Critical Nonsense

High-low brow conversations about culture, science, and tech. With hosts Joey Camire, Aaron Powers, and executive producer/nerd herder Jess Vander. SYLVAIN is a strategy and design company.

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331! Generalists

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Is it better to generalize or to specialize? 

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330! Unlikely Internet Innovations

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Are there actually interesting life innovations that are coming out of the content creation boom? 

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329! Imprecise Language

Posted October 21, 202500:28:53

How many other things do we have that we think of as imprecise but are actually pretty precise and agreed upon? 

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328! Compromises

Posted October 14, 202500:32:07

What if we've become less willing to sacrifice our pawns to take the queen? 

This week, Jess and Joey talk about Ezra Klein, Ta-Nehisi Coates,...

327! Notes-apalooza

Posted October 6, 202500:31:02

What's in your notes? 

This week, Aaron and Jess talk about internet chalk, bottle lining, the Pantry Challenge, gold bars, word clothes, and...