Sophus Helle
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Humor, satira
Going Blank (EN)
Sophus Helle: How many unspoken words of significance does a blank page carry? In the vein of last week’s episode, Sophus Helle continues to talk about memory. This episode concerns losing one’s memory unwillingly. The last episode was about remembering and wanting…
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Humor, satira
Forgetting to Forget (EN)
Sophus Helle: What do you do, when a bad memory keeps haunting you? Forgetting is not done intentionally. You can wish to forget, but doing so only makes you remember even more. Paradoxically, the less you care about neither remembering or forgetting is the only way…
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Humor, satira
A Theory of Dog Ears (EN)
Sophus Helle: What makes a real book lover? Is it protecting your books from all signs of use, keeping them clean and in perfect condition? In this episode of Monkey Mind, Sophus Helle argues that loving one’s books can also be expressed by bringing them along…
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Humor, satira
Serendipity (EN)
Sophus Helle: Where do words come from? In this episode of Monkey Mind, Sophus Helle wonders about the history and etymology behind the word “serendipity”. His monkey mind jumps from the gothic classics like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to fairy tales and letter…
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Humor, satira
Monkey Mind (EN)
Sophus Helle: What makes the human mind human? In this episode, your host Sophus Helle explains how he came up with the title for the podcast. In between anecdotes from the British tax system and philosophy on the significance of volcanoes, he entertainingly tells…