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Names (according to area) are:

Bangladesh: Barisal Guns[1]
France: "bombes de mer", "canons de mer".
Indonesia: dentuman (lit: "clatter") or suara tembakan meriam (lit: "the sound of cannon fire").
Italy: "brontidi", "marina", "balza", "lagoni", "bomba", "rombo", "boato", "bonnito", "mugghio", "baturlio", "tromba", "rufa".[2][3]
Japan: "uminari" (literally, "cries from the sea")
Netherlands and Belgium: "mistpoeffers", "zeepoeffers", "zeedoffers", "mistbommen", "gonzen", "balken", "onderaardse geruchten".[4]
Philippines and Iran: "retumbos"
United States: "Guns of the Seneca" around Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake, Seneca guns in the Southeast US
Latin America and Spain: "cielomoto"
Canada: "seefahrts" [5]
elsewhere: "fog guns", "mistpouffers", "waterguns"

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Epstein and Bannon full interview
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Epstein and Bannon full interview
0:00 Intro & Santa Fe Institute Question
Why a Wall Street financier supported the Santa Fe Institute and advanced mathematics research.
0:38 Rockefeller University Board Role
How he joined the Rockefeller University board and the shift from reputation → numbers in finance.
2:06 Finance vs Reputation Era Shift
Rise of calculators, quantitative thinking, and statistical portfolio management.
4:13 David Rockefeller Stories
Personal anecdotes about David Rockefeller and leadership style.
5:20 Trilateral Commission Explained
Purpose, structure, and membership of the Trilateral Commission.
6:58 Leaders & Financial Illiteracy
Claim that many political leaders lack deep financial understanding.
8:22 Bank Assets vs Liabilities
How bank balance sheets differ from personal finance intuition.
10:12 Fractional Reserve Banking
Explanation of lending multiples of deposits.
11:28 Entering Elite Global Circles
Experience joining Rockefeller & Trilateral Commission environments.
12:28 First Trilateral Meeting (Tokyo)
Reactions to global leaders and discussions on inflation.
14:09 Inflation & Central Bank Fear
Why inflation dominates central bank thinking.
16:02 Financial System as Complex System
Analogy between body systems and global finance.
18:03 Complexity Theory & Santa Fe Mission
Goal of mathematizing complex systems.
21:48 AI & Neural Nets Example
AI systems producing answers designers can’t explain.
24:30 2008 Crisis Setup
Lehman collapse context introduced.
26:05 Hearing About the Crash From Jail
Learning of the 2008 crisis while in solitary confinement.
29:16 Calls to Bear Stearns & JPMorgan
Phone calls during crisis moment.
31:12 Jail Conditions & Public Perception
Treatment in jail and reactions from inmates.
34:05 Moral Hazard & Bailouts
Bear Stearns vs Lehman decision framing.
37:29 Liquidity = “Blood of the System”
Emergency-room analogy for financial rescues.
42:12 Pre-Crash Warning Signs
Discussion of whether crisis was predictable.
44:02 Cause of 2008 Crisis (Subprime Argument)
Blames subprime expansion and political pressure.
47:23 Subprime Mechanics & Accounting Changes
Mortgage packaging and mark-to-market effects.
53:12 Cycles, Crashes & Pattern Skepticism
Rejects “every 10 years” crisis pattern idea.
58:02 “No One Understands the System” Claim
Unpredictability of complex financial systems.
1:01:21 Jail Reflection & Stoicism Discussion
Detachment and “hermit” self-description.
1:03:24 Market Intuition vs Prediction
Trader instinct vs mathematical forecasting.
1:08:29 Santa Fe, Los Alamos & Complexity Science
Origins and goals of the institute.
1:12:02 Limits of Mathematics & Alchemy Analogy
Attempts to explain the unexplainable.
1:16:02 Newton & Gravity Discussion
Forces, prediction, and unexplained fundamentals.
1:18:26 Calculus & Limits Concept
Newton’s limits and division-by-zero paradox.
1:22:02 Measurement vs Reality
Problems with over-measurement in science.
1:25:31 Soul, Consciousness & Dark Matter Analogy
Soul compared to unseen physical forces.
1:29:30 Santa Fe Verdict: “Failure”
Claim that complexity math could not explain life or markets.
1:34:08 Multiple Intelligences Theory
Emotional vs mathematical intelligence.
1:38:26 Traders & Market “Feel”
Experienced traders rely on intuition.
1:40:31 Butterfly Effect Example
Small shocks → system-wide consequences.
1:42:02 Limits of Science & Consciousness
Science cannot explain romance, intuition, soul.
1:45:02 Quantum Physics vs Newtonian
Subatomic behavior defies classical models.
1:49:09 Writing vs Thinking (Socrates)
Claim that writing narrows thinking.
1:52:01 Philanthropy & Scientific Progress
Doubts about institutional research breakthroughs.
1:54:49 Ethics of “Dirty Money” Donations
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