Pineal Express Podcast
1) Episode 28 - Lawrence Lessig on Fixing the Broken Government
In the two years since Pineal Express has been running, we, its operators, have sought to raise awareness about the major problems facing our species. Such problems include climate change, the risk of...Show More
2) #15 - Preview - Derailments, Minutiae, and Tirades
Get the full episode at www.patreon.com/pinealexpress In this discussion episode, Jim and I (Julian) air our disagreements about how to assess Bernie Sanders’s chances to win the Democratic Nominatio...Show More
3) Episode 27 - Soumya Basu on Blockchain Technology
Blockchain is a kind of tamper resistant digital ledger. The ledger stores data in groupings called "blocks." What data gets stored in the blocks depends on what the blockchain is being used for (wh...Show More
4) #14 - Preview - Derailments, Minutiae, and Tirades
Get the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/pinealexpress In this installment of Derailments, Minutiae, and Tirades, we discuss parasociality, which is when people feel that they have a close rel...Show More
5) Episode 26 - Eric Dietrich on Excellent Beauty
In Episode 10 of Pineal Express, we spoke with Binghamton University Philosopher Eric Dietrich about consciousness, skeptic philosophy, and paradoxes. If you haven't already listened to it, we recomme...Show More
6) #13 - Preview - Derailments, Minutiae, and Tirades
This is a preview of a full discussion episode, available for our patrons on patreon.com/pinealexpress : Jim and I (Julian) argue about the dystopian applications of CRISPR, where we use the term "CR...Show More
7) Episode 25 - Ian Danskin on Far-Right Rhetoric
Ian Danskin is the creator of Innuendo Studios, a YouTube channel that features analysis of various cultural phenomena ranging from film and video games to online political rhetoric. We talked with ...Show More
8) #12 - Preview - Derailments, Minutiae, and Tirades - 2020 Presidential Draft
Hey listeners, Julian here. Jim and I, along with two friends of the show, produced a 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Draft episode for our Patrons on patreon.com/PinealExpress This is a prev...Show More
#12 - Preview - Derailments, Minutiae, and Tirades - 2020 Presidential Draft
05:07 | Dec 15th, 2018
9) Episode 24 - Sally Dear-Healey on Whistleblowing and Scandal in Academia
In 2009, Binghamton University was embroiled in a scandal that reached national and international attention. The scandal erupted when it came to light that the school had compromised its academic in...Show More
Episode 24 - Sally Dear-Healey on Whistleblowing and Scandal in Academia
1:06:55 | Dec 10th, 2018
10) #11 - Preview - Derailments, Minutiae, and Tirades
Get the Full Episode on our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/pinealexpress Full Episode Description: Hey, everybody, Julian here: In the discussion episode I talk about how my work as a disability an...Show More