https://simplecast.com Stoa The Stoa (translated to ‘porch’) was an environment in Ancient Greece for Philosophers to come together and discuss meaningful ideas. These ideas were considered dangerous at the time as their discussions would frequently challenge the monarchy, aristocracy and even God himself. However, while often risking death, these philosophers agreed that the highest virtue is the pursuit of truth and wisdom through rigorous debate. With no unassailable truths, they sat together on the floor as equals in the pursuit of this endeavor. Our organization is committed to reintroducing this environment to public discourse through the concept of the ‘Steel Man’. The ‘Steel Man’ is the opposite of ‘Straw Man’ while the latter is focused on belittling an argument, the former is an attempt to represent the position in its strongest form. Our purpose, simply, is to provide a space for people to think out loud. stoa2019 en Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:40:14 +0000 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 04:48:44 +0000 https://the-stoa.simplecast.com Stoa https://cdn.simplecast.com/images/e1560b1f-540b-4a67-9015-d4b0323a8e68/1edd0b25-74dd-43cc-a523-6fee05b7dd33/3000x3000/stoa-podcast-logo-watts.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://the-stoa.simplecast.com episodic The Stoa (translated to ‘porch’) was an environment in Ancient Greece for Philosophers to come together and discuss meaningful ideas. These ideas were considered dangerous at the time as their discussions would frequently challenge the monarchy, aristocracy and even God himself. However, while often risking death, these philosophers agreed that the highest virtue is the pursuit of truth and wisdom through rigorous debate. With no unassailable truths, they sat together on the floor as equals in the pursuit of this endeavor. Our organization is committed to reintroducing this environment to public discourse through the concept of the ‘Steel Man’. The ‘Steel Man’ is the opposite of ‘Straw Man’ while the latter is focused on belittling an argument, the former is an attempt to represent the position in its strongest form. Our purpose, simply, is to provide a space for people to think out loud. Perry Sidhu, Jonathan Karten, Prakhar Gupta yes https://feeds.simplecast.com/HCF_7SuH academic, stoa, philosophy, dark, politics, discourse, university, web, thestoa, intellectual Stoa, LLC pss2152@columbia.edu c584bd6f-b1af-4763-8e29-cc317725c9d3 Stoa: Social Media 00:00 Begin

00:38 Stoa Introduction

  • Topic: Social Media
  • Format: Red Team/Blue Team
  • Moderator: Jonathan Karten
  • Guidelines

4:17 Stoa begins

5:16 [Coin flip]

5:45 Health ramifications of social media

  • Red: Do not regulate (Free Market)
  • Blue: Pro regulation

6:57 The Attention Economy

10:04 Regulations surrounding addiction

14:10 Dangers of app technology

14:55 Free market implications (Cost/Benefit analysis)

16: 58 Illusion of success on social media

20:20 Foundation of sand

22:20 [Switch sides]

23:32 Exploitation of consumers

26:24 Whose responsibility is it to regulate social media?

27:58 Scheming nature of these apps

29:01 Connectivity in a global market

31:41 [Coin flip] Regulatory responsibility: Parents or Government

  • Red: Government's responsibility
  • Blue: Parent's responsibility

39:38 Philosophical role of government

42:49 [Switch sides]

46:16 Psychology of optimal adolescent development

48:00 Softening competition/shift of our psychological reality

49:42 What are we optimizing for? 

51:04 The reference of what is good/bad comes from our present world

52:00 [Open discussion]

  • What is the litmus test? When do we hit a critical mass?

54:58 Regulating/optimizing one's own use of social media

58:38 End

 

Music: Big Boi Hefner 

-IG: @bigboi.hefner 

-Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/bigboihefner

]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:40:14 +0000 pss2152@columbia.edu (Prakhar Gupta, Perry Sidhu, Jonathan Karten) https://the-stoa.simplecast.com/episodes/stoa-social-media-mILzKZVJ 00:00 Begin

00:38 Stoa Introduction

  • Topic: Social Media
  • Format: Red Team/Blue Team
  • Moderator: Jonathan Karten
  • Guidelines

4:17 Stoa begins

5:16 [Coin flip]

5:45 Health ramifications of social media

  • Red: Do not regulate (Free Market)
  • Blue: Pro regulation

6:57 The Attention Economy

10:04 Regulations surrounding addiction

14:10 Dangers of app technology

14:55 Free market implications (Cost/Benefit analysis)

16: 58 Illusion of success on social media

20:20 Foundation of sand

22:20 [Switch sides]

23:32 Exploitation of consumers

26:24 Whose responsibility is it to regulate social media?

27:58 Scheming nature of these apps

29:01 Connectivity in a global market

31:41 [Coin flip] Regulatory responsibility: Parents or Government

  • Red: Government's responsibility
  • Blue: Parent's responsibility

39:38 Philosophical role of government

42:49 [Switch sides]

46:16 Psychology of optimal adolescent development

48:00 Softening competition/shift of our psychological reality

49:42 What are we optimizing for? 

51:04 The reference of what is good/bad comes from our present world

52:00 [Open discussion]

  • What is the litmus test? When do we hit a critical mass?

54:58 Regulating/optimizing one's own use of social media

58:38 End

 

Music: Big Boi Hefner 

-IG: @bigboi.hefner 

-Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/bigboihefner

]]> Stoa: Social Media Prakhar Gupta, Perry Sidhu, Jonathan Karten 00:58:45 Social media has become deeply interwoven throughout all of our lives. But with this comes a number of questions relevant to our wellbeing. Is social media beneficial to society? Does it change the way we communicate or view ourselves? Does it pose potential health risks we should be concerned about? What's the role of government in regulating something so pervasive? Or should we leave it up to the free market? Is social media a brilliant innovation that permits endless amounts of opportunity to the average individual? Has it created the possibility of a genuine global society? Join us as we play with these questions and more! Topic: Social Media Format: Red Team/Blue Team Moderator: Jonathan Karten Social media has become deeply interwoven throughout all of our lives. But with this comes a number of questions relevant to our wellbeing. Is social media beneficial to society? Does it change the way we communicate or view ourselves? Does it pose potential health risks we should be concerned about? What's the role of government in regulating something so pervasive? Or should we leave it up to the free market? Is social media a brilliant innovation that permits endless amounts of opportunity to the average individual? Has it created the possibility of a genuine global society? Join us as we play with these questions and more! Topic: Social Media Format: Red Team/Blue Team Moderator: Jonathan Karten stoa podcast, steel man, social media, stoa yes full 4 9fb90784-493e-4d2c-9c6d-bcfe0885c841 Dr. Howard Robins: A Novel Treatment for Coronavirus- Ozone Therapy 00:00 Intro

2:26 Beginning

4:17 History of Ozone Therapy

-Patentability of Ozone

5:24 Dr. Charles J. Kenworthy of the Florida State Medical Association [1]

6:53 Pubmed.gov- studies searching "intravenous ozone therapy" [2]

7:35 Jacob's German Study of over 5 million treatments. 

9:11 Biochemistry of Ozone- O3 

11:20 What happens when Ozone enters the blood

13:20 Difference between anti-oxidants and oxidative therapies

17:10 Ozone's benefits and adverse reactions

17:23 Dr. Robins's clinical experience [3]

19:18 Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction [4]

22:13 Positive effects of Ozone treatment

24:50 Ozone therapy for the novel coronavirus (covid-19)

27:04 Dr. Robin's publication with Dr. Robert Rowen on treatment of the coronavirus [5]

33:13 Using the biochemistry of Ebola virus to infer Ozone's efficacy

34:45 Dr. Robin's publication in the African Journal of Infectious Disease [6]

38:40 NYC ozone patient recommendations

39:00 Forms of IV Ozone Treatment

-Robins Method of Direct IV Ozone

46:13 10 Pass Ozone 

-Precautions with IV Ozone

49:38 Dr. Robert Rowen's method and clinic [7]

50:18 Immune precautions for coronavirus and Ozone

-Hydration (3-4 liters of water daily)

-High dose Vitamin C every 2-3 hours (liposomal formulation)

52:40 Doctor's Biome (doctorsbiome.com) [8]

-Patented Probiotic with next generation smart bacteria

-Use CODE: howard35 for $35 dollars off. 

1:04:01 Conditions Ozone has been used to help treat

-Global Lyme Alliance [9]

1:07:27 Ozone and its pseudoscience allocation [10]

-Promolife Ozone Generators [11]

 

Sources:

1: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=e5EDAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-e5EDAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1

https://absoluteozone.wixsite.com/absoluteozone/history

2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=ozone+therapy

3: https://www.ozonedoctor.net/services/ozone

4: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5239707/

5: https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jide/journal-of-infectious-diseases-and-epidemiology-jide-6-113.php?jid=jide

6: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajid/article/view/126773

7: https://drrowendrsu.com/

8: https://doctorsbiome.com/

9: https://globallymealliance.org/

10: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_therapy

11: https://www.promolife.com/ozone/

Other sources to consider:

-1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3312702/

-2: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237760961_SARS_and_Ozone_Therapy_Theoretical_Considerations

-3: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6178636/

-4: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1805686

-5: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01887275

-6: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/podcast/everything-you-need-to-know-for-antivirus-immune-system-enhancement-a-special-one-two-podcast-episode-with-dr-matt-cook-dr-matt-dawson/

-7: divalent.unirioja.es

-8: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19342147/

-9: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c411/b598353656ce38f40c8096107bae210ea94a.pdf

-10: https://aaot.us/page/ReadMorepage
 

Steel Man Counter-arguments:

1: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittmariehermes/2016/10/13/naturopathic-medicine-week-endemic-quackery-ozone-therapy/#11dc3bd546a2

2: https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/a-killer-of-a-cure


Music: Big Boi Hefner 

-IG: @bigboi.hefner 

-Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/bigboihefner

 

]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:30:16 +0000 pss2152@columbia.edu (Perry Sidhu, Dr. Howard Robins) https://the-stoa.simplecast.com/episodes/dr-howard-robins-a-novel-treatment-for-coronavirus-ozone-therapy-FZEyJWtV 00:00 Intro

2:26 Beginning

4:17 History of Ozone Therapy

-Patentability of Ozone

5:24 Dr. Charles J. Kenworthy of the Florida State Medical Association [1]

6:53 Pubmed.gov- studies searching "intravenous ozone therapy" [2]

7:35 Jacob's German Study of over 5 million treatments. 

9:11 Biochemistry of Ozone- O3 

11:20 What happens when Ozone enters the blood

13:20 Difference between anti-oxidants and oxidative therapies

17:10 Ozone's benefits and adverse reactions

17:23 Dr. Robins's clinical experience [3]

19:18 Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction [4]

22:13 Positive effects of Ozone treatment

24:50 Ozone therapy for the novel coronavirus (covid-19)

27:04 Dr. Robin's publication with Dr. Robert Rowen on treatment of the coronavirus [5]

33:13 Using the biochemistry of Ebola virus to infer Ozone's efficacy

34:45 Dr. Robin's publication in the African Journal of Infectious Disease [6]

38:40 NYC ozone patient recommendations

39:00 Forms of IV Ozone Treatment

-Robins Method of Direct IV Ozone

46:13 10 Pass Ozone 

-Precautions with IV Ozone

49:38 Dr. Robert Rowen's method and clinic [7]

50:18 Immune precautions for coronavirus and Ozone

-Hydration (3-4 liters of water daily)

-High dose Vitamin C every 2-3 hours (liposomal formulation)

52:40 Doctor's Biome (doctorsbiome.com) [8]

-Patented Probiotic with next generation smart bacteria

-Use CODE: howard35 for $35 dollars off. 

1:04:01 Conditions Ozone has been used to help treat

-Global Lyme Alliance [9]

1:07:27 Ozone and its pseudoscience allocation [10]

-Promolife Ozone Generators [11]

 

Sources:

1: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=e5EDAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-e5EDAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1

https://absoluteozone.wixsite.com/absoluteozone/history

2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=ozone+therapy

3: https://www.ozonedoctor.net/services/ozone

4: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5239707/

5: https://clinmedjournals.org/articles/jide/journal-of-infectious-diseases-and-epidemiology-jide-6-113.php?jid=jide

6: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajid/article/view/126773

7: https://drrowendrsu.com/

8: https://doctorsbiome.com/

9: https://globallymealliance.org/

10: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_therapy

11: https://www.promolife.com/ozone/

Other sources to consider:

-1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3312702/

-2: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237760961_SARS_and_Ozone_Therapy_Theoretical_Considerations

-3: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6178636/

-4: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1805686

-5: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01887275

-6: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/podcast/everything-you-need-to-know-for-antivirus-immune-system-enhancement-a-special-one-two-podcast-episode-with-dr-matt-cook-dr-matt-dawson/

-7: divalent.unirioja.es

-8: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19342147/

-9: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c411/b598353656ce38f40c8096107bae210ea94a.pdf

-10: https://aaot.us/page/ReadMorepage
 

Steel Man Counter-arguments:

1: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittmariehermes/2016/10/13/naturopathic-medicine-week-endemic-quackery-ozone-therapy/#11dc3bd546a2

2: https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/a-killer-of-a-cure


Music: Big Boi Hefner 

-IG: @bigboi.hefner 

-Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/bigboihefner

 

]]> Dr. Howard Robins: A Novel Treatment for Coronavirus- Ozone Therapy Perry Sidhu, Dr. Howard Robins 01:15:22 Dr. Howard Robins is considered to be the pioneer and global thought leader in bio-oxidative therapy. He is a practicing physician with a clinic located in NYC and has been administering cost effective treatments for everything from chronic pain management to lyme disease to thousands of individuals for almost 3 decades. He has pioneered the use of the Robins Method of Direct Intravenous Ozone Therapy making it the safest and extremely effective way of performing this treatment. In light of the recent emergence of the Novel Corona Virus Pandemic- He’s published a paper with Dr. Robert Rowen in the Journal for Infectious Diseases and epidemiology titled “A Plausible “Penny” costing Effective Treatment for Corona Virus- Ozone therapy”. Dr. Howard Robins is considered to be the pioneer and global thought leader in bio-oxidative therapy. He is a practicing physician with a clinic located in NYC and has been administering cost effective treatments for everything from chronic pain management to lyme disease to thousands of individuals for almost 3 decades. He has pioneered the use of the Robins Method of Direct Intravenous Ozone Therapy making it the safest and extremely effective way of performing this treatment. In light of the recent emergence of the Novel Corona Virus Pandemic- He’s published a paper with Dr. Robert Rowen in the Journal for Infectious Diseases and epidemiology titled “A Plausible “Penny” costing Effective Treatment for Corona Virus- Ozone therapy”. ozone, ozone therapy, coronavirus, stoa, covid19 yes full 3 12156fae-caeb-4ebf-b100-fec8579aaa6b Stoa: Utility of Religion 8:00: Stoa Begins

Blue Team: Defending religion’s Utility

Red Team: Challenging religion’s Utility


13:35 How would we replace the vacuum left by religion if we were to remove it?
 

18:20 There will always be something else to replace Religion. 
 

21:05 Binding cultural narratives are born from Religion. 
 

24:10 We are creatures who continuously seek God. 
 

28:00 Omnipresence of religion
 

33:35: Flip Sides

Blue Team: Challenging religion’s Utility

Red Team: Defending religion’s Utility


34: 00 Everything is permissible with the permission of God
 

41:00 Utility of religion
 

46::50 Misuse of religion
 

50:37 Religion gives you a basis to remodel yourself. “Transcend”


1:02:15 Open Discussion
 

1:03:44 Why does religion still exist today?

 

Music: Big Boi Hefner 

-IG: @bigboi.hefner 

-Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/bigboihefner

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2020 15:31:11 +0000 pss2152@columbia.edu (Prakhar Gupta, Perry Sidhu, Alex Horn, Jonathan Karten) https://the-stoa.simplecast.com/episodes/stoa-utility-of-religion-IG9E1CmF 8:00: Stoa Begins

Blue Team: Defending religion’s Utility

Red Team: Challenging religion’s Utility


13:35 How would we replace the vacuum left by religion if we were to remove it?
 

18:20 There will always be something else to replace Religion. 
 

21:05 Binding cultural narratives are born from Religion. 
 

24:10 We are creatures who continuously seek God. 
 

28:00 Omnipresence of religion
 

33:35: Flip Sides

Blue Team: Challenging religion’s Utility

Red Team: Defending religion’s Utility


34: 00 Everything is permissible with the permission of God
 

41:00 Utility of religion
 

46::50 Misuse of religion
 

50:37 Religion gives you a basis to remodel yourself. “Transcend”


1:02:15 Open Discussion
 

1:03:44 Why does religion still exist today?

 

Music: Big Boi Hefner 

-IG: @bigboi.hefner 

-Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/bigboihefner

]]> Stoa: Utility of Religion Prakhar Gupta, Perry Sidhu, Alex Horn, Jonathan Karten 01:26:19 The topic of this Stoa is the Utility of Religion. Was religion useful? Is it still relevant today? Is it essential to the human experience, or does it serve more as a barrier to progress? How do we reconcile continual scientific revelations with the texts of our past? Is it possible? Join us as we explore! Topic: Utility of Religion Format: Red/Blue Team Guests: Alex Horn, Jonathan Karten, Prakhar Gupta, Perry Sidhu The topic of this Stoa is the Utility of Religion. Was religion useful? Is it still relevant today? Is it essential to the human experience, or does it serve more as a barrier to progress? How do we reconcile continual scientific revelations with the texts of our past? Is it possible? Join us as we explore! Topic: Utility of Religion Format: Red/Blue Team Guests: Alex Horn, Jonathan Karten, Prakhar Gupta, Perry Sidhu yes full 2 c1b60374-4890-4fe6-b010-f50188622fe3 Colloquia at Columbia University 00:00 Begin.

7:08 The 'Steel Man'

8:30 Steel manning dangerous individuals. 

9:40 Suspend your own position. 

10:58 Separating the idea from the individual. 

12:26 Steel manning the opposite. 

14:10 The University and acquiescing to student demands. 

17:01 Beginning of our Journey.

18:37 Jonathan's GS Story.

19:15 Prakhar's GS Story. 

27:00 Perry's GS Story. 

32:24: Challenging God. 

38:51 Conversations on a street couch.  

41:38 Philosophy of Humor. 

45:08 Colloquia inception. 

45:50 Are ideas dangerous?

48:10 Power dynamics in conversation. 

58:26 Plato's theory of play. 

59:29 Red/Blue Team

1:03:45 Playing with ideas. 

1:07:48 Favorite Stoas. 

1:12:30 Professor Abe Haak Event

1:16:37 Jonathan's Hot Seat

1:20:55 Steel Man: Hiroshima bombing. Topic in a Hat. 

1:23:23 Stoa: Colloquia Critique 

1:27:19 Stoa: Monitoring Chinese Students

1:34:43 Hopes for the future. 

1:37:51 Humility and Death. 

1:42:55 The utility of Philosophy. 

1:46:37 The University as a bubble. 

1:56:43 What Colloquia did for Prakhar. 

2:02:48 The Stoa as an experiment. 

2:03:44 End

 

]]> Thu, 5 Mar 2020 22:24:05 +0000 pss2152@columbia.edu (Prakhar Gupta, Perry Sidhu, Jonathan Karten) https://the-stoa.simplecast.com/episodes/stoa-colloquia-at-columbia-university-eNs9LyWw 00:00 Begin.

7:08 The 'Steel Man'

8:30 Steel manning dangerous individuals. 

9:40 Suspend your own position. 

10:58 Separating the idea from the individual. 

12:26 Steel manning the opposite. 

14:10 The University and acquiescing to student demands. 

17:01 Beginning of our Journey.

18:37 Jonathan's GS Story.

19:15 Prakhar's GS Story. 

27:00 Perry's GS Story. 

32:24: Challenging God. 

38:51 Conversations on a street couch.  

41:38 Philosophy of Humor. 

45:08 Colloquia inception. 

45:50 Are ideas dangerous?

48:10 Power dynamics in conversation. 

58:26 Plato's theory of play. 

59:29 Red/Blue Team

1:03:45 Playing with ideas. 

1:07:48 Favorite Stoas. 

1:12:30 Professor Abe Haak Event

1:16:37 Jonathan's Hot Seat

1:20:55 Steel Man: Hiroshima bombing. Topic in a Hat. 

1:23:23 Stoa: Colloquia Critique 

1:27:19 Stoa: Monitoring Chinese Students

1:34:43 Hopes for the future. 

1:37:51 Humility and Death. 

1:42:55 The utility of Philosophy. 

1:46:37 The University as a bubble. 

1:56:43 What Colloquia did for Prakhar. 

2:02:48 The Stoa as an experiment. 

2:03:44 End

 

]]> Colloquia at Columbia University Prakhar Gupta, Perry Sidhu, Jonathan Karten 02:04:11 Welcome to the first episode of the Stoa Podcast! This episode is a brief (and potentially chaotic) introduction to our inception at Columbia University as well as an opportunity to hear a bit about the founders: Perry Sidhu, Jonathan Karten, and Prakhar Gupta. Welcome to the first episode of the Stoa Podcast! This episode is a brief (and potentially chaotic) introduction to our inception at Columbia University as well as an opportunity to hear a bit about the founders: Perry Sidhu, Jonathan Karten, and Prakhar Gupta. yes full 1