Episode 03: To Infinity (and the Stroller)

Ped flips the script on a telemarketer, Tom embraces his inner athlete, exploring the value of exploring space, assessing the relative worth of shrimp and Daleks and losing one’s composure with The Moral Machine.

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Consciously crafting positive human interactions [00:00]

• The problem with the Do-Not-Call List

Tom’s first 5K (with actual real people) [03:45]

• C25K
• Deep Cut: growing tomatoes in Plato’s Cave
• Tom’s preferred transport method

Should we explore Space? [16:50]

• NASA, The President and Stephen Hawking all seem to think so
• SpaceX: Elon Musk’s ambitious effort to colonize Mars by 2024
• Odds of an asteroid hitting you (and tips on avoiding it)
• Assessing the value of shrimp and Daleks
• Putting our best foot forward

Self-driving cars and The Moral Machine [30:47]

• The Moral Machine
• A novel solution to the trolley problem
• The effect of podcasts on young children

Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)