The Phantasmagorical Think Tank

30. Time Travel

How have different movies depicted time travel? How do they differ? Which is more plausible? Find out in this episode of The Phantasmagorical Think Tank. Time Travel in Doctor Who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkmiefoRcfU&ab_channel=BBC Space and Time Flips in a Black Hole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KePNhUJ2reI&ab_channel=PBSSpaceTime

29. Roko's Basilisk

The most terrifying thought experiment ever made! (Unless there's a flaw in the reasoning.) Slate: https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/rokos-basilisk-the-most-terrifying-thought-experiment-of-all-time.html [https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/rokos-basilisk-the-most-terrifying-thought-experiment-of-all-time.html] Kyle Hill : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut-zGHLAVLI&ab_channel=KyleHill [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut-zGHLAVLI&ab_channel=KyleHill] Less Wrong Wiki: https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Roko's_basilisk [https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Roko's_basilisk] Rational Wiki: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk] Silicon Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUSt1d3M9NY&ab_channel=FunFuse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUSt1d3M9NY&ab_channel=FunFuse]

28. Bigfoot, Part 2

How did the legend of Bigfoot come to be? Is he real? Why do we love him so much? Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C8iiW--uX81YXsFcs0xmYl8bnZLU4GASgKbpWcDwkeA/edit?usp=sharing

27. Bigfoot, Part 1

How did the legend of Bigfoot come to be? Is he real? Why do we love him so much? Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C8iiW--uX81YXsFcs0xmYl8bnZLU4GASgKbpWcDwkeA/edit?usp=sharing

26. Voting Systems & Arrow's Impossibility Theorem

Is a perfect democracy mathematically possible? Bibliography TED-Ed on different voting systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaxVCsnox_4&ab_channel=TED-Ed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaxVCsnox_4&ab_channel=TED-Ed] PBS on Arrow's Impossibility Theorem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhVR7gFMKNg&ab_channel=PBSInfiniteSeries [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhVR7gFMKNg&ab_channel=PBSInfiniteSeries] PBS on the Condorcet paradox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoAnYQZrNrQ&ab_channel=PBSInfiniteSeries [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoAnYQZrNrQ&ab_channel=PBSInfiniteSeries] CGP Grey on problems with plurality voting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo] CGP Grey on single transferrable vote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI] The Guardian on political dissatisfaction: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/25/american-political-parties-democrats-republicans-representation-survey [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/25/american-political-parties-democrats-republicans-representation-survey] CNN on political dissatisfaction: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/politics/two-party-system-poll/index.html [https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/politics/two-party-system-poll/index.html] Exploratorium on voting paradoxes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJag3vuG834&ab_channel=Exploratorium [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJag3vuG834&ab_channel=Exploratorium]