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Taking To Be Out of the Question
FromWe Have Concerns
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56 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
If we are all inaccurate perception machines, fallible even in our own ability to process and recall events we experienced, then surely our language should represent how unknowable all things are, right? Enter E-Prime, a version of the English language that eliminates any form of the verb 'to be'. Jeff and Anthony discuss how valuable or annoying this could be. Then, most people see splashes of colors and flashes of light on a not-quite-jet-black background when their eyes are closed. It’s a phenomenon called phosphene, and it and it is because our eyes and brains don’t shut off when denied light. Anthony and Jeff talk about what they see when their eyes are closed, and why it is important.GET BONUS EPISODES, VIDEO HANGOUTS AND MORE. VISIT: http://patreon.com/wehaveconcernsGet all your sweet We Have Concerns merch by swinging by http://wehaveconcerns.com/shopHey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter:http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniToday’s stories were sent in by Stephanie Eberley Tarves https://theswaddle.com/seeing-colors-when-eyes-closed-phosphenes/And Natasha Henriksson https://www.nobeliefs.com/eprime.htm If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com , post in on our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeHaveConcerns/ or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns
Released:
May 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
004- Leave the Machine That is Britney Alone: Some jackass leaked a version of Brittany Spears' vocals for 'Alien' without auto-tune and the Internet went wild. Jeff and Anthony wonder if the outrage is more tone-deaf than the track. Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/08/britney-spe by We Have Concerns