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TONIGHT; The show begins in Gaza where more than one million internally displaced persons wait for food and water and necessities from the Egyptian authorities on the other side of the line with Sinai. From LA to Philadelpia; from Allegheny County, PA, t

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.5 β€’ 2.8K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 21 October 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

TONIGHT; The show begins in Gaza where more than one million internally displaced persons wait for food and water and necessities from the Egyptian authorities on the other side of the line with Sinai. From LA to Philadelpia; from Allegheny County, PA, to Sacramento, CA; from London to Harvard; from Mars Gale Crater to Jupiter. With attention to how we think and see and remember our experiences, as explicated by Professor Andy Clark (see below).

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CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915

#Gaza: Food and water not delivered. Two hostages reported released. Attacks on American bases. Josh Rogin, Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/19/gaza-food-water-relief-humanitarian-rafah/




915-930

#PacificWatch: Student debt majors highest and lowest. @JCBliss

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/college-majors-with-the-highest-amount-of-debt/ar-AA1isLjs

930-945

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Architecture Billing down; housing down., economy not down. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer
https://www.aia.org/press-releases/6679916-aiadeltek--architecture--billings-index-re

945-1000

#SmallBusinessAmerica : Forecasting to aid your small business. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer


https://genemarks.medium.com/why-forecasting-is-important-for-a-successful-business-plan-fdede7d0cd3d

SECOND HOUR

10-1015

#KeystoneReport: Fetterman stands up for Israel. Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/on-israel-not-all-pennsylvania-democrats-showed-fettermans-moral-clarity

1015-1030

#CA: Newsom, after approving of magic mushrooms, to China via Jerusalem? Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution.


https://www.hoover.org/research/signing-bills-and-stealing-candy-babies

1030-1045

#Israel: The major media disorder about the Gaza-based Hamas "militants." Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution


https://www.hoover.org/research/peace-and-terror-cannot-coexist



1045-1100

#Israel: American Elite university administration retreat from campus provocateurs. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution


https://www.hoover.org/research/peace-and-terror-cannot-coexist



THIRD HOUR

1100-1115

#Argentina: The most important election in the Americas this calendar year. Mary Anastasia O'Grady. WSJ


https://www.wsj.com/articles/argentinas-milei-and-the-dollar-f554ea2

1115-1130

#MrMarket: The grocery clerk apologizes for the food bill. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

1130-1145
#SpaceX: Regulations rule Bocas Chica indefinitely. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com.

https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/at-senate-hearings-numerous-launch-companies-complain-of-regulatory-bottleneck/

1145-1200

#Mars: Ingenuity sets new personal bests. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215

1/4: The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality Hardcover – May 2, 2023 by Andy Clark (Author)



Widely acclaimed philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark unpacks this provocative new theory that the brain is a powerful, dynamic prediction engine, mediating our experience of both body and world. From the most mundane experiences to the most sublime, reality as we know it is the complex synthesis of sensory information and expectation. Exploring its fascinating mechanics and remarkable implications for our lives, mental health, and society, Clark nimbly illustrates how the predictive brain sculpts all human experience. Chronic pain and mental illness are shown to involve subtle malfunctions of our unconscious predictions, pointing the way towards more effective, targeted treatments. Under renewed scrutiny, the very boundary between ourselves and the outside world dissolves, showing that we are as entangled with our environments as we are with our onboard memories, thoughts, and feelings. And perception itself is revealed to be something of a controlled hallucination.
Unveiling the extraordinary explanatory power of the predictive brain, The Experience Machine is a mesmerizing window onto one of the most significant developments in our understanding of the mind.

1215-1230

2/4: The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality Hardcover – May 2, 2023 by Andy Clark (Author)


1230-1245

3/4: The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality Hardcover – May 2, 2023 by Andy Clark (Author)


1245-100 am

4/4: The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality Hardcover – May 2, 2023 by Andy Clark (Author)












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0:00.0

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0:44.4

Good evening, this is John Bachelor. The show begins tonight with a conversation about

0:50.1

the situation in Gaza and the millions or more people who are without adequate supplies,

0:57.8

food, water, necessities. The long drawn out negotiation to supply them from the

1:06.4

Sinai side of the Rafa crossing. It's a very small part of the world, very intimate.

1:13.2

And the Gaza Strip is now housing out in the open as I understand it. A million people

1:19.6

are more. It's hard to imagine how they can be sustained these many days. But Josh Rogan

1:25.2

Washington Post tells me they've got hours here before the crisis moves to horror. At the same time,

1:31.7

Josh reports there is more and more news of attacks on an American bases in Iraq in Oma

1:39.0

by surrogates of Iran. This involves the concern that everyone has in the region, but especially

1:46.1

in Cairo within 24 hours. An emergency conference called by President Al-Sisi involving at least

1:54.0

several European nations. Greece, Italy, are mentioned. The foreign minister of France will be there.

2:01.1

And Turkey will be there, principles from the Arab states, from South Africa, gathering to

2:08.4

were told, avoid a wider war. While the wider war looks to be in front of us, it would be Ukraine

2:14.8

and Gaza at the same time. I'm certain they're also concerned with Hezbollah's threat from

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