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  • [Recorded April 23, 2021] When does Zack Snyder's Justice League take place? How long after Batman v. Superman and does that make sense? Looking to inhabit the worlds we love.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Intro (00:00:58)

    How Fans Approach Story (00:03:20)
    When does BvS take place? (00:09:40)


    Timeline

    When does JL take place? (00:12:15)
    Post-Prologue scenes (00:19:00)
    Sunday (00:20:30)
    Monday (00:22:22)
    Seam 1 (00:24:50)
    "Tuesday" (00:25:10)
    Seam 2 (00:27:20)
    Wednesday (00:28:00)
    Thursday (00:31:10)
    Friday (00:33:40)
    Time Gap (00:34:25)
    Boom 'round the world (00:36:30)
    Saturday (00:36:55)


    Issues

    Moon (00:37:30) Comparison
    Intentional? (00:40:20)
    Other Factors (00:43:10)
    Lois's Furlough (00:45:10)
    Suicide Squad (00:48:55) Ayer Tweet 1 2
    Bruce's Beard & Belle Reve with Lex (00:51:05)
    Kent Farm Foreclosure (00:52:30)
    Kansas Corn (00:54:00)
    Butterfly (00:56:55)
    Silas's 2017 Headstone (00:58:55)
    Canonicity of Prop Text (00:59:45) M&J LL Article DOB typo


    Love

    Black Zero Event (01:06:20) Wayne Tower Devastated via Fiona Zheng
    Loving Suspension of Disbelief (01:10:50)
    Pick Your Poison (01:13:00)

    2017 Headstone, Moon, Pregnancy




    Making the Call (01:18:10)
    End Notes [Intro Recorded April 28, 2021] (01:21:05)

    King Tides and the Moon
    Cyborg's Flying Flashback
    Diana Storyteller




    To learn more:
    Zack on Scener: "We had the funeral in BvS. It's probably only a month or so passed."6 weeks claim by Uche NwaneriZack Snyder's Justice League | The Rough CutWhy Look At The Moon | Victoria WilliamsA Place In Time | Amanda AbizaidBad Moon Rising | It Aude Kolonyhûs


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  • [Originally Recorded March 28, Re-Recorded April 12, 2021] Approaching Zack Snyder's Justice League in good faith.  How did Darkseid forget the location of Earth?  Why didn't Steppenwolf tie the Mother Box to the Defiance immediately?  So many questions!
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Impressions (00:00:58)
    Comparison (00:02:30)
    Gratitude (00:06:20)
    Growth (00:08:50)
    Logic (00:10:20)
    Layers - Black Suit Example (00:11:50)
    Past Nitpicking Plot Holes (00:14:00)
    Death of the Author (00:16:00)
    Q: Did Diana lie to a little girl? (00:24:30)
    Q: Diana says the Boxes are indestructible but they're destroyed? (00:26:15)
    Q: Why did the Boxes die? (00:27:40)
    Q: Do we know the Boxes are destroyed? (00:29:05)
    Q: Why didn't the Box reach Darkseid directly? (00:32:30)
    Q: Why did about a month pass before Steppenwolf arrived? (00:34:30)
    Q: Why did Amazonian Box stay awake? (00:38:20)
    DeSaad & Darkseid's Last Lines Analysis (00:41:20)
    Not Omniscient (00:42:20)
    Lies & Hiding (00:43:40)
    Honor Culture (00:45:00)
    Armada Alternatives (00:48:30)

    No reaction, Let Steppenwolf Die, Boxes at Defiance, DeSaad asks


    Ways Old & New (00:53:40)
    Q: Are there more Mother Boxes? (00:58:30)
    Q: How did Steppenwolf conquer before? (01:05:30)
    Q: How did Darkseid forget Earth? (01:09:25)
    Timeline (01:10:20)
    Q: Doesn't Diana contradict this? (01:25:35)

    Hearsay, Myth, Rashōmon


    End Notes / After Show [Recorded April 15, 2021] (01:36:00)

    Q&A Summary



    To learn more:Zack Snyder's Justice League - "We Live in a Society" Extended Deleted Sceneoverthinking - original song | Orla Gartland


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  • [Recorded February 14, 2021]  Commenting on Zack Snyder's Justice League Official Trailer.
    Note: Clips from LightCast, I Minutemen, and SnyderCutBR were added after the episode was recorded and thus without introduction. Thank you for your understanding and listen to the full interviews in the links below.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Experience (00:01:10)
    Effectiveness of trailer (00:04:35)
    Arguments for ZSJL (00:05:20)

    Leaning into Lore (00:05:30)
    Average Watch Time (00:07:00)
    As An Event (00:08:00)
    Community & Charity (00:12:00)


    Trailer breakdown (00:14:05)

    Lisa Gerrard's "Celon" (00:15:00)
    Death of Superman (00:16:00)
    World Building (00:16:30)
    Lex's Lines (00:17:30)
    Layered (00:18:00)
    Trinity Themes (00:20:00)
    Attack Coming (00:22:00)
    VFX Thanks (00:23:00)
    Steppenwolf Humanity (00:24:40)
    Heroes Reply (00:25:00)
    Superman's Cycle (00:26:00)
    Misc. (00:29:00)
    Joker Stinger (00:30:00)
    Joker's Lines (00:35:00)


    Your Reason (00:37:00)
    Sign Off (00:40:00)
    End Notes (00:41:00)

    Bulls & Red Capes (00:42:00)
    Batman's Theatricality (00:43:00)
    Superman's Visible Deathcry (00:44:00)

    Science
    Super Power
    Special Effect

    Source Music v. Score


    Symbol (00:49:00)


    SciFi in JL & MOS (00:54:00)
    Black Suit & Resurrection Powers (00:59:00)
    Jonathan's Hope (01:03:00)


    And much more

    To learn more:LightCast #145 - Deborah SnyderI Minutemen #1 - Zack SnyderSnyderCutBR - Zack Snyder


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    #UsUnited #HereForAReason

  • [Recorded December 19, 2020]  Merry Christmas! Some parallels between A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and Batman v. Superman.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Common points of style
    Common character developments
    Common themes
    And much more

    To learn more:5 Act Revenge Tragedy | pulpklatura


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    Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

  • [Recorded August 24, 2020]  Finding the soul of Zack Snyder's Justice League Official Teaser (from DCFanDome) with Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Survivorship Bias
    Hallelujah etymology
    Hallelujah the lyrics
    Hallelujah the song
    Hallelujah the story
    Theme of Connection
    Theme of Mythology
    Teaser Structure

    Forward Momentum
    Increasing Intensity
    Storytelling Progression
    Hallelujah Parallels


    Amnesty for Converts
    "Help me find the others like you"
    And much more

    To learn more:The Holy or The Broken | Alan LightSurvivorship Bias | VeritasiumZack Snyder Interview | Reel-In-MotionMistakenly Seeking Solitude | The Happiness LabHallelujah | Revisionist HistoryLeonard Cohen's Hallelujah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


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    "They've never faced us before.  Not us united."

  • [Recorded May 16 & 26, 2020]  Decoding MOS and BvS with the story of the Grail. Parallels between the first grail knight, Percival, and the first superhero, Superman.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Previously with Percival (00:01:05)
    The Forest Adventure (00:04:00)



    New Path Personally Chosen
    Individualism Impacts Civilization


    Individualism Not Anarchy (00:07:10)
    Where It Was Darkest (00:09:30)

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
    Good Does Not Mean Harmless




    Percival Done With God (00:14:25)

    Desert of the Soul
    Crisis of Faith
    Herders and Pilgrims


    The Hermit (00:20:00)

    Uncle As Father Figure (00:21:23)
    Solitude and The Hermit Within (00:24:00)

    Solitude as Path Back to Others (00:26:45)


    The Just World Problem (00:28:22)

    Suffering Is A Part Of Life
    Choose The Focus Of Your Attention
    Is This Helpful?
    You Have To Try


    That Which We Already Know (00:35:10)

    Percival Inspired Hero's Journey (00:36:30)
    GI Joe Fallacy (00:40:00)




    Temptation of Percival (00:41:45)

    Weapons & Signs (00:46:25)
    Sight Beyond Sight (00:49:55)
    Temptation of Superman (00:51:00)
    Function of Faith (00:52:07)

    Question of Facts or of Worth




    Gawain's Wedding (00:57:01)

    More Gawain and Batman Parallels
    Gawain v. Percival (00:59:43)
    The Pagan Knight v. Percival (01:03:05)

    Their Fathers Have The Same Name (01:05:00)




    The Grail Messenger Returns (01:06:16)

    Things Are Not As They Appear
    Greening of The Wasteland
    Servant Kings - Power Can Be Innocent
    Personal Conviction Not Peer Pressure (01:10:17)
    Percival's Conviction & Compassion (01:11:49)


    Return To The Grail Castle (01:14:06)

    Heal Another Heal Yourself (01:17:40)
    Superman's Next Stage (01:19:03)


    Grail Quest (01:20:35)

    Hope To Achieve The Impossible


    Extras [Recorded June 6] (01:22:05)

    Ask Questions

    Beyond Appearance
    Beyond Literal Analysis
    Beyond Established Stories


    The Beginner's Mind

    Possibility vs. Obstacles
    Valuable But Brittle


    Never Ending Battle

    Repetition and Experience
    This Man Is Not My Enemy


    The Inner Fool

    The Grail Was Always With You


    Prester John

    Art Creating Change




    And much more

    Reference Images:
    Via VERO on December 18, 2019
    Via VERO on December 4, 2019
    To learn more:The Temptation of Sir Percival | Arthur HackerLe Mort D'Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. JohnsonLiving An Examined Life | James HollisMyths to Live By | Joseph CampbellEternal Chalice | Monica PotkayG.I. Joe Fallacy | Laurie SantosJust World Hypothesis / Fallacy | Myles DyerJust World Hypothesis / Fallacy | ThunkSocial Media Empty Calorie Connection | Laurie SantosThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Gil Scott-HeronMan's Search For Meaning | Viktor FranklAttacking Backfires | Melissa DellThis Video Will Make You Angry | CGP GreyMindfulness Tool: RAIN | Life KitWhen Someone Doesn't Like You | Daryl DavisSuperman Smashes the Klan | Gene Luen YangThe Science of Well-Being | YaleOfficial BvS Watch Party | VEROOfficial MOS Watch Party | VEROFix You | Coldplay | Hearts & Colors coverOrpheus | Sara Bareilles


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    "The most rewarding mythological experience you can have is to see how it lives in your own psychological structure."
    "You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was Dostoevsky and Dickens who taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who ever had been alive. Only if we face these open wounds in ourselves can we understand them in other people."

  • [Recorded April 29 & May 6, 2020]  Decoding MOS and BvS with the story of the Grail. Parallels between the first grail knight, Percival, and the first superhero, Superman.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Previously with Percival (00:01:20)
    The Grail King & Grail Castle (00:03:10)

    Magical Other World


    The Fisher King Wound Origins & Meaning (00:04:05)

    The Tasting The Burning Fish - "What was I supposed to do?" (00:04:55)
    Jousting The Pagan Knight - "Krypton lost something precious" (00:10:25)
    As Divine Punishment - "I don't know if it's possible" (00:13:55)


    Stages of Evolution (00:15:20)

    Unconscious youth, conscious middle, enlightened elder
    The Midlife Crisis (00:19:50)


    The Wasteland (00:23:55)

    Inauthentic Lives (00:26:10)
    Campbell's Start - From Critic To Champion (00:27:30)
    In Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman (00:30:20)

    Fertility, ecology, decline, Knightmare


    The King and the Knight are One... (00:36:30)


    The Grail Castle (00:37:40)

    The Grail Procession - Grail and Lance (00:38:20)
    Failing to Ask Questions - "A knight does not ask questions" (00:39:30)
    The Law of Enchantment - Spontaneous Gifts (00:40:50)
    The Duty to Ask (00:43:00)


    The Weeping Damsels (00:46:50)

    The Pain of Consciousness
    The Costs & Collateral of Past Successes
    Father's Unbreakable Sword (00:48:20)
    The Lady of the Tent (00:50:00)


    Society vs. Spontaneity (00:51:50)

    Advice - Right or Wrong? (00:56:10)
    The Old Knight's Character (00:57:30)
    Jonathan's Character (00:58:40)
    Advice Context - Stage of Life (00:59:50)
    Jonathan's Advice (01:02:40)
    The Old Knight's Advice (1:04:10)

    Authenticity…
    …without Boundaries is Careless (01:06:50)
    …without Empathy is Selfish (01:09:00)
    …without Trust is Risky (01:11:20)


    Bring Your Best Self (01:12:50)
    Uncertain Dry Years (01:13:30)


    Joining The Round Table (01:14:40)

    Love Trance (01:15:40)
    The Grail Messenger - Humiliated Before Camelot (01:17:10)


    Sir Gawain (01:19:10)

    Percival : Superman :: Gawain : Batman
    Nature of Foils (01:21:30)
    Dual Identities (01:24:00)
    Batman Mythos : Gawain Mythos (01:26:05)

    The Sun Knight - Batman '66 : The Light Knight (01:27:40)
    Descent & Rehabilitation (01:29:10)


    The Useless Knight (01:32:50)
    The Trial of the Perilous Bed


    The Bleeding Lance / Kryptonite Spear (01:35:40)

    Religious Artifact (01:37:00)

    Collective Consciousness
    Remixing Mythology (01:38:50)
    DC Heroes & World War II (01:42:20)


    Symbol & Commentary (01:43:55)

    Kryptonite Spear vs. Bullets
    Critique of Violence (01:45:50)




    And much more

    To learn more:Le Mort D'Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. JohnsonLiving An Examined Life | James HollisMyths to Live By | Joseph CampbellEternal Chalice | Monica PotkayEmotions in Medieval Arthurian Literature | Frank BrandsmaKing Arthur: History & Legend | Dorsey ArmstrongThe Crusades: A History | Jonathan Riley-SmithFantastic Creatures | Juliette WoodJoseph Campbell: A Fire In The Mind | Larsen & LarsenCarl Jung: Wounded Healer | Claire DunneThe Waste Land | T.S. Eliot2001: A Filmmaking Odyssey | Imaginary WorldsThe Science of Well-Being | YaleDefine Your Fears Instead of Goals | Tim FerrisAuthenticity Is A Double-Edged Sword | Adam GrantOfficial BvS Watch Party | VEROOfficial MOS Watch Party | VERO$5.27 Launch Fundraiser | AFSPLimited Time Offer $12/yr | HBO MaxHurt | Johnny Cash


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    "The most rewarding mythological experience you can have is to see how it lives in your own psychological structure."
    "We have not even to risk the adventure alone for the heroes of all times have gone before us. . . . And where we had thought to be alone we shall be with all the world."

  • [Recorded April 22, 2020]  Decoding MOS and BvS with the story of the Grail. Parallels between the first grail knight, Percival, and the first superhero, Superman.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Arthurian influence on Snyder and Terrio
    Joseph Campbell's love of Parzival
    Arthur, The Grail, and Percival
    Chrétien de Troyes adds the Grail
    Percival, Perceval, Percifull, Parsifal, Parzival, Percivel...
    Faire Unknown motif
    Contemporary Story for Contemporary Audience
    Siege Perilous: Destiny & Free Will
    Becoming The Red Knight
    Percival and Superman Kill Only Once
    Cultures of Acceptable Violence
    Carl Jung's concept of the Shadow
    Batman & Superman's Shadow
    Shadow Consciousness Or Else
    Societal Expectations: Silencing Of Natural Self
    Marriage For Love: Western Spirit
    Silent Champion From Afar
    Chrétien's Unfinished Romance
    And much more!

    To learn more:Le Mort D'Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. JohnsonLiving An Examined Life | James HollisMyths to Live By | Joseph CampbellEternal Chalice | Monica PotkayEmotions in Medieval Arthurian Literature | Frank BrandsmaKing Arthur: History & Legend | Dorsey ArmstrongThe Crusades: A History | Jonathan Riley-SmithFantastic Creatures | Juliette WoodJoseph Campbell: A Fire In The Mind | Larsen & LarsenCarl Jung: Wounded Healer | Claire Dunne



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    "The most rewarding mythological experience you can have is to see how it lives in your own psychological structure."
    "We have not even to risk the adventure alone for the heroes of all times have gone before us. . . . And where we had thought to be alone we shall be with all the world."

  • [Recorded February 2017, August 2017, October 2019, December 7, 2019]  Defeating Doomsday.
    BTS: This pre-recorded episode was assembled shortly after Part 3, but was never happy with it.  While waiting on inspiration, it was decided to stop trying to resuscitate recordings from 2017.   Forewarning, the concluding Part 5 is probably never coming and this Doomsday series is abandoned for now.  Nonetheless as this episode was already completed it's finally being published.  However, a NEW mini-series is already in production, the first episode will be published Friday.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Why didn't Batman bring the spear to Doomsday instead?
    Why didn't Batman immediately go for the spear?
    Why didn't Superman defer to Wonder Woman?
    And more poor questions...

    To learn more:New York Night Sky Turns Bright Blue | NYT



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    #recycled

  • [Recorded February 2017, August 2017, October 2019, December 7, 2019]  Defeating Doomsday.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Why did Batman leave the spear with Lois?
    Hindsight Bias
    Batman's crashed vehicles
    Lois Competence, Spear In Water, Falling, and Recover Spear
    If Onlys, Regrets, Time Travel, & Sisyphus
    Actual Facts versus Abstraction
    Critics Who Review Films They Didn't Finish
    Edit Bay of the Brain / Nostalgia
    Literature as Ethical Simulators
    Eucatastrophe
    Monsters versus Positive Thinking
    Demonizing and Redemption
    Hot-Cold Empathy Gap
    And much more!

    To learn more:Talking to Strangers | Malcolm GladwellChoiceology: Knew It All Along | Katy MilkmanHidden Brain: Looking Back | NPREmpire Podcast| EmpireImaginary Worlds | Eric MolinskyPublic Health Ethics | James Wilson



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    “Whether you call someone a hero or a monster is all relative to where the focus of your consciousness may be.” - Joseph Cambpell

  • [Recorded December 8, 2019]  Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer reaction.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Almost nothing!  No time!
    Blue Monday "How does it feel?" - Emphasis on emotion again
    Trash can scene indicates a reprise of Fish-Out-Of-Water

    To learn more:
    Wonder Woman 1984 Official Trailer | WBBlue Monday Cover | BBC



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    #HowDoesItFeel?

  • #releasethesnydercut
    Adapted from my Introduction to the ForSnyderCut.org site, drafted December 2017 and published January 2018.
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  • [Recorded February 2017, August 2017, October 2019]  Defeating Doomsday.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Temporal Frame of Reference
    Superman's Decision-Making

    Danger to Self / Selflessness
    Learning and Rational Choices


    Stakes: Threat to Superman's Life
    Doomsday's Intelligence

    The Primal Zombie


    Super-Jumping "Flight" Physics
    Doomsday's Genitals

    Triploids / Lex's Genetic Contribution


    Size Strength Bias
    Bioluminescence
    Solar Flare Substitute For Evolutionary Power
    Why Take Doomsday to Space?

    Why Not Keep Going?
    Lack of Astronomical / Cosmic Intuitions


    Why Didn't Superman Fly Faster?
    Fantasy User Interfaces (FUI) Canonicity
    Is Tracking Superman a Plot Hole?

    Novel Tech
    Mutual Regard, Competing Interests
    Consent / Stealth Powers

    Plasma Stealth
    Force Field Absorption




    Time to Thermonuclear Launch
    Why Didn't Superman:

    Dodge The Nuke?
    Let Go of Doomsday?
    Return Doomsday to Space After The Nuke?
    Take Doomsday to the Ocean?


    Nuclear Strike Reveals Nature of Superman's Powers

    Invulnerability - Force Field not Composition
    Muscle Mass - Biological Default not Built By Exercise

    Myostatin


    Regeneration - Two Types

    "Undead" Genes




    And much more!

    To learn more:
    Threat of Ancient Mesopotamian Zombies | STBYMBoeing AH-64 Apache | WikipediaProjectile Use By Non-Human Organisms | WikipediaLight On Earth | David AttenboroughSpontaneous Photon Emissions From Humans | KobayashiElectric Life Forms Live On Pure Energy | New ScientistDraper Point | WikipediaCut Travel Time To ISS From 2 Days To 6 Hours | EngadgetSuperman Space Suplex | Superman: DoomsdayMan of Steel Spoiler Special | EmpireBvS Fantasy User Interfaces | PerceptionDesigning Fantasy User Interfaces | PixelHubPlasma Stealth | WikipediaTo Launch A Nuclear Strike | BloombergMuscular Baby | New York TimesThantomicrobiome | Peter NobleUndead Genes Come Alive Days After Death | Science AAAS



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  • [Recorded February 2017, August 2017, October 2019]  Defeating Doomsday.
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Real World Ethics vs. Thought Experiments
    Why Trinity Didn't Use Lex to Stop Doomsday?
    Criminal Liability For Conversion of Extraterrestrial Specimens
    Thad Roberts and "Sex On The Moon"
    Valuation of Moon Rocks
    Liability For Power Grid Disruption
    And much more!

    To learn more:
    Theory of Mind Deficiencies | WikipediaSex On The Moon | Ben MezrichWhere Does NASA Keep Moon Rocks? | Smarter Every DayProjectile Use By Non-Human Organisms | WikipediaSpontaneous Photon Emissions From Humans | Kobayashi



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  • [Recorded August 8, 2019] Learning from Eastern thought. Seeing much more detail and connection. Comparing high and low context communication. How Superman's silence can be seen as sophisticated. The Problem of Evil in the East. Harmonizing Batman and Superman.
    Based on the research of Dr. Richard E. Nisbett and his book, "The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently"
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    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    East Asians less inclined towards Fundamental Attribution Error (00:04:40)

    Dr. Richard E. Nisbett (00:07:40)


    Objects vs. Context (00:17:45)

    Nouns vs. Verbs (00:18:30)
    Facial Expression (00:25:11)
    Michigan Fish Test (00:32:44)
    High & Low Context (00:36:17)
    Superman's Silence (00:48:37)

    Thinking and Speaking (00:51:03)
    Counter-Intuitive Wisdom (00:58:02)
    Modesty and Bragging (01:06:35)




    Analysis vs. Holism (01:08:49)

    Comparison (01:09:30)
    Logic & Paradox (01:15:00)
    Dialectical Reasoning (01:25:03)
    Retcons / BvS Critique (01:25:55)
    Existentialism (01:28:45)
    Embodied Knowledge & Wisdom (01:43:40)
    The Problem of Evil (01:57:24)


    Applied to Batman v. Superman (02:03:24)

    Lex's Bad Faith Dilemma (02:07:00)
    Dialectical Synthesis of Batman & Superman (02:10:55)


    And much more!

    To learn more:
    PressPlacing the Face in Context: Cultural Differences in Facial Emotion | Takahiko MasudaThe Michigan Fish Test and the Middle East | Sheena IyengarWhat Does The Michigan Fish Test Say About You? | io9Eastern and Western Cultures See Emotions Very Differently | University of AlbertaJapanese More Sensitive Than Westerners To The Big Picture | WiredThis Mistake We All Make | Richard Nisbett | The GuardianAre You A Holistic or Specific Thinker? | Erin Meyer | Harvard Business ReviewEast & West Part Ways in Test of Facial Expressions | NYTZack Snyder's Superhero Life | BloombergEast Versus West | Forbes
    BooksGeography of Thought | Richard NisbettThe Culture Map | Erin MeyerYou May Also Like | Tom VanderbiltHit Makers | Derek ThompsonThe Misinformation Age | Cailin O'ConnorHeaven & Earth Are Not Humane | Franklin Perkins
    MediaWest and East Cultural Differences | EBSEAST or WEST: Which mindset do you have? | Off the Great WallEastern Philosophers vs Western Philosophers | Epic Rap BattlesLogic & Reasoning | VSauce2Batman v. Superman: By The MinuteDC Cinematic MinuteReality | Invisibilia | NPR
    ImagesPopulation Perspective | Our World In DataPopulation Density | Our World In DataInterpersonal Trust Attitudes | Our World In Data



    Population Perspective



    Population Density



    Trust Attitudes







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  • [Recorded July 12, 2019] Why do reasonable minds differ? On movies? "Did we even see the same film?" On justice? Why do Superman and Batman always differ? Psychologists weigh in.
    Donate or MOSAIC T-Shirt

    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Naïve Realism
    Study on Motion Picture Appraisal
    Correlation with critics
    Illusions: The dress, shoe, Yanni / Laurel, etc.
    "They Saw A Game"
    Moral foundations and affiliations
    Cultural differences lend perspective
    The missionary and anthropologist
    Linguistic effects on cognition
    Fundamental Attribution Error
    Disposition versus circumstance
    Depiction is not endorsement
    Judging others as disgusting
    Public Irrationality Thesis
    Philosophy and Psychology on Character
    Clark & Diana as role models (combat FAE)
    And much more!

    To learn more:
    Strikingly Low Agreement On Movies | Pascal Wallisch
    You Are Not So Smart Live | David McRaney
    "They Saw A Game" | Hastorf & Cantril
    The Righteous Mind | Jonathan Haidt
    Through the Language Glass | Lera Boroditsky
    This Is Water | David Foster Wallace
    Stories of Your Life and Others | Ted Chiang
    The Culture Map | Erin Meyer
    The Character Gap | Christian Miller
    Christian Miller: Character Gap | Philosophy Bites
    The Callout | Invisibilia
    YANSS 157: Pluralistic Ignorance | David McRaney
    You May Also Like | Tom Vanderbilt
    Conversation with Ross & Nisbett | Think 101
    Hit Makers | Derek Thompson

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  • [Recorded June 29, 2019] Consider Man of Steel and BvS through the lens of commitment. Can Superman combat loneliness and a crisis of conviction?Donate or MOSAIC T-ShirtDive deep into discussion and address apologetics for: MOS is structured wrong BvS should have shown Superman's honeymoon period Superhero movies should be escapist Nairomi was entirely unneeded and so much more!Answers, insights, and commentary on: Interpreting, "Must there be a Superman? / There is." Superhero retirement Seven Stages of Romantic Relationships Lois & Clark Early Stages and Wake-Up Call Why no onscreen honeymoon? / Batman is BvS protagonist Superman & the World's Wake-Up Call Insecurity absent commitment (no superheroes norms yet) Loneliness epidemic Who is Superman for? Superman: friend of the forgotten; a valid interpretation Superman as common cultural touchstone enables impact The Second Mountain / Benefits of Commitment Family (marriage), Calling (vocation, Faith (philosophy), and Local Community Why BvS included Nairomi not just the BZE Clark Kent: Man of Commitments Why MOS is structured to show Clark's heroism early Crisis of Faith: "Superman was never real. / No one stays good in this world." Local action and many more topics!Enjoy Independence Day with others... accept that invitation or extend one!To learn more:Lies Our Culture Tells Us | David BrooksPsychologists Study Ghosting | SciShowLoneliness Epidemic Index Infograph Study| CignaDesire In Long Term Relationships | Esther PerelAOM 518: Quest For A Moral Life | Brett McKayThe Second Mountain | David BrooksHit Makers | Derek ThompsonIntroduction recorded July 1, 2019Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.comTwitter: @mosanswersSubscribe: Apple Podcasts / RSS / Stitcher / YouTube Buy MOSAIC Shield T-Shirt: Bonfire.com/mosaicHelp With Hosting: via PayPalQR Code:#InterdependenceDay #MaximalCommitment

  • Mother's Day Excerpts


    Contrapositive - Understand & avoid villain behavior (1:20)
    Elevation - The case for paragons (7:30)
    Seeing - Clark versus how Bruce views women (20:10)
    "Isn't That A Good Thing?" - Martha's hope (25:00)
    Secret Sharing - Responsibilities of secret keepers (27:10)
    "I'm Older Now Than My Father Ever Was." - Parents as milestones (37:00)
    "How Come Dad Never Left Kansas?" - Earning conviction (38:40)
    Optimal Stopping - Algorithmic anxiety argument (45:50)
    How Come Superman Doesn't Take Over The World? - Economics (50:40)
    "You Don't Owe This World A Thing." - Interpretations (1:04:00)
    "I'm Already There." - Covenants, institutions, & traditions (1:15:30)
    Kierkegaard - Individuality and the leap of faith (1:19:30)
    Sign Off - Excerpted excerpts (1:32:20)
    Superhero Philosophy (1:33:50)
    Conjunction Fallacy (1:37:10)
    Success (1:39:50)

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  • [Recorded April 20, 2019] Moms and motherhood.
    Six factors to consider:

    Safety.
    Home.
    Affection.
    Zeitgeist.
    Amend.
    Maturity.

    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Biological Distinction
    Natural Birth
    Adoption & Fostering
    Moms & Home: Acceptance & Choice
    Availability & Attachment Theory: Reparenting
    Modeling Parents & Societal Restraints
    Abusing Authority & Honesty
    Replicating & Surpassing: Parents & Heroes

    Released early as a heads-up to remember Mother's Day.

    Rusty deleted ramblings will be released in a Brief sometime later.

    Children observe (temet nosce):
    The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
    He’s just like his father.
    Like father, like son
    A chip off the old block
    She's her mother’s daughter.

    To learn more:
    A Biologist's Mother's Day Song | Adam Cole
    Unconditional Love | This American Life
    Creature Comforts | Hidden Brain
    Mind Changers: Harlow's Monkeys | BBC
    Attachment Theory | Wikipedia
    Becoming Attached | Robert Karen
    Reparenting | Wikipedia
    Title 18 Crimes & Offenses | Pa. Code
    Free Range Kids | Lenore Skenazy
    Whole Brain Child | Daniel Siegel & Tina Bryson
    The Philosophical Baby | Alison Gopnik
    How Christianity Invented Children | The Week
    The Emotionally Absent Mother | Jasmin Lee Cori
    Anybody Have A Map | Justin Paul & Benj Pasek
    No More Drama With Mama | Gayle Kirschenbaum
    Older | Sasha Sloan
    M-O-T-H-E-R | Eddy Arnold

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  • [Previously re-recorded September 24, 2018] Strength & Challenges, Cognitive Distortions, and Witch Hunts and Common-Humanity.
    Taking on three bad ideas:

    Challenge makes us weaker.
    Always trust your feelings.
    Life is a battle between good people and evil people.

    Answers, insights, and commentary on:

    Fragility versus Strength and Growth
    Purpose in Suffering

    Comparing Diana & Clark upbringing


    Mindfulness, Automatic Thoughts, Reframing
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Cognitive Distortions - illustrated by DC films
    Tribalism & Witch Hunts - the persecution of Superman
    Common Humanity - DC Bridge Building
    Superman Suicide Prevention

    Three antidotes:

    Prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child.
    Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts, unguarded.  But once mastered, no one can help you as much, not even your father or your mother.
    The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.

    Suicide Prevention:
    National Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 or Online Chat
    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
    Suicide Prevention Resource Center
    Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)

    To learn more:
    FindCBT.org | ABCT
    Persuasive Power of Narratives | Melanie Green
    Cardigan 2017 Commencement Address | John Roberts
    Man's Search For Meaning | Viktor E. Frankl
    Behave| Robert M. Sapolsky
    Positive Changes Following Adversity |Stephen Joseph & Lisa Butler
    Global Rich List | CARE
    The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner
    You Are Not So Smart | David McRaney
    All-Star Superman #10 | Grant Morrison
    Common Humanity | Barack Obama
    2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg | Barack Obama
    Tough Decisions (A Whale Is Gonna Die) | Rhett & Link - Catastrophizing
    Thought Bubbles | Rachel Bloom
    My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music | Richard Rogers
    What I Am (Stronger) - Sesame Street | Will.i.am
    How To Make Testimony More Reliable | SciShow Psych
    Confabulation: When Lying isn't Lying | Oregon Behavioral
    What is CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Explained | G. Aprile
    Cognition | Crash Course

    Counter Points:
    The Worth of War | Benjamin Ginsberg
    Accessory to War | Neil DeGrasse Tyson

    Adapted from the works of Jonathan Haidt:
    The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions And Bad Ideas Are Setting Up A Generation For Failure.

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