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In-depth educational content on a wide range of topics. Research done with the help of artificial intelligence, and presented by two AI-generated hosts. Why use artificial intelligence? Minimum production time and cost per episode. The breadth of expert knowledge communicated exceeds by far what human hosts and guests could typically convey in a podcast format. Unlike traditional Text-to-Speech (TTS) services, the experimental AI powering the virtual hosts develops an independent understanding of the input information before generating speech. While the resulting voices do not match the quality of those produced by services like ElevenLabs, the AI’s ability to generate dynamic dialogues between two virtual hosts is a distinctive feature. Some episodes refer to the provided sources or text. These are the deep research analysis provided to the AI managing the virtual hosts. Available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Boomplay, Castbox, Castro, Deezer, iHeart, Overcast, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Podchaser, Spotify and others.
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The provided text explores semantic conflicts during the initial encounters between European and Indigenous peoples in the Americas, arguing that these were not mere cultural clashes but fundamental collisions of semiotic systems. It highlights the profound differences between European logocentrism (prioritizing written word for truth and law) and Indigenous oral-kinesthetic traditions (valuing living, embodied knowledge linked to land). The sources further explain how these differing worldviews led to irreconcilable conceptual divides in areas like land ownership (commodity vs. kin), law (contract vs. covenant), and cosmology (conversion vs. coexistence). Crucially, the text emphasizes the role of interpreters as power brokers, whose translations significantly shaped perceptions and outcomes, often perpetuating misunderstandings that spiraled into systemic violence and dispossession. Ultimately, the sources illustrate how these initial semantic failures created a lasting legacy, continuing to influence modern legal battles and spur efforts for Indigenous semantic sovereignty.
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Research done with the help of artificial intelligence, and presented by two AI-generated hosts.
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