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Hard Medicine episode 5 with @AzraRazaMD , hosted by @ilanayurkiewicz

Mary in America is coming soon. to find out more about my new podcast, i went right to the source:

“We are more than the numbers.” Dr. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein - @platobooktour - on how modern life increasingly reduces human worth to metrics, attention, and quantification, while meaningful living exceeds measurement. Ep. 461 of The Armen Show. youtube.com/watch?v=YTQS_L…

All there

They may subtly shape social conformity through autocomplete, majority influence, and flattening effects on expression. Really thoughtful discussion on: • cultural evolution • conformity • LLM behavior • polarization • agency • diversity of thought From episode 456

Dr. @KaledaDenton on AI, conformity, and individuality: “It’s maybe turning us into less dynamic and complex individuals and slightly reducing our individual agency.” One of the central ideas in our conversation: AI systems don’t just provide information.

The value of free speech is to be reminded of at times so as to keep the concept fresh.

Check it out at: youtube.com/watch?v=hgZhHM…

In episode 442 of The Armen Show, I spoke with @h_chandlerwilde , author of Lost & Found, about what objects mean after loss. Photos, letters, books, diaries, and small keepsakes are not just “stuff.” They can be memory keys, connecting us to identity, relationships, and home.

Check it out at: youtube.com/watch?v=_69iax…

“The brain learns over time when predictions and signals align.” Re-sharing a conversation with neuroscientist Dr. @camillalnord about predictive processing, mental health, motivation, and why the brain is constantly trying to balance expectations against lived experience.

You have a limited amount of decision-making ability available each day so hand it off to categories that mean something to you.

There is room to reach people like yourself in some ways

Free speech is a safeguard for whoever is out of power. Once you shift from protecting the principle → to controlling outcomes (hate, misinformation, offense), the rules become flexible, and eventually political. Power changes hands - rules stay From my talk with @JMchangama

A lot of creativity is within your hands right now

@RobertTalisse This is great and all the books

It's Friday. Classes are over. And yet I'm in my office. Please clap.

Check the full episode out on YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=sQJOpF… Or on the website: armenshirvanian.com/podcast/466-ja… @JHUPress

“There’s no doubt free speech is being eroded.” In Ep. 466, @JMchangama explains why data, and not just perception, points to a global shift toward more speech restriction. Democracies included. From my full conversation on The Armen Show.

Be a part of the thing instead of just observing the thing

The internet is great with all kinds of people and things to learn or find out about