Ep 119 - Terrifying Thoughts
Haunted Talks18 Helmi 2022

Ep 119 - Terrifying Thoughts

Can we be haunted by our own thoughts? Or use them to haunt others? Few ideas produce the fear and existential dread that Roko's Basilisk provides. This unique thought experiment was considered so potentially disturbing, that the original website to which it was published quickly banned the topic. We break down this strange collision of urban legend, artificial intelligence and philosophy.

Listener Warning: If you are struggling right now, or don't want to deal with existential questions about reality, we would suggest listening to a different episode. But, if you love a good metaphysical mystery that challenges our perceptions, and provides a good chill, join us as we head down the rabbit hole and explore the philosophical head-trip that is Roko's Basilisk.

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Ep 143 - The Haunted & the Haunters - Part 1

Ep 143 - The Haunted & the Haunters - Part 1

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Ep 142 - The Somerton Man Mystery: SOLVED! - Part 2

Ep 142 - The Somerton Man Mystery: SOLVED! - Part 2

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Ep 141 - Solving the Somerton Man Mystery - Part 1

Ep 141 - Solving the Somerton Man Mystery - Part 1

One of the world's great mysteries is on the verge of being solved. For over 70 years, investigators have sought to identify the unknown man found dead on an Australian beach in 1948. There were no si...

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Ep 140 - Who Blew Up the Georgia Guidestones?

Ep 140 - Who Blew Up the Georgia Guidestones?

Shortly after 4am, on July 6th, 2022, an explosion rocked the hilltop pasture on which "America's Stonehenge" stood for over 40 years. One of the monument's mysterious columns was destroyed and the ca...

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Ep 139 - Engineering Legends: Toronto's Cabbagetown Monster

Ep 139 - Engineering Legends: Toronto's Cabbagetown Monster

This October, Jim had an opportunity to do a guest spot on an engineering podcast. The show, called Engineering Legends, is produced by Brown and Caldwell, an engineering consulting firm that works th...

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Ep 138 - Happy Halloween + Blood Harvest

Ep 138 - Happy Halloween + Blood Harvest

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 We celebrate the spookiest day of the year by sharing a story recently published by one of our listeners. Caitlin Mulroney reads "Blood Harvest" from her new book Not That Scary: A...

31 Loka 202230min

Ep 137 - Haunted Hotel: The Fort Garry

Ep 137 - Haunted Hotel: The Fort Garry

Like many old Canadian hotels, the Fort Garry was a railroad hotel built by the Grand Trunk Railroad just before the outbreak of the First World War. While spirits have been spotted throughout the pro...

28 Loka 202229min

Ep 136 - Canadian Poltergeists - Part 3

Ep 136 - Canadian Poltergeists - Part 3

The epic conclusion of our 3-part Haunted Talks special event! Brittney Bos (Historian & Series Writer) and Margo MacDonald (Haunted Walk Tour Guide and Lead Investigator), join us for a haunted round...

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