Syllojism is a bi-monthly science, culture, and philosophy challenge podcast on the edge of chaos.
Challenge: Read Consilience by E.O. Wilson
Show Notes:
HUGE Shout out to Eeema on the track!
2:30 Incest Taboo Westermarck Effect
4:01 The queer nucleus Interstitial hypothalamic nucleus
BRET n the Tribbles
Lordosis and neuroanatomy PLUS VIDEO
10:00 Lateral Hypothalamic Violence and Sex Locus
15:56 Why Natasha thinks relativism maters
18:03 Scientology and the postmodern E-Meter
21:25 What makes a sub-theory (gang):
Parsimony: The fewer units the better
Generality: the broader coverage of an idea the better
Consilience: relatability to other disciplines
Predicability: easily testible predictions
24:00 Modeling and the vocal minority - why PDX has turned to shit
25:17 Cultural relativism
29:00 What EO Wilson thought about tribalism
34:00 Peewee Herman new dicks
38:44 The philosopher’s tongue
39:40 Book whose title we don’t remember from the author whose name we also don’t recall
43:49 Intersectionality calculator
44:42 What is it? Brett’s ball stimulator
46:20: Art from EO’s perspective (Chapter 10 of Consilience)
49:40 PIG clip. Full movie available HERE
1:00 Adam Mckay Don’t Look Up
68:38 Great read on existential risk and Precipice by Toby Ord
70:55 Old M Knight Shyamalan
72:41: Nine Days
Episode 1 - E.O. Wilson would have loved us