#00049 Ank on Gandhi’s letter to Hitler and the improbability of modern science

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have two main goals with these solocasts: advancing the mission of this podcast, and getting more interaction with our listener community. So far it’s working: I just had a conversation with Jeff Salzman (#00041) about my definition of the Teal Society last time around (#00046).</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I thought he was going to body slam me, and maybe he did, but it was surprisingly gentle.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So this time, I’m going to talk about Gandhi, who is one of my true loves and teachers. My proposal is that, as hard as Gandhi is to grok, the enlightenment-era project of the scientific method is equally difficult to grasp and live. And equally important.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As I say in the episode, this is all heading towards the importance of community.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Translation: Throwing amazing dinner parties with delicious cocktails. Mescal and amaro as my co-host would say. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sneak preview: This morning I talked to one of mentors, John Guiliano (#00053). He had just finished re-reading Gandhi’s autobiography during a 3-day silent fast he (John) just concluded. I got his hot take on this episode and that’ll be out soon too.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Links:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Voicemail: </span> <a href= "https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Email: info@10kh.show</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast website:</span> <a href= "http://www.10kh.show"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.10kh.show</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Momentum Lab:</span> <a href= "http://www.momentumlab.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.momentumlab.com</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About