Outlier

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“I don’t know anything about the terrain in Syria.”Outlier is hosted by Luisa Kenausis and Adam Williams.Links for this episode:The New Jim CrowHumans Need Not ApplyAmazon employee’s letterGates Foundation letters 

“Abandon all pride.”Outlier is hosted by Luisa Kenausis and Adam Williams.Links for this episode:Google ExpressPhilips HueZenhabits 100 ThingsFrank Turner — Demons@dril on Twitter@TrotskyKong on Twitterwint.co

“Multiple layers of obfuscation.”Outlier is hosted by Luisa Kenausis and Adam Williams.Links for this episode:TouchnotePostcard puzzle for LuisaKennedy transcriptsIowa coin flips for ClintonDEFCON - WikipediaOperation Desert Storm - WikipediaVasili Arkhipov - Wikipedia

“Anything that requires arrogance.”Outlier is hosted by Luisa Kenausis and Adam Williams.Links for this episode:SpreederMr. RobotThe War at Homef.luxPhilips Hue

“It is somewhat fun to watch the world burn.”Outlier is hosted by Luisa Kenausis and Adam Williams.Links for this episode:Serpico IMDbAnarchist communitiesRami Malek IMDbMr Robot IMDbJohn and Hank GreenLil BRemi GaillardSmall house YouTube channel Luisa mentionedLotteries are terriblePowerball reaches $1.5 billion jackpot

Outlier 13: Improve the Government“Actually communicating with each other!”Outlier is hosted by Luisa Kenausis and Adam Williams.There was an audio glitch in the last three minutes of the show, which resulted in some oddities. Sorry about that!Links for today’s show:PhillyD Charlie Hebdo coverageObama executive orders gun controlJohn Oliver on the more important part of the government

“...including two boot camps.”Outlier is hosted by Luisa Kenausis and Adam WilliamsLinks for today’s show:This Is WaterEinstein’s Dreams — AmazonHow I Gave Up Alternating CurrentSoylent 2.0League of LegendsSSBM Mango v. ArmadaSplatoonGamergate

“My brain is bad today.”Outlier is hosted by Luisa Kenausis and Adam Williams.Links for today's show:John Green book recommendationsNo god but God by Reza AslanDonald Trump on his Muslim planFederalist Paper #10 by MadisonDemarchy — Wiki

“Much, much more devoid of intellectual value.”Links for this episode:Stuxnet — WikipediaWhat Does ISIS Really Want Now?List of treaties unsigned or unratified by the United StatesGoruck GR1RayaWasHere — YouTube

“AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH.”  Note: SPOILERS for Master of None from 5:20 to 12:50. Links for this episode:Master of None — IMDBParo is realBrooklyn Nine-Nine — Guitar SceneAmerica is not the greatest country in the worldJohn Green on SyriaSyrian refugees in AmericaBoston Globe reports Daesh is a better name for ISIS

“Non-proliferation isn’t the right word.”Links for this episode:Newsroom SpeechThe Brink — IMDBMaster of None — IMDBKevin Spacey Netflix SpeechLouie — IMDBFrank Turner - Try This at Home

“Quantitative to the point of near-delusion.”Links for this episode:Das Racist — Fake PatoisMatador, TXHealthcare Triage — YouTubeHow Doctors Take Women’s Pain Less SeriouslyRacial inequality even affects how long we wait for the doctorVlogbrothers — Racism in the United States: By the NumbersJohn Oliver — Marketing to DoctorsToo much research is wrongHalf of medical literature may be false?What Money Can’t Buy — Michael J. Sandel

“Reverence for the original!”Links for this episode:Zendaya’s response to criticTiana Parker, 7, switches schools after being forbidden from wearing dreads12 year-old threatened with expulsion for natural afro hairI can’t even bring myself to include the Miley Cyrus pictures. Google if you want!

In which Adam complains about venture capital and "realness", while Luisa talks about hair a little bit (with more next week) and also the tourism in Texas airports. There were also several other topics of nebulous nature. Thanks for listening!Hotel artGalveston: “Isle of Doom”

In which Luisa and Adam catch up from their week off to discuss Luisa’s African dance team, Adam’s Muslim classmate, how people handle tolerance and acceptance, then the duo wonders about when anger is an appropriate response in political movements and tries to figure out why the latest such movements, like Occupy and Black Lives Matter, have failed to gain the traction that older movements did. Thanks for listening! Here are today’s links:Sakata Afrique — MIT African dance teamWomen Wear Hijabs for a DayTamim Ansary — Destiny DisruptedMr. Robot — IMDb

In which Adam and Luisa follow up on Luisa’s poker tournament, then go into more complaints about college before ending up on the topic of work, expats and how much we all complain. Thanks for listening!Stata Center on MIT campusField Notes Archival Wooden BoxAdam’s Field Notes boxLuisa’s lipstick collectionAs far as Adam can tell, he was mistaken about the existence of any campaign to get students to socialize more. If anyone knows if it exists, let us know!Sunk cost fallacyCracked.com — 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work OutLetters From an American Farmer

In which Luisa and Adam discuss Luisa’s poker tournament, why IQ is a bad measure and why we’re all terrible at figuring out how smart people are, and why the college system is basically the worst best thing in the world. Finally, to fill the politics quota, the two talk about the pending Iran nuclear deal.Our Twitter: @median_fmVoter fatiguePacific Coast TexasSynthesisSquarespace

In which Luisa is introduced to podcast-land and she and Adam immediately plunge into a discussion of nuclear technology, World War II politics and nuclear proliferation, subjects from the episode with Jackie Keeler, modern-day contrarianism and the way the Internet affects modern discourse… frankly, the duo discusses a lot of things.There were minor issues with audio loss in this episode. Sorry about that!Our twitter: @median_fmWas nuclear technology inevitable?TED Talk on IgnoranceRacism in the United States: By the NumbersThe Big Sort by Bill Bishop

In which Adam and Jackie somewhat talk about existentialism, Adam contradicts himself on the subject of whether he cares about sports, and an entry into the subject of societal influences on the individual.Siddhartha — AudibleNarcissus & Goldmund — AudibleSilicon Valley Episode 1 — iTunes StoreThe Incomparable Episode 254 — https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/254/index.phpLouis CK Interview — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEY58fiSK8E