#THOT (The How Of Terror) --- SynTalk
Can suicide bombers be farmed? Who is a terrorist? How are terrorists recruited, trained and incentivized? Do terrorists run out of weapons? What role does leadership play in the success of terrorist ...
9 Juli 20161h 11min
#TAOK (The Appearances Of Knowledge) --- SynTalk
Do you know that you are ignorant? How do you understand clouds? What would total knowledge do; could you create the entire universe then? Is the process of acquiring knowledge an iterative tussle wit...
3 Juli 20161h 13min
#TAAL (The Abstractions At Large) --- SynTalk
What cannot be abstracted? What was Grothendieck up to? Does abstraction exist all around us; as notions of (say) numbers, distance, money, & more? Further, is there a way of abstracting the notion of...
15 Maj 20161h 8min
#TTAGU (The Things About Growing Up) --- SynTalk
Do kids understand adults? Does foetus feel pain and pleasure? What does the world look like from the crib? Is the new born infant alert, aware & awake, & not confused? What are kids pre-wired for, & ...
24 Apr 20161h 5min
#TROTO (The Reality Of The Original) --- SynTalk
Is Colin McKenzie for real? What cannot be faked? Are fakes lies? Can copies be more valuable than the original? What is the test of something being original? Is originality a fact? Is it culturally d...
3 Apr 20161h 9min
#TEOP (The Exile Of Poets) --- SynTalk
Are there happy poets? Can one write poetry without having suffered (some) exile? Why has there been deep pessimism about poets, & might poets cause wars and genocide? How is deeply personal poetry da...
6 Mars 20161h 9min
#TIOE (The Instability Of Equilibria) --- SynTalk
How does rate of change change? Is equilibrium balance, & what happens when there is no balance? Is equilibrium attained when fast processes have done their job, and the slow processes have not starte...
21 Feb 20161h 7min
#TMOL (The Medley Of Languages) --- SynTalk
Is babble the beginning? Are languages pure, or were they originally mixed? Was Shakespeare writing in English? Are languages negotiated like in a bazaar, & where then does the power lie? Are there ar...
6 Feb 20161h 6min
