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How can I summarize this guy? Dr. David Levitt is a cognitive and computer scientist, experimental and theoretical physicist, software engineer, virtual and augmented reality innovator, entrepreneur, musician and writer. He went to Yale at 16, and MIT at 20, where he earned a PhD in AI by teaching a machine to compose jazz.
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That’s Steve in the back, waving to the camera. I got an email yesterday telling me that one of my favorite people, Dr. Steve Herman, had died in Mexico. Steve (a psychologist) worked with legal professionals to help them think more clearly about an issue that all too often blinds even the most level-headed among us with blind rage: allegations of sexual abuse of children.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:19:11 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Joshua Spodek PhD MBA is the premier voice in sustainability leadership. He hosts the award-winning This Sustainable Life podcast, is a four-time TEDx speaker, bestselling author of Sustainability Simplified, Initiative, and Leadership Step by Step, professor at NYU, and leadership coach.
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1× Preview 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:02 -2:02 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. AROMA 10.13.26 (What is Intimacy?) What is “intimacy?” Is partial intimacy possible? Is “falling in love” really just falling into a world of our own projections? What are we projecting? What are we protecting? Can we truly love without constantly risking the loss of who/what we love? Is it worth the risk?
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Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan Marcus Daniels (Musician, Former Cave Man) 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:52:22 -1:52:22 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Marcus Daniels (Musician, Former Cave Man) Marcus grew up in a ghetto in Ohio, moved to Appalachia as a teenager, then to a houseboat among mangroves on Key West til the hurricane hit, stopped for a while in a cave outside of Crestone, and is now building a house for his family here.
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1× Preview 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:02 -2:02 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. AROMA 10.06.26 Trigger warning. This is a conversation about sexual assault. The obligatory commentary on the Cornell case. But really, we don’t know the details about that particular case, so it’s more about these kinds of cases. He said, she said, they said, he changed his story, she recanted, they said something else and the lawyers said to say nothing at all.
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Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan Spencer Grey (Japan/Travel) 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:21:00 -1:21:00 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Spencer Grey (Japan/Travel) Originally from South Africa, Spencer has lived around the world. He’s been in Japan long enough to learn the language and get real insight into the cultures. I’ve never been, but I’m fascinated by the place. Follow Spencer’s modeling on Instagram.
Ten course management lessons that will change the way you play
51 PGA Golf Coach Chris Ryan shares ten practical lessons drawn from over two decades of playing and coaching experience. Covering everything from tee box strategy and putting pace to pre-shot routine and mental resilience, this video is packed with tips you can take straight onto the course. If you want to make smarter decisions and lower your scores, this is well worth your time.
What's Up, Doctopher?
Monthly Newsletter October, 2026 “What’s Up, Doctopher?” is a free occasional newsletter. To gain access to all that juicy bonus content including ROMAs, TOMAs, AROMAs, travel updates, AMAs, What Makes this Book Great?, the DJCPR series, and an exclusive forum where you can interact directly with others in the Tangentially Speaking community, please consider becoming a paid subscriber for $5/month or $50/year — less than a buck a week! If you’ve already subscribed, much obliged.
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Shane has spent the past few years building out a schoolbus, and now he’s taking it out on the road. His first stop was Crestone. Our previous podconvo was ten years ago. Follow Shane’s travels on his Instagram. This has been another commercial-free episode, financed by folks who toss a few bucks into the hat every month here. If you don’t want to subscribe, but would like to support this podcast with a one-time donation, please click here. Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range.
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1× Preview 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:47 -2:47 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. ROMA 9.28.26 Is “genocide” the right word? Does it matter? Are our “leaders” psychopaths? Is it possible to do what they do and NOT be psychopathic? Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Chris Ryan. Or purchase a paid subscription.
The Best TV of this Century?
Cannonball with Wesley Morris The Best TV of this Century? With so many options (and opinions), what makes something great? Back to Cannonball with Wesley Morris Previous More episodes ofCannonball with Wesley Morris September 25, 2026 • 56:26The Best TV of this Century? September 17, 2026 • 45:27Who Keeps On Choosin’ Texas?
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:47 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Is Super El Niño gonna kill us? Is AI gonna kill us? Is Donald Trump or Putin or Iran gonna kill us? Are lettuce and blackberries gonna kill us? Are things really as out of control as they seem, or is this just what happens when attention becomes a commodity and everyone is clamoring for it? What’s happening inside AI?
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:49:39 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. James grew up in suburban Chicago, studied philosophy in college, and after trips to Tanzania (living with the Hadza) and working on farms in New Zealand, he moved with his wife to Colorado’s San Luis Valley.
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Chris (right) with David, another model who lived in the compound, back in the day. Chris and I are old friends, from back in the 90s, when I lived in a mansion in Barcelona infested with fashion models. He and his lingerie-model girlfriend were my next-door neighbors. One night in Paris, Chris was drugged and raped by a man who moved in the same circles as many of the powerful, wealthy predators associated with Jeffrey Epstein. You can hear more of the specific details of Chris’s experience here.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:47 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Following up on the previous ROMA where I explore the bird’s-eye view of AI. Is our behavior driven by a parasite? Are most scientific fields erected upon a foundation of ignorance? Is AI a self-replicating techno-virus? Is it “speciesist” to lament the demise of Homo sapiens as the next form of life rises from our ashes?
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -46:48 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Lloyd, by his artist neighbor, Dieter Tremp. Somehow, my mic never got turned on, so this one is all-guest. The perfect episode! Lloyd is a builder, a writer, a photographer, a publisher, an athlete and a great friend. And he has interesting things in his freezer. Check out Lloyd’s Substack. It’s fantastic. Here’s Shorty’s Bunkhouse, the radio show Lloyd recommends.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:02 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Always choose the photo in which the woman looks good — even if you look like a grumpy weirdo. We dig into what it feels like to come of age under a permanent sense of "the world could end any moment," comparing Cold War duck-and-cover anxiety to a millennial generation shaped by 9/11, economic collapse, and climate dread.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:47 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Are we like beavers who drown in pools we’re busy building? The Ludlow mining massacre I talk about is here. Love the new Iowa state motto: Check out Fabrizio. Here’s a bit about him: “Fabrizio grew up in poverty in Huánuco, Peru, and moved to the US at age fifteen, where he worked the lowest level jobs—busboy in a Mexican restaurant, door-to-door sales, etc.
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:01:44 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. I sat down over coffee with Kyle on my recent drive through Santa Cruz. Our spontaneous, far ranging conversation included birding in Manhattan, our differing learning styles, how we share the curse of having been raised by loving parents, One Last Question Before You Go — Kyle’s wonderful book about interviewing our parents, and how to optimize one’s life by opting out.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:11:45 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Richard is one of my favorite writers and one of my favorite people. His books have followed his interests, from chili peppers to the Cuban revolution to eels to homelessness to life after death to cockroaches to the mysteries and intricacies of farming octopus. The phrase “insatiable curiosity” comes to mind. But he’s not just curious, he’s a very fine writer and a compassionate reporter.
Creating and Testing a School Evaluation Tool Aligning Education Practices and Neurocognition Theory
1 Introduction There is growing consensus in post-industrial countries that the current version of high school is not suited to educate and prepare students for their future (Council of Ministers of Education, Canada 2016; Doucet et al. 2018; Gray 2016; Schwab 2017). Advocates of system change recognize that our evolving technology and society will require teachers and students to increasingly focus on skills in connection to content and be able to adapt to ever-advancing technologies.
Why Influencer Rates Keep Going Up And It Might Be Your Fault Original
Influencer Campaign Managers might be making their jobs more difficult. getty I closed a deal recently for one of my clients with a major consumer products brand. I quoted a rate that I knew ran high. I expected a counter. The brand came back lower, exactly as planned on their end. Their lower number landed almost exactly where I would have priced the deal from the start. That price was based on my client's real deliverables and usage terms. I got what I wanted for my client.
3 Influencer Marketing Conferences Talent Managers Should Attend Original
ANAHEIM, CA - JULY 23: Kate Stanford, head of advertiser marketing YouTube, Rob Davis, director of content marketing at OgilvyOne, Rob Ciampa, CMO of Pixability, and Sarah Weichel, talent manager of leading YouTubers at #VidCon at Anaheim Convention Center on July 23, 2015 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic) FilmMagic Influencer marketing conferences sell themselves on their agendas: keynote speakers, panel lineups, breakout sessions.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:47 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. The world cup, seen through the eyes of an anthropologist. The significance of Barca. Why it’s “more than a club.” Why Argentinians can be so obnoxious. How being alone in Spain can feel less lonely than being among Americans. Tangentially Speaking is a reader-supported publication.
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Dave has been around. He spent eight years in the navy, lived in Bali for a while, led hundreds of intimacy workshops, explored non-monogamous relationships and intentional communities, been to Burning Man five times, studied with various gurus and legit teachers, and doesn’t take any of it (including himself) too seriously. He writes self-reflective songs and sings them from the heart. He leans into his fears and nurtures vulnerability in himself and others. He’s on a path, in other words.
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Rick (center) with Geddy and Alex, from Rush. With almost 800 episodes in the archives, new listeners (and old) often ask me for recommendations. In response, I’ll occasionally re-post some of my favorites. This was my first conversation with Rick Beato (Episode 420, 5/18/2020). On what Rick Beato actually does for people who love music: Chris Ryan: “He is like the Anthony Bourdain of music. He takes you to a place you’ve never been — or you have been, but you just never noticed it the way he does.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -16:56 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Took this shot of the pyro-cumulus cloud formed by the fire just over the mountains. It’s creating its own weather systems. Crazy. Accents. The World Cup. How soccer strategies reflect on contemporary American politics. Marvin Harris, Cannibals and Kings, and the Big Man theory of leadership. If that sounds intriguing, please subscribe: Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Chris Ryan.
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Jan is a historian specializing in telling the stories of the many extraordinary women of the Old West — many of them madams and prostitutes. She’s written many books, including: Brothels, Bordellos & Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado, 1860-1930, Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains, and Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West (available via Amazon or Jan’s site.) Tangentially Speaking with Chris Ryan is a reader-supported publication.
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I love talking with Kevin about cutting-edge technology. He’s up to his neck in the stuff. He doesn’t just dabble in it. He’s practically submerged in it. I hope you enjoy this conversation with someone who knows what’s happening, because he’s one of the people making it happen. Here’s the tool Kevin and his colleagues put together to map the honestly and confidence of AI responses.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:30:13 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Robert Wright is the New York Times bestselling author of The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning. His previous books include: The Evolution of God (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), Nonzero, The Moral Animal, Three Scientists and their Gods (a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award), and Why Buddhism Is True.
Roswell Park Awards $55,000 in Community Impact Grants for Local Cancer-Focused Projects
Eleven Western New York organizations received funding to advance cancer prevention and early detection. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is proud to announce the recipients of its Community Impact Grant program. This initiative, rolled out last year, was designed to enhance the reach and effectiveness of its work in cancer prevention, early detection, and survivorship support.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -7:43 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Would it be such a bad thing if Iran nuked up? Robert Thurman lived a great life. Fukuyama on our innate lack of gratitude for liberal democracy. Some great writing advice. A beautiful song in mystery languages. Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Chris Ryan.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:11:51 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Dadaonysus is an artist, scientist, gamer, adventurer, deep-thinker. Our conversation covers a lot of ground, from a difficult childhood to homelessness to being neurodivergent to prehistory. I like this guy, and think you will, too. You can see some of his work on his Instagram page and, if you want to reach out directly, he’s at dadaonysus (at) gmail.
Need A Better Way to Pick Municipal Bonds? Look Beyond the Rating
Key takeaways Ratings are a great place to start—but they’re snapshots, so strong muni investing means keeping up with character, capacity, and capital as the story evolves. Munis trade over the counter, so information and liquidity aren’t always evenly distributed—doing the homework goes a long way. Credit research is about the path, not just the destination—watch the early warning signs, keep a margin of safety, and don’t be surprised when headlines move markets.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:47 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Is Graham Platner the Trump of the left? Could there even be a Trump of the left? Are the pitchforks about to come out? Here’s the article about the pitchforks that I mention. And this is another essay well worth reading, about how the super-rich are building bunkers to hide in when shit gets real. George Orwell, writing in 1943: Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Chris Ryan.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:02 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Are generations legit as a way to categorize people’s experiences and expectations of life? Is there a resonance between historic events and planetary transits? Will authenticity be valued more as AI sweeps away tangible reality? Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Chris Ryan.
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Mehran Seyed Emami is an Iranian therapist, podcaster, and founder of Ravannama (Persian Psychedelic Society), a community focused on psychedelic education, awareness, and harm reduction for Farsi speakers around the world. He holds a master’s degree in Integral Counseling Psychology and completed training in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy at CIIS.
Cannes Lions 2026 Creators' Guide: How The Festival Connects Influencers And Brands
CANNES, FRANCE - JUNE 17: A general view of the Cannes Croisette from the Palais des Festivals during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day One on June 17, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/WireImage) WireImage I attended my first Cannes Lions last year. I RSVPed to anything I could get on the list and showed up with no real plan. It was overwhelming in the best and worst ways. What I needed was a focused guide to creator economy events specifically.
Top Creator Economy Events At Cannes Lions 2026: The Ultimate Guide For Creators, Brands, And Agencies
Chris Ryan, Contributor Updated Tue, June 2, 2026 at 10:15 p.m. UTC 11 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CANNES, FRANCE - JUNE 17: A general view of the Cannes Croisette from the Palais des Festivals during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day One on June 17, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/WireImage) WireImage I attended my first Cannes Lions last year.
Top Creator Economy Events At Cannes Lions 2026: The Ultimate Guide For Creators, Brands, And Agencies
I attended my first Cannes Lions last year. I RSVPed to anything I could get on the list and showed up with no real plan. It was overwhelming in the best and worst ways. What I needed was a focused guide to creator economy events specifically. This is that. Cannes Lions 2026 runs June 22 through 26. More than 20 activations are built specifically around influencer marketing and the creator economy.
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Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan 724 - Ryan Norbauer (Retro-futurist) 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:51:31 -1:51:31 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. 724 - Ryan Norbauer (Retro-futurist) Ryan is an aspiring underachiever.
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:02 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. We answer a listener’s question about our own addictive behaviors and addiction in general. How to engage with the inner voices. Why would one be sexual with a close friend? Why do some men prefer to scan the radio stations even if they don’t like the music very much? Upcoming Substack live about DTF St. Louis. Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Chris Ryan.
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Given a full chance to act in his own interest, nothing but expediency will restrain [a man] from brutalizing, from maiming,from murdering—his brother, his mate, his parent, or his child. Scratch an “altruist” and watch a “hypocrite” bleed. — Michael Ghiselin, The Economy of Nature and the Evolution of Sex Conventional thinkers like Steven Pinker and Richard Dawkins would have you believe that it’s only natural that megalomaniacs rise to positions of power.
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Guustaaf Damave is a Dutch technologist and writer based in Taiwan. He spent decades building software, an activity he loved until AI became better at it than he was, at which point he became a supervisor and found the transition entirely acceptable. He has been writing a weekly newsletter about AI, culture, and the future since 2023. You can read it at guustaaf.substack.com.
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Tangentially Speaking is dedicated to the idea that good conversation is organic, uncensored, revelatory, and free to go down unexpected paths with unconventional people. Tangentially Speaking is dedicated to the idea that good conversation is organic, uncensored, revelatory, and free to go down unexpected paths with unconventional people.
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