13 June 2009
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Why are we here? What’s this all about? What is my purpose? What is yours? Is there even one at all? These are easy questions to ask, but answering them is a whole different story. Wolfram Alpha has one idea. We’ve got some others.
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anarchy, Aristotle, Battlestar Galactica, cognition, computers, consciousness, decision theory, Douglas Adams, evolution, existentialism, happiness, hedonism, Hinduism, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, immortality, intelligence, Jediah, Josh, Kevin, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, mathematics, meta, Moore's Law, morality, nihilism, Pentium, philosophy of mind, physics, progress, purpose, rationality, reincarnation, religion, science, singularity, Star Trek, statistics, Stephen, stock market, suicide, teleology, Turing test, value, Wall-E, YouTube
26 April 2009
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Yeah, we talked about ponzi schemes on the show… you got us. Kevin returned with an homage to This Week at Texas Tech, his own short-lived but much beloved podcast. We also revamped our intro and streamed the editing process live on Stickam. Miss out on that? Don’t worry, we’ll be making it a thing. For now, sit back and take a bite out of your carbon footprint chocolate bar, it’s BF time!
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Al Gore, alcohol, bears, Bourne, buzzwords, carbon dioxide, carbon offset credits, Catholicism, college, Columbine, Daily Toreador, democracy, Dollhouse, drunk driving, economics, ecoterrorism, education, environmentalism, fear, FERPA, Galaxy Quest, George W Bush, global climate change, global warming, government, green, Green Party, guns, Guy Bailey, homeschooling, indulgences, James Bond, John Kerry, Kevin, Lubbock, marijuana, mathematics, Michael Crichton, movies, Penn and Teller, Phi Beta Kappa, Photoshop, ponzi scheme, private investigation, Quantum of Solace, rape, recycling, regulation, religion, sex, sexual assault, Southwestern University, State of Fear, statistics, Stephen, sustainability, Talkshoe, terrorism, Texas A&M, The Dark Knight, theatre, This Week at Texas Tech, Tim Allen, TOSS, TTU ISD, vending machines, Veronica Mars, Virginia Tech, Wal-Mart
20 August 2008
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Every once in a blue moon, the stars align, the burritos are just *that* good, and the right people come together in just the right mindset to make magic happen. Such was it this past Monday, when the Bad Philosophers spewed forth our “first” bit of genius upon a darkening Earth. In layman’s terms: Episode […]
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24-hour news, announcement, Bill Nye, copyright, David, free speech, Kevin, Matt, perception, Podcast, politics, statistics, Stephen