SynTalk

SynTalk

f(q) = When does simulation help? (#TIAU) SynTalk is a freewheeling interdisciplinary talk show with a philosophical approach to understanding the world from a long term perspective.

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#TUUC (The Ultimate Ultimate Causes) --- SynTalk

#TUUC (The Ultimate Ultimate Causes) --- SynTalk

Do we die ‘because’ we stop breathing? Is it possible to say how ‘a’ cancer is caused? Do causes exist? Are they (always) universal, uniform, & a priori? Are all phenomena eventually multi-causal and ...

26 Mai 20181h 11min

#TCAOS (The Closed And Open Systems) --- SynTalk

#TCAOS (The Closed And Open Systems) --- SynTalk

Can the ocean be boiled? Is the aquarium a closed system? Is the Universe an open system? Are all systems conceptual (& arbitrary?)? Do systems always have components? Can an individual body have a te...

21 Apr 20181h 9min

#TSTP (The Survival To Posterity) --- SynTalk

#TSTP (The Survival To Posterity) --- SynTalk

What’s posterity ever done for you? What survives in the long run? How did (public) museums come to be from private collections? Who owns the past? Do we transact with the invisible sacral world via t...

15 Apr 20181h 13min

#TGAM (The Gestures And Movements) --- SynTalk

#TGAM (The Gestures And Movements) --- SynTalk

Does your neck hurt? Do you allow yourself to be moved? What is your relationship with gravity? Are ‘bodies moving in space’ the fundamental units of meaning? Do we shape the space around us geometric...

31 Mar 20181h 9min

#TIOP (The Implications Of Poverty) --- SynTalk

#TIOP (The Implications Of Poverty) --- SynTalk

Can inequality kill you? Are poorer brains smaller? Is poverty (= inequality + deprivation) the mother of all diseases? Do the rich lead shorter lives in unequal countries? (Why) does Law, with its at...

17 Feb 20181h 11min

#TWOC (The Workings Of Clocks) --- SynTalk

#TWOC (The Workings Of Clocks) --- SynTalk

Do pilots experience jet lag? Why are there different types of rhythms? What does your heart beat ‘to’? Is all of life periodic (because of the sun)? Is there a master clock to everything, & are all c...

3 Feb 20181h 12min

#TMOC (The Matter Of Cities) --- SynTalk

#TMOC (The Matter Of Cities) --- SynTalk

Do villages grow up to be cities? Do you have piped water? Is your city your home? Do you feel free? Or, abandoned? Or, anonymous? Why do people come together and cohabit in large numbers? Does this i...

20 Jan 20181h 12min

#THOTT (The Higher Order Thought Tools)--- SynTalk

#THOTT (The Higher Order Thought Tools)--- SynTalk

What’s a thought? Could that chair have been water? Does perception precede production? What does it mean to know a language? How & why did humans end up acquiring the very complex (& ‘discontinuous’)...

7 Jan 20181h 12min

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