Ep. 55 Calculations

Episode 55 of the NonProphets podcast, in which Atief, Robert, and Scott discuss their Predictit account, including the class of questions on which they have been losing money (1:04), as well as how they approach gaining probative information out of Trump administration pronouncements (12:00). They then discuss Russia, including propaganda and assassinations (22:08), whether Scott is a Time Lord (23:57), trust, authenticity, and the Russian concept of "vranyo" (30:14), which national figures have substantial collective trust (36:04), and approaches to political debates and political persuasion (41:03). They close with a discussion of the consequences of the recent self-driving car fatality, as well as the genders, if any, of KITT and KARR (50:04). As always, you can reach us at nonprophetspod.wordpress.com or at [email protected]. (recorded 3/23/2018)