Sending Poets

Wrapping up this particular flavor of iteration curation, we added the YouTube link for the final Callin archive Pumpkin Heads discussion (posted in this feed on 10/20/24) as a source in NotebookLM. The generated conversation was again impressive while still exhibiting obvious room for growth and enhancement.   Key points: - Female host started this one - The creator (singular) - “Neighborhood bar...

Following from the last episode, we added the YouTube link for episode 2 of the Callin archive Pumpkin Heads discussion (posted in this feed on 10/13/24) as a source in NotebookLM. And then, you guessed, it, we regenerated the "conversation" and again, the iterative method bears fruit.   Key points: - Almost get a sense that the hosts are getting more comfortable with the material, more jokes and...

In this second round of using Google's AI tool, NotebookLM, to facilitate development of the Pumpkin Heads story, we added a new source: the YouTube link for episode 1 of the Callin archive Pumpkin Heads discussion (posted in this feed on 10/6/24). Then we regenerated the "conversation" and while you can judge for yourself, we definitely could tell an improvement just from that additional source....

Continuing with the Pumpkin Heads theme, we're checking out the Google AI tool NotebookLM to see what it has to offer. Specifically, you can use it to generate a short "conversation" between two AI hosts and it's pretty remarkable, team. For this iteration we loaded NotebookLM with the written sources of the Pumpkin Heads story. We discuss some high level points and then have included the AI conve...

NOTE: this episode was pulled from the Callin platform we started with. Apologies for the drop in audio quality.   Key Events and Narrative of Pumpkin Heads Pumpkin Heads: https://if.zone/?blogcate[...]%5D&blog=y   Contact us: sendingpoets@gmail.com

NOTE: this episode was pulled from the Callin platform we started with. Apologies for the drop in audio quality.   Discussion on the themes for Pumpkin Heads Pumpkin Heads: https://if.zone/f/pov-pum[...]=%5BPOV%5D    Neo techno Viking jamming out to Sending Poets intro: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8SqGR3o/      Contact us: sendingpoets@gmail.com

NOTE: this episode was pulled from the Callin platform we started with. Apologies for the drop in audio quality.   Part 1 of talking through Bob’s screenplay idea   Pumpkin Heads: https://if.zone/?blogcategory=%5BPOV%5D     Haiku: The fingernails of Humanity scraping on The edge of the cliff   Contact us: sendingpoets@gmail.com

This time we dig back in to the mind of Bob and some cool physics ideas he's been pondering regarding dimensions and waves. Links: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-carrolls-mindscape-science-society-philosophy/id1406534739?i=1000579924987     Poetry and quotes: The relationship Between our evolution And dime...

As a logical bookend to last week's episode on fear, this time we're talking about laughter! We share personal stories and anecdotes highlighting the vast spectrum of the idea of humor and laughter.  Links: (719) 266-2837: The Callin’ Oats emergency Hall & Oats help line https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/why-the-hall-and-oates-emergency-hotline-has-a-colorado-area-code/73-25153212-...

In this episode we share some personal stories related to fear, movie and biblical references of fear (don't worry, we definitely included Dune), and our general thoughts about the impact and implications of fear itself.   Poetry and quotes: Is fear ever fair? Is it something we can use? Or does it use us? Litany against Fear (from Dune): "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the litt...

Kicking off our series on famous quotes! We randomly pick quotes from "2548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said" as well as the 17th and 19th editions of "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", and then add our own insights and contemplations to the meanings and metaphors of said quotes.   Poetry and quotes: Here is a haiku About Bartlett's book of quotes They are familiar   “I hate quotations. Tell me what y...

We're wrapping up the politics topic with some thoughts on the justice system, including an idea for using a military type/merit-based/promotion style framework.  Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible (Veritasium) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf7ws2DF-zk Poetry and quotes: Because after all Justice matters to us all Otherwise, we fall   “Democracy is the worst form of government. Except fo...

This time we're focusing on the liberty aspect of politics and discuss an option for crowdsourcing political ideas and solutions through a Reddit-style platform.    Poetry and quotes: Wow politics, man Sometimes the ride is: No Thanks Sometimes, should stay on   "Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth." - George Washington   Contact us: sendingpoets@gmail.com

We're diving in to the topic of politics! Our intent however is not to get bogged down with complaints over the current climate but instead to ponder the possibilities of new ways of governance.   Poetry and quotes: The intersection Between "pol" and "phil" is where Everyone should be   "Some people are philosophers and some are politicians. Philosophers want to reach truth/understanding. Politici...

We begin a series of conversations about movies that represent the duality of mind metaphor. This time it's Fight Club, The Abyss, and The Cable Guy.   Poetry and quotes: What do The Abyss The Cable Guy, and Fight Club All have in common? "It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything" - Tyler Durden Contact us: sendingpoets@gmail.com

Continuing our sleep conversations we delve in to the domain of dreams. Come with us, won't you? Poetry and quotes: You know at some point The dreaming just has to start Happening, my man Even in nightmares There is something to learn from After all, they're us “We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist...

This time we pay homage to the band Sleep Token, specifically the song "Take Me Back To Eden" and the lyrical metaphor therein!  Poetry and quotes: When you're far away I dream of the horizon And I'm out of words https://www.saberitaliano.com.ar/songs/02.html   “We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist...

Drawing inspiration from the Inner Cosmos podcast's series on sleep and dreams, we start our own conversation on this fascinating topic.    Inner Cosmos episodes: https://eagleman.com/podcast/why-do-we-spend-1-3-of-our-lives-asleep-sleeping-dreaming-part-1/   https://eagleman.com/podcast/why-do-brains-dream-sleeping-dreaming-part-2/   https://eagleman.com/podcast/what-is-lucid-dreaming-sleeping-dr...

We wrap up our efforts to poetize our thoughts on LGBTQ+ ideas! The main focus: What is the age of being a minor and having a parent or guardian legally/morally in charge of and responsible for deciding on everything vs the age of majority where the person becomes legally/morally in charge of their own life and decisions that impact their life? Spoiler alert: we don't settle on a single age but we...

The poetiziation continues! Still on the topic of LGBTQ+, we talk about sports and trans athletes, spring boarding from this interview between Neil deGrasse Tyson and Ben Shapiro:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w89etN8QqNQ&t=14s   Haiku: It is more likely For a positive outcome When we include all Contact us: sendingpoets@gmail.com

Continuing last episode's conversation, we attempt to poetize our thoughts on all things LGBTQ+, specifically around the film Art Club Movie, public schools, and how societal norms have changed throughout human evolution.   Contact us: sendingpoets@gmail.com

And now for something completely different! After several episodes on consciousness and sci fi ideas, the time felt right for conversations about sex and gender ideas.    Links: Tom Scott Royal Institute talk “There Is No Algorithm For Truth”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leX541Dr2rU   Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie TED Talk about the single story: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_t...

Wrapping up the 3 Body Problem/Solutions series, we present a potential solution to said 3 Body Problem! Part 4. Solution to the 3BP A. Thought Experiment: Circles on paper interacting with Sphere B. Dark Matter & Gravity - spatial curvature:     Flat (paper)     positive (orange)     negative curvature (saddle) C. Thought Experiment: rolling the Paper into a tube and torus D. 3BP Solution   L...

Expounding on the last 3 Body Solutions episode, we talk about Einstein's gravity and the concepts of geodesic paths, gravity wells, and gravity hills. Part 3. Einstein's Gravity A. General Relativity B. Thought Experiment: Gravity well - Bowling ball on Trampoline - Starlight behind our Sun C. Geodesic path D. Thought Experiment: Great Circle, globe vs map E. Gravity Well on top of Gravity Hill  ...

NOTE: this episode was pulled from the Callin platform we started with. Apologies for the drop in audio quality. Thoughts on the articles below about evolution and free will New Evolutionary Law: https://as.cornell.edu/news/natu[...]identified   We don’t have free will: https://www.latimes.com/science/s[...]mined-book   What’s Expected of Us” - Ted Chiang: https://www.nature.com/articles/436150a  ...