45: Not So Rascally Language Monkey Scum [May 10, 2013]

Tom starts the show by noting that there is no time limit. They talk about Tom's Origin of Mind chapter and the importance of English. Heron in Squish is dead. Joe the Drummer asks if the monkey mind is the language machine? Joe wants to know why Heron is so negative about humanity but positive about technology? Heron asks who Joe the Drummer is? Joe wants to know about why handicap is an identified concept. Joe wants to know if Heron or Tom have any flirtations with the occult or mysticism? Tom talks about a DNA test and swimming for your life. Heron raises walking for your life. Tom asks about Heron's TV addiction. They discuss various speech impediments both alcohol and brain damage caused. Tom introduces Inspire magazine. They explore whether everyone is told the same story. Tom tries to explain what it is like to create environments with mathematics. Tom misses a young Barbara Hershey. They talk rapes in the military versus cultural exchange. Tom tries to stop the video discussion in favor of the content discussion. Could this become a Stone Ape post-show? Welcome to the Rascal Language Monkey Scum. Tom wonders if a live audience would change the dynamic. They explore whether we will ever be able to understand the Earth. Who will drop from the call first?