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Skill Collector
by Mentor Palokaj
This SC podcast spends 10 minutes crashing through some interesting and random ideas. Some will be based on philosophy, others in technology and yet others in psychology and science. In essence everything is fair game.Subscribe to get a daily dosage of brain crunching ideas.
Episodes
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Dutch 'Black Pete' Is NOT A Racist Tradition
Zwarte Piet or Black Pete is the helper of Saint Nicholas in the Dutch Sinterklaas celebration. There is a current debate about abolishing him since people take the tradition of offensive. Black Pete is not a racist tradition. To begin with he is not a black slave, but a Moor slavetrader. Besides...
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Easy Explanation Of Bitcoins
Bitcoins are relatively easy to understand. Their mathematical basis is more obscure, but to use them we don't need that :)
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How To Save Money
Saving money should be fun and easy. And when done right it is.
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How To Finish A Book In A Couple Of Hours
Reading is fun, but costs time. Let's go over some ways to speed up your knowledge acquisition skills...
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Lessons From Self Abuse: Survival Training
5 days away from civilization packed with physical and psychological stress. What could possibly go wrong?
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What Meditation Does To Your Brain
What does meditation do to your brain? It's fascinating and deserves 5 minutes of your attention.
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Why can a government tell you what to do?
Think about it for a second, did you ever sign a contract saying your government is your boss? So why can they boss you around? Let's have a look at the practical and philosophical aspects to this so you can sound fancy at a dinner party.
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The Awesome Effects Of Alcohol On The Brain
Alcohol is awesome. From a biochemical perspective I mean... Next time you drink, you will now be able to rationalize your behavior. Yay!
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Your Genetics Are Not A Blueprint, Get Over It
Genetics are not a blueprint. Stop being an idiot. Listen to this podcast, and then go out and get a PhD.
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How To Live For A Very Long Time
Living for a long time can be influenced by some lifestyle choices. In ten minutes we crash through some of the traditional, experimental and futuristic ones.
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Stupid things people think about food
Today we're discussing some very widely believed things about food that are not true. This is stuff you really should know, but depressingly probably don't....
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Why democracy can be a very bad idea
Democracy is not as good as it sounds. Let's discuss some of the problems so you can have an educated opinion...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This SC podcast spends 10 minutes crashing through some interesting and random ideas. Some will be based on philosophy, others in technology and yet others in psychology and science. In essence everything is fair game.Subscribe to get a daily dosage of brain crunching ideas.
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Mentor Palokaj
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