Episodi

  • Does Pranav Have Empathy? [with Aparna Ramanujam]

    Does Pranav Have Empathy? [with Aparna Ramanujam]
    Oct 6 2022

    Dumb Dive tries something new with a close friend of the show and special guest.

    Show Notes:

    • 00:00:48 - Pranav's Housing Crisis
    • 00:08:46 - Why do we procrastinate?
    • 00:17:07 - Netflix's The Sandman
    • 00:23:37 - The philosophy of horror
    • 00:24:37 - (Correction) It is the Apprehension Machine not the 'nightmare machine' [Link]
    • 00:30:21 - Horror as a product of a time's culture
    • 00:34:35 - On fear
    • 00:41:51 - Horror in Terminator 2
    • 00:46:30 - Effect of noise on our psyche
    • 00:48:45 - (Correction) UNEP World's Noisiest Cities Report - 13 of 61 listed cities are in South Asia
    • 00:51:46 - Effect of pollution on intellectual performance
    • 00:54:20 - The reducing distance between people and media
    • 01:16:45 - Similarity between horror and philosophy


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    1 ora e 19 min
  • God Human Animal Machine

    God Human Animal Machine
    Aug 7 2022

    Pranav tells us the story of his adventures being a bartender for a farmer's convention in rural UK and the pros of getting into the gig economy.

    For the core of the discussion, Arvind brings up ideas from the book "God, Human, Animal, Machine" by Meghan O'Gieblyn regarding intelligence, consciousness and how we interact with increasingly intelligent robots and machines.

    Links

    • aibo (robot dog)
    • What Is It Like To Be A Bat?
    • Chiropterology (BATS) with Dr. Merlin Tuttle [Ologies podcast]
    • Jumping Spiders
    • Love Death Robots S1E14 Spoiler Alert : 00:55:53 - 00:58:36
    • Is LaMDA Sentient? - Blake Lemoine
    • From Bacteria to Bach and Back - Daniel Dennett
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    1 ora e 25 min
  • They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To

    They Don't Make 'em Like They Used To
    Jul 19 2022

    Do you like cartoons? We like cartoons and we'll make sure you know how much. Once again, we discuss how cartoons have changed and why?

    Cartoons are so much more than just a time waste and distraction for kids and young teenagers, they stimulate creativity, empathy and learning when done well.

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    1 ora e 9 min
  • Death, post-colonial identity and groceries

    Death, post-colonial identity and groceries
    Jul 9 2022

    Content Warning: Death

    Pranav and Arvind talk about the 24 hour news cycle and how it ties into fear mongering, a book discussion on Tuesdays with Morrie (Spoiler alert!) and the cultural identity of Indian cities and how colonialism has influenced them.


    Topics

    • 00:00:46 - Philosophy of Fear by Lars Svendsen
    • 00:03:55 - Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan
    • 00:07:47 - State of Fear by Michael Crichton
    • 00:11:33 - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
    • 00:22:54 - One - Metallica
    • 00:35:59 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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    1 ora e 1 min
  • We Don't Need No Education

    We Don't Need No Education
    Jun 26 2022
    On this episode of Dumb Dive, Pranav and Arvind talk education, looking at teaching styles, what it means to really learn something, and why marketing and design actually matter a LOT in education.
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    55 min
  • Matchas go Berserk

    Matchas go Berserk
    Jun 9 2022

    Pranav introduces some of the stories and games he has been revisiting, and Arvind talks about his love for weird gimmick video games and how the metaverse looks worse than games from the 2000s.

    We also each have our highly caffeinated rants against tea-travesties (travesteas perhaps?)


    Notes


    00:00:47 Berserk (Manga)

    00:02:46 "Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you" - Nietzsche

    00:05:20 "man created God in his own image" - Ludwig Feuerbach

    00:15:02 Batman: Arkham City (2011 Video Game)

    00:17:11 Batman: The Animated Series (1992-95 TV Show)

    00:21:02 Gotham City Impostors (2012 Video Game)

    00:24:19 Double Action: Boogaloo (2014 Video Game)

    00:32:40 OpenAI DALL-E 2
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    56 min
  • You Can't Kill The Metal

    You Can't Kill The Metal
    May 23 2022
    Join Pranav and Arvind as we dive into the headbanging, doomthumping sound of metal music and culture. As connoisseurs of fine metal, we talk about our favourite bands, the role metal plays in emotional release, mosh etiquette and the nature of elitism that differentiates 'true metal' from 'poseurs'.

    Some stuff we mention

    00:00:50 - Metal Lords on Netflix

    00:05:54 - Behemoth - Ov Fire and the Void

    00:07:40 - Tap Tap Revenge

    00:23:54 - In Flames style change criticism

    00:34:01 - Varg Vikernes and Black Metal

    00:40:02 - DC Dark Nights: Metal

    00:49:32 - Metallica - Trapped Under Ice

    00:54:00 - Moshing

    01:00:34 - Metal as a religious experience

    01:07:40 - NOT LOFI METAL BEATS TO STRESS/CRAM TO

    01:09:29 - Babymetal - Megitsune


    Additional Reading

    • Metal Subgenres
    • Extreme Metal and Anger Processing
    • Arvind's Metal Playlist on Spotify


    Outro - Moon Noose by Druslan, used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.Obtained from freemusicarchive.org
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    1 ora e 12 min
  • Cooking Up A Character

    Cooking Up A Character
    May 9 2022

    After a bit of a hiatus, we're back with an episode where we discuss books, anime and sitcoms. What connects food science with relatable and realistic characters in fiction? What role does a novel's world and environment play in character development? And what makes a good sitcom? All this and more... On this episode of Dumb Dive
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    1 ora e 2 min