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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Another Interesting example, Jon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I am into the Weinsteins’ podcast and I am riveted by it. I am hoping they will eventually let me know what happened. The younger brother is a student of two of the most radical members of the radical genist conception of the forces propelling evolution, so I will be glued to the podcast until I find out whether he is a black hat or a white hat. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nick <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nicholas Thompson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clark University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ThompNickSon2@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ThompNickSon2@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Friam <friam-bounces@redfish.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Zingale<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 30, 2020 7:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> friam@redfish.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Metaphor [POSSIBLE DISTRACTON FROM]: privacy games<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Continuing along the line of presenting possible case studies in <i>privacy</i><br>(or knowing another's mind), I submit the following:<br><br>As many of you know, D&D podcasts have become all the rage with the kids<br>these days. Arguably, king among these is the Critical Role podcast. For<br>the last five years, this group of professional voice actors has streamed<br>their home D&D sessions every Thursday. Since the lockdowns and in lieu<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>of their regularly scheduled campaign, they post a weekly game of<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvsJDG4WRzQ">Narrative Telephone</a>.<br><br>First, a participant thinks up and recites a story. Once finished, they send<br>a video of the story's performance to another member. The next participant<br>watches the video <i>exactly once</i> and then in turn passes a video of their<br>performance to another. This process is repeated until it iterates through<br>the entire group, each attempting to steelman(?) the story they hear.<br>Finally, the group assembles and listens to each take in order. All the<br>while giving a <i>Mystery Science Theater 3000</i> critique/show-and-tell of the<br>performances. Included here is the 4th attempt, each attempt offering more<br>opportunities for analysis than I feel I can post about alone. It is amazing<br>to get the opportunity to see how bad they (and likely we) are at capturing<br>the essence of another's narrative. Stories seem to reach a <i>thermal</i><br><i>equilibrium</i> within two steps, and like thermal equilibrium, one can<br>be surprised to find details recovered that were lost in earlier tellings!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Jon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>