins and outs of blockchain technology. Episode Notes

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]]> no Subvocalization https://pinecast.com/guid/e2a2b7e7-a1e4-4a37-983a-09f528cd5738 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:43:53 -0000 00:32:07 Greg joins Fernando and Ethan to talk about subvocalization. Ever heard of it? There’s a good chance you’re doing it right now. Episode Notes

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]]> no Government Series, Part 2: Delegative Democracy (Liquid Democracy) https://pinecast.com/guid/8dd7d5f9-62a9-45cf-9a51-bbdc4d345254 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:41:26 -0000 00:39:29 The crew takes on Delegative Democracy, where votes can be delegated. Ever wish you could just give your vote to someone else and let them do the hard work for you? Episode Notes

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]]> no Government Series, Part 1: Futarchy https://pinecast.com/guid/79f4197d-bb46-4149-86f0-e64f7fc192bd Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:39:16 -0000 00:39:12 Fernando, Matt, and Ethan talk about a form of government proposed by an economist. Learn more about futarchy, where policy is decided by financial markets. Episode Notes

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