next up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzqsxXsCGw8

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Action Talks Episode #39 Teaser - Marko Zaror

Marko Zaror is a Chilean action star and producer known for films like Mirageman, Undisputed 3, John Wick 4, and Fist of the Condor. We talk about his body of work and how he approaches the characters he plays. His IMDB can be seen here: https://www.imdb…

Andy Cheng's interview is premiering now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmE8rUA94t4&list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5&index=1

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Andy Cheng 鄭繼宗 on Jackie Chan's Stunt Team and Moving to Hollywood (Action Talks #31)

Andy Cheng (鄭繼宗) is a stuntman, stunt coordinator, and 2nd unit director known for his work with the Jackie Chan Stunt Team on Who Am I?, the Rush Hour series, and many more, as well as films like The Rundown and Shang-Chi. We talk all about the Jackie Chan…

I also talked recently about the status of Action Talks, the Art of Violence book, and took some Q&A https://youtube.com/live/Q6Sv5ouj3Ls?feature=share

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Action Thoughts Ep. 1 - Action Talks Status, Research Recap, & Live Q&A

Talking all about the status of Action Talks, major stuff I've learned from the first 30 episodes, how I'll approach season 2, my latest research on ROBA (read more here: https://ericjacobus.com/the-art-of-violence/the-roba-hypothesis-of-human-violence/)…

And here's the latest where I discuss eras of scientific advancement and how this affects perceptions of violence https://ericjacobus.com/2023/10/11/the-chemistry-of-catharsis-science-and-magic/

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The Chemistry of Catharsis, Science, and Magic

A standard feature of magical thinking is to attribute non-physical causes to physical effects. A witch causes a man to be sick, and so a sorcerer will enact vengeance on the witch. If the witch ha…

Here's a post about how mass media tends to canalize our interests away from actually interesting things https://ericjacobus.com/2023/10/11/interest-canalization-and-the-fruits-of-mass-media/

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Interest Canalization and the Fruits of Mass Media

A lot of news All news will claim your group (whatever it is – men, autistics, etc.) is being threatened by some other group, a movement, political party, etc. The news plays a story of a mem…

I've been blogging regularly at my website, hope you enjoy it! Here's one finishing up my reading on Baron-Cohen's book on Autism https://ericjacobus.com/2023/10/06/final-thoughts-on-baron-cohens-theory-of-mind-autism-and-intentionality-detection-and-violence-in-humans/

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Final Thoughts on Baron-Cohen’s “Theory of Mind”, Autism, and Intentionality Detection and Violence in Humans

I breezed through Simon Baron-Cohen’s Mindblindness and took away the following: His hypothesis is that Autistics lack a Theory of Mind Module (ToMM), which allows one to read the intentions …

I'm starting to blog about my reading and how it relates to autism, violence, and action design. I'm starting with giving Simon Baron-Cohen's Mindblindness the what-for. Because I think he theories on Autism, while popular, are pretty far off the mark.

https://ericjacobus.com/2023/09/02/mindblindness-commentary-part-1-evolution-fail-and-the-problem-with-autism-research/

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Mindblindness Commentary Part 1 – Evolution Fail and the Problem with Autism Research

I’m going to do a play-by-play breakdown of Simon Baron-Cohen’s 1995 book Mindblindness, where he trumpets a theory that Autistics are handicapped by a lack of “Theory of Mind&#82…

Live with Steve Wang! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-tJW_avDIA

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Steve Wang Live Q&A - Action Talks Live with Eric Jacobus

Steve Wang takes questions during a live Q&A session with the audience

Come join us! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEEfAnqlbM

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Thekla Hutyrova Live Q&A - Action Talks Live with Eric Jacobus

Thekla Hutyrova takes questions during a live Q&A session with the audience