Stop To Think

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how the availability of physical gratification has resulted in marriage not really offering as much as it used to. In other words, there's no longer a major incentive for younger couples to get married. Those who do still want the stuff that marriage can provide have a much more difficult time finding others who see things their way. 

In this episode of Stop To Think, we apply economics to sex at the personal, relationship, and societal levels. This is another one that might not be child-appropriate. That aside, we talk about the effects of supply, demand, and scarcity when applied to the bedroom. The results actually aren't as absurd as one might expect. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how sex sells. This episode probably isn't child-friendly but I don't think it's really explicit either. At any rate, we talk about how physical attractiveness is used in advertising and how it can sometimes be sold directly itself. As it turns out, it can actually be sold directly in Nevada. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about some celebrities and what goes into generating income for them. We go over the hidden factors besides just skills that generate cash for them. We also talk about some of the hidden costs that they have to pay to make their massive incomes. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about selling stuff. That is to say, we talk about why consumers are interested in buying products and how they compare one product to another. Some big points are price, quality, functionality, and then the power of branding and good marketing. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we wrap up our talk about patents and ideas. We talk about ways we could move forward without the current intellectual property system in place. The government, its bureaucracy, and the legal system currently bog down the pace of innovation. A system without them better interfering would be better for society imo. Also, yaay for making to episode 50. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue talking about copyrights, patents, and copying ideas. Specifically, we get into a discussion about if it's ethical to copy someone and under what conditions it is or isn't.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we continue the discussion from last episode by branching out into a conversation about the US Copyright and Patent system. We talk about the concepts behind it and what it is trying to do. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about originality. In general, concepts, ideas, those sorts of things seem to come from discovery or from the recombination of things already discovered. People get bent out of shape when they don't get credit for their ideas. This is fair but at the same time, the ideas they are claiming are likely the result of them discovering something that was already...

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue from last episode with our talk about ownership. We talk about how it drives society and how there are two cases of enforcing it. Either a higher power protects your property rights or you have to protect them yourself. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we get a bit political to get across a point. Specifically, we talk about how the concept of ownership is one of the primary factors in the Israel/Palestine dispute. Beyond that, we get into a discussion about that whole conflict and how currently the incentives of the negotiating parties are not aligned. One side seems to want peace and the other wants destruction...

In this episode of Stop To Think we finish off our talk about education (for now at least). Specifically, we talk about how one solution (homeschooling) has its own set of drawbacks. That is to say that school teaches people more than just academic subjects. Students also learn how to navigate hierarchies in a lower-risk environment. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how the U.S. needs to take education more seriously. If we don't we run the risk of losing out in the race for the five frontiers that we talked about last episode. We talk about how the U.S. education system is set up and I miss an opportunity to refer to a personal education plan as a PEP. From there we talk about some of the challenges the system i...

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about the five frontiers. AI, Space, Manufacturing, Food Production, and Genetics. The country or the company that masters any one of these domains will gain a decisive advantage over everyone else. We use this discussion as a jump-off point to talk about how the US needs to get it together and start focusing on these areas. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how the world works in its natural state. It's good to think about this from time to time because it puts things in perspective and reminds us to be thankful for how good things are in the modern era. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how the U.S. government was pretty loose with the truth during the whole Rona situation we're just finally getting out of. The U.S. government shouldn't be in the job of lying to the American people yet this is what it spends most of its time doing these days. This episode is all about talking about some of the lies and what could have been done to do...

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue the topic from earlier this week. Assuming that you have a society that can create material things with relative ease the challenge then becomes developing the concepts and ideas that go into those acts of creation. This is a society of innovation and intelligence and it takes creativity to avoid getting left behind. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about the pinnacle of manufacturing technology. Or at least that's where we start and then we work our way back to the present. The pinnacle of manufacturing technology is a machine that spawns whatever you want at the push of a button. We're not there yet but we've made a lot of important steps towards that reality. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we finish up the series on the future of medicine. We talk mostly about how AI and larger doctor stand in robots could be used to standardize care and make the supply of medical treatment increase enough to catch up with the sky-high demand. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue our future medicine discussion. This episode features topics that are more treatment-focused. Specifically, we talk about gene therapy and then how nanotechnology could be used in medicine to essentially cure everything. Even aging.  

In this episode of Stop To Think we start a series on the future of medicine. This episode focuses on the advancements in medicine we could see on the diagnostics end of the spectrum. Specifically on how more automation could offload a lot of the tedious work from medical professionals and allow patients to receive an overall higher quality of care by making that variety of care more readily avail...

In this episode of the Stop To Think podcast, we pick up where we left off in the last episode. I get into examples of things that are probably not a waste of time. For instance, helping people. Generally speaking, most people will agree that helping other people is usually a good use of time. For the rest of the examples, you'll just have to listen to the episode. 

In this episode of the Stop To Think podcast we talk about what is and what isn't a waste of time. It's a topic that's largely dependant on your worldview. If you have a world view that's not based on a higher power, then the answer to the question is a bit subjective. It can be based on your own personal opinion or the opinion of society. If you do believe in a higher power, then that higher powe...

In this episode of Stop To Think, we finish up our conversation about financial inflection points. Essentially a person just needs to have one break-out success and then not do anything stupid and they're pretty much set for life. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about financial inflection points. Or at least that's what we set out to talk about. This episode, which is the first in a small series, might have taken a slight turn into the weeds for a bit. Specifically, we talk about how reality is a bit filtered these days and how that can be misleading. People aren't taught about the true nature of money and if their...