Episode 14 – What’s So Great About Shakespeare?

Episode 14 – What’s So Great About Shakespeare?

November 22, 2020Posted inPodcastNo Comments
Great storytellers are able to capture the full complication of the human situation by presenting totally different views as entirely valid even if somewhat contradictory. By showing that both sides contain some evil and some good, just as each human heart also contains some good and some evil, storytellers can produce a far more engaging experience for the audience.
Episode 11: Serenity of the Stoics

Episode 11: Serenity of the Stoics

November 2, 2020Posted inPodcastNo Comments
How should we define success? Many people define success by using very specific metrics concerning resources like time, money, or status. But in reality these are really just arbitrary vanity metrics, and achieving them will rarely be satisfying enough to relieve the pressure to attain more. We also have little to no control over these outcomes, so how can we define success by something we have more direct control over and take responsibility for?
Episode 10: The Matthew Principle: How to Work Less & Achieve More

Episode 10: The Matthew Principle: How to Work Less & Achieve More

October 25, 2020Posted inBest of, PodcastNo Comments
There is a principle in statistics that not so many people know about, but is extremely useful to know, known mathematically as, “The Pareto distribution.” It’s also referred to as Price’s Law or the Matthew Principle based on the scripture in Matthew 25:29 quoting Jesus, “to everyone who has will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
Episode 9: Prisoner’s Dilemma

Episode 9: Prisoner’s Dilemma

October 18, 2020Posted inPodcastNo Comments
Mathematicians and business majors are exploring political science theory and philosophy through game theory. Game theory is a college level math class that is typically attended by math majors and business majors. Why business majors? Because game theory is the study of how to use logic to find the optimal strategy in a competitive situation. And the most common simulation to come out of game theory is the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Here is the scenario.
Episode 8 – Life of Pi’s Parables

Episode 8 – Life of Pi’s Parables

October 10, 2020Posted inBest of, PodcastNo Comments
Today we will return to an idea presented earlier two weeks ago the lesson titled, “The Truth of Myth,” in which we presented the idea that nonfiction presents truth objectively, but that fiction and mythology, though objectively true, present a subjective truth that often feels even more deeply accurate than true stories. To do so we will dive deeply into the story of the popular book and film called, “Life of Pi.”
Episode 7: SuperHero Mythology

Episode 7: SuperHero Mythology

October 4, 2020Posted inPodcastNo Comments
Q: What is today’s most popular mythology? We may look down on the old stories of mythology as superstition or meaningless fictions, but where do we turn when we face chaos that we cannot explain? We all watch stories about zombies, aliens, science fiction, and fantasy. We look to modern day demigods, humans with supernatural abilities. We turn to SuperHeroes.