The Brilliant

There is a tendency to be attracted to bad news. Is this regressivist? Are things getting worse? Is something called society fragmenting? In this episode we talk anthropology and animism, the bible and speculation, the academy and truth. Epistemic consistency for the win? We discuss mass shootings (con) and the social media ripple around it. Beta's are discussed. and then society as framed by the book Enemies of Society. We are still catching up (we recorded episode 9 last Friday). We hope to be caught up next week. This is the first episode where the sound has been fixed so... hurray! Join us in conversation by email Ticktock Listener Feedback @ 3:40 Feralism animism stories vs empiricism Mass Shootings @ 15:00 beta uprising elliot rodger manifestos (racist, wingnut, beta, bullied) horrorshow pornography the decay of society is here? and it's the angry young man (aka patriarchy) the alphas, the betas, and the property a theory of society The statistical decline of violence freakonomics Society @ 37:40 Enemies of Society mass anonymity definition as a frame of reference or a strawman the end of history and Thatcher anxiety Is society the ur-oppositional statement of purpose? Did society come first or civilization? bolo bolo JZ's show vs Urban Scout URLs Lincoln Finch blog God is Red Motte and Bailey Auditing Shooting Rampage Stats Freakonomics Knabb preface Enemies of Society email us