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Does playing violent video games make you a more violent person? Referencing data collected and analyzed by MatPat on the Game Theory YouTube channel, Adrian and Austin discuss his findings and pick apart his research. We consider if personality types determine which video games you will enjoy playing, as well as determine if playing social based video games (specifically Battle Royal games) actually makes you more social in real life. Here are the videos we discuss in this episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgV5OX9sKao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAREdQKyET0

Is Wes Anderson the original hipster? In this episode Adrian and Austin discuss Wes Anderson films and the effect they have on society; specifically hipsters and millennials. We share why we like his films and why hipsters have gravitated to his aesthetic. Finally we look at how this has impacted our generation and what we need to do to escape the trap of living in the past. Here is the article we reference in this episode. https://newsstand.google.com/articles/CAIiEDo3MF1rTQt6yoRT7NP7SpQqFggEKg4IACoGCAowl6p7MN-zCTDlkko

Has your information been sold by Facebook? Adrian and Austin discuss Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent testimonies to congress about the Facebook privacy breach with data analysis group Cambridge Analytica. We discuss what Facebook is doing with our information and what we should be concerned about moving forward. Finally we determine what congress could actually do to regulate Facebook and what would be the most effective.

What is your favorite movie or book? In this episode Adrian and Austin share their favorites and explain why they like them the best. We argue whether films or novels do a better job of telling stories and why they are superior. Let us know what form you prefer and why.