Sleep Talk Podcast

The hosts of Sleep Talk and Let's Talk Talk are teaming up to form a podcasting network, ____ for non ______. We are reaching out to any podcastors who fit this category and wants to join us. To qualify, your show should aim to explain a specialty (blank) to nonspecialists (nonblank). We think sometimes the topics which are most difficult to understand are sometimes the most worthwhile. That's why we want to make good information easily attainable through the creation of a platform which...

This was probably one of our favorite episodes we've done! Alex (i.e. Alex_BeaconofLight.mp3 and Alex__HumanAgain.mp3) is an aircraft mechanic who has been in the airforce, traveled extensively, and seen a great deal of the world. In this interview, we get some pretty great insight into the scenarios he's found himself in. Some things which come up : - spontaneity - the military, bedmaking, discipline and childhood visions - emergency scenarios, engine failure, thinking clearly and critical...

Dan, a solid state physics researcher at Oxford, discusses some of his ideas about why certain areas of science are less known than others. Although we're arguably more affected by semiconductor physics than we are general relativity on a daily basis, most people are well able to explain Einstein's theories while fewer understand the basic principles of conduction. Dan proposed that one of the reasons for this may be a lack of leading figures in lesser known fields (i.e. William Shockley,...

In this episode, we talk with Seth Wilson, syntactical linguistics expert and host of the Let's Talk Talk podcast about how language is formed and interpreted. Specific topics covered include: - conlangs - the origin of language - the natural/universal order found in all human languages (UG, or universal grammar) - language as an evolutionary tool - "correct usage" and how to communicate most effectively - framing of language - recognizable patterns in language - language in art - how...

Learn more about the art of constructive disagreement with our guest, Chris, who runs a podcast established on this idea. Chris questions guests with strong view points in an attempt to find "holes" in their arguments, enabling a re-evaluation of previously unexamined beliefs. In this episode, he tells us about his process, his motives, and how and why we should engage in polarizing discussions. At the end of the episode, we're given a "probably the most profound discussion about this...