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A lot of time and money is being spent trying to ensure the security of Artificial Intelligence systems, but what if you’re interested in tricking the system, not hacking it?

Reveals the profound influence of the Denisovans and their hybrid descendants upon the flowering of human civilization around the world • Traces the migrations of the sophisticated Denisovans and their interbreeding with Neanderthals and early human populations more than 40,000 years ago • Shows how Denisovan hybrids became the elite of ancient societies, including the Adena mound-building culture • Explores the Denisovans’ extraordinary advances, including precision-machined stone tools and jewelry, tailored clothing, and celestially-aligned architecture Ice-age cave artists, the builders at Göbekli Tepe, and the mound-builders of North America all share a common ancestry in the Solutreans, Neanderthal-human hybrids of immense sophistication, who dominated southwest Europe before reaching North America 20,000 years ago. Yet, even before the Solutreans, the American continent was home to a powerful population of enormous stature, giants remembered in Native American legend as the Thunder People. New research shows they were hybrid descendants of an extinct human group known as the Denisovans, whose existence has now been confirmed from fossil remains found in a cave in the Altai region of Siberia. Tracing the migrations of the Denisovans and their interbreeding with Neanderthals and early human populations in Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas, Andrew Collins and Greg Little explore how the new mental capabilities of the Denisovan-Neanderthal and Denisovan-human hybrids greatly accelerated the flowering of human civilization over 40,000 years ago. They show how the Denisovans displayed sophisticated advances, including precision-machined stone tools and jewelry, tailored clothing, celestially-aligned architecture, and horse domestication. Examining evidence from ancient America, the authors reveal how Denisovan hybrids became the elite of the Adena mound-building culture, explaining the giant skeletons found in Native American burial mounds. The authors also explore how the Denisovans’ descendants were the creators of a cosmological death journey and viewed the Milky Way as the Path of Souls. Revealing the impact of the Denisovans upon every part of the world, the authors show that, without early man’s hybridization with Denisovans, Neanderthals, and other yet-to-be-discovered hominid populations, the modern world as we know it would not exist. Andrew Collins has been investigating advanced civilizations in prehistory since 1979. He is the co-discoverer of a massive cave complex beneath the Giza plateau, now known as “Collins’ Caves.” The author of several books, including The Cygnus Key and Gobekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods, he lives in Essex, England. Greg L. Little, Ed.D., is the author of over 30 books, including Edgar Cayce’s Atlantis and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds and Earthworks. His research has been featured on the National Geographic Channel, MSNBC, Discovery, and the History Channel. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee....moreCopy Link

TRUE CRIME On this episode we talk about a lesser known domestic terrorist incident involving the full might of the FBI coming down on a small cabin in the wilderness in Idaho; the Weaver family were ensnared in their mountain cabin in the summer of 1992 in what has become known as The Siege at Ruby Ridge. Pegged as a white supremacist, Randy Weaver moved his family up into the wilderness of Idaho and decided to live a simpler life. His wife Vicky and son Sammy were killed in a shootout with the FBI after an undercover investigation into his involvement with a local white supremacist Neo nazi group resulted in Weaver selling a sawn off shotgun to an agent in disguise. More than 400 agents set up base camp outside his humble home and snipers took shots at him and his family. Hostage negotiators were deployed to diffuse the situation but criticism came in hard for the FBI and their heavy handed tactics. We discuss what happened that day and the political implications it had; the presidents for incidents like Waco and Oklahoma City and the current presence of similar bad actors in the US today. --- Joining me I have Eoin Hamilton and Darragh Carroll from The Auld Triangle podcast --- TCGTV PROJECT Please support the TCG TV project by visiting http://www.gofundme.com/tcgtv and donating what you can. All the details will be there and anything that's missing will be added very shortly. Your support is greatly appreciated and I will take a year and travel all across the continental US making documentaries and a daily vlog as I meet other podcasters, YouTubers, conspiracy experts, witnesses, scientists and go to all the places we only talk about on the show! Its a big swing at a unique media endeavour​ and the TCG fans can make it happen. If you don't want to use GoFundMe you can donate via PayPal and get all the perks and added to the GFM mailing list just the same. 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Today we continue my efforts to preserve the history of the ISP industry. Today it feels like the Internet is simply all around us all the time, but there are amazing entrepreneurial stories about how that crucial infrastructure was laid. Today we talk to Sonic founder Dane Jasper, who can not only give us the history of the industry, but the present day as well, as Sonic is still a thriving and important independent ISP.

Most of us have grown up thinking that Elliot Ness and his famed "Untouchables" were the crimefighters who brought down the notorious Al Capone in Chicago. But instead, it was a group of millionaire businessmen called the "Secret Six" who were the real reason for the Capone Outfit's demise. In his book "Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago", my guest, William Hazelgrove, makes the argument that in order for the city to successfully host their second World's Fair, they had to take out Al Capone first.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...moreCopy Link

In this bonus episode, a retired detective talks about trauma-informed training, and a lawyer discusses what a sexual assault trial entails. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Twelve year old Mary Anning pulled a dinosaur out of a cliff, and set off a firestorm of philosophy and science that never seemed to include her, somehow. From the Loch Ness Monster to Jurassic Park, the world would never be the same.

Finian McGrath, Minister of State for Disability Issues, speaks to Brendan about his political career, disability issues in Ireland, and his recent comments on the new drink driving laws.

Is hope something we’re innately born with, or something we can choose to have? We talk with people who tell us where they think hope lives in ourselves and our communities. The first of a three-part series on hope. Guests: Andre Willis, Steve Pinker, Tali Sharot, Alice Walker, Chigozie Obioma, Claire Peaslee

Well into her 90’s, my grandma Selma and I had this running conversation about the state of the world. She’d escaped Polish pogroms as a 5 year old, lived through the loss of half her relatives in World War II, and saw the founding of the UN in 1945 and NATO in 1949 as signs of a world sick of chaos and finally ready to be sensible and humane. Well, that’s not really how things turned out, is it. And I spent a lot of time trying and failing to reassure Selma that there was still hope in the world, just on a smaller, more localized scale. But what if the real problem isn’t the world but our obsessive tendency to systematize and sanitize it? My guest today, philosopher Simon Critchley, looks to the form of tragedy in theater—from Ancient Greece to Shakespeare and maybe also to Breaking Bad, as a possible antidote. In his new book TRAGEDY, THE GREEKS, AND US, he shows us how tragedy works, why Plato was scared of it, and how it answers the kind of deflated idealism my grandma Selma was dealing with. Surprise conversation starters in this episode: Ashton Applewhite on happiness and aging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...moreCopy Link

[Part 5 of 5] Accused serial killer, 51-year-old Ivan Milat sat motionless before the court dressed in a navy suit, white shirt and grey checkered tie... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched by the Anonymous Host Episode written by Elsha McGill This episode's sponsors: ShipStation – Try ShipStation FREE for 30 days plus get an additional month FREE with promo code ‘casefile’ Robinhood – Get free stock from companies like Apple, Ford and Sprint when you sign up Calm – Get 25% off Calm Premium subscription Quip – Get your first refill pack FREE with a QUIP electric toothbrush For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-109-belanglo-part-5...moreCopy Link

Multiple NYT bestselling author Michael Pollan set out on his boldest adventure yet, both personally and as an author.  In his latest book How To Change Your Mind he endeavored to chronicle the psychedelic experience--from a historical, scientific, and experiential point of view.  His contribution to the field cannot be understated, and I am incredibly grateful to welcome him on the show to share our own stories and talk about the future of psychedelic medicine.Connect with Michael PollanWebsite | https://michaelpollan.com/Facebook | https://bit.ly/2HbWAbzInstagram | https://bit.ly/2Hrxp44Twitter | https://bit.ly/2lbRvAo Check out Michael Pollan’s books | https://michaelpollan.com/books/Connect with Aubrey:Website | https://www.aubreymarcus.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/aubreymarcus/Twitter | https://twitter.com/aubreymarcusFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/AubreyMarcus/ Design Your Life Event | https://www.onnit.com/design-your-life/Check out Aubrey's book Own The Day Own Your Life: https://bit.ly/2t6x4hu Get 10% off Onnit products |  https://www.onnit.com/Aubrey/ Subscribe to the Aubrey Marcus Newsletter: https://www.aubreymarcus.com/pages/email Subscribe to the Aubrey Marcus Podcast:iTunes | https://apple.co/2lMZRCnSpotify | https://spoti.fi/2EaELZOStitcher | https://bit.ly/2G8ccJtIHeartRadio | https://ihr.fm/2UVVV0MGoogle Play Music | https://bit.ly/2t72QIpAndroid | https://bit.ly/2OQeBQg...moreCopy Link

This is Episode 50 of the State of the Theory Podcast. Politics. Power. Popular Culture. And other stuff, probably. In this series, we’re like super nerdy philosophical DJs: mashing up Serious Academic Questions with the most topical news and trends in pop culture. Each week, we’ll tackle a new topic and collide it with ‘critical theory’ (we’re pretty loose with our definitions, though, so expect the unexpected). Our aim is to destroy the stuff we know, explore the stuff we don’t and unsettle everything we think we know about the world. We take the obvious, the commonsensical, the certain, and then we rip it all to shreds. We are your theory doctors and we are always on call. In this episode, we talk about the recent fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, and think about the politics of religion, heritage, memory and culture. Along the way, we mention Bruno Latour and assemblages, and Pierre Nora and realms of memory (lieux-de-mémoire). Our theme music is "The Face of God" by The Agrarians (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Agrarians/The_Jovial_Shepherd/The_Face_of_God) State of the Theory is brought to you by Hannah Fitzpatrick and Anindya Raychaudhuri Find us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/stateofthetheorypodcast) or Tweet us @drhfitz and @DrAnindyaR...moreCopy Link

Adam and Producer Gary break down the Mueller Report and discuss other current events as they wait for Mark Geragos, who is in court with his client Clare Bronfman as she pleads guilty to the charges agains her in the Nxivm case, to join the show.

Russell Brand is an English comedian, actor, radio host, author, and activist. His new book “Mentors” is available now, and his podcast called “Under The Skin” is available on Luminary.

Photo: Image from page 164 of "Things seen in Spain. With fifty illus" (1921)  Identifier: thingsseeninspai00hart Title: Things seen in Spain. With fifty illus Year: 1921 (1920s) Authors: Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine), 1867-1928 Subjects: Publisher: London : Seely, Service Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: hang upon the walls,but, fortunately, more often they are bare.The furniture is of the simplest description—a large table, bare of any cloth, that fillsmost of the room, wooden chairs and aSpanish press, a great cupboard which holdsthe linen of the family. The beds areplaced in small alcoves which lead out of theliving-rooms; and these beds are alwayscomfortable, with spotless linen, embroidered,lace-trimmed, and brought from the lavender-scented chest. There is no fireplace in theliving-room, and if, as often chances inwinter and early spring, the weather is cold,the only heat is gained from the braseiv, whosecharcoal ashes give the very faintest glow ofwarmth. The Spaniards accept cold with-out murmur; they wrap themselves in theircloaks, and wait till God sends out the sun.The posada is ruled by the senora. Shesways a rod of iron over her husband, rela-tives, servants, guests, and the arrangementsof the house, being full of energy and thevigour of character that is common to 158 Text Appearing After Image: THE VILLAGE POSADA AT MATAROSA. The village inns in Spain are of the roughest description. But theseuora who rules the posada is a good hostess, and is untiring in securin-the comfort of her guests. Country Life in Spain Spanish women even in old age. She is thecharacteristic type of the Spanish womanof the people, her face a formidable mass ofwrinkles; jamona, or stout in body, but ofsurprising agility ; she is witty, smiling, andcontented. From break of day until lateevening she bustles about, shouting ordersas she goes from one task to another, yet sheseems never hurried, never overburdened.How happy she is if her efforts are appreciatedand her guests enjoy the fare she has provided!how her face saddens and clouds if any dishis sent from the table uneaten. * Mas,mas ! (More, more!), is her constant cry as sheenters the room at the beginning of everycourse to urge her guests to eat. To have English visitors staying at herposada filled the good sefiora with pride.Her satisfaction rea Hell and Good Company: 1 of 4: The Spanish Civil War and the World it Made by Richard Rhodes. https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Good-Company-Spanish-Civil/dp/1451696213/ref=sr18?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502037735&sr=1-8&keywords=richard+rhodes From the Pulitzer Prize–winning and bestselling author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb—the remarkable story of the Spanish Civil War through the eyes of the reporters, writers, artists, doctors, and nurses who witnessed it. The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) inspired and haunted an extraordinary number of exceptional artists and writers, including Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Martha Gellhorn, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, and John Dos Passos. The idealism of the cause—defending democracy from fascism at a time when Europe was darkening toward another world war—and the brutality of the conflict drew from them some of their best work: Guernica, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Homage to Catalonia, The Spanish Earth. The war spurred breakthroughs in military and medical technology as well. New aircraft, new weapons, new tactics and strategy all emerged in the intense Spanish conflict. Indiscriminate destruction raining from the sky became a dreaded reality for the first time. Progress also arose from the horror: the doctors and nurses who volunteered to serve with the Spanish defenders devised major advances in battlefield surgery and front-line blood transfusion. In those ways, and in many others, the Spanish Civil War served as a test bed for World War II, and for the entire twentieth century. From the life of John James Audubon to the invention of the atomic bomb, readers have long relied on Richard Rhodes to explain, distill, and dramatize crucial moments in history. Now, he takes us into battlefields and bomb shelters, into the studios of artists, into the crowded wards of war hospitals, and into the hearts and minds of a rich cast of characters to show how the ideological, aesthetic, and technological developments that emerged in Spain changed the world forever....moreCopy Link

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Children's playgrounds re-invented, more sustainable approaches to death and disposal, why sex is on the wane, and cooking meals when you're vision impaired. How do you brown meat?

On The Gist, sick children and dead ducks are pretty convincing. In the interview, South African comedian Loyiso Gola is here to talk about his stand up special on Netflix, what it’s like performing in different countries, and why talking about the economy is so difficult for everyday people. Gola is performing at the Soho Playhouse until April 21, 2019. In the Spiel, time for an early Antentwig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Wynter and Karen chat with Ellington Wells, a comedian and writer on Comedy Central’s brand new sketch show The New Negroes with Open Mike Eagle and Baron Vaughn. The panel takes a look at how black sketch comedy has involved and Wells tell us what Robert Townsend TV special inspired Vaughn to create a show with a similar sensibility. All Abouts Wynter: No Good Nick Karen: Season 4 of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Ellington: Britney's Gram podcast special episode That's My Jam Ellington: Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho Guy: BTS (방탄소년단) IDOL (Feat. Nicki Minaj) Wynter: Nat King Cole - Harlem Blues Karen: An Luu - Pourquoi tu me fous plus des coups? With Karen Tongson, Ellington Wells, Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh Did you know that you can now call and leave voicemails for the show? You can! If you want to comment on an episode, give us any feedback or just call to get advice from a panel member, the number is: (530) 237-4108 You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter. If you haven't already, follow us on Instagram. Produced and edited by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org....moreCopy Link