Democracy is not as good as it sounds. Let's discuss some of the problems so you can have an educated opinion...

Why democracy can be a very bad idea

Today we're discussing some very widely believed things about food that are not true. This is stuff you really should know, but depressingly probably don't....

Stupid things people think about food

Living for a long time can be influenced by some lifestyle choices. In ten minutes we crash through some of the traditional, experimental and futuristic ones.

How To Live For A Very Long Time

Genetics are not a blueprint. Stop being an idiot. Listen to this podcast, and then go out and get a PhD.

Your Genetics Are Not A Blueprint, Get Over It

Alcohol is awesome. From a biochemical perspective I mean... Next time you drink, you will now be able to rationalize your behavior. Yay!

The Awesome Effects Of Alcohol On The Brain

Think about it for a second, did you ever sign a contract saying your government is your boss? So why can they boss you around? Let's have a look at the practical and philosophical aspects to this so you can sound fancy at a dinner party.

Why can a government tell you what to do?

What does meditation do to your brain? It's fascinating and deserves 5 minutes of your attention.

What Meditation Does To Your Brain

5 days away from civilization packed with physical and psychological stress. What could possibly go wrong?

Lessons From Self Abuse: Survival Training

Reading is fun, but costs time. Let's go over some ways to speed up your knowledge acquisition skills...

How To Finish A Book In A Couple Of Hours

Saving money should be fun and easy. And when done right it is.

How To Save Money

Bitcoins are relatively easy to understand. Their mathematical basis is more obscure, but to use them we don't need that :)

Easy Explanation Of Bitcoins

Zwarte Piet or Black Pete is the helper of Saint Nicholas in the Dutch Sinterklaas celebration. There is a current debate about abolishing him since people take the tradition of offensive.

Black Pete is not a racist tradition. To begin with he is not a black slave, but a Moor slavetrader. Besides that I'm disgusted by the attitude of our society in which everyone looks at everything trying their very best to interpret things in a hurtful way.

In this podcast we go into the history of Black Pete (Zwarte Piet) and discuss some moral arguments on the matter.

Dutch 'Black Pete' Is NOT A Racist Tradition

This SC podcast spends 10 minutes crashing through some interesting and random ideas. Some will be based on philosophy, others in technology and yet others in psychology and science. In essence everything is fair game.

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