Showing results for "Science and Culture" in Biographies & Memoirs

Boolean algebra, also called Boolean logic, is at the heart of the electronic circuitry in everything we use - from our computers and cars, to our kitchen gadgets and home appliances. How did a system of mathematics established in the Victorian era become the basis for such incredible technological achievements a century later?

"She sings jumping and dancing, her fists alternately clenching and breaking open to clap; the corners of her marvelous mouth turning down in the fierceness of joy breaking through anguish; her hair covering her eyes until swept back with a meaty hand. In great shouts that send her strings of beads flying and knot her face into grimaces, the energy explodes and explodes again, sending out waves of electrical excitement. Some say she can sing more than one note at a time; maybe, but does it matter? In her every note there are infinite meanings."

Cult psychology expert Ava Grey dissects the Michael Jackson trial through manipulation, media control, and mass psychology. She examines how fame distorted justice, cameras weaponized the courtroom, and an entire culture became judge and jury before the verdict. With unflinching analysis, Grey reveals the psychological forces that turned celebrity into a trap. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

The MacArthur Foundation awards the "Genius Grant" every year to the most compelling scientists, educators and artists in the country. But who are these "geniuses," really? Host Bob Garfield sits down with fellows, including writer and producer David Simon, radio producer Jad Abumrad, and inventor Amy Smith, to learn what events shaped their life, how they became leaders in their fields, and what they imagine our shared future looks like.

True Crime Psychology and Personality dives deep into the pathology behind some of the most horrendous crimes and those who commit them. We discuss topics like narcissism, psychopathy, sociopathy, and antisocial personality disorder from a scientifically informed perspective. What is a narcissist? What makes a person develop narcissistic personality disorder or become a psychopath? How do you spot a sociopath? What signs can you look for to protect yourself from these dangerous personalities? It's not just about the stories, it's about the science and psychology behind them.

Join host Juniper Snout as she investigates viral exotic pets on social media, from TikTok servals to slow loris sensations. Explore the creators who built empires around wild animals and the real-world consequences when wildlife becomes clickable content. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Cult psychology expert Ava Grey exposes the deliberation room as a pressure-cooked micro-cult where twelve strangers bend evidence to fit biases, silence dissenters, and worship emotions they swore to ignore. Each standalone episode dissects jury decision-making through the lens of manipulation, coercion, and the terrifying fragility of human rationality. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Host Ava Grey dissects the Apollo Moon landing conspiracy theory claim by claim, examining photographic anomalies, lunar surface evidence, and the origins of persistent doubt. Through expert analysis and scientific verification, each episode separates misinformation from documented reality, exploring why millions still question one of humanity's greatest achievements. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Join host Ava Grey as she investigates why flat Earth theory refuses to fade, exploring centuries of pseudoscience, ironclad evidence for a spherical planet, and the modern online communities where conspiracy meets belonging. Each episode unpacks the history, science, and psychology behind civilization's most persistent myth. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Dr Isabel King, Policy and Advocacy Advisor at Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA), interviews Rhea Mercado (Healthcare Humanist, Injury Management Specialist and CompoNerd) about New South Wales workers compensation reforms and what they mean for exercise physiologists. Rhea explains the scheme faced a massive deficit and a 64% rise in psychological claims, making sustainability and cost efficiency unavoidable, and clarifies scheme agents manage claims rather than underwrite risk. She highlights key reform impacts for ESSA members: tighter, faster and more forensic decision-making ...

A deep dive into psychology, the supernatural, and the energy that connects them. Rooted in psychology, yet open to the mysteries beyond it, we explore the intersections of psychology, spirit, and transformation. Through expert insights, diverse cultural perspectives, and personal accounts of the unexplained, we illuminate the profound experiences that shape our understanding of reality. Welcome to The Liminal Mind.

For many, the moon landing was the defining event of the twentieth century. So it seems only fitting that Norman Mailer - the literary provocateur who altered the landscape of American nonfiction - wrote the most wide-ranging, far-seeing chronicle of the Apollo 11 mission. A classic chronicle of America's reach for greatness in the midst of the Cold War, Of a Fire on the Moon compiles the reportage Mailer published between 1969 and 1970 in Life magazine

Reasonable Hope – Daily Reflections for mathHi, this is Dave. Welcome to Reasonable Hope.We live in a world that often feels divided and fragile. Many of us have experienced that personally, either through loss, broken relationships, difficult seasons, or simply the weight of everyday life. If we’re honest, hope can sometimes feel out of reach.And yet, through all of life’s ups and downs, one thing has remained steady for me is hope. Not wishful thinking, but a hope grounded in reason.This podcast is our invitation to share that journey with you.These reflections are an attempt to help ...

Before there was Steve Jobs, there was Norman Bel Geddes. A ninth-grade dropout who found himself at the center of the worlds of industry, advertising, theater, and even gaming, Bel Geddes designed everything from the first all-weather stadium to Manhattan's most exclusive nightclub to Futurama, the prescient 1939 exhibit that envisioned how America would look in the not-too-distant 1960s.

Die Audio-Dokumentation mit bislang ungehörten O-Tönen der jungen Christiane F. (15): "Auf der einen Seite wusste ich, dass irgendwann einmal ein Wendepunkt in meinem Leben kommen wird. Das heißt aber auch, dass ich eben vielleicht noch ein paar Mal auf die Schnauze fliegen muss bevor es soweit kommt." West-Berlin in den 70ern: In dem Gemisch aus Abschottung, Kunst, Kultur, Politik und Drogen entstehen Parallelgesellschaften mit einmaligen Möglichkeiten, aber auch neuen Gefahren.

Like Jack Kerouac’s intrepid little sister, Ariel Gore spins the spirited story of a vulnerable drifter who takes refuge in fate and the shadowy recesses of a string of glittering, broken relationships. With just a few pennies and her I Ching, a change of clothes and a one-way ticket to Hong Kong, a perceptive, searching 16-year-old Gore makes her way from the sterile suffocation of the Silicon Valley through the labyrinthine customs of Cold-War China, wanders through bustling, electric Kathmandu, and hunkers down in an icy London squat with a prostitute and a boyfriend on the dole.

The definitive inside account of the file-sharing revolution that overthrew the music industry, All the Rave reveals the family betrayal, greed, and mismanagement that hijacked one the most fundamental innovations of the Internet era. Named one of the three best books of 2003 by Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc., All the Rave has been out of print until now and unavailable in most formats. Author and veteran technology journalist Joseph Menn also wrote 2010's Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords who are Bringing Down the Internet.

Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne’s life and an illuminating look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is Anne so compelling? Why has she inspired such extreme reactions? What did she really look like? Was she the flaxen-haired martyr of Romantic paintings or the raven-haired seductress of twenty-first-century portrayals? (Answer: Neither.) And perhaps the most provocative questions concern Anne’s death more than her life.

In his first memoir, Josh Widdicombe tells the story of a strange rural childhood, the kind of childhood he only realised was weird when he left home and started telling people about it. From only having four people in his year at school, to living in a family home where they didn't just not bother to lock the front door, they didn't even have a key. Using a different television show of the time as its starting point for each chapter, Watching Neighbours Twice a Day... is part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of '90s television and culture.