Show Notes You heard that right, everyone. Who knows, maybe we’ll be back someday, though! (Long-time listeners: stick around for the last bit of this episode. Trust us.) Music  “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Something special  Respond We (still!) love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>You heard that right, everyone. Who knows, maybe we’ll be back someday, though!</p> <p>(Long-time listeners: stick around for the last bit of this episode. Trust us.)</p> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly-2021/s-YninVaoIO7X?si=8288214151034afd81e2fdc75f6b66fa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Something special</a></li> </ul> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We (still!) love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=Farewell%20for%20now">email</a>!</p>

Farewell… at least for now!

Reviewing what we learned in 2020—and ranking what we read!So many books!Also: MARIMBAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Show Notes The books we covered this season:  Phaedrus, Plato: 8.02, 8.03 The Postmodern Condition, Lyotard: 8.04, 8.05 The Age of Spiritual Machines, Ray Kurzweil: 8.06, 8.07 Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton: 8.08, 8.09 The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, Elizabeth Eisenstein: 8.10, 8.11 Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness, Simone Browne: 8.12, 8.13 The Real World of Technology, Ursula Franklin: 8.14, 8.15 Evolution as a Religion, Mary Midgley: 8.16, 8.17 Contact, Carl Sagan: 8.18, 8.19 Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep Tüfekçi: 8.20, 8.21 Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan: 8.22  Stephen’s list  Twitter and Tear Gas Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore The Printing Press as an Agent of Change The Postmodern Condition Contact Jurassic Park Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness The Real World of Technology Phaedrus The Age of Spiritual Machines Evolution as a Religion  Chris’s list  Twitter and Tear Gas Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore The Printing Press as an Agent of Change Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness Jurassic Park Phaedrus Contact The Real World of Technology The Postmodern Condition The Age of Spiritual Machines Evolution as a Religion  Credits Music  “Foxglove”, by Ryan Dugré. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

<p>Reviewing what we learned in 2020—and ranking what we read!</p>So many books!<br><br><p>Also: <em>MARIMBAAAAAAAAAAA!!!</em></p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>The books we covered this season:</p> <ol> <li>Phaedrus, Plato: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.02/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.02</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.03/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.03</a></li> <li>The Postmodern Condition, Lyotard: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.04/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.04</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.05/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.05</a></li> <li>The Age of Spiritual Machines, Ray Kurzweil: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.06/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.06</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.07/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.07</a></li> <li>Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.08/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.08</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.09/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.09</a></li> <li>The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, Elizabeth Eisenstein: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.10/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.10</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.11/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.11</a></li> <li>Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness, Simone Browne: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.12/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.12</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.13/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.13</a></li> <li>The Real World of Technology, Ursula Franklin: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.14/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.14</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.15/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.15</a></li> <li>Evolution as a Religion, Mary Midgley: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.16/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.16</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.17/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.17</a></li> <li>Contact, Carl Sagan: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.18/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.18</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.19/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.19</a></li> <li>Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep Tüfekçi: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.20/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.20</a>, <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.21/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.21</a></li> <li>Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan: <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.22/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8.22</a></li> </ol> <h4>Stephen’s list</h4> <ol> <li>Twitter and Tear Gas</li> <li>Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore</li> <li>The Printing Press as an Agent of Change</li> <li>The Postmodern Condition</li> <li>Contact</li> <li>Jurassic Park</li> <li>Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness</li> <li>The Real World of Technology</li> <li>Phaedrus</li> <li>The Age of Spiritual Machines</li> <li>Evolution as a Religion</li> </ol> <h4>Chris’s list</h4> <ol> <li>Twitter and Tear Gas</li> <li>Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore</li> <li>The Printing Press as an Agent of Change</li> <li>Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness</li> <li>Jurassic Park</li> <li>Phaedrus</li> <li>Contact</li> <li>The Real World of Technology</li> <li>The Postmodern Condition</li> <li>The Age of Spiritual Machines</li> <li>Evolution as a Religion</li> </ol> <h3>Credits</h3> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://ryandugre.bandcamp.com/track/foxglove" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Foxglove”</a>, by <a href="https://ryandugre.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Dugré</a>. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, meaning <em>you can do whatever you want with this music</em>… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what <em>they</em> want.</li> </ul> <h4>Sponsors</h4> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Douglas Campos</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=8.23:%20Things%20Get%20Weird%20When%20You%20Add%20New%20Technology">email</a>, or hit us up on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</p>

8.23: Things Get Weird When You Add New Technology

Neal Stephenson at double speed and with a smile on his face.Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin SloanShow Notes  Robin Sloan  Sourdough  Ruby George Saunders Cory Doctorow  Credits Music  “Getaway Car”, by Ezekiel Songs originally written by Make Sure. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

<p>Neal Stephenson at double speed and with a smile on his face.<br><br><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Mr-Penumbras-24-Hour-Bookstore-Robin-Sloan/book/21924389" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore</a>, Robin Sloan<br><br></p><h3>Show Notes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.robinsloan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robin Sloan</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Sourdough-Robin-Sloan/book/37961343" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sourdough</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ruby</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.georgesaundersbooks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">George Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="https://craphound.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cory Doctorow</a></li> </ul> <h3>Credits</h3> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://hyperurl.co/makesureezekielsplit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Getaway Car”</a>, by <a href="https://ezekielsongs.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezekiel Songs</a> originally written by <a href="https://makesure.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make Sure</a>. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, meaning <em>you can do whatever you want with this music</em>… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what <em>they</em> want.</li> </ul> <h4>Sponsors</h4> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Douglas Campos</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=8.22:%20Mr.%20Penumbra’s%2024-Hour%20Bookstore">email</a>, or hit us up on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</p>

8.22: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

The things we learned from Zeynep Tüfekçi’s examination of social media and sociopolitical change. (We liked this book a lot.) Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep TüfekçiShow Notes  Zeynep Tüfekçi  her recently-launched newsletter Insight  52-Cent Party Cultural Revolution Tianenmen Square Twitter and the 2020 US election  Twitter’s own take Hunter Biden  Electoral college Ben Thompson Matt Levine’s newsletter Money Stuff  His latest issue before going on parental leave back in August profiled in the New York Times   Matching blazersFor the ’gramUpcoming Book  December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan.  Credits Music  “Drop Off”, by Vertaal, feat. Severin Bruhin &amp; Loren Hignell Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

<p>The things we learned from Zeynep Tüfekçi’s examination of social media and sociopolitical change. (We liked this book a <em>lot</em>.)</p> <a href="https://www.twitterandteargas.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter and Tear Gas</a>, Zeynep Tüfekçi<br><br><h3>Show Notes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeynep_Tufekci" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zeynep Tüfekçi</a> <ul> <li>her recently-launched newsletter <a href="https://zeynep.substack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insight</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">52-Cent Party</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_revolution" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cultural Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tianenmen Square</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/04/trump-claims-hes-up-big-as-race-tightens-433995" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter and the 2020 US election</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/2020-election-update.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter’s own take</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/08/obamagate-hunter-biden-laptop-434984" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hunter Biden</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_college" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electoral college</a></li> <li><a href="https://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="http://link.mail.bloombergbusiness.com/join/4wm/moneystuff-signup&amp;hash=54223001ca3ffcf40f2629c25acea67a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Levine’s newsletter Money Stuff</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-11/goldman-loves-a-good-crisis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">His latest issue before going on parental leave back in August</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/business/matt-levine-bloomberg.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">profiled in the New York Times</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> <h4>Matching blazers</h4>For the ’gram<br><br><h3>Upcoming Book</h3> <ul> <li><b>December (8.22 and 8.23):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9781782391210" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore</a>, Robin Sloan.</li> </ul> <h3>Credits</h3> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://vertaalofficial.bandcamp.com/track/drop-off-feat-severin-bruhin-loren-hignell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Drop Off”</a>, by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vertaalofficial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vertaal, feat. Severin Bruhin &amp; Loren Hignell</a> Used by permission, please don’t use without permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, meaning <em>you can do whatever you want with this music</em>… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what <em>they</em> want.</li> </ul> <h4>Sponsors</h4> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Douglas Campos</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=8.21:%20Twitter%20and%20Tear%20Gas—Examined">email</a>, or hit us up on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</p>

8.21: Twitter and Tear Gas—Examined

Walking through Zeynep Tüfekçi’s masterful explanation of the relationship between social media and protest movements. Twitter and Tear Gas, Zeynep TüfekçiShow Notes Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them:  Zeynep Tüfekçi  her recently-launched newsletter Insight  modern Turkey Zapatistas Occupy Wall Street 1999 World Trade Organization protests Arab Spring Tea Party China’s treatment of the Uyghurs Capacities/capabilities The Capability Approach, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Amartya Sen  American Civil Rights Movement  March on Washington Montgomery Bus Boycott John Lewis  The Internet Archive  Upcoming Book  December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan.  Credits Music  “Ode to Youth”, by Liam Mour Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

<p>Walking through Zeynep Tüfekçi’s masterful explanation of the relationship between social media and protest movements.</p> <a href="https://www.twitterandteargas.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter and Tear Gas</a>, Zeynep Tüfekçi<br><br><h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeynep_Tufekci" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zeynep Tüfekçi</a> <ul> <li>her recently-launched newsletter <a href="https://zeynep.substack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insight</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Republic_of_Turkey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">modern Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapatista_Army_of_National_Liberation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zapatistas</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Occupy Wall Street</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Seattle_WTO_protests" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1999 World Trade Organization protests</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arab Spring</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tea Party</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/europe/china-london-embassy-uyghurs-uk-gbr-intl/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China’s treatment of the Uyghurs</a></li> <li>Capacities/capabilities<br><ul> <li><a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/capability-approach/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Capability Approach</a>, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amartya_Sen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amartya Sen</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Civil Rights Movement</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">March on Washington</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Montgomery Bus Boycott</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Lewis</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Internet Archive</a></li> </ul> <h3>Upcoming Book</h3> <ul> <li><b>December (8.22 and 8.23):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9781782391210" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore</a>, Robin Sloan.</li> </ul> <h3>Credits</h3> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://odetoyouth.bandcamp.com/track/ode-to-youth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Ode to Youth”</a>, by <a href="http://www.odetoyouth.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liam Mour</a> Used by permission, please don’t use without permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, meaning <em>you can do whatever you want with this music</em>… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what <em>they</em> want.</li> </ul> <h4>Sponsors</h4> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Douglas Campos</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=8.20:%20Twitter%20and%20Tear%20Gas—Explained">email</a>, or hit us up on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</p>

8.20: Twitter and Tear Gas—Explained

Thinking about Carl Sagan's views on belief, and how they relate to religion and science Contact, Carl SaganShow Notes After reading Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel Contact and watching the 1995 movie of the same name, we discuss a major epistemological question: what are the acceptable grounds for belief? Are religious belief and scientific proof compatible? Sagan’s surprisingly nuanced views give us interesting ways forward. Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them:  Carl Sagan Cosmos: TV show and book Non-overlapping Magisteria More commentary on Sagan’s complex and complicated relationship with religion One of many episodes of the Bible Project talking about God working through history Richard Dawkins “Verily I say unto you, they have received their reward in full” (Carradini version, a mashup of the KJV and NIV translations of Matthew 6:2) Sagan’s views on religion and nuclear war Jenkins and LaHaye dispensationalist eschatology, otherwise known as the Left Behind series Postmillenialism Soviet genetics, also known as Lysenkoism (bonus: Lysenkoism is based partially on Lamarckism, which should be familiar to you if you just listened to our episodes on Mary Midgley’s work)  Upcoming Book  November (8.20 and 8.21): Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from Tufecki’s website as a PDF. December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan.  Credits Music  “Character” by Kylie Odetta. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

<p>Thinking about Carl Sagan's views on belief, and how they relate to religion and science</p> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Contact-Carl-Sagan/book/1307274" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact</a>, Carl Sagan<br><br><h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>After reading Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel <em>Contact</em> and watching the 1995 movie of the same name, we discuss a major epistemological question: what are the acceptable grounds for belief? Are religious belief and scientific proof compatible? Sagan’s surprisingly nuanced views give us interesting ways forward.</p> <p>Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carl Sagan</a></li> <li>Cosmos: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081846/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TV show</a> and <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Cosmos-Carl-Sagan/book/1355371" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">book</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.blc.arizona.edu/courses/schaffer/449/Gould%20Nonoverlapping%20Magisteria.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Non-overlapping Magisteria</a></li> <li>More commentary on Sagan’s <a href="https://theconversation.com/contact-and-carl-sagans-faith-85150" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">complex and complicated relationship with religion</a></li> <li>One of many episodes of the Bible Project talking about <a href="https://bibleproject.com/podcast/bible-divine-literary-art/transcript/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God working through history</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="https://biblehub.com/matthew/6-2.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Verily I say unto you, they have received their reward in full”</a> (Carradini version, a mashup of the KJV and NIV translations of Matthew 6:2)</li> <li>Sagan’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/health/14iht-snsagan.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">views on religion and nuclear war</a></li> <li>Jenkins and LaHaye dispensationalist eschatology, otherwise known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Behind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Left Behind</em> series</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmillennialism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Postmillenialism</a></li> <li>Soviet genetics, also known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lysenkoism</a> (bonus: Lysenkoism is based partially on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamarckism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lamarckism</a>, which should be familiar to you if you just listened to <a href="https://winningslowly.org/8.16/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our episodes on Mary Midgley’s work</a>)</li> </ul> <h3>Upcoming Book</h3> <ul> <li><b>November (8.20 and 8.21):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=twitter+and+tear+gas&amp;mtype=B&amp;hs.x=0&amp;hs.y=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest</a>, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from <a href="https://www.twitterandteargas.org/downloads/twitter-and-tear-gas-by-zeynep-tufekci.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tufecki’s website</a> as a PDF.</li> <li><b>December (8.22 and 8.23):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9781782391210" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore</a>, Robin Sloan.</li> </ul> <h3>Credits</h3> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1XGpS85TisDtWrMgSfUfiO?si=9qfwMkdISeWREgAk3bl5EA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Character”</a> by <a href="https://kylieodetta.com/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kylie Odetta</a>. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, meaning <em>you can do whatever you want with this music</em>… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what <em>they</em> want.</li> </ul> <h4>Sponsors</h4> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Douglas Campos</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=8.19:%20Contact—Examined">email</a>, or hit us up on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</p>

8.19: Contact—Examined

Another book from the ’80s, but hey: at least this one is fiction! Contact, Carl SaganShow Notes We read Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel Contact and watched the 1995 movie of the same name. In this episode, our overview of the book: its plot and its basic interests. Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them:  Carl Sagan Cosmos: TV show and book Neil Degrasse Tyson Fermi Paradox Wow! signal Very Large Array Arecibo Observatory Neil Patrick Harris (wait for it, it’ll all make sense in the end)  Upcoming Book  November (8.20 and 8.21): Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from Tufecki’s website as a PDF. December (8.22 and 8.23): Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan.  Credits Music  “It’s a Movie, It’s a Dream” by Josh Caress. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

<p>Another book from the ’80s, but hey: at least this one is fiction!</p> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Contact-Carl-Sagan/book/1307274" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact</a>, Carl Sagan<br><br><h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>We read Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Contact-Carl-Sagan/book/1307274" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact</a> and watched the 1995 movie of the same name. In this episode, our overview of the book: its plot and its basic interests.</p> <p>Things we mentioned on the show, in the order we mentioned them:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carl Sagan</a></li> <li>Cosmos: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081846/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TV show</a> and <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Cosmos-Carl-Sagan/book/1355371" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">book</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Degrasse Tyson</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fermi Paradox</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wow! signal</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Large_Array" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Very Large Array</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_Observatory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arecibo Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Patrick Harris</a> (wait for it, it’ll all make sense in the end)</li> </ul> <h3>Upcoming Book</h3> <ul> <li><b>November (8.20 and 8.21):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=twitter+and+tear+gas&amp;mtype=B&amp;hs.x=0&amp;hs.y=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest</a>, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from <a href="https://www.twitterandteargas.org/downloads/twitter-and-tear-gas-by-zeynep-tufekci.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tufecki’s website</a> as a PDF.</li> <li><b>December (8.22 and 8.23):</b> <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore</a>, Robin Sloan.</li> </ul> <h3>Credits</h3> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://joshcaress.bandcamp.com/track/its-a-movie-its-a-dream" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“It’s a Movie, It’s a Dream”</a> by <a href="https://joshcaress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Josh Caress</a>. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, meaning <em>you can do whatever you want with this music</em>… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what <em>they</em> want.</li> </ul> <h4>Sponsors</h4> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Douglas Campos</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=8.18:%20Contact—Explained">email</a>, or hit us up on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</p>

8.18: Contact—Explained

We argue with Mary Midgley on how she did what she did, more than what she did. Evolution as a Religion, Mary MidgleyShow Notes  Descartes’ belief that people can’t be rational without God; see paragraph six Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene David Hume Immanuel Kant John Rawls, the specific claim Stephen most has a problem with is the veil of ignorance concept explained in this page (although this is not mentioned in the episode) Jacques Monod Wickedness: A Philosophical Essay Robinson Crusoe  Here’s another great cover of the book from the ’80s!Have to climb to Omega, man!Upcoming Book  October (8.18 and 8.19): Contact, Carl Sagan (and the movie) November (8.20 and 8.21): Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from Tufecki’s website as a PDF.  Credits Music  “Sailor’s Cry” by A.M.R via Silk Music. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

<p>We argue with Mary Midgley on <em>how</em> she did what she did, more than <em>what</em> she did.</p> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780415278331" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evolution as a Religion</a>, Mary Midgley<br><br><h3>Show Notes</h3> <ul> <li>Descartes’ belief that <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Western-philosophy/The-rationalism-of-Descartes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">people can’t be rational without God</a>; see paragraph six</li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780198788607" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Hume</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Immanuel Kant</a></li> <li><a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rawls/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Rawls</a>, the specific claim Stephen most has a problem with is the veil of ignorance concept explained in this page (although this is not mentioned in the episode)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Monod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jacques Monod</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Wickedness-A-Philosophical-Essay-Dr-Mary-Midgley/book/7218439?matches=31" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Wickedness: A Philosophical Essay</em></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Robinson-Crusoe-Daniel-Defoe/book/5784463?matches=3239" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Robinson Crusoe</em></a></li> </ul> <p>Here’s <em>another</em> great cover of the book from the ’80s!</p>Have to climb to Omega, man!<br><br><h3>Upcoming Book</h3> <ul> <li><b>October (8.18 and 8.19):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Contact-Carl-Sagan/book/1307274" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact</a>, Carl Sagan (and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_(1997_American_film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the movie</a>)</li> <li><b>November (8.20 and 8.21):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=twitter+and+tear+gas&amp;mtype=B&amp;hs.x=0&amp;hs.y=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest</a>, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from <a href="https://www.twitterandteargas.org/downloads/twitter-and-tear-gas-by-zeynep-tufekci.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tufecki’s website</a> as a PDF.</li> </ul> <h3>Credits</h3> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://silk.ffm.to/silka035" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Sailor’s Cry”</a> by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/amrhmusic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A.M.R</a> via <a href="https://www.silk-music.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silk Music</a>. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, meaning <em>you can do whatever you want with this music</em>… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what <em>they</em> want.</li> </ul> <h4>Sponsors</h4> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Douglas Campos</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=8.17:%20Evolution%20as%20a%20Religion—Examined">email</a>, or hit us up on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</p>

8.17: Evolution as a Religion—Examined

What had Mary Midgley so incredibly angry in the 1980s, and what did she do about it? Evolution as a Religion, Mary MidgleyShow Notes  Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene “Superman” and Friedrich Nietzsche David Hume Immanuel Kant The other book Chris is reading on politics &amp;c. currently: Politics and the Order of Love, Eric Gregory  Here’s another great cover of the book from the ’80s!Have to climb to Omega, man!Upcoming Book  October (8.18 and 8.19): Contact, Carl Sagan November (8.20 and 8.21): Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from Tufecki’s website as a PDF.  Credits Music  “Acquainted with the Night” by Ezra Feinberg. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

<p>What had Mary Midgley so incredibly angry in the 1980s, and what did she do about it?</p> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780415278331" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evolution as a Religion</a>, Mary Midgley<br><br><h3>Show Notes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780198788607" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Übermensch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Superman”</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friedrich Nietzsche</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Hume</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Immanuel Kant</a></li> <li>The <em>other</em> book Chris is reading on politics &amp;c. currently: <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780226307510" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Politics and the Order of Love, Eric Gregory</a></li> </ul> <p>Here’s <em>another</em> great cover of the book from the ’80s!</p>Have to climb to Omega, man!<br><br><h3>Upcoming Book</h3> <ul> <li><b>October (8.18 and 8.19):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Contact-Carl-Sagan/book/1307274" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact</a>, Carl Sagan</li> <li><b>November (8.20 and 8.21):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=twitter+and+tear+gas&amp;mtype=B&amp;hs.x=0&amp;hs.y=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest</a>, Zeynep Tufecki. You can also download it from <a href="https://www.twitterandteargas.org/downloads/twitter-and-tear-gas-by-zeynep-tufekci.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tufecki’s website</a> as a PDF.</li> </ul> <h3>Credits</h3> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://ezrafeinberg.bandcamp.com/track/acquainted-with-the-night" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Acquainted with the Night”</a> by <a href="https://ezrafeinberg.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezra Feinberg</a>. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, meaning <em>you can do whatever you want with this music</em>… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what <em>they</em> want.</li> </ul> <h4>Sponsors</h4> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Douglas Campos</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=8.16:%20Evolution%20as%20a%20Religion—Explained">email</a>, or hit us up on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</p>

8.16: Evolution as a Religion—Explained

We point out several concerns that we have with the arguments Dr. Franklin makes in her lectures-turned-book: the ineffectiveness of her holistic and prescriptive technologies frame, her deeply cynical view on policy, and other thorny places that her arguments lead (like the Soviet Union).  The Real World of Technology, Ursula Franklin  Show Notes  Cold War peace movement Peace movements in Canada Second-wave feminism (to which Dr. Franklin’s feminism approximately belongs to)  History of environmental movements, post-WWII Bijker, Hughes &amp; Pinch’s seminal work on Social Construction of Technology: Stephen left out Hughes. Sorry, Thomas P. Hughes. Actor-Network Theory John Law and Annemarie Mol’s Handpump article: Stephen incorrectly only mentioned Mol instead of Law and Mol. Sorry, John Law. Robert Moses’s bridges Bay of Pigs invasion, also sometimes known as the Bay of Pigs incident: Stephen’s point in bringing this up was to allude to the point made neatly in the Wikipedia article: “[The failed invasion] also pushed Cuba closer to the Soviet Union, and those strengthened Soviet-Cuban relations would lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.” Almost no nuclear power plants have been built since 1990 Nuclear power plants historically have decreased carbon emissions significantly: see paragraph four  Here’s the great cover of the book from the ’80s–note that at no time are floppy disks mentioned in the book.  Dr. Franklin does not advocate throwing floppy discs at people’s faces, presumably  Upcoming Book September (8.16 and 8.17): Evolution as a Religion: Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears, Mary Midgley Credits Music  “Vista” by Escaper. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. We usually announce that on the show, but a technical error resulted in a second straight month without verbal crediting. Argh! Argh! “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!

<p>We point out several concerns that we have with the arguments Dr. Franklin makes in her lectures-turned-book: the ineffectiveness of her holistic and prescriptive technologies frame, her deeply cynical view on policy, and other thorny places that her arguments lead (like the Soviet Union). </p> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780887846366" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Real World of Technology</a>, Ursula Franklin  <h3>Show Notes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_movement#Anti-nuclear_movement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cold War peace movement</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_movement#Canada" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peace movements in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-wave_feminism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Second-wave feminism</a> (to which Dr. Franklin’s feminism approximately belongs to)<br/> </li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism#Post-war_expansion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">History of environmental movements, post-WWII</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/The-Social-Construction-of-Technological-Systems-Anniversary-Edition-New-Directions-in-the-Sociology-and-History-of-Technology/book/47838926?matches=9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bijker, Hughes &amp; Pinch’s seminal work on Social Construction of Technology</a>: Stephen left out Hughes. Sorry, Thomas P. Hughes.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor%E2%80%93network_theory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Actor-Network Theory</a></li> <li>John Law and Annemarie Mol’s <a href="https://research.utwente.nl/en/publications/situating-technoscience-an-inquiry-into-spatialities" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Handpump article</a>: Stephen incorrectly only mentioned Mol instead of Law and Mol. Sorry, John Law.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses#Racism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Moses’s bridges</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bay of Pigs invasion</a>, also sometimes known as the Bay of Pigs incident: Stephen’s point in bringing this up was to allude to the point made neatly in the Wikipedia article: “[The failed invasion] also pushed Cuba closer to the Soviet Union, and those strengthened Soviet-Cuban relations would lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.”</li> <li><a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=30972" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Almost no nuclear power plants have been built since 1990</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-nuclear-power-can-stop-global-warming/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nuclear power plants historically have decreased carbon emissions significantly</a>: see paragraph four</li> </ul> <p>Here’s the great cover of the book from the ’80s–note that at no time are floppy disks mentioned in the book.</p>  Dr. Franklin does not advocate throwing floppy discs at people’s faces, presumably  <h3>Upcoming Book</h3> <p><b>September (8.16 and 8.17):</b> <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Evolution-as-a-Religion-Strange-Hopes-and-Stranger-Fears-Mary-Midgley/book/2179950" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evolution as a Religion: Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears</a>, Mary Midgley</p> <h3>Credits</h3> <h4>Music</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://escapermusic.bandcamp.com/track/vista" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Vista”</a> by <a href="https://www.escapermusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Escaper</a>. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. We usually announce that on the show, but a technical error resulted in a second straight month without verbal crediting. Argh! Argh!</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, meaning <em>you can do whatever you want with this music</em>… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what <em>they</em> want.</li> </ul> <h4>Sponsors</h4> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Douglas Campos</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Shoot us an <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=8.15:%20The%20Real%20World%20of%20Technology—Examined">email</a>, or hit us up on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>!</p>

8.15: The Real World of Technology—Examined

There are plenty of podcasts that will tell you how the latest tech gadget or “innovation” will affect the tech landscape tomorrow, but there aren’t that many concerned with the potential impact of that tech in a decade—much less a century. In a culture obsessed with now, how can we make choices with a view for tomorrow, next year, and beyond? 25–35-minute episodes released the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

These two approach a wide variety of topics with thoughtful, smart, and sometimes funny commentary.

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Winning Slowly

Season 7’s charter—by way of a rollicking argument about Alan Jacobs’ The Year of Our Lord 1943 and Tolkien’s idea of eucatastrophe. Show Notes Major figures we discuss in this episode:  Alan Jacobs’ recent work The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisi Jacques Ellul C. S. Lewis T. S. Eliot Jacques Mauritain Simone Weil J.R.R. Tolkien  The Lord of the Rings The Silmarillion eucatastrophe: from “On Fairy Stories” (published in The Monsters and the Critics)   Other topics/figures/books/etc. we mentioned:  The Bill Nye/Ken Ham debate “A Conflict of Crypto Visions” – Arjun Balaji on Thomas Sowell’s A Conflict of Visions Oliver O’Donovan – see especially his Resurrection and Moral Order natural law and the naturalistic fallacy technocracy Chris’ newsletter and specifically his issue on 1943: Have We Already Lost? Phaedrus  Also, Audio Hijack saved our bacon because Chris’ computer temporarily lost power due to a blizzard—and we lost nothing. If you’re in the business of audio and on a Mac, you should check out Rogue Amoeba’s excellent apps. Music  ”Mi Naci” by Panfur “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Season 7’s charter—by way of a rollicking argument about Alan Jacobs’ The Year of Our Lord 1943 and Tolkien’s idea of eucatastrophe.</p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>Major figures we discuss in this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ayjay.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Jacobs’</a> recent work <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780190864651?qwork=40202620" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisi</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Ellul" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jacques Ellul</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C. S. Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">T. S. Eliot</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Maritain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jacques Mauritain</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Weil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simone Weil</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J.R.R. Tolkien</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-J-R-R-Tolkien/book/4033182?matches=1961" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lord of the Rings</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/The-Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/book/6088093?matches=826" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Silmarillion</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucatastrophe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">eucatastrophe</a>: from <a href="http://brainstorm-services.com/wcu-2005/fairystories-tolkien.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“On Fairy Stories”</a> (published in <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780261102637?qwork=14501291" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Monsters and the Critics</a>)</li> </ul></li> </ul> <p>Other topics/figures/books/etc. we mentioned:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nye–Ken_Ham_debate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bill Nye/Ken Ham debate</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@arjunblj/a-conflict-of-crypto-visions-6f3e28066454" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“A Conflict of Crypto Visions”</a> – Arjun Balaji on Thomas Sowell’s <a href="https://www.alibris.com/A-Conflict-of-Visions-Ideological-Origins-of-Political-Struggles-Thomas-Sowell/book/1282167?matches=55" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Conflict of Visions</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_O'Donovan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oliver O’Donovan</a> – see especially his <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Resurrection-and-Moral-Order-An-Outline-for-Evangelical-Ethics-Oliver-ODonovan/book/5719974?matches=35" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resurrection and Moral Order</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_law" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">natural law</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_fallacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the naturalistic fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">technocracy</a></li> <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris’ newsletter</a> and specifically his issue on 1943: <a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho/archive/b41c8ea6-9021-45d3-b42f-3bcb6f890475%5D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Have We Already Lost?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phaedrus</a></li> </ul> <p>Also, <a href="https://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audio Hijack</a> saved our bacon because Chris’ computer temporarily lost power due to a blizzard—and we lost <em>nothing</em>. If you’re in the business of audio and on a Mac, you should check out <a href="https://www.rogueamoeba.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rogue Amoeba’s</a> excellent apps.</p> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li>”Mi Naci” by <a href="https://panfurware.sourceaudio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Panfur</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=6.11:%20Very%20Thoughtful%20Ethics%20Dogs">email</a>!</p>

7.01: Do We Really Need to Keep the Internet Around?

We pick up from our discussion of Facebook and Internet.org last week to look at the broader questions we raised then: how do you help people well? It’s not enough to have good intentions—so how do you pick good charities to give to? How do you choose where to dedicate your own time and money? How should we think about foreign aid, and foreign intervention, and foreign policy in general?  Links  When Helping Hurts Microcredit Toms  Corporate Responsibility “Some Bad News about TOMS Shoes”    Music  “Hero”, by Starlight Girls. Used by permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho, who still dreams of doing a dance kit version of this, and a rock version of it, and a massive orchestra version of it. Someday, maybe.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Andrew Fallows Jeremy W. Sherman Jeremy Cherfas  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash.  Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up on Twitter, App.net, Facebook, or via email!

We pick up from our discussion of Facebook and <a href="http://Internet.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Internet.org</a> last week to look at the broader questions we raised then: how do you help people <em>well</em>? It’s not enough to have good intentions—so how do you pick good charities to give to? How do you choose where to dedicate your own time and money? How should we think about foreign aid, and foreign intervention, and foreign policy in general? <br/> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.alibris.com/When-Helping-Hurts-How-to-Alleviate-Poverty-Without-Hurting-the-Poor-and-Yourself-Steve-Corbett/book/29565129" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>When Helping Hurts</em></a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcredit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microcredit</a></li> <li>Toms <ul> <li><a href="http://www.toms.com/corporate-responsibility" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Corporate Responsibility</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.whydev.org/some-bad-news-about-toms-shoes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Some Bad News about TOMS Shoes”</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/starlightgirls/hero" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Hero”</a>, by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/starlightgirls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Starlight Girls</a>. Used by permission.</li> <li><a href="//soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho, who still dreams of doing a dance kit version of this, and a rock version of it, and a massive orchestra version of it. Someday, maybe.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Andrew Fallows</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Jeremy Cherfas</li> </ul> If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="//www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="//cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>. <br/> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up on <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">App.net</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or via <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=4.02:%20Helpiness">email</a>!</p>

4.02: Helpiness

Localism is great! …but it is no panacea. Show Notes We look at everything from American racial history to the differences between Chattanooga’s and China’s “local” internets.Stephen gesticulating wildly!Links  The New Sewer Socialists, Evan Malmgren, Logic An alternate ending to the tragedy of the commons, Nadia Eghbal, on Elinor Ostrom’s Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action  Ostrom noticed there are many situations where common resources are allocated efficiently, without intervention from the market or state. She explores, through a series of case studies, why this occurred, and under what conditions we could recreate these situations.   Music  Bali” by Ryan Dugré “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Localism is great! …but it is no panacea.</p> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <p>We look at everything from American racial history to the differences between Chattanooga’s and China’s “local” internets.</p>Stephen gesticulating wildly!<br><br><h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://logicmag.io/03-the-new-sewer-socialists/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Sewer Socialists</a>, Evan Malmgren, Logic</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://nadiaeghbal.com/tragedy-of-the-commons" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An alternate ending to the tragedy of the commons</a>, Nadia Eghbal, on Elinor Ostrom’s <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Governing-the-Commons-The-Evolution-of-Institutions-for-Collective-Action-Elinor-Ostrom/book/2669676?matches=45" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Ostrom noticed there are many situations where common resources are allocated efficiently, without intervention from the market or state. She explores, through a series of case studies, why this occurred, and under what conditions we could recreate these situations.</p> </blockquote></li> </ul> <h2>Music</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/ryandugre/bali" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bali”</a> by <a href="http://ryandugre.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Dugré</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h2>Respond</h2> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.02:%20People%20Who%20Don’t%20Want%20To%20Do%20Things">email</a>!</p>

7.05: Chattanooga, China, and Subsidiarity

Show Notes Press pause on the dystopias. Set aside interventions. Dream a little of a non-technocratic world. We’ve mostly been in the weeds of thinking about specific interventions around technologism this season. Today, we press pause and just spend some time imagining—dare we say, dreaming—of what a non-technocratic world might look and feel like. Links  psychohistory The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin Confessions, Augustine The Expanse Kim Stanley Robinson, New York 2140 and Mars Trilogy, beginning with Red Mars our collective forgetting of the 1970s Alan Jacobs Slate Star Codex (see Section II.)  Life Finds a Way Kickstarter What Technology Wants, Kevin Kelly (Chris cited it as being from Wired; in fact it is a book by one of the cofounders of Wired) Software Against Humanity? An Illichian perspective on the industrial era of sofware, Stephen Kell Ivan Illich, Tools for Convivality  The Bible Project – Series on Generosity (Abundance and Scarcity)  Music  Hayato’s Theme, by Home Brewed Universe. Used by permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>Press pause on the dystopias. Set aside interventions. Dream a little of a non-technocratic world.</p> <p>We’ve mostly been in the weeds of thinking about specific interventions around technologism this season. Today, we press pause and just spend some time imagining—dare we say, dreaming—of what a non-technocratic world might look and feel like.</p> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory_(fictional)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psychohistory</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/The-Dispossessed-Ursula-K-Le-Guin/book/1754579?matches=121" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dispossessed</a>, Ursula K. Le Guin</li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Confessions-Saint-Augustine-Bishop-of-Hippo/book/1279418?matches=130" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Confessions</a>, Augustine</li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Leviathan-Wakes-James-S-A-Corey/book/16882667?matches=118" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Expanse</a></li> <li>Kim Stanley Robinson, <a href="https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=kim%20stanley%20robinson%20new%20york%202140" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York 2140</a> and Mars Trilogy, beginning with <a href="https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=kim+stanley+robinson+red+mars&amp;mtype=B&amp;hs.x=0&amp;hs.y=0&amp;hs=Submit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Mars</a></li> <li>our collective forgetting of the 1970s<br><ul> <li><a href="http://text-patterns.thenewatlantis.com/2017/01/recency-illusions.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Jacobs</a></li> <li><a href="https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/09/02/book-review-ages-of-discord/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slate Star Codex</a> (see Section II.)</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloudscape/life-finds-a-way/description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life Finds a Way Kickstarter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/What-Technology-Wants-Dr-Kevin-Kelly/book/13031386?matches=132" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Technology Wants</a>, Kevin Kelly (Chris cited it as being from Wired; in fact it is a book by one of the cofounders of <em>Wired</em>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/srk21/research/talks/kell19software-slides.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Software Against Humanity? An Illichian perspective on the industrial era of sofware</a>, Stephen Kell<br><ul> <li>Ivan Illich, <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Tools-for-Conviviality-Ivan-Illich/book/6736236?matches=61" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tools for Convivality</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://thebibleproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bible Project</a> – <a href="https://thebibleproject.com/podcast/abundance-or-scarcity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Series on Generosity (Abundance and Scarcity)</a></li> </ul> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://homebreweduniverse.bandcamp.com/track/hayatos-theme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hayato’s Theme</a>, by <a href="https://homebreweduniverse.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home Brewed Universe</a>. Used by permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.10:%20An%20Experiment%20in%20Moral%20Imagination,%20Pt.%201">email</a>!</p>

7.10: An Experiment In Moral Imagination, Pt. 1

Any positive vision of the future must contend with people who like the current way of doing things. We discuss personal and communal liturgies as potential ways to address the issue. Show Notes  John Deere discussion in 6.13 $200M lobbying from oil companies 43 Democrats not even voting on a thing they support $200M in lobbying from oil companies Jake Meador’s articles: “Whose Reaganism? Which Republicanism?” (Mere Orthodoxy) “America’s Farming Crisis, Laid Bare by Midwest Floods” (Christianity Today)  “A Community Environmental Project”, Andrew “Spence” Spencer Star Wars: Vision of the Future, Timothy Zahn The church history podcast Stephen keeps mentioning: Communio Sanctorum  Music  ”Spring” by Teen Daze “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Any positive vision of the future must contend with people who like the current way of doing things. We discuss personal and communal liturgies as potential ways to address the issue.</p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.13/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Deere discussion in 6.13</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2019/03/25/oil-and-gas-giants-spend-millions-lobbying-to-block-climate-change-policies-infographic/#248f3ac17c4f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">$200M lobbying from oil companies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/us/politics/senate-green-new-deal.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">43 Democrats <em>not even voting</em> on a thing they support</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2019/03/25/oil-and-gas-giants-spend-millions-lobbying-to-block-climate-change-policies-infographic/#74c996e27c4f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">$200M in lobbying from oil companies</a></li> <li>Jake Meador’s articles:<br><ul> <li><a href="https://mereorthodoxy.com/against-the-dead-consensus-response/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Whose Reaganism? Which Republicanism?”</a> (Mere Orthodoxy)</li> <li><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/march-web-only/midwest-floods-farming-crisis-nebraska.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“America’s Farming Crisis, Laid Bare by Midwest Floods”</a> (Christianity Today)</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.ethicsandculture.com/blog/2018/a-community-environmental-project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“A Community Environmental Project”</a>, Andrew “Spence” Spencer</li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Vision-of-the-Future-Timothy-Zahn/book/7059050?matches=156" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Wars: Vision of the Future, Timothy Zahn</a></li> <li>The church history podcast Stephen keeps mentioning: <a href="https://www.sanctorum.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Communio Sanctorum</a></li> </ul> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://teendaze.bandcamp.com/track/spring-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">”Spring” by Teen Daze</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.02:%20People%20Who%20Don’t%20Want%20To%20Do%20Things">email</a>!</p>

7.02: People Who Don’t Want To Do Things

Ari Wallach

An interview with the founder of Longpath about his vision for the future and trans-generational ethics. Show Notes We chat with Ari Wallach of Longpath about his vision for the future and the importance of trans-generational ethics. (There’s obviously a lot we both find valuable and disagree with here… keep your ears open for reflection on some of those differences in the future!) Corrigenda Buckminster Fuller didn’t invent the trimtab—but he did invent the metaphor of the social aspects of trimtab! Links  Forget short-termism: it’s time to think longpath Our longpath future “Faithful extension” – Evolution and the Fall, Cavanaugh and Smith, and Chris’ review of the same Ari’s TED talk: 3 Ways to Plan for the Very Long Term epigenetics and mitochondrial DNA Auburn Theological Seminary (notably, a seminary with wildly different theology from our own!) Theodor Adorno Max Horkheimer Jürgen Habermas Karl Marx Frankfurt School Freud Friedrich_Nietzsche and “God is dead” UC Berkley Buckminster Fuller Peter Schwartz and Stewart Brand, and their Global Business Network Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno transhumanism and singularitism, the religions of SV Moore’s Law analogy to “interventions” from epidemiology – e.g. hand-washing neuroplasticity blockchain, monorails, jetpacks trim tab “stay woke” Hermann Hesse Soto Zen tradition yurts yeshiva model WeWork telos Exodus narrative longpath.gather Future Congress  Music  ”First Do No Harm” by Kazyak “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>An interview with the founder of Longpath about his vision for the future and trans-generational ethics.</p> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <p>We chat with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=ari%20wallach&amp;go=Go" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ari Wallach</a> of <a href="https://www.longpath.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Longpath</a> about his vision for the future and the importance of trans-generational ethics. (There’s obviously a lot we both find valuable and disagree with here… keep your ears open for reflection on some of those differences in the future!)</p> <h3>Corrigenda</h3> <p>Buckminster Fuller <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anton-Flettner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">didn’t invent the trimtab</a>—but he did invent the metaphor of the social aspects of trimtab!</p> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/forget-short-termism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forget short-termism: it’s time to think longpath</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@ariw/our-longpath-future-b5de2bac4b6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our longpath future</a></li> <li>“Faithful extension” – <a href="https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/Default.aspx?bookid=7379" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evolution and the Fall, Cavanaugh and Smith</a>, and <a href="https://mereorthodoxy.com/faithful-extension-question-human-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris’ review of the same</a></li> <li>Ari’s TED talk: <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/ari_wallach_3_ways_to_plan_for_the_very_long_term?language=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3 Ways to Plan for the Very Long Term</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epigenetics</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_DNA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mitochondrial DNA</a></li> <li><a href="https://auburnseminary.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Auburn Theological Seminary</a> (notably, a seminary with <em>wildly</em> different theology from our own!)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_W._Adorno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theodor Adorno</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Horkheimer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max Horkheimer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jürgen_Habermas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jürgen Habermas</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karl Marx</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_School" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frankfurt School</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freud</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friedrich_Nietzsche</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_is_dead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“God is dead”</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.berkeley.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UC Berkley</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buckminster Fuller</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schwartz_(futurist)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Schwartz</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stewart Brand</a>, and their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Business_Network" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global Business Network</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Gabriel</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Eno</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">transhumanism</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">singularitism</a>, the religions of SV</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moore’s Law</a></li> <li>analogy to “interventions” from epidemiology – e.g. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hand-washing</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">neuroplasticity</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.09/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blockchain</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorail" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">monorails</a>, jetpacks</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim_tab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trim tab</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“stay woke”</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Hesse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hermann Hesse</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sōtō" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soto Zen tradition</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yurts</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeshiva" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yeshiva model</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wework.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WeWork</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>telos</em></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.esv.org/Exodus+1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exodus narrative</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.longpath.org/practice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">longpath.gather</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.futurecongress.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future Congress</a></li> </ul> <h2>Music</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhCfDnMe7cE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">”First Do No Harm”</a> by <a href="http://kazyak.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kazyak</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h2>Respond</h2> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.02:%20People%20Who%20Don’t%20Want%20To%20Do%20Things">email</a>!</p>

7.03: Ari Wallach

Data privacy, just war, the sovereignty of God… there’s a lot here! Show Notes We dig into the rest of the ERLC’s statement on AI—everything from security and privacy to just war and the sovereignty of God. Links  Artificial Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles In Search of the Common Good, Jake Meador Minority Report Deepfakes  Fake ‘drunk’ Nancy Pelosi video goes viral, and it wasn’t even that hard to make (Mashable)  6.06: A Kind of Blindness—Smart cities, “big data”, and the meaninglessness of mere information. Just war theory (Wikipedia)  Niebuhr is sometimes described as adhering to just war theory, but in fact articulated a different strand of thought: Christian realism  Evolution and the Fall, eds. William T. Cavanaugh and James K. A. Smith  …we will have to concede that the determination of [what falls outside the essence of the Christian tradition] is entrusted to the people of God, which is wider than the realm of academics, scholars, and scientists (though scholars and scientists who are part of this community of practice also get to participate in this discernment process).  See also Chris’ review at Mere Orthodoxy: Faithful Extension and the Question of Human Origins  Music  Signals by Arwen &amp; the Mega Reset “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Data privacy, just war, the sovereignty of God… there’s a lot here!</p> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <p>We dig into the rest of the ERLC’s statement on AI—everything from security and privacy to just war and the sovereignty of God.</p> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://erlc.com/resource-library/statements/artificial-intelligence-an-evangelical-statement-of-principles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artificial Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.alibris.com/In-Search-of-the-Common-Good-Christian-Fidelity-in-a-Fractured-World-Jake-Meador/book/42719272?matches=19" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Search of the Common Good, Jake Meador</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Report_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minority Report</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/30/fake-porn-videos-are-being-weaponized-harass-humiliate-women-everybody-is-potential-target/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deepfakes</a></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://mashable.com/article/nancy-pelosi-edited-video-sound-drunk-deepfakes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fake ‘drunk’ Nancy Pelosi video goes viral, and it wasn’t even that hard to make (Mashable)</a></li> </ul></li> <li><p><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.06/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6.06: A Kind of Blindness</a>—Smart cities, “big data”, and the meaninglessness of mere information.</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_War_theory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Just war theory</a> (Wikipedia)</p> <ul> <li>Niebuhr is sometimes <em>described</em> as adhering to just war theory, but in fact articulated a different strand of thought: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_realism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christian realism</a></li> </ul></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Evolution-and-the-Fall/book/36478377?matches=11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evolution and the Fall, eds. William T. Cavanaugh and James K. A. Smith</a></p> <blockquote> <p>…we will have to concede that the determination of [what falls outside the essence of the Christian tradition] is entrusted to the people of God, which is wider than the realm of academics, scholars, and scientists (though scholars and scientists who are part of this community of practice also get to participate in this discernment process).</p> </blockquote> <p>See also Chris’ review at Mere Orthodoxy: <a href="https://mereorthodoxy.com/faithful-extension-question-human-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faithful Extension and the Question of Human Origins</a></p></li> </ul> <h2>Music</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://megareset.bandcamp.com/track/signals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Signals</a> by <a href="https://megareset.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arwen &amp; the Mega Reset</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h2>Respond</h2> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.02:%20People%20Who%20Don’t%20Want%20To%20Do%20Things">email</a>!</p>

7.07: The ERLC AI Statement, Part 2

Reflecting on the limits of AI, and the limits we should put on AI. Show Notes AI is coming and it’s going to take all of our jobs! …or, not, depending on who you ask and how optimistic they are or aren’t about the limits of AI as we understand it today. Regardless: how should we think about roboticizing all the jobs? Links  A telling quote:  OH (from an awesome Lyft driver): “Today has been great. I’ve been blessed by the algorithm.” Immediately had an eerie feeling that this could become an increasingly common way to describe a day. —@kcoleman  Hyperion AI – truly independent AI in sci-fi AI in Healthcare Boston Robotics Dog The polar bear problem paper A popular-level discussion of teh generalization problem And the same applied to roadblocks for automated cars The DeepMind papers AirBnB’s machine learning-powered sketching tool Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics  Previous episodes reference on the show:  6.10: The Future of Something Like Work 6.06: A Kind of Blindness 3.08: Juice of the Weird Edges of the Ecosystem  Music  “Knocking” by Basement Revolver. Used by permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Kurt Klassen Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Reflecting on the limits of AI, and the limits we should put on AI.</p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>AI is coming and it’s going to take all of our jobs! …or, not, depending on who you ask and how optimistic they are or aren’t about the limits of AI as we understand it today. Regardless: how should we think about roboticizing all the jobs?</p> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><p>A telling quote:</p> <blockquote> <p>OH (from an awesome Lyft driver): “Today has been great. I’ve been blessed by the algorithm.”</p> <p>Immediately had an eerie feeling that this could become an increasingly common way to describe a day.<br/> —<a href="https://twitter.com/kcoleman/status/974495158841499648" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kcoleman</a></p> </blockquote></li> <li><p><a href="http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hyperion AI</a> – truly independent AI in sci-fi</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://asunow.asu.edu/20180402-solutions-asu-local-experts-future-ai-health-care" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AI in Healthcare</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8YjvHYbZ9w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boston Robotics Dog</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.12177" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The polar bear problem paper</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://blog.usejournal.com/ai-roadblock-generalisation-error-a6a337bc7d52" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A popular-level discussion of teh generalization problem</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/3/17530232/self-driving-ai-winter-full-autonomy-waymo-tesla-uber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And the same applied to roadblocks for automated cars</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://deepmind.com/research/publications/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The DeepMind papers</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://airbnb.design/sketching-interfaces/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AirBnB’s machine learning-powered sketching tool</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics</a></p></li> </ul> <p>Previous episodes reference on the show:</p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.10/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6.10: The Future of Something Like Work</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.06/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6.06: A Kind of Blindness</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://winningslowly.org/3.08/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3.08: Juice of the Weird Edges of the Ecosystem</a></p></li> </ul> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://basementrevolver.bandcamp.com/track/knocking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Knocking”</a> by <a href="https://www.basementrevolver.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Basement Revolver</a>. Used by permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Kurt Klassen</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=6.11:%20Very%20Thoughtful%20Ethics%20Dogs">email</a>!</p>

6.11: Very Thoughtful Ethics Dogs

People reflecting proactively on ethics? Sold! …mostly. Mostly! Show Notes The ERLC published a statement on artificial intelligence and ethics. We give them an ‘A’ but have some substantive disagreements. Links  Artificial Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles Mass Effect - Mass Affection I, Robot Ray Kurzweil  The Singularity Newton’s Wake, Ken Macleod  6.03: I’m Not Puttin’ That Chip in My Cheek—Bodily modification, from hip replacement to magnets in your fingers. 6.05: Crispr—Setting limits on how far we modify ourselves Deepfakes  Music  Mixtaped Monk by Mixtaped Monk “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>People reflecting proactively on ethics? Sold! …mostly. Mostly!</p> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <p>The ERLC published a statement on artificial intelligence and ethics. We give them an ‘A’ but have some substantive disagreements.</p> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://erlc.com/resource-library/statements/artificial-intelligence-an-evangelical-statement-of-principles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artificial Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mass Effect</a> - <a href="https://massaffection.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mass Affection</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%2C_Robot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I, Robot</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ray Kurzweil</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Singularity</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Newtons-Wake-A-Space-Opera-Ken-MacLeod/book/9007100" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newton’s Wake, Ken Macleod</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.03/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6.03: I’m Not Puttin’ That Chip in My Cheek—Bodily modification, from hip replacement to magnets in your fingers.</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.05/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6.05: Crispr—Setting limits on how far we modify ourselves</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/30/fake-porn-videos-are-being-weaponized-harass-humiliate-women-everybody-is-potential-target/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deepfakes</a></li> </ul> <h2>Music</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://mixtapedmonk.bandcamp.com/track/indifferent-universe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mixtaped Monk</a> by <a href="https://mixtapedmonk.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mixtaped Monk</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h2>Respond</h2> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.02:%20People%20Who%20Don’t%20Want%20To%20Do%20Things">email</a>!</p>

7.06: The ERLC AI Statement, Part 1

Chris and Stephen talk about an interesting article… and then pivot to the nature of this podcast and some of their healthy differences—about the show, and in approach to these questions in general. Show notes  Isaac Asimov’s Caves of Steel Alan Jacobs’ Pinboard “The Web Falls Apart” Chris’ newsletter Across the Sundering Seas the last couple weeks, on progress and decline: Flux (#27) Edges (#28)  Jaron Lanier Your Undivided Attention, Episode 9: The Dictator’s Playbook Chris’ Christology class  Chris also wrote a follow-up post on Twitter bots and decline, to which Stephen thoughtfully replied. Music  “Emerge” by Liam J. Hennessy “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Chris and Stephen talk about an interesting article… and then pivot to the nature of this podcast and some of their healthy differences—about the show, and in approach to these questions in general.</p> <h3>Show notes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Isaac Asimov</a>’s <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Caves-of-Steel-Isaac-Asimov/book/975867?matches=268" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caves of Steel</a></li> <li><a href="https://pinboard.in/u:ayjay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Jacobs’ Pinboard</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/the-weakened-web/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Web Falls Apart”</a></li> <li>Chris’ newsletter <a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Across the Sundering Seas</a> the last couple weeks, on progress and decline:<br><ul> <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho/archive/e560eb56-0c05-43e3-a57e-970acba8851e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flux (#27)</a></li> <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho/archive/7570b305-fc9b-445b-8a56-aed54a1f99cc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edges (#28)</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="http://www.jaronlanier.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jaron Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="https://humanetech.com/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Your Undivided Attention</a>, <a href="https://humanetech.com/podcast/#e8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 9: The Dictator’s Playbook</a></li> <li><a href="https://v4.chriskrycho.com/2019/christology-god-with-us-and-for-us.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris’ Christology class</a></li> </ul> <p>Chris also wrote <a href="https://v5.chriskrycho.com/journal/twitter-bots-and-decline/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a follow-up post on Twitter bots and decline</a>, to which <a href="https://stephencarradini.com/2019/12/on-twitter-bots-and-the-presence-of-disinformation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen thoughtfully replied</a>.</p> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li>“Emerge” by <a href="http://liamjhennessy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liam J. Hennessy</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.12:%20An%20Experiment%20in%20Moral%20Imagination,%20Pt.%203">email</a>!</p>

7.13: A Healthy Tension

Google Glass, snap judgments, and how we form ourselves to make those snap judgments well. Show Notes Google Glass failed miserably. Why? Because people sometimes do reject technologies. But why? People’s snap judgments are far from infallible, of course, but in this case they seem to have been correct. How can we train our snap judgments to be correct more often? And how can we interrogate and sharpen our own judgments? Links Google Glass background and commentary:  Google X and the Science of Radical Creativity: How the secretive Silicon Valley lab is trying to resurrect the lost art of invention (The Atlantic) – with this important note that Stephen mentioned during the show:  First, they said, Glass flopped not because it was a bad consumer product but because it wasn’t a consumer product at all. The engineering team at X had wanted to send Glass prototypes to a few thousand tech nerds to get feedback. But as buzz about Glass grew, Google, led by its gung-ho co-founder Sergey Brin, pushed for a larger publicity tour—including a ted Talk and a fashion show with Diane von Furstenberg. Photographers captured Glass on the faces of some of the world’s biggest celebrities, including Beyoncé and Prince Charles, and Google seemed to embrace the publicity. At least implicitly, Google promised a product. It mailed a prototype. (Four years later, Glass has reemerged as a tool for factory workers, the same group that showed the most enthusiasm for the initial design.)  “I, Glasshole: My Year With Google Glass” – Matt Honan at Wired “The Rise of the Term ‘Glasshole,’ Explained by Linguists” (The Atlantic) “How the Camera Doomed Google Glass: By including a recording device, the first-gen smart specs went from dorky to disturbing.” (The Atlantic) “Google Glass 2.0 Is A Startling Second Act” – Steven Levy at Wired, covering how Glass is finding its home in a more sensible role  Chris’ example of his own snap judgment was in reading “Google’s Selfish Ledger Is An Unsettling Vision Of Silicon Valley Social Engineering” at The Verge. Music  “Leafroad” by BLACKNIGHT. Used by permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Andrew Fallows Kurt Klassen Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Google Glass, snap judgments, and how we form ourselves to make those snap judgments well.</p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>Google Glass failed miserably. Why? Because people sometimes <em>do</em> reject technologies. But <em>why</em>? People’s snap judgments are far from infallible, of course, but in this case they seem to have been correct. How can we train our snap judgments to be correct more often? And how can we interrogate and sharpen our own judgments?</p> <h4>Links</h4> <p>Google Glass background and commentary:</p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/11/x-google-moonshot-factory/540648/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google X and the Science of Radical Creativity: How the secretive Silicon Valley lab is trying to resurrect the lost art of invention</a> (<em>The Atlantic</em>) – with this important note that Stephen mentioned during the show:</p> <blockquote> <p>First, they said, Glass flopped not because it was a bad consumer product but because it wasn’t a consumer product at all. The engineering team at X had wanted to send Glass prototypes to a few thousand tech nerds to get feedback. But as buzz about Glass grew, Google, led by its gung-ho co-founder Sergey Brin, pushed for a larger publicity tour—including a ted Talk and a fashion show with Diane von Furstenberg. Photographers captured Glass on the faces of some of the world’s biggest celebrities, including Beyoncé and Prince Charles, and Google seemed to embrace the publicity. At least implicitly, Google promised a product. It mailed a prototype. (Four years later, Glass has reemerged as a tool for factory workers, the same group that showed the most enthusiasm for the initial design.)</p> </blockquote></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/2013/12/glasshole/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“I, Glasshole: My Year With Google Glass”</a> – Matt Honan at <em>Wired</em></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/04/rise-term-glasshole-explained-linguists/316015/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Rise of the Term ‘Glasshole,’ Explained by Linguists”</a> (<em>The Atlantic</em>)</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/01/how-the-camera-doomed-google-glass/384570/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“How the Camera Doomed Google Glass: By including a recording device, the first-gen smart specs went from dorky to disturbing.”</a> (<em>The Atlantic</em>)</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-2-is-here/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Google Glass 2.0 Is A Startling Second Act”</a> – Steven Levy at <em>Wired</em>, covering how Glass is finding its home in a more sensible role</p></li> </ul> <p>Chris’ example of his own snap judgment was in reading <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/17/17344250/google-x-selfish-ledger-video-data-privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Google’s Selfish Ledger Is An Unsettling Vision Of Silicon Valley Social Engineering”</a> at <em>The Verge</em>.</p> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://blacknight.bandcamp.com/track/leafroad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Leafroad”</a> by <a href="https://blacknight.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BLACKNIGHT</a>. Used by permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Andrew Fallows</li> <li>Kurt Klassen</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=6.05:%20Crispr">email</a>!</p>

6.07: People Do Reject Technologies, Part 1

Rejecting solutionism, the problems of the humane, and wise change. Show Notes We dig into the challenge of taking a non-solutionist approach and rejecting a technocratic view of the world… while not rejecting “interventions” and making real progress along the way. Corrections Stephen accidentally referred to Chris’ reference in his newsletter to C. S. Lewis’ foreword to St. Athanasius’ On the Incarnation as “On the Annunciation”—the annunciation is a related but distinct bit of Christian doctrine, when the Incarnation was announced (‘annunciated’) to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Chris thought we talked about thinking-together-about-cell-phones in Season 4; it was all the way back in Season 3. Links  “The Slow Web” and the limits of “solutions”, Chris’ newsletter issue mentioned on the episode The Slow Web The Convivial Society, No. 15: Fortnite and the Good Life, L. M. Sacasas  This is Water, David Foster Wallace’s commencement address at Kenyon College A Regulatory Framework for the Internet, Ben Thompson’s careful, thoughtful, excellent take on the subject The Checklist Manifesto, Atul Gawande Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women, Reuters why Chris reacted at his use of the word “nudges”: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, Richard Thaler  Previous episodes referenced on the show:  3.10: Saying “Enough” – Phones, technological determinism, Christian ethics, and life in community., where we talked about cell phones and community life 6.06: A Kind of Blindness – Smart cities, “big data”, and the meaninglessness of mere information., where we talked about redlining and credit scores and the problems of “big data” as solutions  Music  “Hidden Worlds” by Teen Daze “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Rejecting solutionism, the problems of the humane, and wise change.</p> <h2>Show Notes</h2> <p>We dig into the challenge of taking a non-solutionist approach and rejecting a technocratic view of the world… while not rejecting “interventions” and making real progress along the way.</p> <h3>Corrections</h3> <p>Stephen accidentally referred to Chris’ reference in <a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho/archive/the-slow-web-and-the-limits-of-solutions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his newsletter</a> to C. S. Lewis’ foreword to St. Athanasius’ On the Incarnation as “On the Annunciation”—the annunciation is a related but distinct bit of Christian doctrine, when the Incarnation was announced (‘annunciated’) to Mary, the mother of Jesus.</p> <p>Chris thought we talked about thinking-together-about-cell-phones in Season 4; it was <a href="https://winningslowly.org/3.10/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">all the way back in Season 3</a>.</p> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho/archive/the-slow-web-and-the-limits-of-solutions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Slow Web” and the limits of “solutions”</a>, Chris’ newsletter issue mentioned on the episode<br><ul> <li><a href="https://jackcheng.com/the-slow-web/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Slow Web</a></li> <li><a href="https://tinyletter.com/lmsacasas/letters/the-convivial-society-no-15-fortnite-and-the-good-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Convivial Society, No. 15: Fortnite and the Good Life</a>, L. M. Sacasas</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="http://bulletin-archive.kenyon.edu/x4280.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This is Water</a>, David Foster Wallace’s commencement address at Kenyon College</li> <li><a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/a-regulatory-framework-for-the-internet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Regulatory Framework for the Internet</a>, Ben Thompson’s careful, thoughtful, excellent take on the subject</li> <li><a href="http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Checklist Manifesto</a>, Atul Gawande</li> <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-jobs-automation-insight/amazon-scraps-secret-ai-recruiting-tool-that-showed-bias-against-women-idUSKCN1MK08G" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women</a>, Reuters</li> <li>why Chris reacted at his use of the word “nudges”: <a href="https://www.alibris.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-About-Health-Wealth-and-Happiness-Richard-H-Thaler/book/28302995?matches=252" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness</a>, Richard Thaler</li> </ul> <p>Previous episodes referenced on the show:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/3.10/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3.10: Saying “Enough” – Phones, technological determinism, Christian ethics, and life in community.</a>, where we talked about cell phones and community life</li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.06/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6.06: A Kind of Blindness – Smart cities, “big data”, and the meaninglessness of mere information.</a>, where we talked about redlining and credit scores and the problems of “big data” as solutions</li> </ul> <h2>Music</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://teendaze.bandcamp.com/track/hidden-worlds-single" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Hidden Worlds”</a> by <a href="https://teendaze.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teen Daze</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h2>Respond</h2> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.02:%20People%20Who%20Don’t%20Want%20To%20Do%20Things">email</a>!</p>

7.04: Not Better Enough

Smart cities, “big data”, and the meaninglessness of mere information. Show Notes We attempt to take down the idea that more data is the solution to our problems. Without wisdom, and without an ethical frame, numbers mean nothing. Links  The metadata of experience, the experience of metadata – Nick Carr China’s New Frontiers in Dystopian Tech – Rene Chun at The Atlantic “Smart” refigerators DDOS-ing things Massive Dyn DDOS Attack: Experts Blame Smart Fridges, DVRs And Other IoT Devices Why Your Internet Went Down KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Record DDoS The Democratization of Censorship  Redlining: Wikipedia Modern-day redlining: How banks block people of color from homeownership See also: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ discussion of redlining in his much-discussed piece in The Atlantic, “The Case For Reparations”   Music  “Sharalee” by Jamison Isaak, a.k.a. Teen Daze “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Andrew Fallows Kurt Klassen Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Smart cities, “big data”, and the meaninglessness of mere information.</p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>We attempt to take down the idea that <em>more data</em> is the solution to our problems. Without wisdom, and without an ethical frame, numbers mean nothing.</p> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8305" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The metadata of experience, the experience of metadata</a> – Nick Carr</li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/04/big-in-china-machines-that-scan-your-face/554075/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China’s New Frontiers in Dystopian Tech</a> – Rene Chun at <em>The Atlantic</em></li> <li>“Smart” refigerators DDOS-ing things<br><ul> <li><a href="http://www.techtimes.com/articles/183339/20161024/massive-dyn-ddos-attack-experts-blame-smart-fridges-dvrs-and-other-iot-devices-why-your-internet-went-down.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Massive Dyn DDOS Attack: Experts Blame Smart Fridges, DVRs And Other IoT Devices Why Your Internet Went Down</a></li> <li><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/09/krebsonsecurity-hit-with-record-ddos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Record DDoS</a></li> <li><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/09/the-democratization-of-censorship/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Democratization of Censorship</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Redlining:<br><ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-modern-day-redlining-20180215-story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modern-day redlining: How banks block people of color from homeownership</a></li> <li>See also: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ discussion of redlining in his much-discussed piece in <em>The Atlantic</em>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Case For Reparations”</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://helloflora.bandcamp.com/track/sharalee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Sharalee”</a> by <a href="https://helloflora.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jamison Isaak, a.k.a. Teen Daze</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Andrew Fallows</li> <li>Kurt Klassen</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=6.05:%20Crispr">email</a>!</p>

6.06: A Kind of Blindness

Can adding a little friction back to user interfaces save us? Show notes We talk about the currently-trendy concept of (design) friction and how it is necessary but not sufficient for right action on the Internet. Links  Facebook admits that it intentionally defrauded children by making it easy to buy in-game purchases The creator of the retweet button now thinks it was a bad idea (Mea culpa: We stated this article was written in Wired but it was in BuzzFeed) Dark patterns Alt-Meat Trounces Animal Meat’s Massive Inefficiencies The Launch: After two decades of research and development, WA 38 lands this fall. It could disrupt an entire industry.—It’s an apple. Manton Reece on hashtags and curation—note that Chris said these were totally curated, and they’re not; but they’re also designed not to behave like trends and hashtags on Twitter. Search in Micro.blog Books on Micro.blog  A short history of Gamergate A compendium of articles concerning how Gamergate changed the Internet Data arguing that Gamergate was more about harassment than ethics A growing list of former tech company workers who regret their design decisions The Center for Humane Tech’s podcast Your Undivided Attention Tim-Berners Lee on his disappointments and frustrations with what people did to the world wide web  Things Chris has written in relation to this episode:  Friction is the Friend of Serendipity  Previous episodes:  2.03: Impervious Scale—The Roman Empire and Friendster Have Things to Say to You 6.08: People Do Reject Technologies, Part 2—Nuclear weapons, nuclear waste, and how to argue well with intractable disagreements. 7.01: Do We Really Need to Keep the Internet Around? Season 7’s charter—by way of a rollicking argument about Alan Jacobs’ The Year of Our Lord 1943 and Tolkien’s idea of eucatastrophe.  Music “Stig of the Dump / Ogglet (Live)” - El Toppo (By the way, Stig of the Dump is a classic British children’s story, just in case you were wondering. Stephen looked it up after the show.) - “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Can adding a little friction back to user interfaces save us?</p> <h1>Show notes</h1> <p>We talk about the currently-trendy concept of (design) friction and how it is necessary but not sufficient for right action on the Internet.</p> <h1>Links</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://venturebeat.com/2019/01/26/facebook-admitted-defrauding-kids-and-parents-of-thousands-of-dollars-in-early-free-to-play-games/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook admits that it intentionally defrauded children by making it easy to buy in-game purchases</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/how-the-retweet-ruined-the-internet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The creator of the retweet button now thinks it was a bad idea</a> (Mea culpa: We stated this article was written in Wired but it was in BuzzFeed)</li> <li><a href="https://www.darkpatterns.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dark patterns</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/alt-meat-trounces-animal-meats-massive-inefficiencies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alt-Meat Trounces Animal Meat’s Massive Inefficiencies</a></li> <li><a href="https://story.californiasunday.com/cosmic-crisp-apple-launch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Launch: After two decades of research and development, WA 38 lands this fall. It could disrupt an entire industry.—It’s an apple.</a></li> <li>Manton Reece on hashtags and curation—note that Chris said these were totally curated, and they’re <em>not</em>; but they’re also designed not to behave like trends and hashtags on Twitter.<br><ul> <li><a href="https://www.manton.org/2018/10/31/search-in-microblog.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Search in Micro.blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://manton.org/2018/01/09/books-on-microblog.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Books on Micro.blog</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/10/14/the-only-guide-to-gamergate-you-will-ever-need-to-read/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A short history of Gamergate</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/15/opinion/what-is-gamergate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A compendium of articles concerning how Gamergate changed the Internet</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/gamergate-about-media-ethics-or-harassing-women-harassment-data-show-279736" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Data arguing that Gamergate was more about harassment than ethics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/7/26/8930765/tech-apologies-former-facebook-google-twitter-employees-list" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A growing list of former tech company workers who regret their design decisions</a></li> <li><a href="https://humanetech.com/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Center for Humane Tech’s podcast <em>Your Undivided Attention</em></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/05/inventor-of-the-web-says-the-internet-is-at-a-tipping-point-and-reveals-a-new-plan-to-fix-it.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim-Berners Lee on his disappointments and frustrations with what people did to the world wide web</a></li> </ul> <h1>Things Chris has written in relation to this episode:</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho/archive/b4f45a6e-ff51-4cb9-8d25-6a9f61215fd0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friction is the Friend of Serendipity</a></li> </ul> <h1>Previous episodes:</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/2.03/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2.03: Impervious Scale—The Roman Empire and Friendster Have Things to Say to You</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.08/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6.08: People Do Reject Technologies, Part 2—Nuclear weapons, nuclear waste, and how to argue well with intractable disagreements.</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/7.01/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7.01: Do We Really Need to Keep the Internet Around? Season 7’s charter—by way of a rollicking argument about Alan Jacobs’ The Year of Our Lord 1943 and Tolkien’s idea of eucatastrophe.</a></li> </ul> <h1>Music</h1> <p>“<a href="https://eltoppo.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stig of the Dump / Ogglet (Live)</a>” - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eltoppoband/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">El Toppo</a> (By the way, <em>Stig of the Dump</em> is a classic British children’s story, just in case you were wondering. Stephen looked it up after the show.) - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</p> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h2>Respond</h2> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.02:%20People%20Who%20Don’t%20Want%20To%20Do%20Things">email</a>!</p>

7.09: Frictioneers

Sustainable long-distance transportation, or really great virtual reality? Fight! Show notes Which would make for healthy localist cities in 80 years: sustainable long-distance transportation, or really great virtual reality? Chris says sustainable long-distance transporation. Stephen says VR. Fight! (In which the phrase “I don’t think that’s true!” appears more than any other episode of the show… ever.) Links  Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury The Opolis Cities/metropolitan areas on the East Coast with more than 4½ million residents Atlanta Baltimore Boston Miami New York Philadelphia Washington D.C.   Music  “The Wait” by The Fierce and the Dead. Used by permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Sustainable long-distance transportation, or really great virtual reality? <em>Fight!</em></p> <h3>Show notes</h3> <p>Which would make for healthy localist cities in 80 years: sustainable long-distance transportation, or really great virtual reality? Chris says sustainable long-distance transporation. Stephen says VR. <em>Fight!</em></p> <p>(In which the phrase “I don’t think that’s true!” appears more than any other episode of the show… ever.)</p> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Fahrenheit-451-Ray-D-Bradbury/book/2232250?matches=1470" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fahrenheit 451</a>, Ray Bradbury</li> <li><a href="http://opolis.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Opolis</a></li> <li>Cities/metropolitan areas on the East Coast with more than 4½ million residents<br><ul> <li>Atlanta</li> <li>Baltimore</li> <li>Boston</li> <li>Miami</li> <li>New York</li> <li>Philadelphia</li> <li>Washington D.C.</li> </ul></li> </ul> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://tfatd.bandcamp.com/album/live-usa-17" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Wait”</a> by <a href="http://fierceandthedead.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fierce and the Dead</a>. Used by permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.12:%20An%20Experiment%20in%20Moral%20Imagination,%20Pt.%203">email</a>!</p>

7.12: An Experiment in Moral Imagination, Pt. 3

7.01 will be in your ears tomorrow. For today: how Stephen copes with Twitter.

<p>7.01 will be in your ears tomorrow. For today: how Stephen copes with Twitter.</p>

[Bonus] 7.01 Outtake: Twitter is Strongbad

Jake Meador

Hey listeners, we had a miscommunication leading to the episode originally being published with the wrong intro music—sorry to any of you who got that earlier version! This new version has the right intro music (and one edit fix Chris caught listening back through the episode as a bonus). Sorry about any hassle or confusion! An interview with author and editor (and our friend) about his new book! Show Notes An interview with author and editor (and our friend!) Jake Meador—focused especially on his book In Search of the Common Good: Christian Fidelity in a Fractured World. Links  Jake Meador Mere Orthodoxy  possibly of interest to listeners: posts and essays Chris has written for Mere O  “The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate”, Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic The Human Condition, Hannah Arendt “Why Don’t Rich People Just Stop Working?”, Alex Williams, The New York Times  Related, see the episode “When meritocracy wins, everybody loses” on The Ezra Klein Show  On India’s tax break for companies which can invest at least $750M in data centers: “This State’s 50-Year Bet on Big Tech Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars”, Mya Frazier, Bloomberg Derek Rishmawy: [@DZRishmawy](https://twitter.com/DZRishmawy) and Fred Sanders: [@FredFredSanders](https://twitter.com/FredFredSanders) Second Treatise on Government, John Locke ”Questions for Jake Meador after reading his lovely new book”, Brad East Herman Bavinck On the Christian view of marriage and family in the future:  But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.…”  —Matthew 22:29–30, ESV Desiring God, John Piper Anne Bradstreet  “The Author to Her Book”  Sylvia Plath  “Stillborn”  “Slow Cooker vs. Crock Pot - What’s the Difference?” (because regionalisms are fun, and you might call this something else) For Chris on Sabbath and rest, check out the final section of Corecursive 34: Using TypeScript Like A Pro with Chris Krycho, or check out the transcript here The Divine Imperative, by Emil Brunner (read about him) Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe Lord of the Flies, William Golding  Music  “Shush Me” by Nimrawd “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Hey listeners, we had a miscommunication leading to the episode originally being published with the wrong intro music—sorry to any of you who got that earlier version! This new version has the right intro music (and one edit fix Chris caught listening back through the episode as a bonus). Sorry about any hassle or confusion!</p> <p>An interview with author and editor (and our friend) about his new book!</p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>An interview with author and editor (and our friend!) <a href="https://jakemeador.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jake Meador</a>—focused especially on his book <a href="https://www.alibris.com/In-Search-of-the-Common-Good-Christian-Fidelity-in-a-Fractured-World-Jake-Meador/book/42719272?matches=23" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Search of the Common Good: Christian Fidelity in a Fractured World</a>.</p> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://jakemeador.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jake Meador</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://mereorthodoxy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mere Orthodoxy</a></p> <ul> <li>possibly of interest to listeners: <a href="https://mereorthodoxy.com/author/chris-krycho/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">posts and essays Chris has written for Mere O</a></li> </ul></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/12/the-things-we-cant-face/600769/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate”</a>, Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.alibris.com/The-Human-Condition-Second-Edition-Professor-Hannah-Arendt/book/12474117?matches=45" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Human Condition</a>, Hannah Arendt</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/style/rich-people-things.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Why Don’t Rich People Just Stop Working?”</a>, Alex Williams, The New York Times</p> <ul> <li>Related, see the episode “When meritocracy wins, everybody loses” on <a href="https://www.vox.com/ezra-klein-show-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ezra Klein Show</a></li> </ul></li> <li><p>On India’s tax break for companies which can invest at least $750M in data centers: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-06/indiana-s-50-year-big-tech-bet-may-be-worth-hundreds-of-millions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“This State’s 50-Year Bet on Big Tech Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars”</a>, Mya Frazier, Bloomberg</p></li> <li><p>Derek Rishmawy: [@DZRishmawy](<a href="https://twitter.com/DZRishmawy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DZRishmawy</a>) and Fred Sanders: [@FredFredSanders](<a href="https://twitter.com/FredFredSanders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/FredFredSanders</a>)</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Second-Treatise-on-Government-John-Locke/book/34508666?matches=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Second Treatise on Government</a>, John Locke</p></li> <li><p><a href="http://resident-theologian.blogspot.com/2019/08/questions-for-jake-meador-after-reading.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">”Questions for Jake Meador after reading his lovely new book”</a>, Brad East</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Bavinck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Herman Bavinck</a></p></li> <li><p>On the Christian view of marriage and family in the future:</p> <blockquote> <p>But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.…”</p> </blockquote> <p>—<a href="https://www.esv.org/Matthew+22/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew 22:29–30, ESV</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Desiring-God-Meditations-of-a-Christian-Hedonist-John-Piper/book/9038827?matches=369" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Desiring God</a>, John Piper</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bradstreet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anne Bradstreet</a></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://poets.org/poem/author-her-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Author to Her Book”</a></li> </ul></li> <li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sylvia Plath</a></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.americanpoems.com/poets/sylviaplath/stillborn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Stillborn”</a></li> </ul></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.thespruceeats.com/slow-cooker-vs-crock-pot-whats-the-difference-3061070" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Slow Cooker vs. Crock Pot - What’s the Difference?”</a> (because regionalisms are fun, and you might call this something else)</p></li> <li><p>For Chris on Sabbath and rest, check out the final section of <a href="https://corecursive.com/034-chris-krycho-typescript/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Corecursive 34: Using TypeScript Like A Pro with Chris Krycho</a>, or check out the transcript <a href="https://corecursive.com/TYPESCRIPT-TRANSCRIPT/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.alibris.com/The-Divine-Imperative-A-Study-in-Christian-Ethics-Emil-Brunner/book/1763417?matches=37" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Divine Imperative</a>, by Emil Brunner (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Brunner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">read about him</a>)</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Robinson-Crusoe-Daniel-Defoe/book/5784463?matches=4342" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robinson Crusoe</a>, Daniel Defoe</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.alibris.com/Lord-of-the-Flies-Sir-William-Golding/book/4033081?matches=2774" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lord of the Flies</a>, William Golding</p></li> </ul> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://nimrawd.bandcamp.com/album/shush-me" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Shush Me”</a> by <a href="https://nimrawd.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nimrawd</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=In%20Search%20of%20the%20Common%20Good">email</a>!</p>

Jake Meador: In Search of the Common Good

Show Notes We pause from issue-focused episodes and try to pull together the threads of the season so far to take a step toward our ethic of technology.Stephen imitating Lewis Mumford saying “I said that!!!”Links  Donald Trump cannot block critical Twitter users, court rules The Lindy effect – John D. Cook on the expected lifetimes of technology:  …if all you know is that a technology has survived a certain amount of time, you can estimate that it will survive about that much longer.  President Bush’s “can’t get fooled again” gaffe “Keep your eyes peeled” A Framework for Moderation – Ben Thompson, published two days after we recorded After Technopoloy, Alan Jacobs. Stephen to this referred to as “Against Solutionism”—accidentally conflating Jacobs’ piece with a thesis Chris has been mulling on/slowly building an essay around this year. Chris is, uhh, flattered to be confused with Jacobs.  Jacobs’ other blog posts on solutionism   Things Chris has written related to this episode:  Friction is the Friend of Serendipity “Zuckerberg’s Blindness and Ours” (L. M. Sacasas)—Solutionism is a nasty besetting culture-level sin we barely recognize as such. (riffing on a post by L. M. Sacasas) “Free Speech”  …the whole reason we have these arguments — and the reason people tend to think as they do about the “free speech” question in these situations, legally nonsensical or not — is that we have outsourced the vast majority of our public discourse to these private platforms.  “The Slow Web” and the limits of “solutions” (from the email archive, discussed in more depth in 7.04)  Previous episode:  2.03: Impervious Scale—The Roman Empire and Friendster Have Things to Say to You 6.08: People Do Reject Technologies, Part 2—Nuclear weapons, nuclear waste, and how to argue well with intractable disagreements. 7.01: Do We Really Need to Keep the Internet Around?—Season 7’s charter—by way of a rollicking argument about Alan Jacobs’ The Year of Our Lord 1943 and Tolkien’s idea of eucatastrophe.  Music  The Commuter by Mister Lies “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<h2>Show Notes</h2> <p>We pause from issue-focused episodes and try to pull together the threads of the season so far to take a step toward our ethic of technology.</p>Stephen imitating Lewis Mumford saying “I said that!!!”<br><br><h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/23/trump-cannot-block-critical-twitter-users-federal-court-rules/637454002/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donald Trump cannot block critical Twitter users, court rules</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2012/12/17/the-lindy-effect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lindy effect</a> – John D. Cook on the expected lifetimes of technology:</p> <blockquote> <p>…if all you know is that a technology has survived a certain amount of time, you can estimate that it will survive about that much longer.</p> </blockquote></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjmjqlOPd6A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">President Bush’s “can’t get fooled again” gaffe</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-kee1.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Keep your eyes peeled”</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/a-framework-for-moderation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Framework for Moderation</a> – Ben Thompson, published two days after we recorded</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/after-technopoly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">After Technopoloy</a>, Alan Jacobs. Stephen to this referred to as “Against Solutionism”—accidentally conflating Jacobs’ piece with a thesis Chris has been mulling on/slowly building an essay around this year. Chris is, uhh, <em>flattered</em> to be confused with Jacobs.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://text-patterns.thenewatlantis.com/search/label/Solutionism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jacobs’ other blog posts on solutionism</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> <p>Things Chris has written related to this episode:</p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho/archive/b4f45a6e-ff51-4cb9-8d25-6a9f61215fd0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friction is the Friend of Serendipity</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://v4.chriskrycho.com/2018/zuckerbergs-blindness-and-ours-l-m-sacasas.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Zuckerberg’s Blindness and Ours” (L. M. Sacasas)—Solutionism is a nasty besetting culture-level sin we barely recognize as such.</a> (riffing on a post by L. M. Sacasas)</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://v4.chriskrycho.com/2018/free-speech.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Free Speech”</a></p> <blockquote> <p>…the whole reason we have these arguments — and the reason people tend to think as they do about the “free speech” question in these situations, legally nonsensical or not — is that we have outsourced the vast majority of our public discourse to these private platforms.</p> </blockquote></li> <li><p><a href="https://buttondown.email/chriskrycho/archive/2f8a7099-e483-40b9-94e6-0f6e488cdfae" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Slow Web” and the limits of “solutions”</a> (from the email archive, discussed in more depth in <a href="https://winningslowly.org/7.04/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7.04</a>)</p></li> </ul> <p>Previous episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/2.03/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2.03: Impervious Scale—The Roman Empire and Friendster Have Things to Say to You</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/6.08/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6.08: People Do Reject Technologies, Part 2—Nuclear weapons, nuclear waste, and how to argue well with intractable disagreements.</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/7.01/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7.01: Do We Really Need to Keep the Internet Around?—Season 7’s charter—by way of a rollicking argument about Alan Jacobs’ The Year of Our Lord 1943 and Tolkien’s idea of eucatastrophe.</a></li> </ul> <h2>Music</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://misterlies.bandcamp.com/track/the-commuter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Commuter</a> by <a href="https://misterlies.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mister Lies</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h2>Sponsors</h2> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h2>Respond</h2> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.02:%20People%20Who%20Don’t%20Want%20To%20Do%20Things">email</a>!</p>

7.08: Literally Metaphorically Listen for Earthquakes

Our 100th episode spectacular – with a look at where we have come from and where we are going. Show Notes It’s been four and a half years and 100 episodes of Winning Slowly! We pause to take a bit to reflect on what we’ve done, what we’re about, and where we hope to go from here. We also reflect on some of our craziest titles along the way. (“Buying Me Off With Warm Fuzzies”? “Juice Up the Weird Edges of the Ecosystem”? These got wild at times.) Links  Cameron Morgan Vallor’s book: Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting  My blog post about it: Good Arguments  IBM Has a Watson Dilemma - WSJ  Previous episodes I mean, look people: basically it’s just “go look at earlier seasons.” So… quick links to earlier seasons it is!  Season 0 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6  Music  “No Haters” from New Life by The Midnight Sons, a.k.a. Stephen. It’s Creative Commons Attribution licensed, just like this website! “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Kurt Klassen Jeremy W. Sherman  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>Our 100th episode spectacular – with a look at where we have come from and where we are going.</p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <p>It’s been four and a half years and 100 episodes of Winning Slowly! We pause to take a bit to reflect on what we’ve done, what we’re about, and where we hope to go from here. We also reflect on some of our craziest titles along the way. (“Buying Me Off With Warm Fuzzies”? “Juice Up the Weird Edges of the Ecosystem”? These got wild at times.)</p> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/spidercam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cameron Morgan</a></li> <li>Vallor’s book: <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/technology-and-the-virtues-9780190498511?cc=ca&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting</em></a> <ul> <li>My blog post about it: <a href="https://www.chriskrycho.com/2018/good-arguments.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Good Arguments</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ibm-bet-billions-that-watson-could-improve-cancer-treatment-it-hasnt-worked-1533961147?mod=trending_now_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IBM Has a Watson Dilemma - WSJ</a></li> </ul> <h4>Previous episodes</h4> <p>I mean, look people: basically it’s just “go look at earlier seasons.” So… quick links to earlier seasons it is!</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/season-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 0</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/season-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/season-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/season-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/season-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 4</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/season-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 5</a></li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/season-6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 6</a></li> </ul> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://themidnightsons.bandcamp.com/track/no-haters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“No Haters”</a> from <a href="https://themidnightsons.bandcamp.com/album/new-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>New Life</em></a> by <a href="https://themidnightsons.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Midnight Sons</a>, a.k.a. Stephen. It’s Creative Commons Attribution licensed, just like this website!</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Kurt Klassen</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=Some%20Sciency%20Stuff">email</a>!</p>

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“Go Do Earth Things”, or, How 80 Years of Non-Technocratic Thinking Might Improve Phoenix, AZShow notes What will the world be like 80 years from now if we avoid technocratic thinking? We discuss the far future of ecologies, urban planning, and … open-source code economy. Listen all the way through for the closing note about the next episode and one of the most incredible bloopers we’ve ever produced. Best efforts notwithstanding, we couldn’t actually find a news story about the Woodmoor HOA’s fight with its own residents—Chris got this from a friend who lived through it, but the news items (if any) are lost to the depths of time. Links  iPhone comparison to a tricorder The inventor of the cell phone says Dick Tracy inspired the cell phone, not Star Trek (Mea culpa: We said that iPhone was potentially inspired by Star Trek but it was really the first cell phone embroiled in this controversy) Eastern Colorado’s unsustainable land/water management Interactive tool assessing Phoenix’s water issues (Bonus: co-created by a member of Stephen’s academic department) Flash Forward’s episode on space crime Norman Music Fest  Previous episodes:  5.09: Regulate All the Things! (This is the “local loop unbundling” episode) 4.06: Kickstarting a Hyperlocal Superfarm  Errata The best thing about the blooper is that Stephen technically correct but still also technically wrong: While the state of Denmark (16,577 sq. mi.) is indeed larger than Rhode Island (1,034 sq. mi.), it is also larger than eight other U.S. States. It would place 42nd on a list of sizes, after West Virginia (24,087 sq. mi.) and before Maryland (9,775 sq. mi.). Furthermore, Denmark (as astute newswatchers know) technically includes Greenland and the Faroe islands as part of Denmark, making in total 857,510 sq mi; this would make Denmark literally the largest American state by almost 300,000 square miles. Depending on how you count it, Denmark is actually more than three times the size of Texas. Oops. Music  “On Reflection” by Message to Bears. Used by permission. “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho.  Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:  Daniel Ellcey Jake Grant Jeremy W. Sherman Marnix Klooster Nathaniel Blaney Spencer Smith  If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

<p>“Go Do Earth Things”, or, How 80 Years of Non-Technocratic Thinking Might Improve Phoenix, AZ<br></p><h3>Show notes</h3> <p>What will the world be like 80 years from now if we avoid technocratic thinking? We discuss the far future of ecologies, urban planning, and … open-source code economy. Listen all the way through for the closing note about the next episode and one of the most incredible bloopers we’ve ever produced.</p> <p>Best efforts notwithstanding, we couldn’t actually find a news story about the Woodmoor HOA’s fight with its own residents—Chris got this from a friend who lived through it, but the news items (if any) are lost to the depths of time.</p> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/your-iphone-now-officially-star-trek-tricorder/352321/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iPhone comparison to a tricorder</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Cooper_(inventor)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The inventor of the cell phone says Dick Tracy inspired the cell phone, not Star Trek</a> (Mea culpa: We said that iPhone was potentially inspired by Star Trek but it was really the first cell phone embroiled in this controversy)</li> <li><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/08/colorado-eastern-plains-groundwater-running-dry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eastern Colorado’s unsustainable land/water management</a></li> <li><a href="https://sustainability.asu.edu/dcdc/watersim/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interactive tool assessing Phoenix’s water issues</a> (Bonus: co-created by a member of Stephen’s academic department)</li> <li><a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2019/09/10/crime-moon-court/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flash Forward’s episode on space crime</a></li> <li><a href="http://normanmusicfestival.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norman Music Fest</a></li> </ul> <p>Previous episodes:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/5.09/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5.09: Regulate All the Things!</a> (This is the “local loop unbundling” episode)</li> <li><a href="https://winningslowly.org/4.06/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">4.06: Kickstarting a Hyperlocal Superfarm</a></li> </ul> <h4>Errata</h4> <p>The best thing about the blooper is that Stephen technically correct but still also technically wrong: While the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">state of Denmark (16,577 sq. mi.)</a> is indeed <a href="https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/national-us/uncategorized/states-size" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">larger than Rhode Island (1,034 sq. mi.)</a>, it is also larger than eight other U.S. States. It would place 42nd on a list of sizes, after West Virginia (24,087 sq. mi.) and before Maryland (9,775 sq. mi.). Furthermore, Denmark (<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-eyes-a-new-real-estate-purchase-greenland-11565904223" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">as astute newswatchers know</a>) technically includes Greenland and the Faroe islands as part of Denmark, making in total 857,510 sq mi; this would make Denmark literally the largest American state by almost 300,000 square miles. Depending on how you count it, Denmark is actually more than three times the size of Texas. Oops.</p> <h3>Music</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://messagetobears.com/track/on-reflection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“On Reflection”</a> by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/messagetobears" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Message to Bears</a>. Used by permission.</li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chriskrycho/winning-slowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Winning Slowly Theme”</a> by Chris Krycho.</li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p>Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors:</p> <ul> <li>Daniel Ellcey</li> <li>Jake Grant</li> <li>Jeremy W. Sherman</li> <li>Marnix Klooster</li> <li>Nathaniel Blaney</li> <li>Spencer Smith</li> </ul> <p>If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/winningslowly" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or give directly via <a href="https://cash.me/$winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Square Cash</a>.</p> <h3>Respond</h3> <p>We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via <a href="//www.twitter.com/winningslowly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="//www.facebook.com/winningslowlypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:hello@winningslowly.org?subject=7.11:%20An%20Experiment%20in%20Moral%20Imagination,%20Pt.%202">email</a>!</p>

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