1st cousins and college professors Michele and Michael Lewis meet-up to discuss everything related to the courses they teach, from academia to culture, statistics to race, and beyond. Although Michele and Michael are professors, the views they express here are in their roles as citizens; they aren&#39;t in any way representing their employers. Also, guests&#39; views do not necessarily reflect the hosts&#39; own.Theme song: &#34;Bills&#34; by LunchMoney Lewis. (C) 2015 Kemosabe Records LLC, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment Episode Announcer: D. S. Manns, Ph.D.

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Michael and Michele return after their hiatus to discuss AI and whether or not the odds of it reaching super intelligence is inevitable.Read the Substack article by David Kruger that influenced this topic <a href="https://therealartificialintelligence.substack.com/p/ai-is-not-inevitable" rel="nofollow">here</a>.

Michael and Michele return after their hiatus to discuss AI and whether or not the odds of it reaching super intelligence is inevitable.

Read the Substack article by David Kruger that influenced this topic here: https://therealartificialintelligence.substack.com/p/ai-is-not-inevitable

Episode 44: The (In)Evitability of AI

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Michael and Michele unpack the question of what education entails for parents, and the debate of what is considered &#34;right&#34; teach at schools versus at home.

Episode 43: Education at Home

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Michael and Michele discuss the recent uptick of airborne accidents in the wake of the current administration&#39;s cracking down on DEI initiatives in the air traffic industry.

Episode 42: DEI and Air Traffic

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With the announcement of social media platforms declaring more &#34;open free speech,&#34; Michael and Michele discuss what that entails in the current sociopolitical climate.

Episode 41: Free Speech Revisited

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Michael and Michele give their unscripted thoughts on the eventful and tumultuous year that was 2024, and what to expect or keep an eye on in the coming year.

Episode 40: Farewell 2024

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Michael and Michele discuss the MIT-developed Future You chatbot that allows you to speak to yourself in thirty years, and whether or not they would want to.

Episode 39: Your Future AI Self

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As Election Day approaches, Michele weighs in on her state of North Carolina, and it&#39;s place as a potential battleground state.

Episode 38: North Carolina and the Election

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Dwayne Bullard joins Michele and Michael in this episode to discuss the recent concept of &#34;bonus parenting.&#34;

Episode 37: Bonus Parenting (with Dwayne Bullard)

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Michele and Michael are joined by Terrence Winston, board chair of the Restorative Justice Initiative, to discuss how restorative justice can be provided in an educational context. Learn more about the Initiative at its <a href="https://restorativejustice.nyc/" rel="nofollow">website</a>.

Episode 36: Restorative Justice in Education (with Terrence Winston)

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Michele and Michael return to discuss the controversial talking point of this election: the Heritage Foundation&#39;s Project 2025.

Episode 35: Project 2025

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In the wake of the passing of O.J. Simpson, Michael and Michele talk about their experiences hearing the 1995 verdict of the Trial of the Century, and how this single case encompassed everything from race to class, celebrity to society.

Episode 34: O.J. Simpson

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Joined by listener and friend of the hosts Yvette Brown, Michael and Michele discuss what it means to dress professionally, and what defines it by generation and occupation.

Episode 33: Dressing Professionally (with Yvette Brown)

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When is it okay to speak up about something that affects a group you&#39;re not a part of? Michael &amp; Michele go in deep over this question that touches on race and religion, and correcting ignorance as free labor.

Episode 32: Who Gets To Speak Up

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For their first episode of 2024, Michele and Michael return--joined by guest Eri Noguchi, CPO of the Association to Benefit Children--to discuss the funding and intentions of non-profit organizations.Learn more about Dr. Noguchi&#39;s organization here: <a href="https://www.a-b-c.org/" rel="nofollow">⁠https://www.a-b-c.org/</a>

Episode 31: Non-Profit (with Eri Noguchi)

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Michael and Michele discuss social media, its benefits, and its dangers in the age of misinformation and saturated engagement.

Episode 30: Social Media

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Michael and Michele discuss the tough subject of children and whether or not it&#39;s ethical to be a parent.

Episode 29: Reasons Not to Have Children

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Michele and Michael revisit the subject of gender, specifically men and the language used to warn of potential violence from them. Works referenced: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676704/arguing-for-a-better-world-by-arianne-shahvisi/" rel="nofollow">⁠Arguing for a Better World by Arianne Shahvisi⁠</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBlMn6tBTOg" rel="nofollow">⁠&#34;Wolves&#34; by Jensen McRae</a>

Episode 28: Men Revisited

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Michael and Michele give information to navigate discussion of hard subjects and current events with family and friends during the holidays.

Episode 27: How To Discuss Sensitive Topics

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Continuing from the prior episode, Michael and Michele discuss the definition of consent, and what ethics are protected by it.

Episode 26: What Is Consent?

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Michele and Michael discuss the fallout of a professor for his comments in a podcast, and what that means for them as academics and podcasters.

Episode 25: A Podcast About Podcasting

1st cousins and college professors Michele and Michael Lewis meet-up to discuss everything related to the courses they teach, from academia to culture, statistics to race, and beyond.

Although Michele and Michael are professors, the views they express here are in their roles as citizens; they aren't in any way representing their employers. Also, guests' views do not necessarily reflect the hosts' own.

Theme song: "Bills" by LunchMoney Lewis. (C) 2015 Kemosabe Records LLC, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment

Episode Announcer: D. S. Manns, Ph.D.