Published by YouTube

Ouch. I am in this video (not literally).

We break down why highly analytical people often get stuck in therapy, especially when intellectualisation, cognitive reappraisal, and over-analysis keep replacing real emotional processing. We look at why thinking about an emotion is not the same as actually feeling it, why the body matters as much as the mind, and why interoception may be the missing link for people who are brilliant at analysis but disconnected from their internal emotional experience.

This is fascinating, as is the Historic England report on the subject. The title of the video is a teensy bit misleading, for as the report says:

It is estimated that 417 public houses (363 in England and 54 in Scotland) were acquired
or constructed by the Central Control Board and State Management Scheme between 1916
and 1973.241 This includes the public houses that were closed and remodelled under the
scheme. A total of 333 (80%) of these (290 in England and 43 in Scotland) remain standing,
but with the general decline in public house culture across the country, the future of these
buildings is uncertain.

In 1977, the Dutch city of Groningen implented a plan that restricted through-traffic from the city center. Local businesses protested, threatened politicians, and predicted economic disaster. Decades later, Groningen has one of Europe's most livable inner cities without endless traffic jams—a perfect example of balancing livability with smart car accessibility.

Bless Amy Goodman.

As consolidation, layoffs, and deference to power continue to hollow out the corporate media, Jon is joined by Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of “Democracy Now!” and subject of the new documentary "STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!" Together, they examine which stories get told and why, discuss the bargain the media makes in trading truth for access, and explore the power ordinary people still possess to organize and fight back — even as attacks on our democracy intensify.

This is a topic I've been avoiding for years...but ignoring it doesn't make it go away. Here's how I understand the homelessness crisis, and what the solutions are.

Tourism in Vegas is down, but gambling revenue is up. How does that work? Vegas is a microcosm of the whole economy — it caters more and more to the super-rich, while everyone else is squeezed out. We went out to talk to locals, who say this lopsided approach can't last.

This is a really good succinct explainer for the people in you life who have no precise, coherent definition of "intelligence" beyond I know it when I see it (which is, you, me, and everybody else), and/or a belief that computers are fundamentally magical (which appears to be most people in the world).

Artificial intelligence is routinely framed as unstoppable – a technology the world must adapt to, not question. But as companies invest hundreds of billions and the hype accelerates, scrutiny has fallen away. Cory Doctorow on who controls the story around AI and why past tech “revolutions” offer a warning.

Well, that's Australia. Punching above our weight in punching down, while simultaneously a world leader in shooting ourselves in the foot.

Most interviews with Emily and Alex have assumed quite a bit of prior knowledge. This one not so much, so it's a good explainer for laypersons:

Dr. Allison Lester sits down with Dr. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna authors of the AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want for a conversation about what ChatGPT is, what it is pretending to be, and what we lose when we treat it like an all-knowing answer engine.

Together they ask: What is a large language model, actually? Why does “search engine” framing mislead people so quickly? What gets erased when we focus on convenience, from labor and surveillance to environmental cost?

They talk resistance, agency, and the classroom, including why banning is a dead end, how to protect learning without turning teaching into policing, and what it means to be human together in an era of synthetic text.