Talking about what to talk about, the inability to have rational discussions, blurring of demography and geography, the psychology of uncertainty, will automation disrupt jobs.
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East Meets West 357 – Too Much TV
We check in on Doctor Who, is TV TOO good? Are we influencing TV too much? Touring the world through Netflix.
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East Meets West 356 – Back to History
The end of history, the beginning of history, and why we get so upset about politics.
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East Meets West 355 – New State Boundaries?
Governments are made of people, one problem with government is scale, do we need to disrupt representative democracy? Should we redraw state borders? Do we need a new social contract?
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East Meets West 354 – What Now?
East Meets West 353 – The US Presidency
East Meets West 352 – Electoral College Dropout
East Meets West 351 – There’s Nothing Magic About 10
Why we use base 10, vestigial digit removal or enhancement, bird brains, what dinosaurs tasted like, farming endangered animals, eating invasive species, making good choices for our environments, free trade.
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East Meets West 350 – F-F-F-F-Fashion
Car guys, status symbols, fashion, men vs. dudes, unfortunate last names, Star Trek Discovery, our hopes and fears.
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East Meets West 349 – The Khan Fakeout
The Olympics? Rio and Ryan Lochte, Tokyo Olympics, Star Trek: Beyond, Risks of rebooting, comic book effect on movies.
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