We use the Panama Papers as a jumping-off point to sum up the season and talk about:
the alleged flatness of the world
the possibilities of both globalization and localization
the twin dangers of imperialism and parochialism
the ways that growing income inequality intersect with globalization
the things different cultures can learn from each other
the distinction between “reasonable” and “justifiable” responses
the importance of humility, whether in art or in charitable action
the value of choosing not to do something at times
In other words: how can you be a good actor in a global space?
As an aside, on the rough size of a Word file (referenced with regard to the size of the Panama Papers data release): a 20-page paper from Chris’ seminary degree is about 52 kilobytes. 2 gigabytes would be 20,000 such papers.
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Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan: 8.22
Stephen’s list
Twitter and Tear Gas
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
The Postmodern Condition
Contact
Jurassic Park
Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness
The Real World of Technology
Phaedrus
The Age of Spiritual Machines
Evolution as a Religion
Chris’s list
Twitter and Tear Gas
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness
Jurassic Park
Phaedrus
Contact
The Real World of Technology
The Postmodern Condition
The Age of Spiritual Machines
Evolution as a Religion
Credits
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After reading Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel Contact and watching the 1995 movie of the same name, we discuss a major epistemological question: what are the acceptable grounds for belief? Are religious belief and scientific proof compatible? Sagan’s surprisingly nuanced views give us interesting ways forward.
Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them:
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We read Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel Contact and watched the 1995 movie of the same name. In this episode, our overview of the book: its plot and its basic interests.
Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them:
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John Rawls, the specific claim Stephen most has a problem with is the veil of ignorance concept explained in this page (although this is not mentioned in the episode)
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We point out several concerns that we have with the arguments Dr. Franklin makes in her lectures-turned-book: the ineffectiveness of her holistic and prescriptive technologies frame, her deeply cynical view on policy, and other thorny places that her arguments lead (like the Soviet Union).
Bay of Pigs invasion, also sometimes known as the Bay of Pigs incident: Stephen’s point in bringing this up was to allude to the point made neatly in the Wikipedia article: “[The failed invasion] also pushed Cuba closer to the Soviet Union, and those strengthened Soviet-Cuban relations would lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.”
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