Episode 79 – Is Gaming Good For You

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Show Notes 

• Ben nearly ends up in the wrong state while trying to get home in time for his daughter’s birthday, Josh apologizes for a sin of omission, the hosts solve philosophy by taking on another round of trolley problems, and they review the book Superbetter by Jane McGonigal which looks at the science of games in everyday life.  
• Intro & Follow-up (0-34:48) 
  • YouTuber Sreetips refining the gold out of a scrap PC 
  • Man destroys airport kiosks 
  • MTG Goldfish Podcast talks Magic 30 
  • Markiplier taking on Absurd Trolley Problems 
  • Interactive ‘Absurd Trolley Problems’ on neal.fun [TRY IT!] 
  • Episode 33 of B@M: Trolley Problems 
• Bad at Husbanding (34:48-45:11) 
• Bad at Logic (45:11-52:07) 
  • Fundamental attribution error 
• Bad at English (52:07-55:31) 
  • Kit – n. gear (chiefly British) 
• Feature (55:31-end) 
  • Superbetter by Jane McGonigal 
    • “A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient – Powered by the Science of Games” 
  • People I (mostly) Admire – Is Gaming Good For You / Freakonomics Podcasts 
  • Gaming can make a better world | Jane McGonigal – TED Talk 
  • Soul – The Zone (Pixar’s take on “flow”) 
  • Josh’s musical power-up: All Day by dj Girl Talk [EXPLICIT LYRICS] 
  • Lofi Girl – Beats to study to 
  • This video is ACTUAL MAGIC: nom nom nom by Parry Gripp (use it to make children stop crying) 
  • Whiplash bongo cat 
  • Habitica – Gamify your life 
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  • Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich