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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204! 2022 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

Posted January 18, 202300:39:57

How did our predictions play out in 2022? 

This week, Aaron, Jess and Joey make a belated review of their prognogs from 

203! Phase Shifts

Posted December 19, 202200:37:36

How do we identify phase shifts, and how do we deal with big changes that are happening much more quickly and in a punctuated fashion? 

This...

202! Idea Killers and Body Doubling

Posted December 12, 202200:41:45

201! The Paradox of Milk Math

Posted December 6, 202200:22:01

Why is milk math so silly? 

This week, Jess, Joey, and Aaron talk about milk fat, music modes, the King's foot, scientific discoveries, wormholes,...

200! The Most Specialest of Thanks

Posted November 28, 202200:38:45

This week, our 200th episode! 

To celebrate, Jess, Joey, Aaron, and Alex dish out a bunch of big thanks—on behalf of themselves and some of...