Critical Nonsense

What type of coaching works for y'all? This week, Aaron, Jess, and Joey talk about Dolly, playing track, inspiring, feedback, vulnerability, and mac and cheese. They don’t talk about Ernie Tagliaboo. references Pete Carroll Russell Wilson Bill Belichick Ted Lasso Phil Jackson consigliere

How do you think about doing hard things? This week, Joey and Jess talk about video game energy levels, social batteries, damage, skill acquisition, the experience (XP) bar, and spicy eels. They don’t talk about protein bars. references Tony Braxton "Un-Break My Heart" Corrections Department: Tyson Beckford, not Tyrese. Jason Pargin on the Health Bar Fallacy Stardew Valley

Why is observation so powerful? This week, Jess and Joey talk about particle physics, quarks, the emergence of consciousness and the breakdown of the bicameral mind, Santa, personal identity, and sportsball. They don’t talk about a Semi-Charmed Life. references Somebody's Watching Me Schrödinger's cat Charm and strange Hawthorne effect

What are the things that best represent the United States of America to you? This week, Jess and Joey talk about dentures, cultural preferences, all-you-can-eat buffets, shared things, Super Soakers, and Shark Tank. They don’t talk about white supremacy, sexual predators or gun violence. references The New York Times: Welcome to My Museum of America Mashed: The Untold History Of All-You-Can-Eat Buffets Flowbee Last Week Tonight: Gas Station Drugs

What is actually worth waiting in line for? This week, Jess and Joey talk about froyo, pacing, theme parks, the TSA, the corruption of the Lightning Pass, and underwear. They don’t talk about line dancing. references Corrections Department: Gerry Rafferty Plato's Allegory of the Cave

What should I be affraid of, the robot or the people? This week, Jess and Joey talk about AI != robots, human extinction, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, biological weapons, societal collapse, neuroticism, and increased persistence. They don’t talk about happy things. references corporeal AI 2027 AI Expert Tells Bernie: “The Humans will be Discarded” The AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’ P(doom) Israeli infiltration of an Iranian nuclear archive Corr